Our History

Touchstone Living Builds A Legacy To Be Proud Of

Our founder, Tom McCormick, has spent his career building homes in Las Vegas - first as President of Astoria Homes through the real estate boom years, then watching the 2008 housing collapse take nearly everything down with it. His company shrank from 175 employees to three and lost 3,000 lots. Yet, he kept coming to an empty office every day because he wasn't done.

In 2012, he started over. His conviction was that new homes should be affordable and built for first-time home buyers. Homes built by a local for locals. Touchstone Living became a dream to help others achieve their dreams. That's what we've been doing ever since, and what makes us one of the top home builders in Las Vegas and Nevada.
Touchstone Living Builds A Legacy To Be Proud Of

Touchstone Living Focuses on First-Time Home Buyers

For years, you’ve handed someone else a check on the first of the month. You’ve painted walls that you couldn’t keep the color of. You’ve measured your life in lease renewals -twelve more months, then twelve more. And every time rent goes up, a small voice asks the same quiet question: when do I get to stop renting someone else’s future and start building my own?

Most renters we talk to can handle a mortgage. What stops them is everything that comes with a new house. The math can get daunting. Down payment, closing costs, and mortgage rates start to add up. Not to mention the amenities like community pools and furnished appliances that they would have to leave behind. The process can get overwhelming, and another lease gets signed.

So, we took that stuff off the table. Energy-efficient appliances are included. Closing costs are 100% covered. Our homes are in desirable planned neighborhoods with on-site parks, pools, and trails, offering a convenient, family-friendly lifestyle. No upsells, no surprises.

Tom believes that a first home isn’t just square footage. It’s the wall you paint to your liking. The dog you finally get. The marks on the doorframe showing how tall the kids are getting. The quiet realization, somewhere around the second week, that nobody is going to make you move. You are home.

Our Story Continues

At Touchstone Living, we have become one of the premier home builders in Las Vegas. However, our legacy isn’t measured in brick and mortar; it’s measured in the sound of children playing safely in the yard, the pride of locking your own front door, and the life-changing moment when someone who thought they could never afford a home walks away with their very own set of keys.

Don’t let the fear of hidden costs or confusing bank language hold you back from the stability you deserve. Let’s rewrite the script together. Contact one of our neighborhoods today to speak with a team that actually cares about getting you prequalified. You’ve been working hard for Las Vegas – now, let us work hard to get you home.

 

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Early years

Introducing a new vision for affordable single-family and townhomes in Las Vegas

Our founder, Tom McCormick, understood that hidden costs were keeping Vegas residents from buying homes. He starts Touchstone Living, Las Vegas premier builder of newly built homes, to eliminate those costs and make homeownership more attainable.
Living room featuring upgraded vinyl flooring, a light beige sofa, slatted wood coffee table, and large framed artwork in a Sienna model home.