At Home offers articles about Las Vegas home values, décor, safety, improvement and other ways to make living here more enjoyable and valuable. Stories present information about kitchens, the back yard, landscaping and other ways to improve your lifestyle plus the worth of your home.
With Las Vegas’ water restrictions – and a Lake Mead that continues to fade– the idea of artificial lawns may be increasingly appealing to Southern Nevada homeowners. While the fake turf doesn’t feel quite the same as Mother Nature’s creation, it does offer several advantages for Vegas residents, besides just the green effect in the…
Who plays major roles in what kind of home people choose to live in? Mom Dad Kids Grandparents Pets According to a report from the National Association of Realtors, in more than four of five families, pets and real estate often mix. NAR surveyed its member and discovered that two-thirds of families selling homes say the…
If you own solar panels on your roof, your house should sell for more than $9,000 than those without it. And Las Vegas homeowners with solar gain more energy benefit than other metros because it has more sun days and fewer sunlight blockers – even more than some sunny places like Phoenix or L.A. That’s…
Two houses, pool, massive storage units near 215 and Maryland, under $500k Permitted well and septic Horse privileges Uhhhh, needs more than a little work Here’s a unique Vegas property you don’t find in Las Vegas these days: two houses on a quiet street with a pool on nearly an acre, convenient to the 215…
Both strategies have advantages and disadvantages. What’s right for your family?
Do you want to live someplace where you can buy a big house for a low price? Look for a rural state without big metro areas. Nevada is about in the middle of the pack when it comes to affordability per square foot. Here, about $200,400 can get you 1,452 square feet of home —…
Las Vegas is a fairly safe place as metro areas go, but it’s worth shoring up security and safety at home to lower the likelihood of losing life or property to bad guys. Whether you buy or rent a house in Las Vegas, consider at least some of these options for protecting your house from…
By Hal DeKeyser Walk in more than half the new model homes for sale in Las Vegas these days and you’ll more and more find a feature that didn’t exist in houses in the Southwest a decade ago: Drop zones. If you grew up in the North or Midwest you may well have had what…
