May 22

The most recent interesting real estate trend in Las Vegas is that Las Vegas is going green. MGM City Center was the first LEED certified project in Nevada and there is now a collection of Las Vegas homes that are following suit.

The best project for green, gorgeous homes at the moment is the Marquis Las Vegas project. They were actually chosen by the National Association of Home Builders as the New American Home 2009. Located in an ultra-exclusive neighborhood off of Tomiyasu Lane that has been home to Wayne Newton, Mike Tyson, the Sultan of Brunei and others, this area offers properties as large as 40 acres.

The area contains several of Nevada’s most expensive properties, including estates ranging to more than 40 acres, but is just minutes from the Las Vegas Strip and Downtown. The energy for the homes is solar and solar thermal and each home is expected to run on natural gas and electricity. If you select the Smart House Package, your home will also be fully equipped electronically. You’ll spend two weeks with Microsoft, programming your home for your comfort and lifestyle!

Certainly, this project is a dream-come-true for private home buyers or companies such as Sightline Acquisition with Kirk Sanford. Anything is possible in Las Vegas!

May 12

Certainly, many real estate agents, investors and companies such as Sightline Acquisition with Kirk Sanford, are interested in the changes in the real estate market in Las Vegas. Henderson is the 2nd largest city in Nevada and the US Census says that it is the fastest growing large city in the United States.

Interesting enough, Henderson is the home to the first large planned community in southern Nevada, Green Valley. At the moment, Henderson has 25 planned communities with even more planned. It’s a wonderful location for school age children, as it has a number of great private schools. It also has one of the lowest property tax cities in Nevada. It’s also ranked as the third best place to retire in the United States.

It will be interesting to see how Henderson continues growing and to watch the real estate market in this area.

May 2

Those in Vancouver who love casino playing will have more reasons to smile soon. Vancouver’s BC Place Stadium will soon have a new, 680,000 square foot entertainment complex with a 107,000 square foot casino! The casino will certainly be British Columbia’s largest ever and is expected to be completed in 2013.

The casino estimates gaming revenues of up to $130 million and it expects to create 3200 direct jobs, and 2200 indirect jobs during construction, with 1900 direct and 1300 indirect jobs when the casino is up and running.

Certainly, the construction of a new casino is always a positive sign for the economy –and great news for companies such as Sightline Payments with Kirk Sanford and many others in the gaming industry.