The weather, the outdoor activities, the shopping and restaurants, and even the housing prices all make Las Vegas a great place to live. Vegas is the entertainment capital of the world and welcomes over 32 million visitors a year. People love the unique shopping experiences, exciting and unusual shows, first class restaurants and of course world class gaming. With low humidity and ideal spring and fall temperatures, Vegas is a golfer's paradise with an abundance of championship golf courses. Tens of thousands of people relocate here every year. Las Vegas is one of the fastest growing city in the nation. A perfect climate, favorable cost of living and great job market makes Las Vegas an ideal place to live. Housing is very affordable, property taxes are low and there is no state income tax!

We are fotunate to be living in a booming economy and an outstanding real estate market!

They named the oasis Las Vegas, which is Spanish for "the meadows."

The first modern-era settlement is established by Mormon missionaries. This area - known today as Old Mormon State Park - becomes a haven for desert-worn travelers and trailblazers lured by the region's gold and silver.

Nevada has become the 36th state in the Union; however, Las Vegas is considered part of Arizona.

Octavius D. Gass build a ranch - to become known as the Las Vegas Ranch - on the site of the mission ruins.

The Las Vegas area becomes part of the state of Nevada.

The rails of the Union Pacific Railroad arrive in Las Vegas. The railroad company auctions adjacent lands for further settlement.

The city of Las Vegas is founded.

Las Vegas is named the county seat of Clark County. Clark County is named for Montana Senator William Clark, who purchased the Las Vegas Ranch in 1902.

Las Vegas officially becomes a city.

The Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce is founded.

Construction begins on Hoover Dam.

Governor Fred Balzar signs a bill that makes gambling permanently legal.

The Boulder Club unveils the first neon sign in Las Vegas, created by the Young Sign Company. The company would later build most of the city's colorful casino signs.

Hoover Dam is completed.

El Rancho Vegas becomes the first resort to open on what is to become the world-famous Las Vegas Strip.

Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel's Flamingo opens on New Year's Eve as the third resort on the Strip.

Atom bomb testing begins at the new Nevada Test Site.

The Gaming Control Board is created to strengthen, control, and regulate gambling operations.

The city's first high-rise resort, the nine-story Riviera Hotel, opens.

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is established.

The Las Vegas Convention Center opens.

Las Vegas hosts its first championship boxing match, between welter-weights Benny Paret and Don Jordan.

El Rancho Vegas is destroyed by fire.

The Beatles make their only Las Vegas appearance, performing in shows at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Howard Hughes, now residing at the Desert Inn, purchases six hotel resorts and other properties totaling $300 million.

Elvis Presley opens at the International Hotel - now the Las Vegas Hilton.

Clark County's population exceeds 300,000.

The original MGM Grand (now Bally's) opens as the largest hotel in the world with 2,100 rooms.

Clark County's gaming revenues top $1 billion for the first time.

Las Vegas celebrates its 75th anniversary.

The Mirage opens with 3,049 rooms at a cost of $630 million.

The Excalibur opens with 4,032 rooms as the world's larges resort.

UNLV's Runnin' Rebels basketball team beats Duke University to win its first NCAA title.

Three new theme hotels open - the Luxor, Treasure Island, and MGM Grand. With 5,034 rooms, the new MGM Grand becomes the largest hotel in the world.

Clark County's population exceeds one million.

The Fremont Street Experience opens.

The New York-New York, Monte Carlo, Orleans, and Stratosphere hotels and casinos open. Stratosphere Tower is the tallest free-standing tower west of the Mississippi River.

As of January 3, 1991, Las Vegas sets an international record for number of hotel/motel room sin a single metropolitan area with an inventory totaling 101,106.

UNLV's Runnin' Rebels basketball team is named Western Athletic Conference (WAC) champion.

The Bellagio resort opens on the Las Vegas Strip.

Mandalay Bay, Paris Las Vegas, and the Venetian open.

Barbara Streisand celebrates the millennium in concert at the MGM Grand.

The Palms Casino Resort opens in November.

Las Vegas salutes Frank Sinatra, its most enduring icon, by declaring December 12 Sinatra Day, 50 years after his Las Vegas debut onstage at the Desert Inn.

A 1.3-million-square-foot expansion increases the size of the Las Vegas Convention Center to a grand total of 3.2 million square feet, making it one of the largest convention centers in the nation.