((ron lynn/clark county building department: "the first initial lots were taken up that were already developed, now we have lots, which probably bodes well for the future.")) ((patrick walker)) clark county issued 38- hundred building permits for homes in 2015... up 13 percent... the city of las vegas.. also a 13-percent increase. all the new homes mean new tax revenue... and new infrastructure ... which henderson assistant community development director michael tassi says benefits all of us. ((michael tassi/henderson asst. community development dir.: "we have master plans like inspirada, those guys had to build the parks and turn them over to the cities, they're building the roadways, so they do pitch in as part of that.")) ((patrick walker)) patrick walker... 8 news now. ((dave courvoisier)) summerlin also had a good year on the housing front. more than 600 new homes sold there in 2015... up 40% from the year before.. ((paula francis)) > destroying debt in 2016. that's the goal one family made... and they plan on doing it with the help of the 8 on your side team. the tips they'll r