media: Boyd Gaming's Echelon project put on hold. Report caps off week of bad news for Las Vegas. - 08/01/08 03:38 PM
An under-construction, multi-billion-dollar mega-resort on the Las Vegas Strip has been put on hold. On August 1st, 2008, several media outlets reported that Boyd Gaming would cease construction on its Echelon property for a minimum of three to four quarters due to difficult capital markets and current economic conditions. The announcement came a day … (4 comments)
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media: Record Las Vegas price-per-foot sale recognized by the local media. - 07/31/08 02:35 AM
After almost a year, a Las Vegas newspaper has decided to dedicate more than a short blurb to a the most expensive price-per-foot sale in the history of the Las Vegas real estate market.
In November 2007, the top-three residential price-per-square foot records in the history of Las Vegas were set when multiple units and penthouses … (1 comments)
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media: Breaking Down the Wall - What Los Angeles knows that Las Vegas doesn't. - 07/26/08 01:49 PM
In another example of how the media refuses to share much of anything positive about the Las Vegas real estate market, a luxury condominium sale in Los Angeles is receiving MAJOR exposure for setting a local price-per-foot record, while a similar penthouse sale in Las Vegas (on a price-per-square-foot basis), continues to be ignored.
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media: Local News reports 73 Layoffs at Trump Towers in Las Vegas. Here we go again. - 07/24/08 02:01 PM
A local news station has reported that there have been layoffs at Trump Towers in Las Vegas because of slow luxury condominium closings. According to the report, there have been 73 layoffs - nearly 20 percent of the workforce.
While the overall Las Vegas real estate market is going through major changes and … (10 comments)
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media: What the Las Vegas real estate market can learn from Yoda. - 07/15/08 09:54 PM
FEAR - Today, it grips our nation.
In regards to the Las Vegas real estate market, there are several issues we must address. Some of them, we have less power to control - inflation, interest rates, tight mortgage lending, etc.
How long will I keep bringing this up? Until my city gets … (7 comments)
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media: Clearing the air about several Las Vegas residential high-rise condo records. - 07/15/08 02:42 PM
Recently, it seems there has been some confusion by various websites and/or persons in regards to several Las Vegas price-per-square-foot records that were set at MGM MIRAGE CityCenter. One website goes as far as hinting that MGM MIRAGE and/or Dubai World sold units to their own people and then released press … (0 comments)
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media: Las Vegas makes over a billion off gaming in April 2008 - Oh No! - 07/07/08 02:36 AM
According to a recent article released by Reuters, Las Vegas earned just over a billion dollars in April 2008. The figure represents a 5.1 percent gaming-revenue decrease from April 2007. Now, when you read my headline you took it as a positive thing right? Well, the gaming-revenue fact wasn't reported as positive - its … (0 comments)
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media: Social Media, Blogging, and the Effect on Journalism - 07/07/08 01:09 AM
If it Doesn't Bleed it Doesn't Lead? Have you ever heard that term? It's a well-known term in the world of journalism.
Just like most of us, journalists have a mortgage payment too. The question: Is the evolution of social media and blogging putting more pressure on freelance journalists to get their copy sold?
Have you … (3 comments)
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media: You HAVE to see This! - 07/04/08 08:46 PM
I wrote this article to "pay it forward" - To share a mindset that will hopefully improve someone's moment, day, or even life. Las Vegas is simply the backdrop for a much more important message that we all could improve upon in our day-to-day ways of thinking.
Airplanes, Tourists, and even Homeowners have … (5 comments)
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media: How a Bad U.S. Economy Can Play in Vegas' Favor - And Another Strip Property Creates Thousands of New Jobs. - 07/02/08 10:00 PM
Is your city beginning to experience heavy layoffs because of the current status of the United States economy? Experts agree that high unemployment rates in other cities can play in Las Vegas' favor - A hiring-hotspot where thousands and thousands of jobs are currently being created - and filled.
In late June … (4 comments)
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media: Another Day in Doom-and-Gloom Paradise. - 06/05/08 12:42 AM
Fun in the sun - yesterday, several negative stories blasted the Las Vegas high-rise condo market. This time, the doom-fodder included deaths, a strike, and a hotel cancellation. One article even reported approx. double the true number of high-rise condominium units under construction. Umm, I think my cocktail umbrella is broken.
I used to be in … (4 comments)
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media: What is "News Framing"? Is News Framing happening in YOUR real estate market? - 06/01/08 08:32 PM
"News Framing" is a strategy used in journalism. It's the art of filtering news into an angle or frame, a strategy that is meant to guide audiences into perceiving something a certain way. Today, News Framing is most obvious in the United States' current: real estate market, economy, war, and presidential race.
You can read … (8 comments)
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media: Aaron Auxier's VIVA VEGAS! Locals Update - May 2008. - 05/12/08 03:25 AM
VIVA VEGAS! Local's Update - May 2008
Greetings friends and colleagues, Are you ready for another wild week in business? Before the mania begins, I have a few quick things to share:
#1 - "Lunchtime With Ira, Live From the Las Vegas Hilton" Today (5-12-08), I'll be filming the local's television … (4 comments)
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