Toll Brothers’ largest home in its Montecito community at the Paseos Village of Summerlin boasts nearly 3,000 square feet of space. The Trapani floor plan has four bedrooms and 3½ baths and incorporates several indoor/outdoor living elements throughout the single-story home.
Demand has increased in recent years for Veterans Affairs mortgages, known as VA loans. These mortgages do not always require a down payment and are available to veterans and active military members. VA loans are made through private lenders and are guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs, so they do not require mortgage insurance. There’s no minimum credit score requirement.
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Midcentury modern homes are some of the hottest houses out there now, which is why builders are incorporating some of those design features into new homes, says Pat Vredevoogd Combs, past president of the National Association of Realtors and Realtor with Coldwell Banker AJS Schmidt Realty in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The Southern Nevada Home Builders Association recently announced that Las Vegas-based Harmony Homes is the first builder to sign up to participate in the recently launched “above code” program, which is part of the association”;s Southern Nevada Green Building Partnership program.
Pardee unveiled midcentury modern homes at its newest community, Escala, in the 8,500-home master-planned community of Inspirada in Henderson.
The garage is taking on a bigger role in Las Vegas new-home developments. The more toys — recreational vehicles, bikes, boats, all-terrain vehicles — we have, the more space we need to store them.
Southern Nevada’s lack of state income tax and balmy winters have long made it a place for baby boomers to kick up their heels and retire. Sprouting up to lure this niche home-buying market are “age-qualified communities,” where at least one owner must be of a minimum age of 55.
More than 100 pieces of original artwork from Opportunity Village artists are on display and available for public preview and purchase through May 31.
Homebuilders across the Las Vegas Valley are amplifying the designs in their model homes to keep up with buyer”;s expectations.
Lots for new single-family homes are shrinking, and the trend seems poised to continue. But the size of homes is increasing after a drop during the Great Recession.
Regency by Toll Brothers, the first age-qualified community for residents 55 and older to open in Summerlin in the last 15 years, debuted at the end of April in Summerlin”;s newest village, The Cliffs.
With the average new home price in the U.S. coming in at more than $350,000 as of 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, some people are scaling down.
Are you selling a house with subway tile on the walls, or stainless-steel appliances?
“The desert environment allows homeowners to experience outdoor living on the rooftop deck without the limits of a house pressed against them or a covered roof on a patio blocking the organic view of the stars,” said Dana Rogers, Las Vegas Division president for CalAtlantic Homes. And, “Las Vegas is known as an entertainment city and a rooftop deck invites the lifestyle of the city into the home.”
