Buck Wargo

Buck Wargo is a former journalist with the Los Angeles Times and Las Vegas Sun. Today, he’s a freelance business writer covering a range of issues from gaming to development and real estate for publications across the country, including Las Vegas. Born near Chicago, he graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Middle Eastern Studies. He has worked in the Middle East as a foreign correspondent. He currently lives in Las Vegas.

Lennar leads the pack in sales for 2018

By Buck Wargo / RJ

February 25, 2019 - 8:34 am

Lennar Homes topped the annual Home Builders Research list as the top seller of homes in Southern Nevada in 2018.

Last year new home sales strongest since Great Recession

By Buck Wargo / RJ

February 25, 2019 - 8:33 am

Southern Nevada homebuilders finished 2018 on an upbeat note and the year’s closings turned out to be the strongest since the Great Recession. Prices also set a record for single-family homes, creating an opening for more affordable attached housing.