The homes are appointed with such features as indoor and courtyard fireplaces, wet bars, upgraded appliances, flooring, cabinets and shutters, as well as professional landscaping. Some models include casitas and master suite balconies.

If you’re looking for a Home in South Las Vegas, and a 3700-4500 square foot home is what you need, the Plan Four is what you’re looking for. This plan recently was named the Best Single Family Home in the most recent Homer Awards.

With 23 acres of parks and outdoor trails, these Homes in South Las Vegas have the best of both worlds. Many environmentally attractive features indoors coupled with the great southwestern location.

For months we’ve been requesting to our sellers that “they should be realistic in pricing their homes for sale.” With another month with a drop in the number of active listings, it looks like the message has taken hold. Sellers who may just be speculating are either removing their homes from consideration or renting them out, which is positive.

In the months of November, December, and through mid January, the statistics for the Las Vegas Resale Homes market are as follows:

November:

Single Family Residential (SFR):

Listed For Sale = 19,726      Sold = 1,547

December:

Single Family Rresidential (SFR):

Listed For Sale = 17,834     Sold = 372

Projections through mid January show the number of Las Vegas Resale Homes listed for sale to increase but, the number of sold units to increase as well. Historically, as the weather begins to turn from winter to spring, as well as schools beginning to wrap up their current year, the Las Vegas Real Estate market begins to get more active.

On January 3rd groundbreaking on the Park Highlands Community took place. The 2,675 acre development, will celebrate its grand opening this fall, will be the largest master planned community in the valley’s north.

Following in the footsteps of the Southern Highlands master planned community, Park Highlands will be distinguished by decorative streetscapes, meandering sidewalks, decorative medians, neighborhood shops and expansive green areas. There will be no golf course but, there will be a record number of parks and recreational areas totaling some 425 acres. There will also be a 40 acre regional sports park and 9 neighborhood parks, including baseball fields, football fields, soccer fields and volleyball.

Builders are being kept to a small contingent selected by the quality of their work. American West Homes, Astoria Homes, D.R. Horton and Standard Pacific Homes are expected to be on the list of selected builders.

This development will be a huge economic boost to the City of North Las Vegas. An investment of $1 billion brought into the community means growth, that means jobs, that means economic opportunity.

Park Highlands expects to receive its first residents in 2008. The community will open 5 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 1 police substation, 1 fire station, a post office and a public library.

Park Highlands is located 20 minutes north of the Las Vegas strip near Aliante Parkway and Interstate 215.

The grand opening of the Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa was the biggest highlight in 2006, in addition to the develpment of several major community parks. Also, the opening of 8 new neighborhoods and the sellout of another 10 subdivisions.

Residents enjoy having immediate access to such an impressive and world-class offering of entertainment and dining right in their own backyard.

Early development plans for the Shoppes at Summerlin Centre to have 1.5 million square foot retail center.

The communities recreational offerings expanded with the completion of the 12.5 acre Paseos Park, which features soccer and tee ball fields, sand volleyball, basketball, childrens play area, picnic pavilions and open turf areas.

Construction also began in 2006 on two other major parks. The Vistas and Mesa Park. Both of these are nearly 20 acres in size with The Vistas to be home of the communities first football field.

The new year will also bring the opening of Bishop Gorman High School. A magnificent 35 acre campus within The Mesa Village. The private Catholic school is scheduled for opening in the second quarter of 2007.

In the Ridges, more than 50 custom home sites have been sold in 6 custom neighborhoods. These neighborhoods are located around the west end of Desert Inn Drive surrounding the, Bears Best of Las Vegas.