Heck collects $311,120 in campaign donations

WASHINGTON — Without a declared opponent or knowing what his congressional district will look like next year, Rep. Joe Heck, R-Nev., collected $311,120 in political funds over the past three months.

Shuffle has limo companies guessing

Managers of limousine and shuttle bus companies, when calculating their bids for the four available slots to serve McCarran International Airport, will have to guess more than they did in the past.

Shea Homes at Ardiente features homes that save energy, resources

Tucked away in a quiet corner of North Las Vegas, Shea Homes at Ardiente homeowners can embrace new, updated green features that reduce their carbon footprint, lower monthly utility costs and increase home efficiency.

Ryland’s Mountain’s Edge neighborhoods nearly sold

Ryland Homes’ Ellingwood and Augusta neighborhoods located within Mountain’s Edge, a master-planned community in the southwestern valley has 15 homes available.

Pardee offers variety of homes in southwestern valley

Pardee Homes’ collection of new-home neighborhoods in Southern Nevada includes four located in southwest Las Vegas: Ashwood in the builder’s Nevada Trails master-planned community, Rosetta and Serrano in Mountain’s Edge and Trail Ridge at State Route 168 and Durango Road.

Premier Mortgage Lending offers Another Chance Home Loan program

In the wake of tightening mortgage requirements, Rick Piette is connecting homebuyers to mortgages through the privately funded Premier Mortgage Lending and its new Another Chance Home Loan Program.

Don’t underestimate power of second opinions

Some experienced investors buy foreclosure properties without even having seen the property. However, most buyers shouldn’t buy a property unless they have had it thoroughly inspected by qualified professionals. Inspections are a necessary part of the homebuying and selling process.

Resale Homes Report: Existing homes sold: June 29-July 7

Editor’s note: Listings include the resale home’s parcel number. Occasionally, the address listed is the homebuyer’s mailing address and not the actual location of the home. Check the parcel number to make sure. Also, a few transactions do not reflect the market value of the homes.

Lennar to host grand opening events today

Lennar is celebrating the grand openings of two new single-family home communities today and Sunday at Mandolin in Mountain’s Edge and Lexington Park in northwest Las Vegas. Starting prices begin from the $100,000s.

Harmony offers ‘FREEdom’

Las Vegas-based Harmony Homes has established a variety of options at its Las Vegas Valley neighborhoods. With its new FREEdom Program, buyers can create their own incentive package and personalize their new homes with designer finishes and upgrades.

Case against ex-head of police managers union closed quietly

Former Las Vegas police Lt. Paul Page was never charged by police on allegations he misappropriated $38,521 in funds belonging to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Managers and Supervisors Association, the police union he headed.

Three reasons to return to college with high speed wireless Internet

When it’s time to go back to college, you may have to say goodbye to family and friends for a short while, but there’s no reason why you should have to leave your wireless Internet behind. After all, no college checklist is complete without it.