Business View Magazine | August 2022

70 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 8 Started in 1991, Rafael Framers is a wood framing company based in Las Vegas. They are equipped to handle all types of framing jobs including commercial buildings, o ce and retail spaces, as well as residential single family and multi family projects. Rafael Framers is proud to support the relationship they have with Signature Homes, and looks forward to continuing to work alongside Rick and his whole team well into the future. 702.386.1313 rafaelconstruction.com 5870 Construction Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89122 Then, just over two years ago, the company saw another opportunity for expansion. Richard Plaster and his son Brian – who runs the multi- family and rental home side of the business – decided they wanted to reinvest capital from the success of their apartments into their home building side. That is when they talked to Rick Barron about coming on board to head up that initiative and to lead the homebuilding division as President. “They asked me to come up with a game plan on how we could get back into home building,” explains Barron. “So we’ve been doing that for a little bit over two years and I’m happy to say we’ve got two active communities that have homes closing, and a pipeline of another 350 lots that we’re actually going to build out – half for sale and half for rent.” In a local market dominated by public national home builders, Signature Homes is in a unique position as a private builder. They approach each project with a fresh set of eyes and are able to