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Las Vegas home sales climb

Home sales in Las Vegas increased to 3,175 in March, up 32.8 percent from the previous month and up 6.5 percent from the same month a year ago, the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors reported Wednesday.

Federal aid program fails to help many

In Southern Nevada, an area known as ground zero of the nation’s housing crisis, far fewer people than expected have received home loan modifications through a $75 billion stimulus program designed to reduce the impact of fore­closures on communities.

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Rules OK’d to cap collection-agency fees in HOA cases

A homeowner regulatory commission Wednesday heard complaints from home buyers who say they are being hit with excessive collection agency fees for unpaid homeowner association bills.

Local home sales up, prices down

Home sales in Las Vegas increased 4.5 percent in February and median prices fell 12.8 percent from the same month a year ago, the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors reported. February’s 2,390 single-family home sales are “fairly solid” for what is traditionally a slow time of the year, Realtors association president Rick Shelton said Tuesday.

Recession leaves raw land in dust

Fortunes have been made and lost on land deals in Las Vegas. Mostly lost, lately.

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