If you're considering moving to Las Vegas real estate, new home searching may seem daunting at first.  But once you get into the swing of things, you'll find it to be a great deal of fun and you'll also enjoy visiting the many museums and parks during your house hunting breaks.  You may want to read up on the history of the city of Las Vegas itself, when Nevada was nothing but a swampland and how everything has changed so dramatically over the years.  Slowly over time, the marshes disappeared and a very dry desert landscape was left.  Amazingly, the fossilized remains of a prehistoric mammoth were discovered in this area not too long ago, which proves how very wet the Mojave Desert was eons ago.

In 1829, a man named Antonio Armijo, who was a trader from Mexico, took a wrong turn on his way to Los Angeles with a group of 60 other traders and landed up in what is now Las Vegas real estate.  New home to a group of traders, Las Vegas real estate was no more than a small array of caravans parked in the desert, close to the watering hole of Las Vegas Springs.  This was the very beginning of the incredible city we know today, although Native Indians had lived there for many years before the arrival of these traders.  As time marched on, many more traders and gold seekers passed through Las Vegas, giving it the name of "Las Vegas", which can be translated from Spanish into "The Meadows".

Many years later, a proper expedition was carried out overland to the Las Vegas Springs, led by a man named John C. Fremont, who eventually relocated to Las Vegas.  New home and all, this man became the founder of the great city, for which great tribute has been given to him in his namesake museums, hotels, streets, casinos and many history books.  As the city became more and more inhabitable, Mormon settlers moved in and started cultivating orchards and vegetable crops, as well as a private fort in which to live.  Today, approximately 12% of Las Vegas is made up of Mormon population and a great temple has been specially constructed for their worship below Sunrise Mountain.

Around 1890, Las Vegas New Home searchers started appearing with the intention of creating railroads for easier access by other potential people wishing to relocate and also visitors to the city.  When the railroads were built, saloons, differing stores and even backpackers started appearing, which gave a whole new way of life to the small city.  It wasn't too long before gambling was made legal in Nevada and small casinos started popping up all over the place.  Soon, however, all gaming was forbidden.  As you can imagine, the outcry was enormous.  This law only lasted three weeks and the taxes placed on gambling helped the growth of the city, as a large portion went to the improvement of schools.  This still happens to this day, wiith a percentage of up to 43% of taxes.