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Foreclosure workshop finds way to ‘ground zero’

In a city viewed as “ground zero” in the national foreclosure crisis, Las Vegas homeowners can use all the help they can get to avoid losing their homes to the banks.

Pardee releases new homes today

Pardee Homes is planning new releases of homes today at three valley neighborhoods — Montclaire in Henderson, Solamar in the Centennial Hills area of northwestern Las Vegas and Trail Ridge in southwestern Las Vegas.

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Ex-dealer sues over exposure to smoke

A dealer who spent two decades at Caesars Palace has sued the Strip resort and parent company Harrah’s Entertainment in federal court claiming that exposure to secondhand smoke forced her to quit her casino job.

Losses ease for holding company

Western Alliance Bancorporation, holding company for Bank of Nevada, reported Thursday that ink ran red in the second quarter though not as fast as during the first quarter.

Analyst sees LV home prices suffering

Las Vegas is on pace for 40,000 existing-home sales and 5,000 new-home sales in 2009, but a second wave of foreclosures will continue to put downward pressure on pricing through the end of the year, housing analyst Larry Murphy said Thursday at his quarterly Crystal Ball seminar.

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