Andra Day wants to inspire people to rise up while drinking a Coke.
Buying a home sometimes can feel like air travel: A low base price will get you a seat, but if you want anything extra, it”;ll cost you. Most builders are competitive with their standard options, said Karen Gradington, a buyer”;s real estate agent in Las Vegas.
Interest rates on mortgages were mostly unchanged this week as markets anticipate the Federal Reserve”;s upcoming policy-setting meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Outdoor country fun is back at the Mountain”;s Edge with the return of Country in the Park. The free concert and festival is planned for May 7 from 2 to 8 p.m. at the community”;s Exploration Park, and is presented by Mountain”;s Edge and Las Vegas”; new country leader 95.5 The Bull.
Summerlin is showcasing some of its most unique floor plans at Delano by Lennar in The Paseos village. Featuring five, two-story floor plans that come standard with Lennar”;s Everything”;s Included package, one home design includes Lennar”;s “home within a home” Next Gen private suite. This signature Lennar feature is the perfect additional living space for buyers who share a home with extended family or who frequently enjoy visits from family and friends.
The excitement of building a new home can be more than you can bear, but the letdown of having to postpone a move-in can be just as extreme. As builders experience delays — be it materials arriving late, labor shortage or weather (although that”;s less of an issue in sunny Las Vegas) — sometimes homes simply aren”;t ready by closing date.
Leadership at the Southern Nevada Home Builders Association was pleased to meet recently with our federal elected officials to discuss issues of importance and concern to our industry, our homebuyers and the citizens of metropolitan Las Vegas.
For first-time buyers, the process of buying a home is often intimidating. But Spanish Palms, a gated condominium community at 5220 S. Rainbow Blvd. near Hacienda Boulevard is especially appealing for those looking to buy their first home, thanks to value pricing, spacious floor plans with perks like individual garages and expanded financing options.
Community plans to host The Good Life Festival this weekend, April 23 and 24. Saturday”;s events will be held 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday”;s activities will be from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The festival will include food, music, games and new-model tours. A Cinco de Mayo celebration will be held April 30.
Editor’s note: Listings include the resale home’s parcel number. The address listed is the homebuyer’s mailing address and not the actual location of the resale home. About 90 percent of these addresses reflect the home purchase. Check the parcel number to make sure. Also, a few transactions do not reflect the market value of the homes. The information is provided by Accudata, a local research firm. For the complete listing, visit RJRealEstate.Vegas or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/RJRealEstateLV.
There are many home-related tax breaks that homeowners can claim each filing season. But there also are a lot of added costs that come with purchasing a home. For buyers unable to make a down payment of at least 20 percent of their home”;s purchase price, one of those costs is private mortgage insurance, or PMI. A PMI policy is coverage that you, the homebuyer, pay for, but it protects your lender in case you default on your loan.
Designed for millennials by Pardee Homes, two concept homes, which were unveiled during the National Association of Home Builders’ International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas earlier this year, will open to the public this weekend at Inspirada.
Weighing the rent-versus-buy decision? Both have upsides. So before deciding, think about these factors.
I have lived in a northwest gated community for the past nine years. For the last four years, the next-door neighbor”;s vendors have parked in front of my house whenever he needs work done on his house. I have complained to the staff at the guard house. I am a senior citizen in my 70s and am home most of the day. I don”;t feel that I should be the one to confront the vendors, who get very surly with me
Question: We currently own a vacation timeshare, but we are thinking about selling it. Can you direct us to some reputable firms that handle timeshares? We have paid off the mortgage and only pay monthly dues. — D. S.
Ultimate Fighting Championship superstar Conor McGregor will compete on the organization’s historic UFC 200 card at T-Mobile Arena on July 9 after all. The declaration came as news to UFC president Dana White, however.
Two Democratic legislators announced plans Monday to introduce bills that would overhaul the Nevada System of Higher Education in light of emails that show the system worked to undermine the Legislature’s effort to fix higher education funding in the state.
A collaboration between Ted Cruz and John Kasich aimed at carving up the anti-Donald Trump vote in coming primaries isn’t sitting well with the Republican presidential front-runner.
Johnny Manziel is expected to be indicted Tuesday on allegations that he attacked his ex-girlfriend in January, an attorney for the troubled former NFL quarterback said Monday.
The police chief in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, has apologized over the April 15 arrests of 10 students from an elementary school during the investigation of an alleged bullying incident, a spokesman said on Monday.
The city on Monday reached a $6 million settlement in a lawsuit over the death of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old black boy shot by a white police officer while playing with a pellet gun outside a recreation center.
The 51s’ issues with runners in scoring position persisted through the weekend.
The UNLV men’s tennis team will host the Mountain West Championship for the first time since 2010 from Friday to Sunday at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.
Meetings will be scheduled, big money will be discussed and, eventually, Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis will make a decision. Davis’ decision will be based on money, of course, and nothing will happen overnight.
Officials believe quick action by police and school district workers after an 18-year-old opened fire with a rifle outside a high school prom in Wisconsin, wounding two students, helped avert what could have been a far worse disaster.
In an extraordinary move, Donald Trump’s Republican rivals late Sunday announced plans to coordinate primary strategies in upcoming states to deprive the GOP front-runner of the delegates needed to win the Republican nomination.
Las Vegas police are investigating a fatal shooting Sunday afternoon in an east valley neighborhood. The incident marks the fifth fatal shooting this weekend.
North Las Vegas police are investigating a fatal crash involving a moped in the 3300 block of West Lake Mead Boulevard near Pecos Road.
The clutch hits the 51s have been missing for the past week or so finally came in the eighth inning on Sunday.
The separate shootings occurred in the 3600 block of Sequoia Avenue and in the 1400 block of Patriot Avenue.