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Attorneys for Sun City Summerlin residents press case to Nevada Supreme Court

Attorneys representing nearly 1,000 Sun City Summerlin residents whose individual damage claims were nearly all rejected by a jury in a massive construction defect dispute took their case to the Nevada Supreme Court on Wednesday.

U.S. home sales pause in December, but 2013 best in five years

U.S. sales of new homes fell in December for a second consecutive month but even with the pause at the end of the year, sales for all of 2013 climbed to the highest level in five years.

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New limit on FHA loans poses potential block to housing recovery

A housing market on the brink of recovery has a potential new hurdle in its way. Local real estate observers say they’re concerned about a Jan. 1 rule that dramatically lowered the size of mortgage the federal government will back in the Las Vegas market.

BLM sells 160 acres at auction for nearly $24 million

The Bureau of Land Management held a major land auction Thursday at its northwest Las Vegas field office, unloading more than 160 acres of property, much of it around Blue Diamond Road and in other parts of the southwest.

Firm ranks Nevada No. 2 nationwide for foreclosures in ‘13

Another year, another high foreclosure rate for Nevada. New numbers from Irvine, Calif., real estate research firm RealtyTrac ranked Nevada among the top five for foreclosure activity in 2013.

Despite higher prices, Nevada still tops in underwater homes

A Thursday report from California research firm RealtyTrac found that 38 percent of homeowners with mortgages in Nevada owed more on their home than the property was worth in December.

Las Vegas housing ends 2013 the way it started — big annual price gains

The local housing market ended 2013 the way it began — with big annual gains in prices, but experts say prices will stabilize in 2014. The median home price of $185,000 in December was up 24.2 percent from $149,000 in December 2012.

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