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Nevada ties for No. 1 in underwater homes

California research firm RealtyTrac reported Wednesday that 31 percent of Nevadans with mortgages had loans that were “seriously” higher than their home values in the quarter that ended Sept. 30.

Nevada, North Las Vegas still wrestling with senior complex operators

Taxpayers are still helping prop up North Las Vegas’ Buena Vista Springs senior apartment complex, some five months after tenants called for a rent strike and nearly a month after politicians labeled the oft-maligned complex’s owner a “slumlord.”

SEIU members complain about housing authority legal fee increase

Union employees at the Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority objected Thursday to the payment of nearly $1 million in legal fees, while the attorney blamed the union for driving his fees up.

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Nevada agency to review short-sale practices

The state will examine short sale practices in Nevada after concerns were raised by a Reno Gazette-Journal investigation published Sunday.

 
Underground house used as Cold War hideaway sold for $1.15M

The Underground House at 3970 Spencer St., one of the valley’s most unusual houses, went on the market about a year ago. The house was initially listed at $1.7 million and on March 28 it sold for the bargain basement price of $1.15 million.