"American West: the builder that bring families together." That may sound like an advertising campaign, but it's not. It's how Kevin Loughton describes his family's home buying experience with American West.

Kevin and his wife, Susan, recently purchased their dream home at American West Reserve in Coronado Ranch and in doing so created a permanent family reunion, so-to-speak. The Loughton's new home is located just blocks away from their youngest son, Dustin, and his family and soon will be just down the street from their eldest son, Jason, and his family.

"We are a really close family, but we've been spread out all over. This gives us a chance to live close to one another again," said Susan.

The Loughton's, who currently live in Merced, Calif., came to Las Vegas regularly to visit their son Dustin who lives at American West Woodbridge in Coronado Ranch. During a holiday visit, Dustin encouraged his parents to take a tour of one of American West's newest model homes, The Single Story with BRAG Space floor plan at American West Reserve in Coronado Ranch.

"We walked into the model and fell in love," said Kevin.

"We said, 'wow.' Everything about the home is beautiful," said Susan. "The homes are so elegant. American West adds the touch of elegance to the homes. They're so hard to resist."

The 2,518 square foot home features three bedrooms, two bathrooms, formal living and dining rooms and an upstairs BRAG space. The BRAG Space is a new, innovative design unique to American West. The feature offers homebuyers additional living space in their new home. The BRAG Space in this home comes standard as one large bonus room. Homebuyers have the option for a guest suite with bath and spacious walk-in closet.

"That's what's so special about the house," said Susan.

"It's the space," said Kevin. "Whoever designed this home did a real good job."

The Loughton's plan to use the upstairs guest suite configuration as their master suite and use the downstairs master suite as a guest room.

"We'll have plenty of family coming to visit," said Susan.

After the Loughton's put down the down payment on their new home, their eldest son's wife, Danielle, stopped by the model homes while on a business trip to take a look.

"She immediately called our son to tell him he had to see what you get for the money. So, Jason drove to Las Vegas that day. He said, 'we can't pass this up.' And they put a down payment on a home down the street from us," said Kevin.

Kevin and Susan Loughton are excited to enjoy the spacious designs, quality construction and beautifully appointed architectural details that set American West homes apart.

"The gourmet kitchen. It's a living space more than just a kitchen. It's a place to be with family, have a cup of coffee," said Kevin.

"Every decision we've made with this home has been an enjoyable experience," said Kevin. "Our sales agent Amy (Maestas) made it all easy. She's so positive and full of energy. She's really dedicated to helping her homebuyers every step of the way. She even emailed us photos of our lot when construction started."

The Loughton's expect to move into their new home in the beginning of summer and their son Jason and his family will move into their new home, Plan 3019, a few weeks after.

For more information on Reserve and American West's seven other neighborhoods call (702) 308-1111.