$60 million to stabilize neighborhoods buys five homes
Friday Nov 20 | via Las Vegs Sun
The Sun recently found that the three local governments receiving most of the money sent to the valley to buy, fix and resell foreclosed houses had been able to close deals on only five houses to date even though the program is nearly halfway into its 18-month time frame. Comment?
Las Vegas to lay off 19 city employees as part of bu...
Wednesday Nov 18 | via Las Vegas Sun
Seventeen full-time and two part-time employees of the city of Las Vegas will be notified in the next couple of days that they're out a ' they no longer have jobs with the city as of Jan. Comment?
County postpones decision on fines for blighted prop...
Tuesday Nov 17 | via Las Vegas Review Journal
A proposal to let Clark County fine the owners of junky properties $1,000 a day for as long as two years was softened and put on hold today. Comment?
Law firm sues state over mortgage modification licen...
Monday Nov 16 | via Las Vegas Sun
A law firm active in Henderson and Las Vegas is suing the state over rules requiring licensing of non-attorney employees working on mortgage loan modifications. Comment?
Cosmopolitan Vegas condo buyers were misled, lawsuit...
Wednesday Nov 11 | via Daily Business Review
Cosmopolitan's developers also misled apartment buyers about completion delays, added units, insufficient parking and changes to the builder contract, according to an amended complaint filed in Nevada. Comment?
Silver Club Reopening Possible Under New Owner
Thursday | via KOLO
A year after it closed its doors, the Silver Club in downtown Sparks faces a foreclosure sale and a possible reopening under a new owner. Comment?
Report: Nevada among friendliest states for small bu...
Wednesday Dec 2 | via The Las Vegas Sun
Forget, for a moment, Nevada's high rates of bankruptcies, foreclosures and unemployment. Comment?
Non-profit applauds government's mortgage crackdown
Monday Nov 30 | via KVBC-TV Las Vegas
The Obama administration is stepping up efforts to help homeowners avoid foreclosure. Comment?
Looking back at economy, perfect storm hit region in...
Sunday Nov 29 | via Mason Valley News
A year ago as recession set in, Nevada economists and others looked ahead to 2009 with deep pessimism. Comment?
Sparks casino building faces foreclosure, auction
Friday Nov 27 | via KTNV-TV Las Vegas
The former Silver Club casino building in Sparks will be auctioned off Dec. 23 after a foreclosure notice was issued for it. Comment?
5 min ago | via SF Gate
They have been enticing travelers all year with sweet deals: credits for in-house spas and restaurants, up to 50 percent off five-star rooms, even free nights. Comment?
'Armored' Movie Delivered A Lot Of Action & Edge...
Yesterday | via OnTheFlix
'Armored' Movie delivered a lot of action & edge of your seat drama. Screen Gems released it's new action/thriller flick, "Armored," this weekend. Comment?
Decade of promise ends with disaster
12 min ago | via Journal Gazette
On March 24, 2000 , the technology-heavy Nasdaq composite sat atop a bubble at 5,048.62. This past March, it fell as low as 1,293.85. In the spring of 2000 , unemployment declined to 3.8 percent, the lowest in 30 years. Comment?
12 min ago | via Http
Ten years ago, there were lots of slick fellows all over MetroWest snapping up more office space than they really needed for the tech companies they ran, which turned out to be much less successful than they planned. Comment?
Still No Closure On Foreclosure Crisis
13 min ago | via Http
The volume of home sales is up and foreclosure petitions the first step in a foreclosure process are down month to month. Comment?