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Median Las Vegas home price ends 2015 at $217,000

The Las Vegas housing market ended 2015 on a solid note, with stable appreciation and a healthy gain in home sales, according to a new report.

Report shows Las Vegas housing market finally stable

After years of nauseating ups and downs, the Las Vegas housing market is perfectly normal at last. A Friday report from the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors showed the city further shaking off its decade-long roller-coaster ride.

Nevada to phase out home financing rescue program

State officials are dimming the lights and preparing to phase out an ambitious but short-lived program initially intended to help people stay in their homes as Nevada’s housing market crumbled and home values plummeted during the Great Recession.

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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.

Q&A with Ed Kittrell, founding partner of KGA Architecture

KGA Architecture’s large-scale projects have helped shape the Southern Nevada landscape – from hotel-casinos to hospitals, and high schools to police stations. Ed Kittrell founded the firm 39 years ago with George Garlock.

Silver Nugget Awards honor best in Southern Nevada

After nearly a decade of incredible highs and devastating lows, it was time for a party. With its Silver Nugget Awards on March 29, the Southern Nevada Home Builders Association threw its first big annual awards party since 2004, and nearly 300 people came to celebrate.

Castle & Cooke Mortgage to pay $13 million to settle federal complaint

Castle & Cooke Mortgage LLC has agreed to a pay a $13 million penalty for allegedly steering consumers into costlier mortgages under an agreement reached with the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Asking prices for local homes rise in February, data show

Las Vegas had a 20.7 percent year-over-year gain in home asking prices in February, and inventory is no longer in a free fall, online listing firm Trulia.com reported.