Robin Smith's Blog

There is a great interest in the historic homes of Las Vegas – the fourth annual Home + History Las Vegas event will be held April 27-29 by the Nevada Preservation Society.This year the Nevada Preservation Foundation is including a tour of the famous underground 15,000 square feet home that was b...

April 7 – this coming Saturday – The Wellness Festival will be taking place in Downtown Summerlin.  The Tour de Summerlin and Summerlin Half Marathon start off the daylong event along with the Farmers Market.The day is a family event focusing on wellness, health and fitness hosted by Summerlin Ho...

The homebuilders of today study the different generations of people and compare them with the product of homes they are building to target the different buyer profiles and their needs. In the last four years, 11 publicly traded home builders have announced a new entry level brand for Gen Y (also ...

Strada by Pardee Homes is located in the master-planned community of Inspirada and the neighborhood offers homes based on Pardee’s award winning Farmhouse Millennial Home.  The interiors of the model homes are designed by celebrity designer Bobby Berk and show many ways how to design an interior ...

Pulte Homes Blackrock located in the Canyons at MacDonald Ranch in Henderson has sold all of the 26 lots released since the grand opening in mid-February.There were 14 home sites in the first phase and 12 in the second phase, thru a bidding process through Pulte.  During the Easy Offer Process wo...

Las Vegas has started 2018 housing market with the same zeal as 2017 with home prices rising again in February.  The sales slowed down a bit due to low home inventory supply according a report from the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors (GLVAR).The report said that the median price for exi...

The homebuilder Pulte Homes is a 65 year-old nationwide company – and is among the largest and most reputable builders in the country.  Pulte has built over 30 neighborhoods with thousands of homes in Summerlin, the award winning master planned community.At this time Pulte is offering newly built...

The state of Nevada is now ranks fifth in the country for retirees to migrate (people that are 60+ moving) according to Where To Retire magazine, a 25 year publication dedicated to retirees.Residents of California are the largest segment of retirees coming to our state – the real estate market he...

Since the early 2000’s, granite countertops were the most popular type of kitchen and bathroom countertops.  Granite is durable and easy to maintain and homeowner’s years ago thought the expense of this stone was well worth the price for the appealing look and the convenience of keeping it clean....

Financing options for home buyers that want to purchase and renovate a home has increased by the Residential Redevelopment Program introduced earlier this month by Platinum Home Mortgage Corp.  The Smith Team of Keller Williams Las Vegas is proud to be one of three Real Estate companies working w...