Editor’s note: Listings include the resale home’s parcel number. Occasionally, the address listed is the home buyer’s mailing address and not the actual location of the home. Check the parcel number to make sure.
Politics and political campaigns are featured in every newspaper, Web site and blog, and collectors are looking at the new memorabilia that can be part of a collection.
Poppy and her two teenage kids live in a dream home: a huge estate complete with a billiards room, swimming pool and squash court. However, much of the house has the same 1980s décor it did when she and her husband bought it many years ago. They had planned to update it one room at a time, but after Poppy’s husband died five years ago, Poppy and her family struggled to rebuild their lives and the house remained untouched.
Italian design and its influence on home fashions will be celebrated by Las Vegas Design Center at World Market Center Las Vegas when it hosts “Veni Vidi Vendi: A Celebration of Italian Design” Wednesday and Thursday.
DEAR DEBBIE: My partner and I have just moved into our first apartment and have very little money to fix it up. You are so great at decorating on a shoestring; can you give us some tips, please? We have hardwood floors and both like earth tones. Thanks. — Robin.
At first glance, you wouldn’t think that a rusted and twisted piece of an old automobile would be a thing of beauty. But give it to Michael Weems and he can transform it into a piece of art.
Lots of people buy houses mainly on the basis of the views they offer. And lots of them end up disappointed for a variety of reasons.
DEAR GAIL: We have a long, boring hallway that goes from our family room to the bedrooms. It is a typical hallway, only about 36 inches wide, so we don’t want to use any furniture. Right now we have family pictures down both sides. We’re ready for a change and we want to dress it up. Any suggestions? — Patricia.
There’s a simple mathematical formula that will help you calculate the hidden value in your home. Divide your mortgage or annual lease by the total square footage in your home and use that value to calculate the cost of your living room, dining room or other underutilized rooms.
Q: I have a mortgage with a balance of $54,000 with a rate of 6.5 percent. This is a 15-year fixed rate. Awhile back a friend said that if you have a 30-year mortgage, by making one extra payment per year, the loan would be reduced to 22 years. Two extra payments in the same year would reduce it to 15 years. Is there a way for me to reduce my mortgage balance using the same principle? Just curious — I would like to pay it off but my loan officer evades my questions. — D.
The 24-story Newport Lofts is at the forefront of Las Vegas’ downtown renaissance as one of the first luxury vertical housing communities downtown.
As gold sponsors of the 2008 Nevada Energy Star campaign, ECON Appliance and Whirlpool Corp. have joined forces to promote energy-efficient appliances as a way to go green and save resources, according to Jim Vincent of ECON Appliance, a local distributor of household appliances.
Q: Our association governs a 55-year-old park, with at least one person per lot age 55 or above.
Fresh produce and homemade products are available at the weekly Farmers Market in Summerlin. The market brings produce and products from more than a dozen vendors throughout the Western United States, according to Steve Johnson, event coordinator who oversees the Farmer’s Market for The Summerlin Council, the nonprofit arm of the Summerlin Community Association dedicated to the social, recreational, cultural and educational enrichment of residents and co-sponsor of the weekly Farmers Market.
Centex Homes ranked highest in customer satisfaction with new home builders in the Las Vegas market for a second consecutive year, according to the recently released J.D. Power and Associates 2008 New-Home Builder Customer Satisfaction Study.
Some people just don’t get it. If you advertise a house as having a San Francisco Bay view, buyers will expect to walk into a public room like the living room and see the bay. They won’t be satisfied with a peek of the bay from the master bath.
MacDonald Highlands in the southeastern Las Vegas Valley is forging ahead with its growth plans for the development.
Today, Las Vegas area residents will be able to join representatives from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, National Community Reinvestment Coalition, and HUD-approved housing counseling agencies at a forum to discuss fair lending requirements of the Federal Fair Housing Act.
Academy Award-winning actor Nicolas Cage just listed his 11,817-square-foot Tudor at $29,999,000.
Aliante Station, located in the Aliante master-planned community in North Las Vegas, is scheduled to open on November 11 and will feature a dining line-up that introduces six new restaurants and a food court to the community. According to representatives of Station Casinos Inc., the restaurant mix will bring popular Station Casinos’ owned and operated restaurants together with well-known regional and national restaurant brands.
Pardee Homes is planning a Sept. 27 grand opening for its newest EnergySmart neighborhood, Solamar, located in the builder’s Vista Verde planned community in northwestern Las Vegas.
Pacific Southwest Development is preparing to debut The Bluffs, located in Southern Highlands, the developer’s ultimate vision for semi-custom home building. Three model homes, ranging in size from nearly 6,000 to 6,800 square feet, are under construction. The Bluffs’ designs incorporate Pacific Southwest Development’s signature New Millennium Home philosophy, which allows homeowners to personalize the residences without the traditional hassles and time delays associated with custom home building.
Discovery Days at Mountain’s Edge will kick off today with the 2008 Candlelighters 5K and One Mile Race for Our Kids Because Kids Can’t Fight Cancer Alone. The race, walk and stroll, now in its 18th year, benefits Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of Nevada. Food, refreshments, awards, children activities, shirts, prizes and drawings will be provided for those who participate in the event held at the 3,500-acre master-planned community’s Exploration Park.
Certified Master Chef Gustav Mauler will conduct free cooking demonstrations today and Sunday during the grand opening of two new single-story floor plans at Pardee Homes’ gated Bella Fiore neighborhood on The Falls Golf Course at Lake Las Vegas Resort.