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American West offers year-end promotion - Las Vegas Review Journal 12/24/2011 With its Holidays Are Here promotion, American West is offering new homebuyers some gifts this holiday season. "We're making the holidays a lot brighter for new homebuyers," said American West President Larry Canarelli. "American West is giving numerous .....Read More   Children draw dream houses - Las Vegas Review Journal 12/24/2011 Students in the Clark County School District from kindergarten to fifth grades had the opportunity to enter their artwork in the 16th annual Where I Live Nevada Housing Division School Arts Competition. The artwork depicted where the children lived, or .....Read More   New law gives HOA flexibility with rules - Las Vegas Review Journal 12/24/2011 Q: At a recent homeowners association meeting, the representative of our management company told us the board did not have to enforce all of our covenants, conditions and restrictions, but rather could selectively pick and choose which ones they wanted to .....Read More   Summerlin residents celebrate holidays - Las Vegas Review Journal 12/24/2011 Thousands of Summerlin residents recently attended the 17th annual Hometown Holidays event at The Gardens Park and Community Center. The event, which transformed the park into a winter wonderland, featured horse-drawn carriage rides, candy land train rides .....Read More   Young couple purchase Pardee home - Las Vegas Review Journal 12/24/2011 For Marty and Sharon Gavin, 2011 has been an eventful year that included a move from more than 9,000 miles away and wrapped up with a new baby and a new Pardee home. The East Coast natives started the year on the island of Saipan in the Western Pacific .....Read More   Bell reflects on 2011; welcomes 2012 columnist - Las Vegas Review Journal 12/24/2011 This being Christmas Eve, I'd like to begin my final column by wishing all of you a healthy and happy holiday season. I also hope the new year is more prosperous for all of us than 2011, when Las Vegans and those of us in the real estate industry dealt .....Read More

Rates dip to record low; experts say they'll stay there for a while - Las Vegas Review Journal 12/17/2011 The rate on the most common type of mortgage hit a new low this week, as investors try to figure out what's in store for the global economy. Uncertainties over the European debt crisis and growing concerns about the housing market in the United States .....Read More   State offers home loan program - Las Vegas Review Journal 12/17/2011 The Nevada Housing Division has announced a new low mortgage rate for Nevada's first-time homebuyers. It is offering a 3.50 percent interest rate for a 30-year fixed rate loan to qualified buyers. This new rate became effective on Dec. 1, with a guarantee .....Read More   Dunhill ends year with special - Las Vegas Review Journal 12/17/2011 Time is running out for home shoppers to receive one of Southern Nevada's best incentives of the year. Dunhill Homes' year-end special, offered through Dec. 31, provides new-home buyers at its Rhodes Ranch and Tuscany Village master plans with as much as $ .....Read More   Pardee Homes' Riverstone offers move-in ready homes - Las Vegas Review Journal 12/17/2011 If making a move is on your holiday wish list, Pardee Homes' Riverstone has three move-in ready homes that start in price from $222,100 for a four-bedroom, three-bath home. Located at the northeast corner of Grand Teton Drive and San Mateo Street, north of .....Read More   Harmony Homes launches campaign to help homeless - Las Vegas Review Journal 12/17/2011 When Harmony Homes posted a Facebook message seeking donations for the more than 150 homeless students attending Rancho High School in early December, the Las Vegas-based builder was hopeful that community members would step up with donations to help make .....Read More   Summerlin residents enjoy close proximity to houses of worship - Las Vegas Review Journal 12/17/2011 Thousands of Summerlin residents will celebrate the holiday season this year with family and friends at one of Summerlin's many houses of worship. Summerlin is home to more houses of worship than any other master-planned community in Las Vegas, making it .....Read More   There are ways to overcome appraisal roadblocks - Las Vegas Review Journal 12/17/2011 Appraisals have stymied many borrowers' attempts to purchase or refinance in recent years. A major problem, due to the decline in home prices since the market peaked in 2006, is that properties haven't appraised high enough for the lender to grant the .....Read More   HOA board members should disclose conflicts of interest - Las Vegas Review Journal 12/17/2011 Q:As a homeowner, do I have the legal right to request and expect from my homeowners association, a copy of their financials, a list of companies in their employ, such as management firms, landscapers, lawyers, collection agencies, trust companies and any .....Read More

SNHBA names Oberling president - Las Vegas Review Journal 12/10/2011 The Southern Nevada Home Builders Association installed its 2012 slate of officers and directors during the installation and awards luncheon Thursday at the Four Seasons Hotel. CAMCO and Southwest Gas Corp. were co-sponsors of the event. Effective Jan. 1 .....Read More

Knickerbocker Park opens in Providence today - Las Vegas Review Journal 12/10/2011 The holidays come early for Providence residents and community neighbors today with the grand opening of Knickerbocker Park in the northwest Las Vegas master-planned community. The public is invited to the 2-5 p.m. celebration, which will culminate in .....Read More

HOA satellite dish deposit sounds reasonable - Las Vegas Review Journal 12/10/2011 Q: I bought a town house in a homeowners association. To put up a satellite dish, I was required to pay a $300 refundable deposit. I get the money when I take the dish down. That's a lot of money. Is this legal? All of our town houses in this complex are .....Read More

Harmony sells 3-story homes in Summerlin - Las Vegas Review Journal 12/10/2011 Ladera Terrace by Harmony Homes is selling three two-story home floor plans in The Mesa village of the master-planned community of Summerlin. Floor plans range from 2,320 to 2,622 square feet and are priced starting in the low $200,000s. All homes feature .....Read More

First-time home buyers face competition in market - Las Vegas Review Journal 12/10/2011 Q: I am highly disappointed with the resale market. It looks like we are slowly heading toward the dreaded bidding wars again. My daughter and son-in-law are first-time buyers (or, lack thereof, I should say) in Henderson. They looked at dozens of .....Read More

Pardee offers move-in homes in southwest - Las Vegas Review Journal 12/10/2011 Pardee Homes has a limited number of move-in ready homes available at its southwest Las Vegas communities. Some of these are at the gated Trail Ridge neighborhood near the northeast corner of Blue Diamond and Durango roads, including a Plan 2-C that .....Read More

KB to host open house in Henderson's Anthem Highlands today - Las Vegas Review Journal 12/3/2011 KB Home will host an open house event at its Glengarry community in the Anthem Highlands master plan located in Henderson. The event will be held 10 a.m.-7 p.m. today. Guests can enjoy a complimentary lunch served from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Located in Anthem .....Read More

Summerlin to host winter celebrations - Las Vegas Review Journal 12/3/2011 Dozens of concerts, seasonal productions and holiday-themed celebrations highlight the holiday season at Summerlin schools, houses of worship and community centers. "There's definitely not a shortage of holiday cheer in Summerlin," said Kevin Orrock .....Read More

Experts say mortgage rates will remain low for 2012 - Las Vegas Review Journal 12/3/2011 Mortgage rates inched up this week as investors seemed to regain some confidence in the global economy and flocked to the stock market. The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose 2 basis points this week, to 4.25 percent, according to the Bankrate.com .....Read More

Solstice in Aliante offers move-in residences - Las Vegas Review Journal 12/3/2011 Pardee Homes' Solstice, located in the master-planned Aliante community in North Las Vegas, features a selection of move-in ready homes that offer as many as six bedrooms and three baths. The gated Solstice neighborhood is located just off of Aliante .....Read More

Pardee offers Solamar home in northwestern valley - Las Vegas Review Journal 12/3/2011 The two-story Plan Four at Solamar by Pardee Homes measures 3,084 square feet with four bedrooms, three baths, playroom, loft and a three-car garage. Currently the builder has a Plan 4-B and Plan 1-A that are move-in ready. Solamar Plan 4-B at home site No .....Read More

Rhodes Ranch ready for the holiday season - Las Vegas Review Journal 12/3/2011 This holiday season, Dunhill Homes' Rhodes Ranch, a master-planned community in the southwestern valley, is rolling out the red carpet for its residents. The community's centerpiece, a 35,000-square foot recreation center with indoor and outdoor activities .....Read More

Parent should not risk retirement to bail out son's mortgage - Las Vegas Review Journal 12/3/2011 Q: My son is going through a divorce, his credit is terrible, and I am his only hope of keeping his home. I want to help him out, as I'm concerned about his ability to stay on top of things. We went over the figures, and if I lent him the money he needs .....Read More

FCC rules outweigh local government regulations - Las Vegas Review Journal 12/3/2011 Editor's note: This is the fourth column in a specials series that addresses, with the help of the Federal Communications Commission, how homeowners' associations should handle satellite dishes. Q: Are there any grandfather rules for over-the-air-reception .....Read More

One roof: multigenerations - Las Vegas Review Journal 12/3/2011 Multigenerational living -- one of the newest trends in the housing industry -- is coming to Lennar's Madison Grove in Providence today, and will soon be coming to many Lennar communities across the Las Vegas Valley, according to Jeremy Parness, division .....Read More

When buying home, keep all finances on even keel - Las Vegas Review Journal 11/26/2011 Congratulations! You've been approved for a mortgage. Now don't do anything stupid like buy a new car or change jobs. Financing isn't a sprint; it's a marathon. The finish line isn't when you've been cleared for a loan; it's down the road two or three .....Read More

More answers to satellite dish questions - Las Vegas Review Journal 11/26/2011 Editor's note: This is the third column in a specials series that addresses, with the help of the Federal Communications Commission, how homeowners' associations should handle satellite dishes. In the Nov. 12 column we left off answering common questions .....Read More

Pardee offers move-in ready homes throughout valley - Las Vegas Review Journal 11/26/2011 Pardee Homes is kicking off the holiday shopping season with special deals on select move-in ready homes valleywide. "We are motivated to sell these move-in ready homes and clear them off of our books by the end of the year," said Regional Sales Director .....Read More

Energy upgrades may be appraised less than expected - Las Vegas Review Journal 11/26/2011 Q: I read your piece on "low-ball offers" on Oct. 15, in particular the part where you said help has arrived Sept. 1, when appraisal reports begin including new sections designed to more accurately compare competing properties and their overall condition .....Read More

Summerlin's top features showcased at Barcelona - Las Vegas Review Journal 11/26/2011 Two luxury home floor plans are currently selling at Barcelona by Toll Brothers in The Paseos village of Summerlin. The Avenida model is a 3,393-square-foot home priced in the mid-$300,000s. The Valencia model is a 3,607-square-foot home priced in the high .....Read More

GLVAR honors Debbie Primack as Realtor of Year - Las Vegas Review Journal 11/26/2011 The Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors presented awards last week to some of its leading members, including Debbie Primack, who was named Realtor of the Year. As part of its annual installation of new officers and board members held Nov. 18 at the .....Read More

American West to give 'gifts' - Las Vegas Review Journal 11/26/2011 American West is offering new homebuyers some gifts this holiday season. The Holidays Are Here promotion helps new homebuyers turn the dream of homeownership into reality. "We're making the holidays a lot brighter for new homebuyers," said American West .....Read More

Few 'bad apples' give HOAs bad rap - Las Vegas Review Journal 11/19/2011 Editor's note: Barbara Holland interrupts her special series on satellite dishes to address the recent federal investigation of Las Vegas Valley homeowners' associations. I would be very remiss if my column did not comment upon the increasing number of .....Read More

Summerlin residents say they are thankful for community - Las Vegas Review Journal 11/19/2011 Thanksgiving is a time for thankful reflection, and for Summerlin residents who are proud of their community, the season is especially meaningful. Nearly 100,000 valley residents currently live in Summerlin, and here is a small sampling of their seasonal .....Read More

GLVAR names 2012 president - Las Vegas Review Journal 11/19/2011 As she prepares to serve as president of the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors for 2012, Kolleen Kelley knows she's facing plenty of challenges. But at least she'll be able to draw upon a wealth of experience and a long list of allies. The longtime .....Read More

First-time homebuyers purchase Ryland home - Las Vegas Review Journal 11/19/2011 For first-time homebuyer Daisy Jaictin-Asuque and her husband, Dennis Asuque, buying a home was a decision they had already made; which one to choose had become a challenge. After looking at both resales and new options, the couple knew that a new home was .....Read More

William Lyon's Tularosa is ready for the holidays - Las Vegas Review Journal 11/19/2011 Home shoppers wanting to spend the holidays in a brand-new, single-story home need to look no further than Tularosa where William Lyon Homes is placing the finishing touches on single-story residences for year-end move-ins, according to sales agent Julia .....Read More

Las Vegas native heads Mira Villa sales team - Las Vegas Review Journal 11/19/2011 The director of sales at Mira Villa, Summerlin's luxury condominium community, has a personal relationship to, and sense of pride in the Las Vegas community. Tera Anderson is a second-generation Las Vegas native who heads up sales for Mira Villa, a project .....Read More

Tuscany Village offers single-story homes - Las Vegas Review Journal 11/19/2011 This month, home shoppers have a unique opportunity to save on Dunhill Homes' popular single-story plans at Tuscany Village in Henderson. Dunhill Homes' Year-end Special sales event offers as much as $20,000 in upgrades and incentives on single-story plans .....Read More

Lennar showcases new home design - Las Vegas Review Journal 11/19/2011 Lennar is bringing multigenerational living -- one of the newest trends in the housing industry -- to Madison Grove in Providence, a master-planned community in the northwestern valley, Dec. 3. Jeremy Parness, division president Lennar Las Vegas, said it .....Read More

Pardee's Trail Ridge neighborhood offers move-in-ready residences - Las Vegas Review Journal 11/19/2011 Pardee Homes' Trail Ridge neighborhood in southwest Las Vegas offers move-in ready new homes that start in price from $144,650 in a gated community that is located near the northeast corner of Durango Drive and Blue Diamond Road in southwestern Las Vegas .....Read More

Can HARP help Las Vegas? - Las Vegas Review Journal 11/12/2011 Q: President (Barack) Obama just came to town and made a big announcement about this HARP program that is supposed to help people who are underwater in their homes. Do you think this is really going to help homeowners here in Las Vegas? -- Mike L., Las .....Read More

KB offers single-story homes at Inspirada - Las Vegas Review Journal 11/12/2011 KB Home showcases its Michelangelo collection of single-story homes in Inspirada, a Henderson master-planned community. Pricing starts in the high $100,000s. Floor plans provide for as many as four bedrooms and three baths and two-car garages. Interiors .....Read More

KB offers single-story homes at Inspirada - Las Vegas Review Journal 11/12/2011 KB Home showcases its Michelangelo collection of single-story homes in Inspirada, a Henderson master-planned community. Pricing starts in the high $100,000s. Floor plans provide for as many as four bedrooms and three baths and two-car garages. Interiors .....Read More

William Lyon Homes builds diverse neighborhoods - Las Vegas Review Journal 11/12/2011 William Lyon Homes fulfills the diverse homebuying needs of Southern Nevadans by offering full gamut of home designs and sizes, locations and prices. "William Lyon Homes recognizes that the needs of today's homebuyers vary and we are prepared to meet their .....Read More

Addressing questions about satellite dishes - Las Vegas Review Journal 11/12/2011 Editor's note: This is a second column in a special four-part series that addresses how homeowners' associations should handle satellite dishes. Last week, we talked about Federal Communications Commission rules concerning over-the-air-reception devices .....Read More

Lennar to wrap up year-end sales event this weekend - Las Vegas Review Journal 11/12/2011 Lennar end its year-end sale this weekend. The promotion features special financing with no closing costs and reduced prices on the builder's new homes across the Las Vegas Valley. "This is the last chance; people need to come in this weekend in order to .....Read More

Pardee introduces equity protection program - Las Vegas Review Journal 11/12/2011 Pardee Homes has introduced an equity protection program that pays buyers if their home value drops between the time of purchase and the time of resale. The nation's first production homebuilder to offer such a safeguard, Pardee has brought the program to .....Read More

Mira Villa styles vary - Las Vegas Review Journal 11/12/2011 The homeowners at Mira Villa in Summerlin are as diverse and stylish as Las Vegas itself. The luxury condominium community is enticing to people of sophisticated, yet differing styles and tastes, who share the common thread of pursuing their lives with .....Read More

Ryland to hold November sales event - Las Vegas Review Journal 11/12/2011 This month, Ryland Homes is offering special pricing on model homes for sale and as much as 25 percent off design center options in its Fall for Ryland event through the end of November. Design center discounts are available at all 12 Ryland Homes .....Read More

Dunhill launches Year-end sales event - Las Vegas Review Journal 11/5/2011 This weekend, Dunhill Homes will introduce its Year-end Special sales event with incentives at Rhodes Ranch in the southwestern valley and Tuscany Village in Henderson. According to Ryan Soucie, the company's director of sales, the builder will offer .....Read More

KB showcases Inspirada Henderson residences - Las Vegas Review Journal 11/5/2011 KB Home is offering homes in the master-planned community of Inspirada in Henderson. The builder recently introduced its Van Gogh collection, the first of several new ones planned for Inspirada. The new designs from the collection feature single- and two .....Read More

Lennar works with lender to provide owners special financing - Las Vegas Review Journal 11/5/2011 Lennar is offering homebuyers special financing through its preferred lender, Universal Mortgage Co. According to Eric Bryant, new-home consultant, buyers can skip the closing costs and origination fee, and lower their payments to $716 with principal .....Read More

Pricing home for quick sell often means lowering asking price - Las Vegas Review Journal 11/5/2011 Q: On several occasions, you have said, "The public has voted that your price is too high" (in response to little interest in listed homes). What does my friend do when a broker says, "The price is correct"? There has been only one showing and one open .....Read More

HOAs must allow owners more than 1 satellite dish - Las Vegas Review Journal 11/5/2011 Editor's note: This is a first in a special four-part column that addresses how homeowners' associations should handle satellite dishes. With the assistance of HOA expert Beth Price, who recently spoke to a Federal Communications Commission representative .....Read More

American West debuts new homes - Las Vegas Review Journal 11/5/2011 American West is offering its newest generation of homes at two new communities in the southwestern valley. Featuring open and flexible floor plans and gourmet kitchens, these homes are located in the builder's Brookfield and Carmel Hills neighborhoods .....Read More

Summerlin seeks volunteers for community desert cleanup today - Las Vegas Review Journal 11/5/2011 Volunteers are needed to assist with today's Summerlin Desert Cleanup event. Interested participants should meet at 8 a.m. on the far western end of Maule Avenue, about one-half mile west of Fort Apache Drive near Faiss Middle School. The day's activities .....Read More

Lennar offers Arbor Ridge residence at reduced price - Las Vegas Review Journal 11/5/2011 This month, Lennar has dropped its price on an Arbor Ridge home to $163,510. The 1,686-square-foot home is located in Providence, a master-planned community in the northwestern valley. This Cypress Plan presents three bedrooms, 2½ baths and a two-car .....Read More

Pardee offers final homes at Rosetta, Serrano neighborhoods - Las Vegas Review Journal 11/5/2011 Pardee Homes is now offering the final homes at its Rosetta and Serrano neighborhoods in Mountain's Edge, a southwest master-planned community. "The opportunity to own a new Pardee home in what is now an established area of Mountain's Edge is limited as we .....Read More

Company overseeing Inspirada gets OK to emerge from bankruptcy - Las Vegas Review-Journal 10/29/2011 Inspirada, the massive Henderson project promoted as the valley's leading example of new urbanism, has received court approval for its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization plan. ....Read More

Harmony 'supersizes' single-story residences - Las Vegas Review-Journal 10/29/2011 Harmony Homes has "super-sized" single-story living in the Las Vegas Valley with its gated Canyon Falls neighborhood in the southwestern valley where expansive ....Read More

Pardee offers final homes at Ashwood in Nevada Trails - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/29/2011 Pardee Homes is offering its final residences at Ashwood at Nevada Trails with prices starting from $323,345. The builder has four move-in ready homes. Ashwood is located off Rainbow Boulevard and Robindale Road. "Pardee Homes' Nevada Trails has become a .....Read More

Do research before voting down budget - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/29/2011 Q: I live in a small, 70-unit condominium project, and we are having terrible money problems, mainly steming from the misappropriation of funds from the management company. We are having a meeting where our homeowners' association board is expected to ask .....Read More

NAR bus tour promotes home ownership - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/29/2011 Q: I hear so much talk these days about foreclosures and programs for people who can't afford their home. What's being done to help the rest of us who are either regular homeowners who may want to move one day, or people who would like to buy their first .....Read More

Carmel Hills to open - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/29/2011 American West will celebrate its newest generation of homes with the grand opening of its Carmel Hills neighborhood today. "The homes in Carmel Hills showcase a new lifestyle of living. These homes represent American West's latest innovative design .....Read More

KB opens Talavera - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/29/2011 KB Home will celebrate its new Talavera community this weekend by holding its Red Hot Sales Event. Homebuyers who purchase a residence at the builder's Talavera neighborhood in Mountain's Edge, a master-planned community in the southwestern valley, this .....Read More

Harmony 'supersizes' single-story residences - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/29/2011 Harmony Homes has "super-sized" single-story living in the Las Vegas Valley with its gated Canyon Falls neighborhood in the southwestern valley where expansive executive-level residences provide buyers plenty of room both inside and out. The gated .....Read More

Dunhill to end sale this weekend - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/29/2011 Dunhill Homes will end its Luxury for Less sales event, which offers homebuyers as much as $17,500 in financial incentives, Monday. The sale includes homes purchased at the builder's Rhodes Ranch and Tuscany Village master plans. "It is without a doubt the .....Read More

Mira Villa offers luxury condos - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/22/2011 Mira Villa residents Larry and Judy Shiffman have owned a home in Las Vegas since 1989. Initially it was a condominium, then a single-family home, and a little more than a year ago they returned to the ease of condominium living with the purchase of their .....Read More

Montclaire homes can house 6 bedrooms - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/22/2011 Pardee Homes' gated Montclaire neighborhood features seven floor plans, including three plans that can be built with as many as six bedrooms and a Henderson location that is near to established retail, restaurants, schools, houses of worship and medical .....Read More

Premier Mortgage Lending offers second chance for home loan - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/22/2011 Premier Mortgage Lending and its Another Chance Home Loan Program are opening the doors to homeownership for Southern Nevadans who have experienced a short sale or foreclosure. According to manager Rick Piette, the program and its free prequalification .....Read More

Contracts are made for a reason - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/22/2011 Q: After I spent several hours with a broker preparing (and signing) a listing contract, she said, "Let's go outside so I can see the back of the house." We were shocked to see that torrential rains the previous day had caused extensive damage to both my .....Read More

HOAs must follow laws when selecting contractors - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/22/2011 Q: Seemingly out of nowhere, our homeowners' association board of directors hired a new landscaper. There were no complaints against our previous landscaper, and it did a great job. The new landscaper began by doing a terrible job and complaints poured in .....Read More

Mortgage rates rest this week: Borrowers rush to refinance amid fears of impending spike - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/22/2011 Mortgage rates barely changed this week. But since the recent spike, many borrowers have begun to wonder if they've missed the chance to grab the lowest mortgage rates in decades. The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose 1 basis point this week, to 4 .....Read More

Agencies help strapped homeowners pay the bills - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/22/2011 WASHINGTON -- When the Dayton, Ohio, housekeeper we'll call Sharon dialed the toll-free number last winter, she was two months late on her mortgage and past due on her utilities. She was so far behind that she was barely eating, and then came the kicker .....Read More

Lennar extends sale, plans Halloween party for today - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/22/2011 Lennar has extended its "We'll Show You the Green" sale through weekend. The promotional event will include $15,000 in incentives on select homesites and special financing options that can include no closing costs and no origination fees. And in .....Read More

Consider financial factors before moving - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/22/2011 Hopes of a housing recovery in the second half of 2011 were dashed when low consumer confidence, high unemployment and the debt crisis debacle were exacerbated by Standard & Poor's downgrade of the United States' credit rating. In August, S&P demoted the U .....Read More

Ryland builds Davyn Ridge  - Las Vegas Review-Journal 10/22/2011 Ryland Homes' Allora and Laredo neighborhoods within Davyn Ridge, a North Las Vegas community, carries the builder's lowest price per square foot in the valley, according to sales agent Bethann Frusco-Dumont.....Read More

KB to hold open house for Glengarry in Henderson - Las Vegas Review-Journal 10/22/2011 Today, KB Home will host an open house event at its Glengarry neighborhood, which is located in Anthem Highlands, a master-planned community in Henderson.....Read More

HOAs must follow laws when selecting contractors - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/22/2011 Q: Seemingly out of nowhere, our homeowners' association board of directors hired a new landscaper. There were no complaints against our previous landscaper, and it did a great job. The new landscaper began by doing a terrible job and complaints poured in .....Read More

Agencies help strapped homeowners pay the bills - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/22/2011 WASHINGTON -- When the Dayton, Ohio, housekeeper we'll call Sharon dialed the toll-free number last winter, she was two months late on her mortgage and past due on her utilities. She was so far behind that she was barely eating, and then came the kicker .....Read More

Consider financial factors before moving - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/22/2011 Hopes of a housing recovery in the second half of 2011 were dashed when low consumer confidence, high unemployment and the debt crisis debacle were exacerbated by Standard & Poor's downgrade of the United States' credit rating. In August, S&P demoted the U .....Read More

Mortgage rates rest this week: Borrowers rush to refinance amid fears of impending spike - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/22/2011 Mortgage rates barely changed this week. But since the recent spike, many borrowers have begun to wonder if they've missed the chance to grab the lowest mortgage rates in decades. The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose 1 basis point this week, to 4 .....Read More

Lennar extends sale, plans Halloween party for today - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/22/2011 Lennar has extended its "We'll Show You the Green" sale through weekend. The promotional event will include $15,000 in incentives on select homesites and special financing options that can include no closing costs and no origination fees. And in .....Read More

Contracts are made for a reason - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/22/2011 Q: After I spent several hours with a broker preparing (and signing) a listing contract, she said, "Let's go outside so I can see the back of the house." We were shocked to see that torrential rains the previous day had caused extensive damage to both my .....Read More

Summerlin desert clean-up event set for Nov. 5 - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/22/2011 The Howard Hughes Corp., developer of the master-planned community of Summerlin, is coordinating a desert clean-up event Nov. 5. Volunteers, along with professional landscape crews, will take on the persistent challenge of desert dumping on the undeveloped .....Read More

Premier Mortgage Lending offers second chance for home loan - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/22/2011 Premier Mortgage Lending and its Another Chance Home Loan Program are opening the doors to homeownership for Southern Nevadans who have experienced a short sale or foreclosure. According to manager Rick Piette, the program and its free prequalification .....Read More

Montclaire homes can house 6 bedrooms - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/22/2011 Pardee Homes' gated Montclaire neighborhood features seven floor plans, including three plans that can be built with as many as six bedrooms and a Henderson location that is near to established retail, restaurants, schools, houses of worship and medical .....Read More

Mira Villa offers luxury condos - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/22/2011 Mira Villa residents Larry and Judy Shiffman have owned a home in Las Vegas since 1989. Initially it was a condominium, then a single-family home, and a little more than a year ago they returned to the ease of condominium living with the purchase of their .....Read More

Lennar offers financial incentives in promotion - Las Vegas Review-Journal 10/15/2011 For more information about Lennar's incentives or to schedule a tour, call 877-204-4411 or visit LENNAR.com/LasVegas.....Read More

Pardee offers final Serrano residences in Mountain's Edge - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/15/2011 Pardee Homes is offering the final homes at its Serrano neighborhood in Mountain's Edge. A few of these homes are ready for occupancy. Among the move-in ready homes is a Plan 2-C, which measures 2,223 square feet with four bedrooms, three baths, a playroom .....Read More

Low-ball offers very common in this market - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/15/2011 I've had several people ask me recently about how local homeowners can counter what they believe to be "low-ball" offers from people offering to buy their home. First, I think such offers are becoming increasingly common in today's local housing market .....Read More

Summerlin residents take to the outdoors during the fall - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/15/2011 Thousands of Summerlin residents take to the outdoors to enjoy the cooler temperatures of the fall season. "Summerlin villages foster a more intimate neighborhood setting," said Kevin Orrock, executive vice president of master-planned communities for The .....Read More

Unit bought, sold, bought: Who owes the fees? - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/15/2011 Q: We have a unit where the owner walked away about eight months ago. The unit was recently sold to a new buyer. That buyer fixed up the interior and resold the unit about a month ago. The latest buyer is not living there, but has other people in the home .....Read More

KB offers ready-to-move-in homes this weekend - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/15/2011 KB Home is offering ready-to-move-in residences at its Remington and Maravilla Courts communities. "While we're known for the almost custom-home-like experience we call Built to Order, we understand that some buyers need to move in quickly, or want to .....Read More

Dunhill to end sale in 2 weeks - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/15/2011 Dunhill Homes has extended its sales event through Oct. 31. Home shoppers have two weeks left to take advantage of the builder's Luxury For Less event, which provides incentives of as much as $17,500 at Rhodes Ranch and Tuscany Village master plans. "This .....Read More

American West to host Fall Festival - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/15/2011 American West is celebrating autumn with a Fall Festival in Coronado Ranch today, at the grand opening of its newest community American West Brookfield. The Fall Festival will feature restaurants and businesses from the Coronado Ranch area, live music .....Read More

Heart Walk set for today - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/15/2011 More than 6,000 people are walking and running today at Mountain's Edge, a master-planned community in the southwestern valley, to raise money and support those fighting heart disease and stroke, while also promoting healthy lifestyles. For some .....Read More

Ryland Homes debuts new plans at Kensington - Las Vegas Review-Journal 10/08/2011 Ryland Homes recently introduced two new floor plans in its Kensington collection within the Providence master plan....Read More

Lennar scares up deals at 'Spook-tac-ular' event - Las Vegas Review-Journal 10/08/2011 In celebration of Lennar's We'll Show You the Green campaign, Lennar will host a "Spook-tac-ular" party today from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Lexington Park....Read More

Mira Villa sees nine new buyers in first eight weeks - Las Vegas Review-Journal 10/08/2011 In its first eight weeks on the market, Mira Villa generated $4.2 million in sales, far outpacing the sales activity in the Las Vegas housing market, according to sales officials at the Summerlin property...Read More

Woodside's Green Tag Bonus includes incentives - Las Vegas Review-Journal 10/08/2011 For two weekends only -- Oct. 15 and 16 and 22 and 23 -- a special Green Tag Bonus at Woodside Homes' seven Las Vegas-area communities will reward homebuyer....Read More

Premier helping give buyers 'Another Chance' - Las Vegas Review-Journal 10/08/2011 Premier Mortgage Lending is helping prospective home buyers who have experienced a short sale or foreclosure to reopen the door of homeownership....Read More

HOA members have right to reject budget - Las Vegas Review-Journal 10/08/2011 Q: I just recently purchased a property in a Sunrise Villas. The board without any vote passed a reserve assessment because of low reserves....Read More

Pardee's Riverstone offers five designs - Las Vegas Review-Journal 10/08/2011 Pardee Homes' Riverstone at Prescott Park neighborhood in North Las Vegas is a collection of five floor plans that range in size from 1,996 to 2,980 square feet....Read More

Fur & Fun Festival on tap - Las Vegas Review-Journal 10/08/2011 The Family, Fur & Festival at Mountain's Edge offers five hours of fun, activities and education surrounding humane animal care. The Family, Fur & Festival at Mountain's Edge offers five hours of fun, activities and education surrounding humane animal care...Read More

Pulte Homes' buyers receive free landscaping for their backyards - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/8/2011 Through the month of October, homebuyers can take advantage of Pulte Homes' no-cost backyard landscaping offer when they purchase a new home at any of the builder's six new-home communities across the Las Vegas Valley. "This is a great opportunity to find .....Read More

Clark County commission OKs $4 million in federal funds to buy, rehabilitate, resell homes - Las Vegas Review-Journal 10/04/2011 Clark County commissioners on Tuesday funneled $4 million in federal neighborhood stabilization program third-round funding to Housing for Nevada, a nonprofit that aims to buy, rehabilitate and resell foreclosed....Read More

Lennar offers York Village home for reduced price - Las Vegas Review-Journal 10/01/2011 The home is located just outside of Mountain's Edge, a master-planned community in the southwestern valley.....Read More

GLVAR president says home sales fall in fall - Las Vegas Review-Journal 10/01/2011 Q: Is there a seasonality (to the home) buying time in Las Vegas? And what is the current seven-year price low on (residential) real estate in Las Vegas? ....Read More

Toll Brothers offers incentive packages in Las Vegas communities - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/01/2011 Toll Brothers, the nation's leading builder of luxury homes, continues its National Sales Event at participating Las Vegas communities through Oct. 9. To take advantage of the deal, buyers must make a deposit on or before Oct. 9. Sales and incentive .....Read More

KB offers single-story homes in communities - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/01/2011 KB Home, known for its built-to-order approach to new-home construction, offers its buyers a variety of floor plans and options. Something that may be of particular interest to those in the market for a new home in Las Vegas is the abundance of new-home .....Read More

Ryland extends clearance event through Monday - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/01/2011 Ryland Homes' end-of-the-month clearance event has been extended one final weekend due to its incredible popularity. The program started in mid-September and will end Monday. "This is one of the best interest rates available on a new home in Southern .....Read More

The Commons welcomes autumn - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/01/2011 Autumn in the air at The Commons with home shoppers venturing to the William Lyon Homes community and discovering the aroma of neighborhood barbecues and sounds of outdoor entertaining as neighbors welcome the cool down from triple-digit summer heat .....Read More

Dunhill extends sale - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/01/2011 Dunhill Homes has extended its Luxury For Less event through Oct. 31. "We originally offered the Luxury For Less program just in the month of September, but so many home shoppers want to take advantage of the savings we extended it a full month," said Ryan .....Read More

Mountain's Edge to host events - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/01/2011 Mountain's Edge rolls out the welcome mat in October as host for two organizations' communitywide events. The fifth annual Family, Fur & Fun Festival presented by the Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will be held Oct. 8. The American .....Read More

Lennar to hold year-end inventory promotion - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/01/2011 The countdown to Lennar's year-end inventory sale is on. The sales event will end Oct. 16. The builder is offering special financing through its preferred lender, reduced prices and upgraded and energy-efficient features included in the price of the home .....Read More

Homeowner questions need for armed guards - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/01/2011 Q: I live in Topaz Ridge, a group of tract homes located in The Ridges. Recently we were notified that we are going to have armed guards patrolling the area. On Monday, I received a budget projection of $12 increase in monthly assessment. This association .....Read More

Pardee Homes' Trail Ridge features new homes starting in the $140,000s - Las Vegas Review Journal 10/01/2011 Pardee Homes' Trail Ridge neighborhood in southwestern Las Vegas offers new homes that start in price from $144,750 in a well-established community that was designed for convenience with two-story homes and community amenities including a heated swimming .....Read More

Pardee to sell out 2 Mountain's Edge neighborhoods - Las Vegas Review Journal 9/24/2011 Pardee Homes is offering the final homes at its Rosetta and Serrano neighborhoods in the master-planned Mountain's Edge community. "The opportunity to own a new Pardee home in what is now an established area of Mountain's Edge is limited as we begin to .....Read More

Dunhill's Luxury for Less sales event to end Sept. 30 - Las Vegas Review Journal 9/24/2011 Southern Nevada home shoppers have an opportunity to save as much as $17,500 on a new home at two master-planned communities. Through Sept. 30. Dunhill Homes is offering the incentive worth thousands on dozens of homes at its Rhodes Ranch and Tuscany .....Read More

Summerlin to host art festival today - Las Vegas Review Journal 9/24/2011 The public is invited to attend one of Las Vegas' largest and most colorful outdoor art events, the Summerlin Art Festival, today and tomorrow 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at Summerlin Centre Community Park, 1800 S. Town Center Drive. The event is free. The festival .....Read More

Providence to serve free ice cream during Sunday's book drive event - Las Vegas Review Journal 9/24/2011 How much ice cream can you eat? You can find out a couple of different ways during the Sunny 106.5 Ice Cream Sunday on Sunday. The day of free activities and ice cream treats will be held from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in The Promenade linear park inside the .....Read More

William Lyon sales agent: 'City meets country at The Crossings' - Las Vegas Review Journal 9/24/2011 In the bustling city of Las Vegas, there are still places offering a sense of a rural lifestyle, where horse trails align roadways and roosters are heard at dawn. There are points where the rural intersects with suburbs. One such place along northern Jones .....Read More

Toll Brothers to hold national luxury home sales event - Las Vegas Review Journal 9/24/2011 Toll Brothers will host a National Sales Event at participating Las Vegas communities nationwide through Oct. 9. Buyers must make a deposit within this time period. Sales and incentive packages will vary among communities, so buyers should contact their .....Read More

Couple buys Discovery home in Mountain's Edge community - Las Vegas Review Journal 9/24/2011 Barbara and Bill Scannell know homes. With five children and more than a dozen grandchildren, the couple has purchased 14 homes throughout their 53-year marriage, in the United States and abroad. Most recently, they moved into Cascade in Mountain's Edge .....Read More

Real estate price reductions are common - Las Vegas Review Journal 9/24/2011 During the bubble housing market, a price reduction was considered a stigma. This was a time when most listings sold reasonably quickly. A price reduction meant there was probably something wrong with the property. That's not the case today. Price .....Read More

HOAs needs to tape minutes - Las Vegas Review Journal 9/24/2011 Q: Our activity committee has a balance of more than $4,000. These monies are used to help defray costs of our events and to occasionally purchase needed equipment for the clubhouse. We maintain our own records and deliver a financial report each month at .....Read More

Fourth person pleads guilty in HOA fraud probe - Las Vegas Review-Journal 09/23/2011 Federal prosecutors kept the ball rolling Friday with a fourth guilty plea in the sweeping investigation into fraud and corruption at Las Vegas Valley homeowners associations.....Read More

Uptick seen in local commercial real estate - Las Vegas Review-Journal 09/23/2011 Commercial real estate investment and leasing activity in Las Vegas has increased from a year ago, though the market is still dominated....Read More

Candlelighters to glow - Las Vegas Review Journal 9/17/2011 Boot Camp Las Vegas has added an interesting twist for 5K racers and spectators at this morning's Candlelighters Race for our Kids with Chet Buchanan at Exploration Park at Mountain's Edge, a master-planned community in the southwest valley. The new .....Read More

HOAs need to tape minutes - Las Vegas Review Journal 9/17/2011 Q: I read with interest your last article "New HOA President faces problems." Our problem is that our new secretary wanted to tape the minutes, to make sure she got it correct. At our last annual meeting, and the president reached over and turned it off .....Read More

Pardee's Montclaire offers move-in-ready homes with upgraded features - Las Vegas Review Journal 9/17/2011 A limited number of move-in ready homes are available at Pardee Homes' gated Montclaire neighborhood, located in a well-established area of Henderson that is just off of Horizon Ridge Parkway and Jeffreys Street. Among the move-in-ready homes currently .....Read More

Bell: Housing inventory numbers can be deceiving - Las Vegas Review Journal 9/17/2011 Q: We hear all the time that there's a glut of houses on the market. Do you agree with this? And is this keeping prices down? A: I think the number of homes on the market right now is far from a "glut." As strange as it may seem in today's challenging .....Read More

Dunhill offers incentives in Luxury for Less promotion - Las Vegas Review Journal 9/17/2011 Through September 30, Dunhill Homes' Tuscany Village in Henderson and Rhodes Ranch in Southwest Las Vegas are providing new homebuyers with as much as $17,500 in incentives. "This is an incredible savings on homes that are already priced to sell from $ .....Read More

William Lyon provides upgraded features in The Cottages homes - Las Vegas Review Journal 9/17/2011 William Lyon Homes' The Cottages at Centennial Ranch offers homes with window coverings, a complete appliance package and designer touches, including granite countertops. "William Lyon Homes knows what buyers want and they're included in our well-designed .....Read More

Providence to host Sunday ice cream event Sept. 25 - Las Vegas Review Journal 9/17/2011 Las Vegas families are invited to enjoy ice cream treats and a day of fun in the sun at Sunny 106.5's Ice Cream Sunday, Sept. 25, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Promenade linear park inside the Providence master-planned community in northwest Las Vegas. For .....Read More

Ryland Homes to offer special interest rates during valleywide clearance event - Las Vegas Review Journal 9/17/2011 Ryland Homes is offering an end-of-the-month clearance sales event at all of its 12 Southern Nevada communities. Clearance prices will be offered on select homes that are built and ready for move-in. Homes are available with payments starting as low as $ .....Read More

Last weekend for Lennar's 'Hush Hush' sale - Las Vegas Review Journal 9/17/2011 Lennar has announced that this weekend is the final opportunity for buyers to take advantage of its Hush, Hush Secret Sale. More than 30 families have already benefited from the sale that offers special interest rates through the builder's lender .....Read More

Community to hold run - Las Vegas Review Journal 9/10/2011 September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and the best way to honor the youngest victims battling the deadly disease is by participating in the Candlelighters 5K and One Mile Race for our Kids with Chet Buchanan Sept. 17. This year's event and .....Read More Lennar continues 'Hush, Hush' Secret Sale event - Las Vegas Review Journal 9/10/2011 Lennar's "Hush, Hush" Secret Sale is no longer a secret to more than 20 families that became homeowners last week. The builder has extended the sales event through this weekend. It includes new incentives, price reductions and special financing options .....Read More   William Lyon includes backyard landscaping at Tularosa homes - Las Vegas Review Journal 9/10/2011 Home buyers often develop a lengthy to-do-list as they settle into their new homes. William Lyon Homes is helping them cross off one item from that list -- backyard landscaping. The builder is including backyard landscaping with each home purchased at its .....Read More   Solstice homes offer as many as 7 bedrooms - Las Vegas Review Journal 9/10/2011 Pardee Homes' Solstice, located in Aliante, a master-planned community in North Las Vegas, features five floor plans including a 3,100-square-foot Plan 2-X with as many as seven bedrooms and four baths that is priced from $270,450. The floor plan features .....Read More   Harmony showcases Ladera Terrace in Summerlin - Las Vegas Review Journal 9/10/2011 Harmony Homes sales agent Brent Simmons said Ladera Terrace is gaining a reputation among home shoppers as the best per-square-foot value in Summerlin. He said that for a limited time, the Las Vegas-based builder is offering 6 percent of the home's .....Read More   Community needs to look at financial records - Las Vegas Review Journal 9/10/2011 Q: I read your articles all the time and they are so informative. I live in a small, 70-unit condominium project, and we are having terrible money problems, mainly stemming from the misappropriation of funds from the management company. We are having a .....Read More

HOUSE CALLS - Las Vegas Review Journal 9/3/2011 Q: My husband died, and I want to add the names of all my children to the deed to save them any problems when I die. Is this a good idea? And what type of attorney do I use? A: Any lawyer can help you sign a new deed making your children co-owners. It's a .....Read More

Lennar reduces prices - Las Vegas Review Journal 9/3/2011 Lennar will launch its valleywide Hush, Hush Secret Sale today. The sales promotional will run through Sept. 22. It will offer new incentives, price reductions on 75 homes and financing opportunities through Universal American Mortgage Co. Lennar's .....Read More

ST Residential to hold food drive - Las Vegas Review Journal 9/3/2011 ST Residential has announced that it will extend its food drive program benefiting Helping Hands of Vegas Valley at all of its Las Vegas rental properties. New prospects at One Las Vegas, The Ogden, Loft 5 and Spanish Palms can waive their $50 dollar .....Read More

Ashwood in Nevada Trails offers final inventory of homes - Las Vegas Review Journal 9/3/2011 Pardee Homes is offering its final five homes at Ashwood in Nevada Trails, the last new-home neighborhood planned for the builder's signature southwest Las Vegas community. Among the move-in ready homes at Ashwood is a Residence 3-C at home site No. 12 .....Read More

Mortgage rates slip, set new record low, signal refinance boom - Las Vegas Review Journal 9/3/2011 Mortgage rates slipped again this week, setting new records, amid uncertainty in the economic arena. The refinance boom seems to be fading, as lenders focus on closing loans they started in recent weeks. The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell 4 .....Read More

The Crossings is a single-story community - Las Vegas Review Journal 9/3/2011 William Lyon Homes reported strong summertime sales at The Crossings, an all single-story gated neighborhood in the midst of its third phase of construction in the northwestern valley. According to sales agent Charlotte Bell, the neighborhood located near .....Read More

New HOA president faces problems - Las Vegas Review Journal 9/3/2011 Q: As the newly elected president of our homeowners' association board, I find myself with a couple of disturbing problems. The first is with the past president; I will call him Bill. Over the years, Bill has asked individual homeowners for their email .....Read More

Summerlin Art Festival to start Sept. 24 - Las Vegas Review Journal 9/3/2011 Valley residents of all ages are invited to participate in the 17th Summerlin Art Festival Sept. 24 and 25 at Summerlin Centre Community Park, 1800 S. Town Center Drive. The popular outdoor event features the works of nearly 100 artists and craftsman as .....Read More

Pardee offers move-in-ready homes at Solamar in northwest - Las Vegas Review Journal 9/3/2011 Among the homes offered at Pardee Homes' Solamar neighborhood in northwest Las Vegas is the Plan Four with four bedrooms, three baths and a three-car garage in 3,084 square feet. Pardee currently has a limited number of Plan Four homes that are ready for .....Read More

Will U.S. credit downgrade hurt housing market? - Las Vegas Review Journal 9/3/2011 In recent weeks, I've fielded several questions from members of the media and others about downgraded credit ratings of the U.S. government and of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and what this might mean for the local housing market. For now, I think it's too .....Read More

Young couple chooses American West residence - Las Vegas Review Journal 9/3/2011 When Danny Welsh and his wife, Tricia, were ready to upgrade to a larger new home, they purchased from American West. After all, American West built Welsh's first two homes, and he is the company's sales manager. "We had briefly considered looking at .....Read More

William Lyon showcases The Cottages neighborhood -  Las Vegas Review Journal 8/27/2011 William Lyon Homes is offering a move-in package at The Cottages, a gated neighborhood at Centennial Ranch in North Las Vegas...Read More

Harmony's Vista Cielo offers bonuses to military families - Las Vegas Review Journal 8/27/2011 Harmony Homes is offering special incentive to homebuyers and a bonus for military families at three Vista Cielo neighborhoods that have become buyer favorites for their northern valley location and community amenities -- Capistrano, Laguna and Avalon .....Read More

American West marks 27-year anniversary - Las Vegas Review Journal 8/27/2011 American West is celebrating 27 years of homebuilding in Las Vegas. "To our homeowners, employees, subcontractors, friends and family, I want to thank you for being a part of American West's continued success," said Larry Canarelli, American West president .....Read More

Turnberry Towers offers summer special on high-rise condominiums - Las Vegas Review Journal 8/27/2011 Turnberry Towers will hold a summer sales event offering as much as $10,000 toward closing costs and $5,000 towards furniture credit this weekend. "People are buying now because the high-rise market has stabilized," said T.T. Tran, a sales executive at .....Read More

Pardee to complete Ashwood in Nevada Trails - Las Vegas Review Journal 8/27/2011 The opportunity to own a new home in a signature Southern Nevada community is drawing to a close as Pardee Homes offers its final homes in Nevada Trails, located off of Rainbow Boulevard and Robindale Road in the southwest valley. "Nevada Trails has .....Read More

Lennar celebrates 55 years of homebuilding with incentives - Las Vegas Review Journal 8/27/2011 Lennar, founded in 1954, has more than 55 years in homebuilding experience. Since its foundation, Lennar has been a front runner in the building industry and has preserved its brand name through a dedication to their customers and a commitment to .....Read More

Board can't move owner's stuff in garage - Las Vegas Review Journal 8/27/2011 Q: I'm on the board of a small condo complex. Due to a water leak, we did maintenance on one of the units that required our vendor to go inside the home. The homeowner appreciated the outside repair but didn't allow the vendor in to do the interior work .....Read More

KB to host open house in Anthem - Las Vegas Review Journal 8/27/2011 KB Home will host an open house event 10 a.m.-7 p.m. today at its Glengarry community in the Anthem Highlands, a master-planned community in Henderson. Guests can enjoy complimentary lunch served from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Glengarry is within walking distance of .....Read More

FHA condo lending rules threatening stalled market - Las Vegas Review-Journal 08/25/2011 Las Vegas condominium owners already reeling from huge drops in property value face a new financial threat from federal rules that drastically limit who can buy them out....Read More

New home sales fall, could end year at record low - Las Vegas Review-Journal 08/23/2011 Las Vegas-based SalesTraq reported. Compare that with 38,705 new homes at the peak of the boom in 2005.....Read More

More foreclosure risk, more pain - Las Vegas Review-Journal 08/23/2011 investigation into faulty foreclosure paperwork will likely lead to increased foreclosures later this year.....Read More

Pulte Group picks manager for eight HOAs - Las Vegas Review-Journal 08/20/2011 The company hired Randy Watkins as vice president of Nevada management and has recruited former Pulte Group staff to manage the communities, officials said Friday.....Read More

Summerlin group awards scholarships - Las Vegas Review-Journal 08/20/2011 Se Ra Choi, Andrew Jacobson and Alexander Shen are recipients of the 2011 Summerlin Children's Forum scholarships...established in 1997 by community leaders and The Howard Hughes Corp., Summerlin's developer.....Read More

Mountain's Edge to host fall events - Las Vegas Review-Journal 08/20/2011 Mountain's Edge is home to several community events benefitting worthwhile nonprofit organizations.....Read More

Dunhill offers incentives for homes in master plans - Las Vegas Review-Journal 08/20/2011 Now through Sept. 30, Dunhill Homes is having its Luxury for Less event at the Rhodes Ranch and Tuscany Village master-planned communities.....