The president and chief operating officer of NAI Global said the pace of Las Vegas’ rapid growth is still difficult for people from outside the market to understand. Jeffrey Finn, president and chief operating officer of NAI Global, said that Las Vegas continues to be an attractive market for investors because of its growth and the dynamics of its unique economy. Finn also said the area continues to be a strong commercial real estate market, and it has proven to the world that Las Vegas has a resilient and healthy economy, even when the nation as a whole isn’t doing as well. MS Las Vegas Real Estate has been making many of these same points over the past months in this blog. We believe in the future of Las Vegas and the strength of the market for Las Vegas real estate.

Co-founders Jerry Yang and David Filo created an Internet business that started making profits in under 10 months. Not bad for two guys that were supposed to be focused on graduate studies in electrical engineering at Stanford University. MS Las Vegas Real Estate salutes Yahoo on it’s 10th birthday. Yahoo search results for Las Vegas real estate and related terms have played a significant role in the success of our firm.

The Sam’s Town 300 (NASCAR Busch Series) is Saturday March 12th. The UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 is Sunday March 13th. The info line for this years events is 800-644-4444. NASCAR weekend is a worthy rival to Super Bowl weekend as the biggest sports and party weekend of the year in Las Vegas! The track is awesome (and almost sold out already) and the Las Vegas Strip is in racing form! MS Las Vegas Real Estate invites you to Las Vegas for race weekend if you can find a room! Check out a few Las Vegas homes while you’re here. This is the new Las Vegas. We’re well on our way to becoming the next major metropolis in America!

MS Las Vegas Real Estate takes every opportunity to let people know that life in Las Vegas is not anything like so many people think. This is a real city with culture and diversity and little league and half-way decent pizza! Here’s another example of the real Las Vegas. Pacific Properties has teamed up with Las Vegas Track Club to help present the second annual Red Rock 20k Classic and Relay race. The event, to be held today, features relay teams of four runners racing along a course through Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. Cash prizes totaling $20,000 will be awarded. The nonprofit track club, which has been sponsoring events in Southern Nevada for more than 35 years, uses proceeds from races to assist charities in the Las Vegas Valley.

The Aliante master-planned community in North Las Vegas offers myriad floor plans designed to meet the needs of many buyers. Available homes include the single-story designs in Pulte Homes’ Treviso neighborhood. The gated neighborhood offers four designs featuring as many as five bedrooms. They are priced from the mid $400,000s. Treviso homes meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star requirements and feature the Platinum Plus level of Environments for Living technology. Aliante is a truly unique master-planned community in North Las Vegas. Nearly 430 acres are designated for recreational and public purposes including the municipal Aliante Golf Club, the 20-acre Nature Discovery Park, two additional city parks, more than 20 miles of trails and linear parks, and an arroyo. Would you like to take a tour of this wonderful new Las Vegas community? MS Las Vegas Real Estate would be happy to provide this service.

A member of the Busch family will start on the pole in today’s NASCAR Nextel Cup race at California Speedway. But it won’t be reigning series champion Kurt Busch. Nineteen year-old rookie and Las Vegas native Kyle Busch captured the top spot Saturday for the Auto Club 500, breaking a 53 year series record for the youngest pole winner. MS Las Vegas Real Estate congratulates Kyle Busch of Las Vegas! Kyle won five races and six poles last year in the NASCAR Busch Series, finishing second in the standings. We are looking forward to many exciting times with Kyle at our own Las Vegas Motor Speedway!

The March 2005 edition of Las Vegas Life magazine features their annual Las Vegas real estate guide. It’s on the news stands as we speak and it’s always a good read. It’s got a useful home buyers checklist and the usual predictions about the future from the so-called experts. The photography is great and I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.

Pulte Homes offers Salerno at Aliante for home shoppers who prefer a single-story floor plan. The community features wide landscaped streets, stone elevations, and is surrounded by walking trails that connect to Aliante’s adjacent 15-acre park. Salerno’s three residential designs range from 1,671 to 1,900 square feet and are priced from the $320,000s. Aliante is a 1,905-acre master-planned community in North Las Vegas. At MS Las Vegas Real Estate we’re keeping pace with the tremendous rate of development all across North Las Vegas. Give us a call at 888-349-2595 if you have questions.

Home buyers who prefer a low-maintenance lifestyle should visit Pulte Homes’ Pinehurst Collection, a gated development of townhomes at Silverstone Ranch. The 95-unit collection is complemented by a private recreation facility, which includes a fitness center, an outdoor pool and spa, barbecue areas, tennis courts and a practice putting green. Four single and two-story floor plans are available, ranging from 1,321 to 1,995 square feet. The townhomes start from the high $200,000s. For a limited time, each purchase includes membership to the golf club, which has a clubhouse with a restaurant and a golf school. Community amenities include a 6-acre park, basketball and tennis courts, playgrounds and arbors. Allow MS Las Vegas Real Estate to introduce you to Silverstone Ranch. The community is beautiful and the 27 hole golf facility is just fantastic.

Eight new homes remain for sale in The Villas and The Christopher Collection, two neighborhoods by Christopher Homes in Southern Highlands Golf Club. The homes range from 1,983 to more than 6,000 square feet and are priced from the mid-$600,000’s to $2 million. Several of the home sites, including three in the model-home park, overlook the golf course. To make the lifestyle even more enjoyable, Christopher Homes provides every buyer at The Christopher Collection and The Villas with a social membership to Southern Highlands Golf Club (upon application approval). MS Las Vegas Real Estate would be happy to give you a guided tour of Southern Highlands real estate.

A new report from the State of Nevada demographer’s office shows Clark County continues to drive the population explosion that’s making Nevada the fastest growing state in the nation. As of July 2004, more than 1.7 million people had become residents of Clark County, up from 1.6 million in 2003. The Clark County growth rate of 5.8% exceeds the state average of 5% for the same time period. Also noteworthy is the fact that approximately 35% of the people that arrived in Nevada came from California. This is more good news for the Greater Las Vegas real estate market. Clark County continues to drive the population explosion that’s making Nevada the fastest growing state in the nation. Greater Las Vegas is smack in the middle of Clark County. MS Las Vegas Real Estate is in the right place at the right time with the experience you need to become part of this massive demographic shift.

The boom in real estate has been accompanied by a boom in mortgage fraud and other real estate related schemes, the Internal Revenue Service said yesterday. The number of real estate fraud investigations initiated by the IRS doubled between fiscal 2001 and fiscal 2003. The IRS also says that the average prison term handed down by federal judges in cases that ended in conviction nearly doubled as well. One of the most common schemes to attract IRS criminal investigators is property flipping that involves false statements to lenders. Also on the rise, fraudulently created qualifications to obtain a mortgage via false credit reports or employment histories. MS Las Vegas Real Estate urges you to use caution, especially if you are involved in the FSBO process. Know who you’re dealing with and check credentials. Our reputation for ethical conduct is beyond reproach. At MS Las Vegas Real Estate, it’s our most valuable asset.

Stars Live 365 is a brand new venture on the Las Vegas Strip that literally puts you in touch with famous people! For anyone who’s been on the Las Vegas Strip, it’s hard to miss the giant Coca-Cola bottle at the Showcase Mall in front of the MGM. Stars Live 365 has set up a booth right next to Coca-Cola that faces the strip and some of the heaviest pedestrian traffic in the world. Who sits in the booth? Famous athletes and other celebrities that charge a fee for a personal greeting, autograph, pictures and memorabilia. This week Pete Rose was on hand to greet his fans. Past participants include Steve Garvey and Kenny Stabler. Plans are in the works to include the cast from Dallas as well as the Brady Bunch. MS Las Vegas Real Estate would like to suggest a purchase at the Residences at MGM Grand. That way, you’ll be a short walk from your next autograph!

The State of Nevada officially saluted Las Vegas yesterday by passing a resolution in honor of our 100th birthday. The city’s 100th anniversary (May 15) commemorates the land auction in which the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad sold lots for the 110-acre Las Vegas townsite. The railroad, owned by Sen. William A. Clark of Montana, had just completed a line between Los Angeles and Salt Lake City. Las Vegas is Spanish for “the meadows” and the first settlers laid down roots in the early 1800’s. MS Las Vegas Real Estate wishes Las Vegas a happy 100th!

The owners of the Greek Isles broke off all dealings with a New York real estate group that wanted to buy the off-Strip property weeks ago and his company will continue to operate the hotel-casino, a company executive said Tuesday.

The Greek Isles Hotel on Convention Center drive (right next to the Marriot) is yet another building in the immediate strip area that is sitting on land that’s just too valuable for the building itself. Moshe Mor, president of M&M Real Estate Development of Queens, N.Y., said Monday his investment group will pay $52 million for the Greek Isles, which Chicago-based Mark IV Realty owns. Mor said he hopes to close the transaction in April. What are the plans? To demolish the current 206-room hotel (of course) and build a 600-room luxury condo project (yes, another one) on the main portion of the site. Las Vegas High-Rise Condos….there’s no end to the projects because there is still no end to the demand. The product demands global attention and the market for High Rise Las Vegas real estate reflects this more every day. The Showcase Mall (right on the strip in front of MGM) is about to get in the game as well. San Francisco-based City Center Retail and partner Angelo Gordon & Company bought the Showcase Mall two weeks ago as well as an adjacent 3/4 acre parcel where Denny’s now sits (next to the Walgreens). Mark Stefan, a City Center Retail principal, said Monday that the new owners will add up to 80 luxury condominium units on the parcel where Denny’s restaurant now sits just a few feet north of the Showcase mall. “It’s one of the few residential projects that is right on the Strip,” Stefan said. “A lot of the other (announced condominium) towers are set back, but this is (ideal) for somebody who wants to be right in the center of things.” MS Las Vegas Real Estate is fully prepared to present the entire range of options in the market for Las Vegas High Rise Condos. Give us a call at 888-349-2595.

The luxury golf lifestyle available at MacDonald Highlands has drawn buyers to this stunning guard-gated community in Henderson. Nestled in the hillsides with elevations reaching 2,700 feet, the community showcases custom homes, a private golf course and country club. Views of the city, mountains and golf course can be seen from many of the luxury homes. Sites are now available within four custom-home neighborhoods, each with distinct topography and views. Buyers can choose from sites with flat golf frontage, multilevel pads or hillside elevations. Home sites include a golf membership to DragonRidge Country Club. MS Las Vegas Real Estate urges you to consider some of the most incredible luxury estates with the most beautiful views in all of Las Vegas.

While the number of new-home reservations continues to expand at Mountain’s Edge, so does infrastructure work at the 3,000-acre master-planned community in the southwestern valley. Company officials said that when the first residents move in, they will see that flood-control measures have been taken, numerous roadways have been paved, and common areas have been landscaped with mature trees and plants. Additional infrastructure has either been completed or is near completion, including a power substation that will serve the community of more than 12,000 homes. Custom streetlights have already been installed. Mountain’s Edge is planned to include a fire station, four elementary schools, two middle schools, one high school, shopping centers, restaurants and office space. MS Las Vegas Real Estate would be happy to introduce you to this exciting new master-planned community.

KB Home continues to experience strong sales at its San Destin neighborhood, located within the Aliante master-planned community in North Las Vegas. Priced from the low $300,000s, the neighborhood features three collections of homes that range from 1,231 to 3,803 square feet. Only a few homes remain in the Ravello and Palazzo series. Select homes can be ready for move-in within as little as 30 days. The builder’s newest collection in the neighborhood, Arroyo, features two-story homes ranging from 2,927 to 3,803 square feet and priced from the low $400,000s. Several available home sites overlook the community’s arroyo. Contact MS Las Vegas Real Estate at 888-349-2595 for more information about Aliante and many other Las Vegas master-planned communities.

Tiger Woods purchased a parcel of land at 3 Creek Ranch, a golf-club development under construction in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Tiger turned pro in 1996 and has earned 45 million dollars on the tour alone, so I think he’s able to afford it no problem. Of course, it’s an estate-home lot and rumors peg the parcel at between three and five acres. It’s a pretty nice neighborhood (when it’s not snowing) and neighbors include Harrison Ford, George Soros and Vice President Dick Cheney. These guys are better known as card carrying members of the Wyoming 3H Club…..as in Hollywood, Hedge Funds and Haliburton (just kidding). In any event, 3 Creek Ranch will become the area’s first private golf club when it opens this summer (which is probably about 4 weeks long). Plenty of parcels left! Don’t miss out on golf community living….Wyoming style. Yes, there’s a good reason it took this long to build a course up there. No worries, Tiger has a mansion on another course already…..in Windermere, Florida. Give us a call at MS Las Vegas Real Estate and we’ll put you in touch with a top-notch Wyoming realtor!

Free classes about the home-buying process have been scheduled by the Nevada Fair Housing Center. Sessions presented in English are scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12, as well as from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, March 17 and 24. A class in Spanish is set from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays, March 8 and 15. All classes will be held at the center, which is located at 3380 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 150. A certificate will be presented to all participants completing the course. Advance registration is required. To sign up, call 731-6095. MS Las Vegas Real Estate encourages you to do so.

Final-phase Las Vegas condos (including the models) are on the market at Regency at The Lakes, an 80-unit condominium development in the southwestern Las Vegas valley. The remaining two-bedroom units are priced from the mid-$100,000s. The units have been renovated to include new granite counter tops and light fixtures. Maple cabinets are featured in the kitchen and baths, and there is carpet in the living room and bedrooms. Ceramic-tile and stone flooring is featured in the kitchen, baths and entry. The kitchen appliance package includes a range, oven, built-in microwave and dishwasher. Community amenities include two pools, a spa, redwood sauna, fitness center, picnic areas with barbecues, and a clubhouse with large-screen television and business center. MS Las Vegas Real Estate would be happy to show you these very affordable Las Vegas condominiums.

Custom-home sites within Augusta Canyon have been released at the Estates at Southern Highlands. The new release represents the last available golf course frontage lots that will be offered in the Estates. Measuring two-thirds acre to 2 acres, the lots in Augusta Canyon are priced from the $500,000s. The neighborhood will comprise nearly 100 home sites. Complementing the lifestyle is the clubhouse at Southern Highlands Golf Club. It features a golf library, wine room, furnished locker rooms, dining options and a pro shop. Additionally, the Spa at Southern Highlands offers members the latest in body treatments and exercise facilities. The Estates at Southern Highlands provide both city and mountain views. MS Las Vegas Real Estate would be happy to arrange a viewing of this exceptional Las Vegas golf community real estate.

If you love sports, Las Vegas is a great city to live in. We have a wide variety of sporting events that draw huge crowds season after season. MS Las Vegas Real Estate is continuing the process of educating potential residents about the “new” Las Vegas. More than you could imagine, a Las Vegas home means well-rounded living that offers an incredible array of lifestyle choices. The topic today is sports and by that I don’t mean sitting for hours on end in the sports book at Caesars Palace. I’m talking about sporting events to enjoy with your friends and/or family members. I’m talking about real home teams that you can follow and enjoy that play in beautiful facilities. Let’s start with the Las Vegas Gladiators of the AFL. If you like Arena Football, it doesn’t get any more exciting than this. How about hockey? The Las Vegas Wranglers just played in front of 7,200 fans the other night in the awesome Orleans Arena. Baseball? Los Angeles Dodgers farm team Las Vegas 51’s play at Cashman Field every year to huge crowds. The NBA plays exhibition games at the Thomas & Mack Arena every year. Rodeo fan? Las Vegas is a top venue for PBR bull riding events throughout the year and the NFR Rodeo every December. The PGA tour stops in Las Vegas every year and golf fans from all over the valley swarm the fairways. The Las Vegas Motor Speedway has a Nextel Cup event every year, but many people don’t realize that there are race events at the track every month (Drag racing and motorcycle racing just to name two). Last but certainly not least, UNLV has a fantastic sports program and lots of loyal Las Vegas fans. UNLV basketball and football are just the beginning of what’s on offer from the university. I probably left out a number of other great sporting events. Locals, jump in and help me out! Owning a Las Vegas home and living a “Las Vegas lifestyle” can be anything you want it to be. If you love to attend live sporting events, real estate in Las Vegas is something you really should consider.

The City Council of North Las Vegas has unanimously approved the creation of an Economic Development Department to recruit and retain high-profile businesses and promote business growth in redevelopment areas. The population of North Las Vegas is growing at a rapid rate, and city officials want to make sure that the economy in their portion of the Las Vegas valley is able to keep pace. Sharon Powers, president and chief executive of the North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, called the formation of the new department “a positive.” The impetus behind the new decision was the need to make economic development the responsibility of a single department within the city structure. MS Las Vegas Real Estate is very excited about the growth and development of North Las Vegas. The crown jewel of residential growth in North Las Vegas is the Aliante master-planned community. This includes Sun City Aliante, a fabulous Del Webb age-restricted golf community within Aliante. For more complete information on North Las Vegas homes, give us a call at 888-349-2595.