Today’s theme: Golf course homes in Los Prados

We are used to red light specials at big box stories. How about a price reduction special on a golf course home in the middle of Los Prados golf course? Yes, boys and girls, the very motivated seller is willing to take a $34,000 hair cut to sell this one story, North Las Vegas home to you. The new asking price is just $315,000.

That’s $113 a square foot, which is just above my self-proclaimed affordability index of $100 per square foot. But hey, that’s close enough for government work!

Here’s the enviable thing about this Vegas home for sale. It has a 16,117 square foot lot. Why pay those expensive greens fees beyond the fence when you could create a couple of your favorite holes yourself. Of course, then you would have to mow the grass. Oops, this house has real grass. So you will have to mow it in any case.

Great drive up appeal

This piece of Las Vegas real estate is also in a high falutin’ neighborhood. The Los Pardos community is guard gated, providing real security in today’s uncertain world when prison chiefs and DAs get gunned down at home. The community also has it’s own pool and club house, all for just $170 a month in HOA fees. There’s not reason to leave the bubble!

And that’s really true if you have a lot of friends. Because this house is designed for entertaining. The kitchen and great room flow into one. And guess what? The 60 inch Pioneer flat screen stays. (Of course, if you can afford a $315,000 Las Vegas home, you should be able to afford your own TV… I sniff.) The frig stays too, in case that figures into your economic calculations.

If you want to take the party outside, the concrete is stamped. (expensive!) And the covered patio has sun screens that raise and lower on both the east and west sides, in case anyone is still there at sun up.

The address of today’s eXp home of the day is 5304 Oakbury Court. Las Vegas NV 89130. It’s 2,785 square feet.

The ML number is 1328374. It’s a Keller Williams Realty Southwest listing.

For more information on Los Prados homes, please call, email, text or tweet.

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BETH Ellyn Rosenthal

The Las Vegas Real Estate Concierge

Managing Broker, Nevada

702.492.0531 Office

702.324.6911 Cell and text

beth.rosenthal@exprealty.com

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Today’s themes: Homes under $2oo,000 in master planned communities

Tuscany in Henderson is a lot like Tuscany in Italy. For one, all the street names are in Italian. For another, some of the homeowners have planted grape vines. (Yes, Virginia, wine grapes actually do well in our desert soil.) And many of the nearby restaurants serve linguine con vongole.

This Henderson home was built in 2012, so the paint still smells new. (Well, almost). It was a second home for the original owners who didn’t visit all that often. This one’s listed at $159,900. New ones in the same subdivision start at $175,900 and they don’t have the upgrades this one does.

The southernmost community in Henderson before you get to Lake Mead National Park is luxurious Lake Las Vegas, where Celine Dion lives. The next community north is Tuscany. It’s just 20 minutes by car to the Strip yet feels light years away. The atmosphere is slower, dreamy, resort-like.

Tuscany has its own pool ( yeah, you don’t have to deal with those concrete-eating chemicals), playground, racquetball and tennis courts and exercise room. And you can be snobby because it’s guard gated.

Golfers, you will love this example of Nevada real estate. It’s two blocks (or spittin’ distance as they say in Texas) from the Tuscany golf course and just five minutes down the pike from the golf courses at Lake Las Vegas. Duffers, you can roll out of bed and easily meet a 5:30 am tee time (which is the only time to play golf after the Fourth of July.)

All the shops and the casino at Lake Las Vegas are there to the south and the Fiesta Henderson, with its new movie theaters, is just to the north. So much to do you don’t have to leave your bubble.

The glorious view from the back yard

The house itself is a two-story home with 1,389 square feet. Granite and stainless steel are this Henderson home’s most prominent materials.

Interested in privacy? The master bedroom is in its own wing. And inside the suite, there are two walk in closets.

This is a traditional sale. Glory hallelujah!

965 Via Del Tramonto Street (This is actually overkill because Via means street in Italian.)

Henderson NV 89015

The ML number is 1332414. It’s our own listing by none other than Mike Freeman.

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BETH Ellyn Rosenthal

The Las Vegas Real Estate Concierge

Managing Broker, Nevada

702.492.0531 Office

702.324.6911 Cell and text

beth.rosenthal@exprealty.com

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Today’s theme: Homes with RV parking

Locals love living in Vegas because there is just so much to do. But admit it. The wanderlust wells up and you want to roam, enjoying the bright lights created by mother nature, not neon. Purchase this 2,950 square foot home and there’s room to park the requisite RV so you can git.

In addition, this home for sale in Las Vegas has an 11,761 square foot lot. Translation: It feels like you have no neighbors nearby. This is so un-Vegas. Most Vegas real estate has subdivisions with homes spitting distance (literally) next to each other. Not today’s eXp home of the day. There’s so much land you feel like you’re in Nye County (or the house you owned back home.)

This two-story piece of Las Vegas real estate has four bedrooms and 3.5 baths. The roomy feeling extends to to the master suite. In addition to a Texas-sized walk in closet, the master bath has double sinks. That means you don’t have to share your sink with anyone, a huge benefit in my book. The shower and tub are separate too. (The builder took the mandate of separate but equal seriously.) The tub nestles against a huge window so you can luxuriate in cheery sunlight or romantic moonlight. And the neighbors can’t see in!

The view from above

This piece of Nevada real estate has a loft bonus room with a wet bar. That means you don’t have to schlep downstairs to get a drink!

The kitchen and family room flow together. There are banks of windows here which will keep your electricity bill low because of the wash of sunlight.

Watch your step. Today’s eXp home of the day has a sunken dining room.

The address is 2133 Santina Avenue in Las Vegas. The current list price is $299,750, which is $102 a square foot, just a scootch over my self-proclaimed affordability index of $100 per square foot. But this is close enough for government work.

The community is gated. That usually jacks up the price but not here. The association fee is only $110 per quarter.

It’s not a foreclosure or a short sale. No bankers!!!!

The ML number is 1310930. It’s a Majestic Properties listing.

For more information on homes with RV parking in Las Vegas, please call, email, text or tweet.

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BETH Ellyn cookin’ up solutions

BETH Ellyn Rosenthal

The Las Vegas Real Estate Concierge

Managing Broker, Nevada

702.492.0531 Office

702.324.6911 Cell and text

beth.rosenthal@exprealty.com

@yale1974 Twitter

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Today’s theme: homes on Summerlin golf courses.

You won’t need a mulligan if you purchase this one-story home literally in the center of the Siena Golf Course.  The verdant green (that someone else is paying to water) makes you forget this  3,217 square foot home is also in the middle of the desert.

Today’s Summerlin eXp home of the day is a rarity in Las Vegas real estate because it has a large casita. They are a great place to park in-laws and teenagers. Ditto for an office. You can forget you are working at home.

Many homes for sale in Las Vegas have inviting courtyards entryways. This entry is bigger than many Las Vegas back yards. And it even has its own fireplace. This entry  is a more elegant version of the front porch.

There is another gathering zone in the back yard. In addition to an extended patio cover to provide welcome shade from the scorching August sun, there is a sunken sitting area. I know this is cooler because my Doberman used to dig subterranean holes to stay cool.

This home builder of today’s eXp home of the day must have gotten a good deal on fireplaces because this house for sale has three: in the master bedroom and great room as well as the courtyard. Faithful readers will know Las Vegas fireplaces are just for romance since it is illegal to burn wood in the valley because of smog. Each of these has a gas jet so the flames can still roar (without the crackle.)

This Nevada home has three bedrooms and each one has its own bath. This is a good thing if everyone in the house has to go to work and school at the same time.

The floor plan is open and inviting. You can’t tell where the kitchen ends and the great room begins. This makes entertaining a breeze.

The location is super. Not far from the 215, just off Hualapei and Flamingo. All those happenin’ restaurants on Hualapei make the neighborhood even more attractive.

This is a traditional sale so you can avoid the pain and strain of dealing with bankers who have no idea where Summerlin is. The master plan fee is a rather stiff $222 but hey, the house itself will set you back $625,000.

The ML number is 1306641. It’s a Realty ONE Group listing.

The address is 4505 Fiore Bella in Las Vegas.

P.S. It has Strip views too!

For a list of homes on a golf course in Summerlin, please call, email, text or tweet.

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BETH Ellyn cookin’ up solutions

BETH Ellyn Rosenthal

The Las Vegas Real Estate Concierge

Managing Broker, Nevada

702.492.o531 Office

702.324.6911 Cell and text

beth.rosenthal@exprealty.com

@yale1974 Twitter

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Today’s theme: Homes under $200,000 with views, views, views.

This eXp home of the day snuggles up against Sunrise Mountain. It looks like you can almost touch its jagged peaks from the banks of windows in this 2,107 square foot home in Las Vegas. Climb the circular stairs to the balcony for even better views.

If you like company, this is the house for you. It has engaging entertainment areas inside and out. The kitchen sits at the top of a triangle between the great room and the living room. A huge breakfast bar becomes the party focal point. The kitchen itself is a compact C, making it perfect for preparing food for the gatherings or an intimate Sunday brunch.

The inviting pool

The pool, an unusual shape with angles and nooks, is inviting when the mercury starts rising.  The pool is heated so you can enjoy it in February, too. There’s a lot you can still do with the 8,712 square foot back yard, like add an outdoor kitchen.

This example of Las Vegas real estate has five bedrooms and three full baths. I don’t know enough people to populate five bedrooms, but you might! And there’s plenty of space for your guests to stay overnight if you’ve confiscated their car keys.

Today’s eXp home of the day is listed at $199,990. That’s $95 a square foot, squarely within my self-proscribed affordability index of $100 per square foot.

This Nevada home was built in 1998, long before Las Vegas’s real estate boom. Homes built in the pre-boom era seem to have more solid construction than those erected when prices were boiling over.

This Las Vegas home for sale is located at East Lake Mead and Hollywood. Civilization as we know it ends a few blocks north, when Nellis Air Force Base and the Sunrise Golf Course take over.

The ML number is 1316690. It’s a Motion Properties listing.

2107 Bridle Wreath Lane. Las Vegas Nevada 89156

For a list of Las Vegas homes for sale under $200,000, please call, email, text or tweet.

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BETH Ellyn cookin’ up solutions

BETH Ellyn Rosenthal

The Las Vegas Real Estate Concierge

Managing Broker, Nevada

702.492.0531 Office

702.324.6911 Cell and text

beth.rosenthal@exprealty.com

@yale1974 Twitter

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Today’s theme: Golf course living in Henderson

Today’s house: 2426 Eagleridge Drive. Henderson NV 89074. This is Las Vegas real estate.

The view from the back yard!

Yes, the risk is always an errant golf ball will crack a window. But why not take the risk?This almost 4,000 square foot  (3,988 t be exact) home backs up to a fairway on the Legacy Golf Course. Just think. Someone else is paying the water bill for all that green!

The back yard pool looks like a lazy, meandering river. The gurgle of a waterfall delightfully splashes into the desert oasis right there in Henderson.

In addition to the groomed grass of the golf course, you can spy the Strip and the majestic mountains from the master bedroom and the loft. Views! Views! Views! It’s not the ocean but it’s more colorful and certainly just as jaw-dropping.

And you get a five bedroom house, too. Today’s eXp home of the day has one bedroom downstairs, so you don’t have to be a stair master if you don’t want. (But just think of the cardio!) You will get lots since this house has three levels.

The golf course home has two fireplaces-one in the living room and the other in the great room. They are so romantic. Of course it’s illegal to burn wood in any fireplace in the valley. That doesn’t affect the romance!

The house sits in the heart of Henderson in much desired Green Valley (a misnomer in the desert but we quibble.) You are right off the 215 and not that far from either the 15 or the 95. So you can get anywhere! And you’re close to three casinos-Green Valley Ranch, Sunset Station and the Fiesta Henderson. And did you forget already you live on a golf course?

The HOA fee is a giveaway: just $28 a quarter. A home warranty is in place if you want to purchase it. The house is selling for $418,740. That’s $105 a square foot, just a scootch over my self-proclaimed affordability index of $100 per square foot.

The ML number is 1320082. It’s an EXIT Realty Unlimited listing.

For more information about golf course homes in Henderson, please call, email, text or tweet.

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BETH Ellyn cookin’ up solutions

BETH Ellyn Rosenthal

The Las Vegas Real Estate Concierge

Managing Broker, Nevada

702.492.0531 Office

702.324.6911 Cell and text

beth.rosenthal@exprealty.com

@Yale1974 Twitter

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Today’s theme: Homes in Summerlin under $350,000.

When I graduated from college, I spent the summer touring castles in Europe. Even though this Summerlin home was not built until 1997, it should have been on the list. Regal is how I would describe it.

Is this a great room or what?

For example, today’s eXp home of the day has soaring two-story spaces. The great room in this house is aptly named. The kitchen and family room flow, boundary-less, into one august space. It’s perfect for having the gang over to watch the Oscars.

The owners had the fireplace clad in tres cher flagstone to carry out the castle theme, adding architectural interest. It would be incredibly romantic during a snow storm, which typically passes Las Vegas by on its way to the East Coast. The same flagstone covers the kitchen island.

The kitchen appliances line the walls with the sink in the island. An architect finally included the cook in the festivities!

The master bedroom of this five bedroom house is downstairs. That means you can grow old in this house and never have to climb stairs (says the fossil.) It also means guests and children have their own floor.

If you are a connoisseur of bathrooms, you will not be disappointed with the master bath in this Las Vegas real estate. The tub is lined with tile and there are brushed nickel fixtures. It reminds me of the baths at the Beverly Hilton.

This is a traditional sale so you don’t have to wait until July when the mercury hits 117 to move in. And you don’t have to deal with those dismissive bankers who don’t think you deserve a phone call back.

The teenagers go to Palo Verde High School, one of the best in the Clark County school district.

The house is 3,116 square feet and is selling for $349,900. That’s $112 a square foot, a wee bit above my self-proscribed affordability benchmark of $100. But hey, this Las Vegas home is in Summerlin.

The ML number is 1321661. It’s a Stonegate Real Estate Services listing.

For more information about Summerlin real estate, call, email, text or tweet.

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BETH Ellyn, cooking up solutions

BETH Ellyn Rosenthal

The Las Vegas Real Estate Concierge

Managing Broker, Nevada

702.492.0531 Office

702.324.6911 Cell and text

beth.rosenthal@exprealty.com

@yale1974 Twitter

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Theme of the day: Homes near Silverstone Golf Club

Stand on the balcony of this luxurious northwest home and you will never believe you are in Clark County. Utah or Colorado, maybe. The mountains loom in the background and the quiet is palpable. Yet you’re really close to the 95 or Durango so you can go anywhere.

Another thing to love about today’s eXp home of the day: it’s selling for just $78 a square foot. That’s legalized theft, IMHO, since that price is way below my self-proscribed affordability index of $100 a square foot. However, the tricky part is the earnest money required is $100,000.  The 6,617 square foot home is selling for $514,900.

Midwesterners will feel at home because this house has a fully finished basement. Locals would be confused about what to do with that subterranean space since one rarely finds basements here in the desert. The home has six baths and one full bath is down there.

The glam kitchen

Gourmet cooks: you will love this kitchen. Not only does it look elegant and high-end, it’s laid out perfectly for …cooking! The fridge is built in, so you don’t have to buy your own.

If Gone With the Wind was your favorite movie, living in today’s eXp home of the day will be a wonderful reminder. Because it doesn’t have one dramatic, winding stairway, it has two! These staircases are also perfect for weddings or prom night–any time someone has to make a spectacular entry.

Four of the six bedrooms have their own full baths. It’s against my religion to share a bath, which is one reason I really love this home. Speaking of bathrooms, the master bath looks like it belongs in one of those shelter magazines.  And it’s bigger than most master bedrooms! You know my saying: you can never be too thin or have too big a master bath.

Dog breeders, this is the home for you. The current owners already built a dog run. Both the Kinder and the K-9s will love the backyard. At 16,988 square feet, it’s the size of most Las Vegas subdivisions. (Well, almost).

The ML number is 1321200. It’s a RE/MAX Advantage listing.

For a listing of homes in near the Silverstone Golf Club, please call, email, text or tweet.

The eXp Buyers’ Team

BETH Ellyn, cooking up solutions

BETH Ellyn Rosenthal

The Las Vegas Real Estate Concierge

Managing Broker, Nevada

702.492.0531 Office

702.324.6911 Cell and text

beth.rosenthal@exprealty.com

@yale1974 Twitter

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Yes, boys and girls, that is NOT a typo. Fidelity National Title just released its figures for December 2012, charting the difference in prices between December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2012.

Zip code 89122 saw an increase in prices of single family residences of an enviable 171 percent. (Where is 89122, you ask: southeast. Royal Links Golf Course to the north, Nellis/Tropicana to the west, Wetlands to the east and Russell to the south.)

Zip code 89019 (Goodsprings) was next, enjoying a 148 percent increase, followed by 89106 (North Las Vegas) and 89109 (Downtown–thanks Tony Hsieh!), which tied with a jump of 109 percent.

According to Fidelity, the average increase for the valley was a healthy 49 percent.

Only one zip code in Clark County declined in price. That was 89147. And it was a big decline: 48 percent. This area  is west on the way to Pahrump.

My take: the No. 1 reason for these healthy price increases is we have an imbalance in supply and demand. Too few houses and too many buyers. Two weeks ago one of my buyers made an offer on a short sale three days after it hit the MLS. We were offer No. 81!

But the other reason is prices are moving up to reflect reality. The pendulum swung so far the other way we’ve been selling property for the price of the land, giving away the home for free. It didn’t take long for the smart money to figure that out.

Don’t fret if you missed the first big jump. Most home prices today reflect prices a decade ago. Investors can bet on the house odds. Owner occupants can still gloat they bought close to the bottom.

Like the brokerage houses say, past performance does not reflect future moves. Let’s hope this is history repeating!

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BETH Ellyn Rosenthal

The Las Vegas Real Estate Concierge (and sometimes quant)

Managing Broker, Nevada

702.492.0531 Office

702.324.6922 Cell and text

beth.rosenthal@exprealty.com

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Finding a Vintage Vegas home can be difficult, but here is one.  This single story, 2,481 square foot home was built in the 1950’s and is located on South Rancho Drive just north of Alta Drive.  You can’t beat the location, close to the strip, downtown, freeways, shopping and hospitals, truly a central location.

This home sits on a one acre lot that is magnificently landscaped; the plantings are lush and mature which is a rare site in this town.

Original details remain throughout this home.  The paneled wood walls, built in wall units and wood burning fireplaces are real treasures.  The updated kitchen has a nice combination of materials, marble flooring, stainless steel counter tops and rich wood cabinets that offer lots of storage.

The main living area has high ceilings and large windows that provide amazing views of the picturesque back yard.  Just imagine the garden parties you could host.

There is a long driveway that offers lots of parking and a carport to shade for your vehicles from the Las Vegas sun.

This 4 bedroom 2 ½ bath home is listed for $450,000 that is a whopping $181 per square foot, a price one may be willing to pay for the vintage appeal and top notch location.

The ML number is 1320324 and is a Las Vegas International Realty listing.

If you are interested in Vintage Vegas homes or any others in the Las Vegas Valley, call or text me directly at 702-576-2618.

The eXp Buyers’ Team

Carla Kletke, Realtor

702-576-2618

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