21.   Detractors say many projects are in luxury communities with expensive homes owned by powerful people.

22.   Expensive homes with neatly trimmed lawns have flags draped across the front door.

23.   Fernando Saavedra, who usually does stucco work on expensive homes in north Phoenix, led a team of three workers.

24.   From his terrace, he has watched as the rolling farmland around him sprouted clusters of shopping malls and expensive homes.

25.   He had a penchant for buying and selling expensive homes and new cars, according to public motor vehicle and property records.

26.   He lives in an expensive home in Idaho, drives a Mercedes and is clearly the best athlete in the world even before these Olympics.

27.   He noted expensive homes are selling better.

28.   However, the bill would end a provision that allows homeowners to postpone capital gains taxes if they buy a more expensive home.

29.   If they want to move to a more expensive home, they need lower down payments.

30.   In many instances, Californians sell expensive homes and buy comparable property in Las Vegas for much less, leaving themselves with a surplus in cash.