Words of Wisdom - 07/31/07 08:39 PM
"Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you."
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Las Vegas, NV: Trump Tower - 07/31/07 12:51 PM
Give me a T, give me an R, give me a U, give me an M, give me a P. Yes, the TRUMP is finally on the TRUMP tower. Day by day last week the letters went on the building...one letter a day. With just a few more months before the grand … (3 comments)
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Las Vegas, NV: Bits and Pieces Around Las Vegas - 07/31/07 01:22 AM
EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION is currently looking for a worthy Las Vegas family! Do you know of someone whose home could use a makeover? All the details, as well as the application, can be found by clicking here. Deadline for submission is 8/17/07.
A display of Pablo Picasso's Ceramic Works will be on … (3 comments)
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Las Vegas, NV: Job Availability - 07/28/07 08:49 PM
School starts in a little less than a month, there is a need for 500+ more teachers in the Las Vegas community. There will also be a need for other school personal including bus drivers and crossing guards. Check out the CCSD web site for job opportunities.
Last nights news showed a … (6 comments)
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Las Vegas Market Stats - 07/28/07 02:22 PM
Las Vegas just keeps on growing! The media says that 6,000 people are moving to Las Vegas every month. BUT they make no mention of how many are leaving every month. The media makes LV look totally overcrowded...we have a lot of people but not that many.
It is still possible to purchase a nice 1,600 square … (4 comments)
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Las Vegas, NV: Braewood Heritage Update - 07/27/07 09:41 PM
There are 8 homes currently for sale in Braewood Heritage...since the last time I've posted an update one has gone off the market (Haverhill property), three have been listed and one has been put in escrow (after only being on the market 15 days). Three of the places currently for sale are short sales or foreclosures...meaning that are … (0 comments)
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Yesterday the airport, today the Preminium Outlet Mall... - 07/27/07 12:24 AM
If you've been to the Premium Outlet Mall in Las Vegas lately you will have seen that a lot has been done to revamp it. It's a fairly new mall, built within the 10 years that we've lived in Las Vegas, but the parking stunk. A new parking structure has been … (4 comments)
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An Hour at the Airport.... - 07/25/07 09:14 PM
This afternoon I had the pleasure (?)of visiting our local airport again (McCarran International Airport). When you live in Las Vegas it seems like there is ALWAYS a chance to spend some time there...picking up visitors, dropping them off....today I was picking up my son. Robert drives here from a little … (8 comments)
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Las Vegas, NV - Bits and Pieces Around Las Vegas - 07/23/07 10:50 PM
Trump Tower being built on the Strip and scheduled to open the first of the year is putting the T - R - U - M - P at the top of the building this week. One letter is to go up each day...but the "T" (which is 20 feet tall) … (3 comments)
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Ave Maria - A Different Kind of Master Planned Community! - 07/22/07 01:33 AM
I'm hearing on the news last night of a little town of Ave Maria in southwest Florida that is being built around the master planned community concept. Plans for this community started a year or so ago and their grand opening was Saturday 7/21/07. To me it sounds like a wonderful … (13 comments)
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Will the Real Las Vegas Mayor Please Stand Up - 07/20/07 11:51 AM
It happened again last night when we were out to eat...'look there's the mayor', the people next to us said in whispers. My husband does have an uncanny resemblance to Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman.
It's almost embarrassing! Actually it is embarrassing sometimes. Once he drove through a fast food place and … (4 comments)
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Why? Why? Why? - 07/19/07 09:37 PM
I'm watching the news on TV this evening and one of the stories is about a mom in Florida who had her children help her steal a dog from a pet store! The whole thing was caught on surveillance camera inside the store. The children, a 7 year old girl and … (10 comments)
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Las Vegas Update - 07/19/07 02:35 PM
Some news from 7/19/2007 Las Vegas Review Journal.........
According to SalesTraq the median new home price in Las Vegas in June rose from May's $314,100 to $329,990. New home prices are down 2.2 percent from a year ago. On resale homes for June the median pirce rose from $277,900 surpassing May's $275,000. Resales … (2 comments)
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Las Vegas - Angel Point Update - 07/17/07 09:23 PM
Angel Point, like the rest of Las Vegas, has come to a virtual standstill, although it is starting a 'slow crawl' back. There are currently 7 condos available. 7 have closed since the first of the year. All solds had been listed for 6 weeks to 14 months. The range of prices within the community is … (4 comments)
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Las Vegas, NV - 1031 Exchanges - 07/17/07 12:24 AM
The article below was written for me by Carmine DiFulvio, CES® with First American Exchange Company. If you would like further information on 1031 exchanges please feel free to contact either myself of Carmine.
When Governor Gibbons signed Senate Bill 476 into law on June 14, 2007, new safeguards were put into … (2 comments)
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Happy Buyers Make for Happy Realtor - 07/16/07 10:53 AM
I LOVE IT WHEN I END UP WITH SATISFIED CLIENTS. Yesterday I had the privilege of being invited to a combination housewarming/1st birthday party for some WONDERFUL clients who closed on their gorgeous first home in April. Meet Josh and Deborah and their BEAUTIFUL daughter Emily Susanna.
They were a DELIGHT to work … (2 comments)
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Think About Those Left Behind - 07/15/07 11:00 PM
Our son called us yesterday, as he does every Saturday, he's usually a pretty upbeat kind of guy...yesterday he sounded a little 'down'...I asked him what was the matter...
He said he had been to a funeral the day before (on Friday) for a friend of his who had gone with a youth group from … (8 comments)
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Las Vegas-Indian Wells Update - 07/14/07 12:58 PM
Indian Wells, like the rest of Las Vegas, has come to a virtual standstill, although it is starting a 'slow crawl' back. There are currently 10 condos available. 3 have closed in the last 7 months. All have been listed for 2 to 9 months. The range of prices within the community … (0 comments)
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The Dreaded................ - 07/13/07 10:58 PM
Dreaded what? you say....the Dreaded of the the dread-est...the JURY SUMMONS. I went to the mail box yesterday and after weeding through all the junk mail on my way to the trash, I found one thing of interest...I'd received my 'order' to do my civic duty! I truthfully almost did not … (12 comments)
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Seller Ideas in a Shifting Market - 07/13/07 12:53 AM
Do you as a prospective sellers (FBSO's, Expired, Etc) insist on pricing your home in an unrealistic price range? I personally make it a rule not to list anything that is more than 10% over priced. and I am sure that many other Realtors feel the same way. We find that if … (16 comments)
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Las Vegas-Braewood Heritage Update - 07/12/07 12:14 AM
There are 7 homes currently for sale in Braewood Heritage, not too bad for a 400+ home community. This community has always stayed fairly stable in the turn around. There are not a lot of investment properties in the complex (thus fewer renters) because of the 5% cap on rentals that … (1 comments)
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Las Vegas, NV Weather - 07/09/07 12:10 AM
The time was 5:30 P.M. this evening...the temperature in Las Vegas as you can see from the sign was a sizzling 116°. According to "The Weather Channel thing on my website the current temperature is 101° and it's 10 P.M....ya gotta LOVE it! It's DRY heat...enough to shrivel one's bones!
Although it's warm in … (9 comments)
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Weddings Las Vegas Style! 7-7-07 - 07/07/07 09:07 PM
Elvis themed weddings, underwater weddings, drive-thru weddings, traditional weddings, you name it Las Vegas has them all. And today 7-7-07 is one of the busiest wedding days ever. The county courthouse was processing 100+ marriage licenses an hour yesterday! The prediction is for 3000+ weddings today. As of 4pm this afternoon … (2 comments)
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Las Vegas Homeowners Association - Advantages and Disadvantages - 07/06/07 12:45 PM
While ‘cruising around blogs-ville' the other day I came across Alison Cramer's blog: Paying out the noise for Condo Docs to whom I give full credit to for helping me come up with this subject! One of Sarah Cooper's suggestions in her blog on 6/28/07 Writer's Block? Noooooo!!
"If you really … (7 comments)
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Post 4th of July Thoughts... - 07/05/07 12:05 PM
Every year my husband loves to do his part to shows his patriotism, or so he says! I think it's more for the 'attention". The pants were bought in 1972 (so they are 35 years old!). And yes he has worn this outfit EVERY 4th of July since then! He's also worn it … (9 comments)
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Las Vegas-Monsoon Season - 07/05/07 12:40 AM
It's HOT - The OFFICIAL temperature in Las Vegas yesterday was 115º mark this week. This makes it hard to believe that Las Vegas is now in the monsoon season - lasting from July to September. The monsoons are desert thunderstorms, which are known to bring downpours of rain in a short time period. … (2 comments)
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Las Vegas Fourth of July Activities and Other Interesting Things - 07/04/07 01:33 AM
4th of July Doings Around Town
Summerlin's 9th Annual "Star Spangled Spectacular" @ Hills Park in Summerlin - starting @ 4:30 pm. concert @ 8:00 p.m. Fireworks following.There is a charge for this, call 702-895-ARTS for more information.
The Las Vegas Philharmonic, under Music Director David Itkin, opens its ninth season with the "Star … (5 comments)
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Las Vegas Stats - 07/03/07 01:11 AM
May's Las Vegas housing statistics tell us that we're on a real, not a false, bottom.Every market goes in cycles. It is vital to understand when a cycle has bottomed out. The reasons we think Las Vegas is now on a real bottom are: 1. SALES: Both new and existing home … (3 comments)
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Las Vegas Market Stats - 07/02/07 12:24 AM
Las Vegas just keeps on growing! The statistics, as mentioned in the Las Vegas Review Journal and on the 3 major TV stations local news, say that 6,000 people are moving to Las Vegas and Clark County NV every month. We grow and grow and grow. Yet Clark County is at … (2 comments)
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