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Las Vegas home prices

Las Vegas home prices were up 13.7% in July from a year earlier, compared to 6 percent nationally, according to the latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller index. The valley’s growth rate was fastest among the 20 metro areas listed in the report for the second straight month. But amid affordability concerns, there are signs locally and nationally of a pullback, including reduced sales totals and slower price growth. Cheryl Young, senior economist, Trulia

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