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Master plans hold Halloween events

Local master-planned communities are celebrating All Hallow’s Eve with fun family activities all weekend leading into the main spooky event.

Tips to ensure your mortgage preapproval remains intact until closing

You’re preapproved for a mortgage. That deal isn’t sealed until you leave the closing table. What you do between now and then can help, hurt or kill your pending loan application. So what can you do (and what should you avoid doing) to make sure your closing goes off as planned?

Heritage Recreation Center opens in Cadence

Anticipation is building for the Heritage Recreation Center, Lennar’s new 22,713-square-foot neighborhood amenity, to open late October within Cadence, a Henderson master-planned community. Heritage is Lennar’s first age-qualified community in Henderson.

The costs of buying a home come in these three big waves

Many millennials want to buy a home because they know it can be cheaper than renting. Truth be told, however, buying is complicated, and it’s not easy to figure out how much money you’ll need.

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Jumbo mortgages: Low rates, strict terms

Borrowers who need large home loans will find an increasing number of lenders willing to offer jumbo mortgages. They’ll also find low rates. But the qualification requirements remain stringent.

Master plan residents use social media to help build communities

Konrad’s use of social media at the time foreshadowed what is becoming a national movement of mother’s using social media, predominately Facebook, to network and build a sense of community for themselves and their children. This is becoming increasingly prevalent in area master-planned communities.

Pardee puts a modern take on the traditional farmhouse

The cookie-cutter look visible in many Las Vegas neighborhoods is getting a makeover, and it’s literally back to the farm. Pardee Homes is opening its models in the first phase of Skye Canyon in northwest Las Vegas on Sept. 10.

Local builders support high school program

A lingering impact of the Great Recession of the late 2000s is a labor shortage in the construction industry. An estimated 1.4 million workers lost their jobs when builders were forced to lay off workers and even close their businesses. Thousands of those workers were in metropolitan Las Vegas. Despite the economic recovery, many former construction workers aren’t coming back to the homebuilding industry. They found satisfying work in new industries. Some retrained to work in commercial and industrial construction.

How to finance a manufactured home

Buying a new home is a major investment that often requires a hefty down payment and expensive, long-term loans. For people on a tight budget, buying a mobile home or a manufactured home is a more attractive option that offers a wider range of flexibility than traditional or stick-built homes.

Flex space for changing lives

The bonus room off the kitchen comes with the option to include French doors out to the front of the home, which is perfect for someone who runs a business out of their home and often has clients over. In addition to an office, it can also serve a variety of purposes including a craft room or play room.

Schools to open in Cadence

A new school campus opened its doors at Cadence, the 2,200-acre master-planned community in Henderson, with another one to follow later this month.

Jumbo mortgages: Low rates, strict terms

Borrowers who need large home loans will find an increasing number of lenders willing to offer jumbo mortgages. They’ll also find low rates. But the qualification requirements remain stringent.

Six must-do’s before buying a home

Before you jump into the wonderful world of homeownership, learn about credit score requirements, mortgage options and other must-do’s as a first step.

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