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Retail Property, Vacancies Q2 Worst in 30 Years

Steve Harless (REALTY WORLD LUXURY HOMES -702.217.1680) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:10:11 -0500

Glad I am involved in residential real estate right now....store closings and cutbacks are commonplace these days. I'm still amazed that Starbucks would close 600 stores. Wow..(always did think McDonald's coffee was better.)

Read this article above, it pretty much lays it on the line. anybody out there in commerical real estate feel free to comment.

Down And Out In Las Vegas

Steve Harless (REALTY WORLD LUXURY HOMES -702.217.1680) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:10:51 -0500

Naaaa...Vegas will keep on keep'in On!

As a realtor living & working full time in Las Vegas, It's always interesting to hear or read any outside views of Las Vegas. Today, I read an article online from a british publication, "The Independent", by Guy Adams titled, "Down & Out In Las Vegas." and was left scratching my head. It's easy for someone to pick apart Vegas when you don't live here. But what the author left out in his article, is the optimism and hope & the will power people have here in Las Vegas to survive & thrive.

Las Vegas is currently undergoing a massive change, evolving into The Convention Showcase To The World. Steve Wynn has plans for a convention center that will feature 2 million square feet of space!

In the next 3 years an estimated 42,200 jobs will be created by the Palazzo, Encore, Fountain Bleu, City Center, Cosmopolitan, Etchelon Place and With projects such as the 100 Million dollar Fine Art Center, the Jewelry Mart and a diversification of other projects that are being built like the Lou Ruvo Brain Institute for Alzheimer's research.

There is expected to be as much as 15 Billion dollars invested in Las Vegas over the next several years.

The long term investing for Las Vegas real estate looks great, however on a down note, as many as 150 to 250 foreclosures a day could be hitting the market and we as a city could see as many as 30,000 - 40,000 homes on the MLS towards the end of the year. This may be true, but when you talk to any experienced real estate agent working in town, you will find a lot of homes will have as many as 10-15 offers on them. And for example many clients cannot find single story homes with a pool, and are actually on a waiting list to find these homes. Moral of the story? Don't believe everything you read and hear in the media

Down and Out In Las Vegas ? I don't think so....Just new beginnings and opportunities for people all over the world to come visit or live, and absorb everything this wonderful city has to offer. The people of Las Vegas have seen hard times before, but when the going gets tough, people dig in and keep on going. After everything is said and done, Las Vegas is truly our home and a great place to live.

Las Vegas Panorama Towers - High Rise Condo Resale Information

Steve Harless (REALTY WORLD LUXURY HOMES -702.217.1680) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:11:48 -0500

Panorama Towers

My Client was looking for Price information on Panorama and this is the end results as of July 4th, 2008....keep in mind we are talking about 2 bedrooms/2 baths 1000 sq ft or more starting in the 400k range. The majority of clients tend to fall in love with the Las Vegas strip Views which are available up to 50% less then last year!!! Enjoy these prices....they WILL NOT LAST!

If you are looking for a high rise condo in Las Vegas, allow me to do the the detailed research for you! Call 702.217.1680 to get started today!

all charts below created by Stephen Underwood

For Many Troops, July 4th is all business!

Steve Harless (REALTY WORLD LUXURY HOMES -702.217.1680) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:38:03 -0500

This 4th Of July, I wanted to take time to honor our troops who are serving all over the world. Thank you for your committment to our beloved country, and keep up the great work. Having served from 80-85, I know of the sacrifices our men and women of the armed services are making and will continue to make in the name of freedom. Again, I cannot thank you enough. this tribute is for you!

Brace Yourself - Something Big is Going On!

Steve Harless (REALTY WORLD LUXURY HOMES -702.217.1680) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:40:28 -0500

Few articles move me. however this one moved me and I am sure you the reader will be emotionally moved as well. This is NOT a politically message, but an attention getter into what is coming down the road. Ron Paul has a message that is a must read!

There are two choices that people can make. The one choice that is unavailable to us is to limp along with the status quo and prop up the system with more debt, inflation and lies. That won't happen

The more the government is allowed to do in taking over and running the economy, the deeper the depression gets and the longer it lasts. That was the story of the 30ss and the early 40s, and the same mistakes are likely to be made again if we do not wake up.

Since the correction of all this misallocation of resources is necessary and must come, one can look for some good that may come as this "Big Even" unfolds. Bloggers, let me know your thoughts! Steve

Mortgage ruling could shock U.S. banking industry

Steve Harless (REALTY WORLD LUXURY HOMES -702.217.1680) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:52:15 -0500

A lawsuit filed by a Wisconsin couple against their mortgage lender could have major implications for banks should a U.S. appeals court agree that borrowers can cancel their loans en masse when their lenders violate a federal lending disclosure law.

The case began like hundreds of others filed since the U.S. housing boom spawned a rise in sales of adjustable rate loans. Susan and Bryan Andrews of Cedarburg, Wisconsin, claimed that lender Chevy Chase Bank FSB had hidden the true terms of what they believed was a good deal on a low-interest loan.

In their 2005 lawsuit, the couple said the loan's interest rate had more than doubled by their second monthly payment from the 1.95 percent rate they thought was locked in for five years. The interest rate rose well above the 5.75 percent

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Steve Harless (REALTY WORLD LUXURY HOMES -702.217.1680) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:27:58 -0500

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Let me know if this helps you, as I am always thinking of ways to help my fellow agents! steve

Newly Discovered Oilfields In Iran

Steve Harless (REALTY WORLD LUXURY HOMES -702.217.1680) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:15:12 -0500

Just when the news media would have you believe "We gotta bomb'em because they got nuclear weapons" This comes out: ONGC discovers new Iranian oilfield - report

Iran is drawing interest from Indian and Chinese firms that are keen to tap the world's second-largest reserves of oil and gas and are less susceptible than many other companies to Western pressure over Tehran's nuclear programme.

I pray soon, we as americans will have an elected leader that will sit down and choose to have diplomacy with the rest of the world leaders and stop the war process as a way to bolster the economy.

OPEC Leader: Oil to $170 in next 6 months...

Steve Harless (REALTY WORLD LUXURY HOMES -702.217.1680) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:50:12 -0500

Yikes! Can you say Rock the boat! More Like a tidal wave of Hell is going to break loose. When I read this headline:OPEC Leader: Oil to $170 in next 6 months... I almost fell outta my chair. You wanna talk about something out of our control, this is the real deal for "OUTTA CONTROL".

OPEC President Chakib Khelil predicted that the price of oil will climb to $170 a barrel before the end of the year because of a weak dollar and political conflicts.

``Oil prices are expected to reach $170 as demand for fuel is growing in the U.S. during the summer period and the dollar continues to weaken against the euro,'' Khelil said today in a telephone interview. The leader of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries also serves as Algeria's oil minister.

ACTIVE RAIN DOES IT AGAIN!

Steve Harless (REALTY WORLD LUXURY HOMES -702.217.1680) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:30:48 -0500

An anonymous tip from one of my Active Rain readers has helped me with this new homescouting report buttons, and First Time Home Buying Advertisements on the right hand side. ( thank you who ever you were, I sincerely appreciate your kind tip)

Thank you to the creators of Active Rain on my 300th post and as my business has been empowered so much by this outstanding website! Technologically, I have grown in leaps and bounds from all the great members here. Learning about SEO, Online Marketing, etc.... you name it. There is so much that new and experienced agents alike can learn by just taking the time to read other real estate agent's past experiences.

Thanks to all my 57 subscribers, I think of all of you as my family and someday look forward to meeting you all in person. Again, I thank all of the AR community! Be Well, Steve

World's First 'Building In Motion'

Steve Harless (REALTY WORLD LUXURY HOMES -702.217.1680) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:48:09 -0500

World's First 'Building In Motion' Set For Dubai

Italian Architect Poised To Build 80-Story Tower With Revolving Floors Powered By Wind Turbines

Plan In Place To Put Up Similar Buildings In Moscow, NYC

Dubai's "Building In Motion."

Just when you thought you had seen it all there come this! How exciting. click here to read more.

THE $300B GOVERNMENT RESCUE IS ON ITS WAY!!!

Steve Harless (REALTY WORLD LUXURY HOMES -702.217.1680) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:16:43 -0500

Housing rescue plan passes key Senate test

A massive foreclosure rescue bill cleared a key Senate test Tuesday by an overwhelming margin, with Democrats and Republicans both eager to claim election-year credit for helping hard-pressed homeowners.

The mortgage aid plan would let the Federal Housing Administration back $300 billion in new, cheaper home loans for an estimated 400,000 distressed borrowers who otherwise would be considered too financially risky to qualify for government-insured, fixed-rate loans.

An 83-9 vote put the plan on track for Senate passage as early as Wednesday, but President Bush is threatening a veto, and Democrats are fighting each other over key details. Those challenges will probably delay any final deal until mid-July.

The bill advanced as separate reports underscored rising economic anxiety: Consumer confidence slid to its lowest level in more than 16 years, and closely watched indices showed a continuing decline in home values.

At the Capitol, Sen. Christopher J. Dodd, D-Conn., the Banking Committee chairman, said the lending measure "would allow us to begin to put a tourniquet on the hemorrhaging of foreclosures in this country."

"We need to demonstrate to people in this country that have lost an awful lot of faith in almost everything, but certainly in (Congress), that we can get something done, that we can put aside differences and make a difference in their lives," Dodd said.

Still, conservative Democrats known as "Blue Dogs" are concerned about how to pay for the measure, and members of the Congressional Black Caucus call it unacceptable, arguing it doesn't do enough to address the needs of black Americans.

Congressional leaders also are divided on how high to place loan limits that apply to government mortgage insurance and financing. The Senate bill sets those limits at $625,000 while a House-passed version puts them at $730,000 - a crucial difference in high-cost housing markets like California, home to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Lawmakers have been negotiating behind the scenes with the Bush administration to avert a veto. Dana Perino, the White House spokeswoman, told reporters the Senate measure has "some really good aspects" and Congress is "on the right path."

"We have been working closely with them to try to change the bill in a way that we think that it could be something that the president could sign," Perino said.

Borrowers would be eligible for the housing rescue if their mortgage holders were willing to take a substantial loss and allow them to refinance, and if they could show an ability to make payments on the new loan. They would ultimately have to share with the government a portion of any profits they made from selling or refinancing their properties.

The bill also would tighten controls and create a new regulator for Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE), the mortgage giants that provide huge amounts of cash flow to the home loan market by buying loans from banks.

It would provide a $14.5 billion array of tax breaks, including a credit of up to $8,000 for first-time homebuyers who buy in the next year. And it would boost low-income tax credits and mortgage revenue bonds. The measure falls $2.4 billion short of covering the costs of those tax items, a sort point for Blue Dogs who oppose initiatives that add to the deficit.

Mixing in a controversy involving lawmakers, Republicans and Democrats on the Ethics Committee proposed adding mortgage disclosure requirements for members of Congress to the bill following a flap over reports that Dodd and Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., got preferential home loans from Countrywide Financial Corp. (CFC), a lender at the center of the subprime mortgage mess. The proposal by John Cornyn of Texas, the senior Republican on the committee, and Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., the chairman, would remove an exception that currently allows lawmakers to omit home mortgages from their annual financial disclosures.

On the broader bill, the 42 House members of the Black Caucus said in a letter to Democratic leaders last week that it has "glaring omissions," including affordable housing funds for states affected by Hurricane Katrina and grants for states and localities to buy and fix up foreclosed properties.

To draw GOP support, Senate Democrats diverted the affordable housing money to pay for the foreclosure aid program.

Some Republicans, however, are still vehemently opposed to the legislation, which they describe as a government giveaway for reckless lenders and investors.

"They expect the federal government to turn their backs on responsible lenders and borrowers and renters waiting - waiting - to become first-time homeowners, and support those groups that have pushed our housing market into decline with bad loans and bad investments," said Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo. "This bill is a federal government bailout."

The Senate bill would provide $3.9 billion in grants to deal with foreclosed properties - a House plan would provide $15 billion - but the White House singled out the funds in its veto threat, and Blue Dogs are demanding that the money be offset with cuts elsewhere.

Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., the Financial Services Committee chairman, has said he'd be willing to jettison the money and add it to a separate measure in the interest of a deal.

Ross Perot Speaks

Steve Harless (REALTY WORLD LUXURY HOMES -702.217.1680) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:45:36 -0500

Challenges Facing Our Country

The United States faces large and growing budget deficits mostly due to an aging population and rising healthcare costs. Unless we solve the problems caused by entitlement spending, there will be little money left to do anything else in the future. Over time, our standard of living, our national security, our standing in the world and the value of our currency could all be threatened. The sooner we confront these issues, the better. This presentation explains the problems.

Ross Perot is the father of fiscal charts. PerotCharts.com will help Americans understand the serious fiscal challenges facing our nation. These new electronic charts will also serve to hold elected officials accountable while accelerating needed actions to help ensure that our collective future will be better than our past.
Hon. David M. Walker
President and CEO, Peter G. Peterson Foundation
Former U.S. Comptroller General (1998 - 2008)

Having A Bad Day?

Steve Harless (REALTY WORLD LUXURY HOMES -702.217.1680) — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 09:32:18 -0500

Bad days do not exist unless you truly believe it is a bad day....Everyday you are walking the earth is a OUTSTANDING DAY and a freaking miracle and should be celebrated to the max!

Sure, I have had bad days...but those days are gone forever and that is why "now" is called the "present"

For today is a gift from your creator. make the most of it, and remember before you go to bed, someone in your past, or present loves and misses you, and is thinking about you! be thankful for today! best wishes, and have a great day! Steve Harless

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Steve Harless (REALTY WORLD LUXURY HOMES -702.217.1680) — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 10:57:11 -0500

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Do advanced searches for people you may have lost touch with! The possibilites are endless! If you are looking to expand your internet presence quickly and easy, YOU JUST FOUND IT!

This website will connect you with people that will blow your mind....some in your data base that you may have forgotten! try it out, let me know how it goes for you! - Steve Harless

STOCK MARKET FUTURES START TO DIVE!

Steve Harless (REALTY WORLD LUXURY HOMES -702.217.1680) — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:54:47 -0500

STOCK MARKET FUTURES FALL OFF A CLIFF! watch for the bad news Monday as things are starting to really fluctuate in the stock market.

Maybe all will be ok, if this transcends into the oil market. I personally see a major correction coming and hope not too many people will be hurt from this. Guess it is the nature of the market. be well, and hope things are not as bad as I think they will be this Monday! later, Steve

Las Vegas Investment Information

Steve Harless (REALTY WORLD LUXURY HOMES -702.217.1680) — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:31:47 -0500

Identifying A Investment Property

So after weeks or months of doing all your homework you have identified a property(s) in your price range that you would like to purchase. The next question you will ask is, "How much will it rent out for?"

To get a broader ideal on how much to charge for rent, or property management information, I highly recommend talking to a professional property management company to figure out what a rental value would be and how much it will cost for the service. This will save you time and money which is always a plus.

Terra West Property Management is a local company that I highly recommend, Michele Williams is very helpful and can be reached at 702-251-4524. Be sure to tell her Steve Harless from Realty World sent you!

The Common Problem In Las Vegas - The News Media

The common problem now in Las Vegas, is the news media for ages has been inundating the public with negative information about the housing market, and the average consumer/investor thinks they can walk in and steal a property for nothing. That is just not the case so much anymore, but that being said there are still opportunities where you can buy $100,000 - $150,000 below the market values of 2005. The saving grace of Las Vegas, is the jobs that will be created from all the building that currently is happening in town. Experts believe 42,200 jobs will be created in just the next 3 years.

Currently, Las vegas is the Mecca for foreclosures and with the stock market going sideways and the oil crisis, the Las Vegas real estate market is busier then most people truly understand. The amount of foreign investors is truly amazing, and I see bidding wars on properties that quite frankly I myself would not be paying that amount for.

It is quite common to see as many as 10-20 offers on property in some neighborhoods.

So as an investor to save you time, I recommend sitting down with your agent and pre-viewing properties online to ascertain a value and to call the selling agent to see how many offers are currently on the property that you are interested in making an offer on.

Questions For Investors

The 4 questions I have for my investors:

How long do you want to hold the property?

Do you want to rent it out?

Is this a second home for you?

How much profit do you really intend to make?

This is just a sample of what we should talk about when we get together.

If you would like to sit down and explore the real estate investing opportunities in Las Vegas, feel free to call Steve Harless - Realty World - 702.217.1680

White House threatens veto of foreclosure rescue

Steve Harless (REALTY WORLD LUXURY HOMES -702.217.1680) — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:32:49 -0500

Now is no the time to play politics...Our fellow Americans need help now, I strongly urge the Active Rain community to band together and contact their politicians so that our country can get over this mess.

Write your representative

In this article by By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS, she wrote A broad bipartisan coalition supporting a massive foreclosure rescue beat back GOP efforts to gut it Thursday, defying a White House veto threat and quashing a bid to make it victim to revelations about two senators' VIP mortgages.

Read the full article here

Unite NOW for this cause!

Las Vegas existing-home sales surge

Steve Harless (REALTY WORLD LUXURY HOMES -702.217.1680) — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:31:02 -0500

Resales pass 2,600 units for first month since March '07; new-home sales stall

Great news! The number of existing homes sold locally in May surged to its best showing in 14 months even as sales of new homes lagged, according to two new housing reports released this week.

Statistics from local research firms Home Builders Research and SalesTraq revealed a 5.2 percent jump in resales in May, with buyers snapping up 2,606 units. Buyers bought 2,477 existing homes in the same month a year ago.

"May data for the Las Vegas housing market suggests that recovery has begun for the resale market," SalesTraq President Larry Murphy said.

The last time resale closings surpassed 2,600 homes in a single month was March 2007. Closings on existing properties spent fall and winter mired at around 1,500 units a month.

Analysts said May's results don't herald a permanent end to declines in local home prices and sales.

Rising oil prices and a deteriorating job market could complicate chances for a widespread housing recovery, Murphy said. What's more, though banks sold about 1,300 foreclosures in May, they took possession of another 2,500 or so foreclosed homes in the same month. Until that statistic reverses itself, and banks are disposing of more homes than they're taking over, prices could continue to slump.

Bad Day? This Video Will Crack You Up! S M I L E

Steve Harless (REALTY WORLD LUXURY HOMES -702.217.1680) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:16:47 -0500

video credit: originally uploaded to YouTube on June 5, 2008 by etrade

how can you not be smiling when this is playing?

Artificial Oil Prices & Corruption

Steve Harless (REALTY WORLD LUXURY HOMES -702.217.1680) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:38:22 -0500

Today I read an article that really made sense....viewers tell me what you think afterwards.

The president of Iran said "certain powers" were keeping an artificial oil price to "fund the costs of their wars and occupations and to justify investments to exploit new sources of energy at the bottom of the oceans, at the poles and elsewhere."

Certain powers? could this be the US? duh...who else could it be! time for this synthetic war on terrorism to end, and to change the direction of our economy. how did the Vietnam war end.....with the US running into the South China Sea .....I served on the ship that received those refugees, The USS - Blueridge LCC-19

Big Question....HOW ARE WE GOING TO END THIS FIASCO?

Iran's Ahmadinejad says oil price artificial

The current high price of oil is artificial and the market is well supplied with crude, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday, pinning the blame on the sliding dollar.

Ahmadinejad goes on to say that the fall in the dollar was a prime cause of the world's economic problems, saying it had affected "the world economy and in particular the economy of world energy exporters."

You know, in my heart I always felt there was a rat somewhere down the line artificially inflating the price of gas for profit. Now I am convinced it is being manipulated.

Latest Economic Update

Steve Harless (REALTY WORLD LUXURY HOMES -702.217.1680) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:27:18 -0500

Reflecting the stimulus from government rebate checks, retail sales rose a full percentage point in May, double what economists were anticipating, the Commerce Department reported June 12. Not including the higher prices consumers paid for gasoline, retail sales still rose a strong 0.8%, the biggest increase in a year.

Sales of existing homes in April also caught economists off guard, climbing 6.3% instead of the negative 0.4% drop they were predicting. The new reading, issued June 9 by the National Association of REALTORS®, indicates that the drop in property values has started attracting more buyers and bargain hunters.

Soaring gasoline prices helped push consumer inflation up 0.6% in May, the fastest pace in six months, the Labor Department said June 12. But core inflation, which strips out volatile gas and food prices, edged up a modest 0.2%, easing concerns that big jumps in energy and food costs were breaking through to more widespread inflation.

The nation's trade deficit - what we import versus what we export - rose 7.8% to $60.9 billion, the largest imbalance since March 2007, the Commerce Department said June 10. Driving the deficit was a $4.3 billion increase in crude oil imports, which jumped to a record $29.3 billion in April.

New claims for unemployment benefits rose to 384,000, an increase of 25,000 from the previous week, the Labor Department reported June 12.

More upbeat economic news came from the Mortgage Bankers Association, which said that mortgage loan applications rose 10.9% from the previous week. Purchase applications increased 12.1% while refi volume was up 8.4% from the previous week.

Economic news due this week includes reports on the Producer Price Index and housing starts on June 17.

Have a nice week! Steve Harless - Las Vegas Real Estate

Oil Rally Topped Dot-Com Craze in Speculators' Mania

Steve Harless (REALTY WORLD LUXURY HOMES -702.217.1680) — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:15:48 -0500

The rally that drove oil to a record $139.12 a barrel last week surpassed the gains in Internet stocks that preceded the dot-com crash in 2000.

Crude rose 697 percent since trading at $17.45 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange in November 2001, and reached 28 record highs this year. The last time a similar pattern was seen in equities was eight years ago, when Internet-related stocks sent the Nasdaq Composite Index up 640 percent to its highest level ever, according to data compiled by Bloomberg and Bespoke Investment Group LLC.

The Nasdaq tumbled 78 percent from its March 2000 peak, erasing about $6 trillion of market value, as investors concluded that prices weren't supported by profits at companies such as Broadcom Corp. and Amazon.com Inc. Billionaire investor George Soros and Stephen Schork, president of Schork Group Inc., say oil is ready to tumble because prices aren't justified by supply and demand.

``There's nothing different between this mania, the dot-com mania, the real estate mania, the Dow Jones mania of the 1920s, the South Sea bubble and the Dutch tulip-bulb mania,'' said Schork, whose Villanova, Pennsylvania-based firm advises the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Wall Street firms and oil companies on the outlook for energy prices. ``History repeats itself over and over and over again.''

I am totally amazed at the greed o the oil executives..They are totally throwing the American people under the bus with these unsubstantiated price increases..My father taught me two things in life...never underestimate the other fellow's jealousy & especially his greed.

Thinking Of Improving Your Website Traffic?

Steve Harless (REALTY WORLD LUXURY HOMES -702.217.1680) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:52:15 -0500

Viewers, since putting in the translation services of google, tons of hits are pouring into my site!

I highly recommend using it.... look and see the difference:

Traffic Rank for Viewlasvegasrealestate.com:

Alexa traffic rank based on a combined measure of page views and users (reach)

Yesterday	1 wk. Avg.	3 mos. Avg.
N/A*	1,038,945	2,50333501816,650

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Reach for Viewlasvegasrealestate.com:

Page Views per user for Viewlasvegasrealestate.com:

The number of unique pages viewed per user per day for this site

Yesterday	1 wk. Avg.	3 mos. Avg.	3 mos. Change
N/A*	874	29685.2	51%

here is the info to install the widget:

go to your settings page: then go to your blog description section
cut and paste this into it :

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Plan Would Lift Saudi Oil Output to Highest Ever

Steve Harless (REALTY WORLD LUXURY HOMES -702.217.1680) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:24:46 -0500

The increase could bring Saudi output to a production level of 10 million barrels a day, which, if sustained, would be the kingdom's highest ever. The move was seen as a sign that the Saudis are becoming increasingly nervous about both the political and economic effect of high oil prices. In recent weeks, soaring fuel costs have incited demonstrations and protests from Italy to Indonesia.

Saudi Arabia is currently pumping 9.45 million barrels a day, which is an increase of about 300,000 barrels from last month.

While they are reaping record profits, the Saudis are concerned that today's record prices might eventually damp economic growth and lead to lower oil demand, as is already happening in the United States and other developed countries. The current prices are also making alternative fuels more viable, threatening the long-term prospects of the oil-based economy. how are gas prices affecting your business?