Ask questions before taking a mortgage

While the rise of the internet has given us more bargaining power than ever to make smarter financial decisions, there’s still one arena where most people don’t question the old conventional wisdom — and that has to do with perhaps the largest purchase of all: mortgage loans.

LUXURY HOME SALES

■ 3750 Las Vegas Blvd. South — $5.5 million; 3,922 square feet. Parcel No. 162-20-712-196. Seller: The Villa Robleda Revocable Living Trust dated Jan. 9, 2011. Buyer: Utopian Flat LLC.

Resale Home Sales Oct 20-Oct-25

Editor’s note: Listings include the resale home’s parcel number. The address listed is the homebuyer’s mailing address and not the actual location of the resale home. About 90 percent of these addresses reflect the home purchase. Check the parcel number to make sure. Also, a few transactions do not reflect the market value of the homes. The information is provided by Accudata, a local research firm. For the complete listing, visit RJRealEstate.Vegas.

Local Realtors help local vet get home

Local U.S. Army veteran Christopher Hudson is the proud owner of a new home in the northwest part of Las Vegas, thanks to support from a group of local Realtors, many of whom are veterans themselves.

As temperatures cool, activities heat up in the valley

It’s the time of year when area master-planned communities commemorate this special time of year with several events for residents and non-residents alike.

Nevada voters overwhelmingly back 2 constitutional amendments

Nevadans overwhelmingly voted Tuesday in favor of a pair of constitutional amendments that will both need a second round of voter approval in a later election to become law.

Nevada voters say yes to legalizing marijuana

Starting Jan. 1, it will be legal for adults 21 and older in Nevada to possess up to an ounce of marijuana or up to one-eighth of an ounce of cannabis concentrate.

Kihuen knocks off Hardy, Rosen topples Tarkanian in congressional races

Democrats picked up two Nevada congressional seats on Tuesday, as state Sen. Ruben Kihuen defeated incumbent Republican Rep. Cresent Hardy in the 4th Congressional District, and Democrat Jacky Rosen defeated Republican Danny Tarkanian in the 3rd Congressional District.

Clark County voting turnout is mostly fair play — PHOTOS

Clark County voters turned out in strength this election season, with 62 percent of registered voters casting ballots. County spokesman Dan Kulin said things were mostly normal at polling places. But reports of poll worker intimidation surfaced at four valley high schools after polls closed.

Democratic Party set to regain control of state Assembly, Senate

Democrats who were swept from legislative majorities in the “Red Wave” of 2014 returned the favor Tuesday, winning back control of both the Senate and Assembly in the run-up to the 2017 legislative session.

San Diego Chargers’ next move probably isn’t Las Vegas

No one expected Ballot Measure C in San Diego to gain near the needed two-thirds majority to pass. With 16 percent of precincts reporting Tuesday night, the measure was well on its way to failing badly.

Dollar, Mexican peso, stocks tumble with Trump’s victory

The U.S. dollar sank and stocks plummeted in market mayhem on Wednesday as investors faced up to the shock of Donald Trump becoming the next U.S. president.

 
Donald Trump wins 2016 presidential election

Donald Trump claimed his place Wednesday as America’s 45th president, an astonishing victory for the celebrity businessman and political novice who capitalized on voters’ economic anxieties, took advantage of racial tensions and overcame a string of sexual assault allegations on his way to the White House.

Beach volleyball takes center court on signing day

Now a senior at Las Vegas Academy of the Arts, Bailey Anderson is set to sign a letter of intent with Arizona State for beach volleyball during the fall signing period that starts Wednesday.

San Diego voters reject Chargers’ stadium funding

Early election results posted in San Diego showed 38.8 percent voted in favor of the Chargers’ stadium plan. A two-thirds supermajority (67 percent) was needed to pass.

Republicans keep majority in US Senate

Republicans will retain their Senate majority as GOP incumbents hang onto key seats in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Indiana and Florida.

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