I would like to recommend them to anyone who is looking to Buy, Sell, or Lease a home. This team is one of the best I have ever worked with. I am now eighty years old and have bought five different homes. So, if you are looking for two outstanding REALTORS®, who are knowledgeable, give great service and who you can trust, look no further than Steve and Lou!”

Gaylin Winkler –Anthem Country Club

View Vegas Numbers That You Can Count On – FEB YTD 2012!

Natural gas is a good solution for many comforts of home: heating, cooking and using hot water. But in the winter months, bills can add up as we crank up the thermostat while still using all of our other gas-fueled appliances. Here are some tips to help conserve energy and increase efficiency, which may help in keeping costs down.

Furnace

The number one money saver here is a programmable thermostat. According to ENERGY STAR, the average household spends more than $2,200 a year on energy bills – nearly half of which goes to heating and cooling. Homeowners can save about $180 a year by properly setting their programmable thermostats and maintaining those settings. Click here for information about purchasing a programmable thermostat, including the recommended settings.

Other tips for reducing your heating bill:

• Set the thermostat between 65 and 68 degrees (health permitting!) and wrap up in a throw or sweater.
• Keep air vents and registers clean and unobstructed by furniture or draperies.
• Close vents in unused rooms.
• On sunny days, use the sun to help warm the home by opening up curtain and blinds.
• Have your furnace serviced annually by a qualified contractor to ensure maximum energy efficiency. Southwest Gas maintains a list of licensed contractors, or call 1-800-654-2765 for a referral.

Oven and Stove

• Bring water to a boil with the lid on the pan to speed cooking time.
• Make sure the pan fits the burner to increase energy absorption, reducing the amount of heat lost.
• When baking or roasting, use glass or ceramic pans. You can turn down the oven temperature about 25 degrees and foods will cook just as quickly.
• Use the oven light to check on the roast or cake; each time you open the oven door, the oven loses about 20 percent of its heat.

Water Heater

• Set the water heater thermostat at the lowest temperature that still provides sufficient hot water. Southwest Gas recommends 120°F for most households. (If you have a dishwasher, check to see if you can use 120°F water. Follow the manufacturer’s directions.)
• Replace showerheads and faucets with efficient, low-flow models.
• Wash clothes using cold or warm water, and rinse them in cold water. (Most washing machines have a setting for this option.)

• Only use dishwashers and washing machines for full loads.
• Every time you use the “rinse hold” setting on the dishwasher it uses up to seven gallons of hot water, so only use this feature when absolutely necessary.

Clothes Dryer

• Don’t put clothes in the dryer that don’t need it. Check the garment’s label and line dry when directed by the manufacturer.
• Lighter materials that dry quickly may also be line or air dried; install wall-mounted collapsible dryer racks or use a free-standing rack.
• Separate lightweight clothes and heavier items (like sweatshirts and towels) for more energy-efficient drying.
• Remove and clean the lint filter in between loads to help the clothes dry faster, therefore increasing efficiency.
• Periodically remove any buildup of lint and dust from the dryer exhaust, the back of the dryer, and behind the lint screen.

For more tips on increasing energy efficiency in your home, visit www.energystar.gov.

View Vegas Numbers That You Can Count On – JAN YTD 2012!

New Homes experienced their highest number of sales for the entire year in December (365), the only month in the year in which sales were higher than the corresponding month the previous year.

For the third consecutive month, the median price of a new home rose. December’s median new home price was $211,265, the highest price of the year 2011. In addition, there were 384 new home permits drawn for the 235 existing new home communities in the last month of the year.

In the resale sector, even Santa’s elves couldn’t hold back the wave of foreclosures. December was the sixth consecutive month in which there were less foreclosures than last year. Nevertheless, Las Vegas completed the year with 18,023 REO’s, 3% higher than last year.

Rudolph’s red nose lit up one important statistic. There are now 5,191 REO’s in bank inventory. That’s the lowest number – by almost 10,000 homes – since November 2008. Dancer, Prancer, Donner and Vixen all shook their heads, knowing that number is artificially low because financial institutions now face problems in executing foreclosures.

The so-called robo-signing scandal slowed the number of foreclosures early in 2011. Now, new laws and difficulty finding “real” owners may keep foreclosure numbers artificially low for a little while.

You could hear Santa’s “Ho, Ho, Ho,” have a hollow ring when he mentioned Las Vegas set a record (LOW) number of new home sales in 2011. While the 58,778 existing home sales were a record (including December’s 5,099), existing home prices remained in the doldrums. The median price of a resale home in Las Vegas during December was $104,900. That was higher than November, but less than last year. The toy factory almost came to a halt when it was revealed that existing home median prices had fluctuated between $104,000 and $106,000 since April.

Respectfully submitted, Steve Bottfeld (Marketing Solutions)

Now, in our classic “Siskel and Ebert” format, comes another perspective:

We are not out of the woods yet. Our patient (the Las Vegas Housing Market) is still in intensive care. The best thing that can be said is that the patient is “stabilizing”. Let’s take a look at some vital signs:

PRICES: Still falling, but no longer “free falling”.

SALES VOLUME: Recovering nicely (re-sales only)

FORECLOSURES: Steady at 25,000 per year

NEW HOME PERMITS: Record lows (under 4,000 per year)

Recovery is a long way off, but the worst of it is now behind us, I believe.

Right now the areas of concern to me are:

1. Over 75% of those 58,000 resale homes sold last year were VACANT.
2. Over 75% of those 58,000 resale homes were DISTRESSED sales.
3. Two thirds of homeowners with a mortgage today are UNDERWATER.
4. Another 100,000 homes will likely be foreclosed upon in the next few years.

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Siena Village Links:
SIENA VILLAGE – SUMMERLIN – LAS VEGAS
SIENA GOLF CLUB

Summerlin Active Adult Community – Siena is a 667-acre active adult community-(55) located within the master-planned community of Summerlin in Las Vegas, Nevada. Secluded behind a six-foot high masonry perimeter wall and manned gate-guarded entries will be approximately 2,001 homes surrounding a Schmidt-Curley designed 18-hole championship golf course. In addition to the golf course, residents will enjoy a wide array of amenities in the Village Center overlooking Lake Siena, elegant gardens, cascading waterfalls and several dramatic holes of golf. The Golf Clubhouse will be the first Village building to come into view; next, the Community Center, then the Health & Fitness Center. Looking for a great Siena Real Estate Agent? It would be our pleasure to serve you.

Siena real estate agents, Steve Pierannunzi and his team of experts have worked diligently to provide you with this website, offering all the necessary tools and information you will need to make an educated decision on Siena real estate. You can find Siena homes for sale listings by browsing our MLS service, as well as have access to Siena real estate agents with the knowledge, experience, and expertise to guide you through the Siena real estate market.

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Sun City Links:
SUN CITY OF SUMMERLIN
SUN CITY GOLF

Sun City Summerlin is located in an ideal location, mere minutes from the glamorous action of downtown Las Vegas and the fabled Strip, but it nestles against the Spring Mountain Range, at an altitude of 3,000 feet.  Among the 7,779 homes (which include single family, garden villas and patio homes) are extensive green belt areas, three 18-hole golf courses and extensive recreation facilities.

In addition to the 3 Billy Casper / Greg Nash golf courses and 3 restaurants, there are 4 social and recreation facilities: Mountain Shadows, Desert Vista, Sun Shadows and the Pinnacle.  They incorporate outdoor and indoor pools with spas, 14 tennis courts, 2 paddle tennis courts, craft rooms, card rooms, social halls, a 312-seat theater, exercise rooms with the latest hydraulic exercise equipment, 8 bocce ball courts, 1 racquetball court, miniature golf course and a softball diamond.  See On-Site Amenities for more details. More than 80 resident-organized social and recreational clubs cover a wide variety of interests.

The immediate area surrounding Sun City Summerlin has seen phenomenal growth, with convenient shopping, banks, two public libraries, major grocery chains, two new hospitals, neighborhood entertainment resorts, many restaurants and other golf courses.  Public bus transportation goes through Sun City Summerlin and a reduced senior fare makes it convenient to reach any Las Vegas destination.

Sun City Summerlin is a 55-year, age-restricted community organized in the City of Las Vegas, by Del Webb Corporation in 1990.  It is one of the nation’s premiere adult communities.  The master-planned development is home to over 12,500 residents from all parts of the United States and other countries.

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