Cibola Vista Resort launches expansion - USATODAY.com

Those traveling on north Peoria's Lake Pleasant Parkway will soon see a gold, four-story, Byzantine-style dome glistening in the sunlight.

Cibola Vista Resort and Spa

Location: 27501 N. Lake Pleasant Parkway, Peoria.

Rooms: The resort has 218 rooms, which will expand to 258 when the current construction is completed by May. At buildout in an estimated 15 years, the resort should have 480 rooms.

Room rates: Apart from time-share visitors, the resort rents out rooms with prices ranging from $90 to $420 per night, depending on room and time of visit.

Amenities: Tennis court, full-service spa, fitness center, horseback riding, lagoon pool, adult pool with cafe, meeting room, wedding packages.

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Luxury homes sales soar 63.5% | Inside Real Estate News

The luxury home market in the Denver area in July experienced a 63.5 percent year-over-year gain, the second biggest percentage gain of any month this year, according to a report by Kentwood Real Estate.

The percentage gain for homes that closed at $1 million or more was only bested by April, in which luxury home sales catapulted by an incredible 140.7 percent.

The July year-over-year percentage gain was almost twice the 32.2 percent gain in closings for the entire market. However, as always, the number of people buying homes that cost at least $1 million represents a small percent of the overall market.

Buyers purchased 85 luxury homes in the core Denver-area counties of Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Elbert counties, according to the Kentwood report.

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Las Vegas home prices likely to keep rising into next year - Las Vegas Sun News

Las Vegas home values continue soaring faster than the country at large and should outpace the nation for the next year.

The valley’s median home value last month was $156,600, up 2.8 percent from July and up 30.6 percent from August 2012, according to a new report from housing data firm Zillow.

Las Vegas’ month-to-month increase was second fastest among the 30 metro areas covered in Zillow’s report, with Riverside, Calif., leading at 3 percent. Its year-to-year jump also was second fastest, to Sacramento, with 34.1 percent.

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