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	Monday, November 20, 2006

Providence master plan features builders, variety - 11/19/06 Providence, a 1,200-acre, master-planned community has begun to take shape, opening model homes from leading builders in the valley, according to the developer. Summerlin celebrates Las Ventanas retirement community's grand opening - 11/19/06 The official opening of Las Ventanas at Summerlin, a life-care retirement community, was recently marked with a ribbon-cutting and open house. Retired couple nest and relax at Sun City Aliante - 11/19/06 Allan and Iris Bergman relocated to Southern Nevada from Rockland County, N.Y., after purchasing a home in Sun City Aliante, an age-qualified community within Aliante, a North Las Vegas master-planned community. Oahu lies at epicenter of real estate activity - 11/19/06 The 6.7 earthquake on Oct. 15 hasn't been the only thing shaking Hawaii this fall. The residential real estate community on Oahu is also all shook up. Couple finds home at Suntecito - 11/19/06 Justin Hutton said he didn't think he could afford a single-family home. Like father, like son - 11/19/06 When his father, Ronn, passed away in the 1990s, Devin Reiss found himself at a crossroads -- help continue the legacy of his father's real estate company, Reiss Corp./Realty 500, or continue his path toward a career in recreational management. He jumped into real estate feet first, joining his brother Michael to run the company. Toll Brothers releases sites - 11/19/06 Toll Brothers has released new home sites at Vita Bella at Lake Las Vegas Resort. The townhome neighborhood includes lakeside properties. Grand-couple drawn to Solera at Anthem - 11/19/06 John and Mary Jo Donovan said they did not plan on moving from their home in San Mateo, Calif. until they visited their daughter Laura Taccone in Henderson earlier this year. Shutterbugs Snap Serene Scenes - 11/19/06 Centex Homes awards Halloween 'treat' auto - 11/19/06 As the winner of Centex Home's Trick or Treat Street drawing for a 30-month lease on a new Kia Sportage, Bacardi Wright got the Halloween treat of her life. MGM Completes Second Tower - 11/19/06 Absent board member would make no sense - 11/19/06 Q: I am an owner of a condominium. Next week, we have an annual meeting and election of officers. Pardee Homes' Springdale neighborhood offers variety - 11/19/06 One of the featured homes available at Pardee Homes' Springdale in Aliante, a North Las Vegas master-planned community, is Plan Three DR at lot 106. Turning down an offer you should not refuse - 11/19/06 Sellers who aren't happy with the first offer they receive on their home are often inclined to refuse it and wait to see if something better comes along.

CONDO CONVERSIONS PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED AFFORDABLE HOUSING ... book titled How to Convert Apartments to Condos'. ... more people out there doing it." Their next seminar will be on December 9 & 10, 2006 in Las Vegas Nevada. ...

In Vegas real estate, the house always wins ... construction arm, and such construction is booming in Las Vegas, especially on the ... wildly successful, and the partners, MGM Grand and Turnberry Associates, are ...

Developer catches a second wind ... Majestic Resorts, first announced plans for a new Conrad-branded condo-hotel at the northeast corner of Convention Center Drive and Las Vegas Boulevard South ...

Condos change face of downtown ... Shelton swapped his Lake Las Vegas home for a 4,600 square-foot penthouse worth $4 million. Shelton said the Strip is too commercial and too congested for him. ...

MonteLago Village ice rink opening MonteLago Village at Lake Las Vegas is rolling out the red carpet for their tree lighting ceremony and opening on their magnificient floating ice skating rink. ...

Real Estate and Development More residents are calling ... ... Despite those gains, the single-family lifestyle dominates the ... More than 53,400 people live in mobile homes. The Las Vegas Valley's population grew 5.4 percent ...

Richmond presents multiple openings  11/18/06 To celebrate the grand opening of its new model homes, Richmond American is hosting Harvest Fair today at three neighborhoods in and around Southern Highlands -- Belcerro, Terraza and Bella Lago. Sullivan Square to pay closing costs for buyers  11/18/06 For a limited time, Sullivan Square is offering to pay closing costs at the new 16.5-acre, mixed-use community in southwest Las Vegas. Watermarke offers pre-opening prices  11/18/06 Pre-opening prices at the new condominium development within Mountain's Edge are attracting buyers to Meritage Homes' Watermarke at Mountain's Edge, according to sales agent Mark Warden. MacDonald Highlands to host estate collection tour today  11/18/06 MacDonald Highlands will open its gates to the public today from 1 to 4 p.m for a special viewing of nine estate homes and three Toll Brothers semi-custom homes. TuscanyPulte employee purchases home at builder's Spanish Court subdivision  11/18/06 Tonya Burruel serves as a controller for Pulte Homes, so when it came time to purchase a new residence, Spanish Court was the ideal choice with its close proximity to Pulte's corporate offices. Realtor finds home at Richmond's Highland Grove neighborhood  11/18/06 As a Realtor, Jim Fong has toured a lot of houses throughout the Las Vegas area, so when it came to buying his own home, he had a good idea of what to look for. He said he found everything he needed at Highland Grove, a Richmond American neighborhood in northwest Las Vegas. HawkRidge builds condos in Mesquite  11/18/06 The resort city of Mesquite has planned for more than 14,000 residential homes in the coming years, according to HawkRidge condominium developer Joyce Knoblauch. Lennar's Sky Ridge includes appliances  11/18/06 Lennar Everything's Included Sky Ridge neighborhood saves homeowners money on appliances and other features, according to sales agent Terry Needham. Local doctor speaks at Rhodes Ranch's R-Club  11/18/06 This month's tea social turned from a social gathering into an informative and educational experience at The R-Club at Rhodes Ranch. San Diego builder to construct The Onyx  11/18/06 Offering a total of 63 condominiums within a 10 minute drive from Las Vegas luxury shopping -- including the Fashion Show Mall and the Forum Shops -- Crestone Co.'s, The Onyx condominium development is projected to open soon behind the Tropicana Hotel, across from the MGM Grand, . Southern Highlands opens CJ Dog Park at event  11/18/06 Southern Highlands Development Corp. unveiled the one-acre CJ Dog Park at Southern Highlands Oct. 21. Tuscan Cliffs model décor nears completion  11/18/06 With the recent addition of courtyard furnishings and outdoor kitchens, the model homes at Tuscan Cliffs showcase the indoor/outdoor design of Pacific Southwest Development's latest floor plans, according to Vice President Kristi Kramer. Dropping wholesale prices bring lower mortgage rates, more loans  11/18/06 Wholesale prices for gasoline, food, sport-utility vehicles and computers fell in October, and that sent mortgage rates down the middle this month. The Artisan at KB's Silver Hills  11/18/06 'Lifetime' owners may gain tax exemption on home sale  11/18/06 Q; We have put the deed to our house in our son's name. We have lifetime use. Signature goes downtown  11/18/06 Town by Signature is a gated neighborhood of three-story homes in the downtown Las Vegas area at Shadow Lane north of Alta Drive. 'Roll 'N' Ride' charity event rolls into Aliante  11/18/06 Aliante, a North Las Vegas master-planned community, will host "Roll 'N' Ride" today from 9 a.m. until noon at the community's 20-acre Nature Discovery Park. The fundraising event will benefit Family to Family Connection, Las Vegas West, a nonprofit organization that offers free services to families of newborn babies and infants up to 4 years old. Pardee offers Trail Ridge move-in packages, incentives  11/18/06 Pardee Homes designed the gated Trail Ridge neighborhood, featuring two-story homes and heated community swimming pool, tot lot and picnic area available exclusively to residents and their guests. Young couple discovers Pardee's Capistrano in North Las Vegas  11/18/06 Shannon Duffy, a University of Nevada, Las Vegas graduate and first-grade teacher with the Clark County School District, and her fiancé Stephonne Young, who also attends UNLV and works part-time on the Strip, were in the market for their first home when a billboard led them to Pardee Homes' Capistrano. Richmond American offers options, deals at Elsinore  11/18/06 Richmond American's Elsinore neighborhood is featuring Buyer's Advantage, a limited-time offer that lets buyers select as many as 10 package options at no additional cost. Choices include a stainless-steel, laundry room and backyard landscaping packages, according to the builder. Coyote Springs: birth of a city  11/18/06 The official real estate lingo may refer to Coyote Springs as a master-planned community, one in the embryonic stages of construction. But the words "city in waiting" may be carefully etched in between the lines. Women of Summerlin take time for 'girl time'  11/18/06 Summerlin residents Tracy Morris, Kristy Orsak, Kim Hammond and Amy Smith said their neighborhoods, with a growing list of restaurants, shops and places to meet and socialize, help foster their friendships. Desert Crest community appeals to outdoor lover  11/18/06 Micah Hylarides is an active guy who enjoys the outdoors and all kinds of sports including hockey, football, basketball and more. To complement his lifestyle, Micah purchased his very first home at Pulte's Desert Crest community located in the southwest part of the valley. Merlin brings style to Southern Highlands  11/18/06 Luxury home builder, Merlin Contracting and Developing has brought the style and opulence of the classic Santa Barbara hilltop home to Las Vegas' gated enclave of the Estates at Southern Highlands. KB Home Finding Center facilitates buyers' search for price, neighborhood  11/18/06 Finding the right home, in the right neighborhood, at the right price takes time and effort. If you're doing it alone, it's all your time and all your effort. But it doesn't have to be, according to Trish Ketchell, manager of the KB Home Finding Center. The builder offers a free service that can help reduce the time and effort home buyers often spend visiting neighborhoods that may not match their needs and price range. Lennar's Glengarry offers five floor plans  11/18/06 Glengarry is a gated-neighborhood featuring five floor plans from the 1,270-square-foot single-story Carnegie to the 2,458-square-foot Turnberry. Prices start at $300,000.