Las Vegas Real Estate News

2 title officers indicted in alleged robo-signing scheme

The office of the Nevada attorney general announced today that the Clark County grand jury has indicted two title officers on charges of running an alleged robo-signing scheme that resulted in the filing of tens of thousands of fraudulent foreclosure documents.

Investor buys struggling Village Square shopping, office complex

Village Square, a 250,000-square-foot property at Sahara Avenue and Fort Apache Road, has been purchased by an investor in distressed real estate.

An investor in distressed real estate has purchased the struggling Village Square shopping and office complex in western Las Vegas and is promising to revitalize it.

Las Vegas real estate lender posts more losses

The Vestin real estate funds in Las Vegas reported more losses in the third quarter on continued weakness in the economy.

Las Vegas working on way to curb blight of foreclosure

Local governments are dealing in different ways with owners that won't maintain homes, like this one with a neglected pool, after foreclosures.

To combat the glut of blighted, vacant homes plaguing its neighborhoods, Las Vegas is working to create a registry to monitor foreclosed properties and hold their owners accountable for their upkeep.

Nevada Supreme Court rules in favor of former housing executive

The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled that a former corporate executive cannot be forced to defend construction-defect lawsuits brought by residents of two developments built by American West Homes in Las Vegas.

GOP presidential debate features housing issue

Republican presidential candidates Texas Gov. Rick Perry, left, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman laugh during a commercial break at a Republican Presidential Debate at Oakland University in Auburn Hills, Mich., Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011.

Once the reject issue of the 2012 debate circuit, housing seems to have secured a central place in debates from now on, as the moderators of the CNBC debate Wednesday spent an extended period grilling every Republican presidential contender on stage but one about his or her position on the economic question that hits Nevadans particularly close to home.

More ugly news for Nevada on foreclosures, home prices

The grim reality of real estate in Southern Nevada.

Two more real estate reports, another blast of bad news for the Nevada market. Foreclosure tracker RealtyTrac, of Irvine, Calif., issued national statistics for October and, as usual, Nevada had the nation’s highest foreclosure rate.

Aliante HOA hit with lawsuit

In the latest in a series of such lawsuits, the Aliante planned community’s homeowners association in North Las Vegas is accused of gouging buyers of foreclosed homes.

Las Vegas house prices continue to slide, down 9 percent from year ago

A foreclosed home is seen on Thursday, April 28, 2011.

Las Vegas-area home prices continued their downward trend in October, the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors reported Monday. Realtors said the median price of single-family homes sold in October was $121,000.

Ron Paul's message of fiscal restraint may fall flat in recession-weary Nevada

Republican candidate for president Ron Paul talks during an interview at the Venetian Tuesday, October 18, 2011.

Ron Paul is having an I-told-you-so moment. Running for president four years ago, Paul spawned a movement of mostly young political outsiders with doomsday talk of deficit spending and manipulation of the monetary system leading to economic ruin.

We may need to rebuild Las Vegas — literally

The good news is creeping back into Las Vegas. So why is everyone still so gloomy?

Two Southern Nevada real estate developments file for bankruptcy

Two commercial real estate developments in Southern Nevada have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and reorganization to block foreclosures planned by their lenders.

Obama hears homeowners

Four years after Wall Street’s recklessness collapsed the housing market, the foreclosure crisis is still hammering Las Vegas Valley residents.

If you thought HOAs were bad now, just wait

Who needs caffeine when you’ve got today’s topic: homeowners associations! Yes, your blood pressure is spiking at the sight of the dreaded acronym, HOA.

3 people arrested in alleged home mortgage scam

Two men and a woman have been arrested in an alleged mortgage scam that preyed on homeowners facing foreclosures in Las Vegas, state Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto said.