This development was entirely predictable. It'll eventually be a standard operating procedure when things like this go down. A few years ago a whole bunch of people were so excited about making money in residential real estate that they couldn't stand still. Then when the market turned sour, they
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08/20/2007
Even though it's a buyer's market, purchasing a new home can easily bring from moderate to severe heart palpitations. No, this isn't about the lender you were going to use that could go under any day now. This is about the value of the property you are supposed to close on in one month. And the p
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08/18/2007
Saving money usually is close to everyone's heart. It certainly is to mine. And if it can be done so that it also helps the environment, then it could be called double savings. It gives your wallet a break and does the same to the earth.Let's look at some of the easy yet often overlooked ways to
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08/17/2007
What is everybody talking about in the office today? Or in the gym between sets? Or out on the golf course riding in the cart? They are talking about the health of the mortgage industry. That's what they're doing. And how the subprime loan started it all and what it spawned could do damage to oth
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08/15/2007
UNLV is used to making national headlines with some of its athletic programs and that's about it. Men's golf has been ranked well over the years and they even took home the NCAA championship not too long ago. Men's basketball has again got back on its feet after several years of so-so performance
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08/14/2007
It wasn't too long ago when Southern Nevada land prices were trotting along nicely. Every quarterly report from those who keep tabs on these things showed another shattered record for an acre of this dusty dirt. When you have about 5,500 new residents moving in every month, they need housing and
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08/13/2007
For the lower middle-class home buyer the good old days here were the 80's and 90's when he could afford to buy a nice residence fronting a wide street and had a decent-sized backyard. Maybe even a pool if he had saved diligently. Newspapers across the land were writing about that. But in the ear
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08/13/2007
Most of the large metro areas around the country are wallowing in stagnant or sliding housing markets. Home prices and sales are struggling mightily to maintain any type of momentum. The industry is truly facing a nice challenge. Yet, according to national real estate experts, just about every m
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08/11/2007
The City of Las Vegas owns a 61-acre parcel of land just west of downtown that was a former rail yard. It's aptly called Union Park. It has been vacant for years while the city has tried to attract developers to put something useful there. Plenty of ideas have been tossed around, but with little
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08/10/2007
Local outdoor enthusiasts can soon enjoy a new trail where they are able to get some cardio work done plus take in some spectacular views of the sprawling Las Vegas valley, the glimmering Lake Mead and Boulder City. This trail meanders in the eastern side of the valley and is going to be a nice
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08/09/2007
