Temperatures expected to set records in Las Vegas

As temperatures in the valley threaten to beat all-time record highs, the National Weather Service has extended its excessive heat warning to Friday.

Lake Las Vegas real estate snaps back

Ask people who have lived in Southern Nevada for some time and many are of the opinion that real estate has basically flatlined at Lake Las Vegas. But in reality, all those pockets of new-home construction you see popping up throughout the Las Vegas Valley, actually mirror exacting what’s also taking place at this 3,592-acre desert oasis built adjacent to a 320-acre man-made lake.

New developments at Lake Las Vegas

Don’t let the tranquil setting fool you. Over the last few years, there’s been a lot going on out at Lake Las Vegas.

Creativity lives at Juhl and is home to artists statewide

Juhl, a 344–residence, loft-style community that spans an entire city block in downtown Las Vegas and is known for its flexible floor plans and industrial chic design aesthetic, has issued a call to Nevada artists to apply for its Artist in Residence program, offering the best of work and home under one roof.

Behind the booth with EDC lighting designer Steve Lieberman

Lasers, flashing neon lights and fireworks assail attendees’ senses from all sides from the moment they arrive at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. And lighting designers like Steve Lieberman and his team are responsible for setting the mood.

Median price of resale single-family home up $250,000 in May

GLVAR reported the median price of existing single-family homes sold during May through its Multiple Listing Service increased to $250,000. That was up 0.4 percent from April and up 9.1 percent from May 2016. Meanwhile, the median price of local condos and townhomes sold in May was $137,950, up 6.1 percent from April and up 16.9 percent from May 2016.

Nevada Builder Trade In Program helps family move to Stetson Trails

Although Dennis and Liz Callipare were in the market for a move-up home, they became disheartened when a real estate agent took them to multiple run-down-looking homes for sale proclaiming “that type of home” is what they could afford. So they set aside their move-up plans until the day the Callipares drove into Woodside Homes’ Stetson Trails neighborhood on a whim and discovered the “perfect home” for their family — the Wildwood model.

Resale Home Sales May 25-May 30

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.

More on proposed pool regulations

In the coming weeks, I will be writing my traditional articles on the new association laws that were passed and signed by Gov. Brian Sandoval, so be on the look out for them.

Many killed in cars, death toll rising in Portugal wildfires

Raging forest fires in central Portugal killed at least 57 people, many of them trapped in their cars as flames swept over a road, in what the prime minister on Sunday called “the biggest tragedy of human life that we have known in years.”

76ers, Celtics reportedly agree on trade for No. 1 pick

Philadelphia and Boston have agreed in principle on a trade where the 76ers would acquire the chance to take Markelle Fultz with the No. 1 pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press.

Stephen Furst, Flounder in ‘Animal House,’ dies at 63

Stephen Furst, who played naive fraternity pledge Flounder in the hit movie “Animal House,” has died of complications from diabetes, his family said Saturday.

51s bullpen capsizes amid sudden Reno deluge

Three Las Vegas relief pitchers kept it close for five innings before first-place Reno erupted for eight runs to break open a scoreless deadlock.

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