Robin Smith's Blog

Robert and I launched the Nevada Builder Trade In Program in 2014 through our company The Smith Team-Realtor-Keller Williams Realty Las Vegas, and could not have predicted the incredible positive response we have seen in such a short amount of time.  The program helps homeowners sell their existi...

National real estate consulting firm RCLCO ranked Summerlin as 4th in rank of the best selling master-planned communities in new homes sales in the nation.  Summerlin also saw a milestone year of development in 2017.RCLCO rank is determined by the number of new homes sold, and in 2017 Summerlin l...

The master-planned community of Inspirada has partnered with the city of Henderson to be this year’s sponsor for the donation drive of Munchies 4 the Military – founded by the Douglas J. Green Memorial Foundation.They are requesting for help from the community in collecting “wish list” items for ...

The high-rise condo market in Las Vegas has been heating up and there are no indications of it slowing down.  Many people are moving to Southern Nevada, especially from California, and the trend looks as if it will continue in 2018 according to home market analysts.Through December 20, 2017 there...

The Las Vegas Valley residents, as well as homebuyers across the country love master-planned communities. More than 28,000 home buyers purchased homes in the top 50 master-planned communities in the nation last year. While new home sales grew 9% last year, master- planned sales grew by twenty per...

Pardee Homes Linea will have a grand opening in the later part of January in the award winning master-planned community of Inspirada located in Henderson.The Linea neighborhood will consist of four two-story floor plans ranging from 2,014 to 2,711 square feet.  The modern exterior options are – D...

Do you want to save for a down payment for you to own a home instead of renting?  The most important first step is saving for that down payment – and yes life’s expenses can get in the way as well as paying your monthly rent.  Balancing your expenses with saving is the trick you have to learn – a...

Summerlin, the award winning mast planned community developed by the Howard Hughes Corp, hit major milestones in 2017. There was a focus on sports and business, robust home sales and the community added many parks, schools and a disc golf course.The highlights of 2017 are:· The developments in Do...

The sales of homes in master-planned communities surged in 2017 all over the country.  The Las Vegas area has five communities that made the top 50 on the list of best selling master-plans.In all areas of the nation 27,580 home were sold in a master-planned community – this figure reflects a 17 p...

The state of Nevada has home loan programs that you might not be aware of – so I am writing to share the information with you.On December 5, 2016 the state implemented a home loan program to help recruit and retain teachers in the public school system.  In a year almost 400 have bought home throu...