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Specializing in
Commercial &
Residential Real Estate in Las Vegas, Nevada since 1970
Heritage
Realty Company, the oldest family owned and operated real estate
agency
in Las
Vegas, is proud to present this archive of real-estate-related news
articles we have collected and presented in the past:
New
Program Helps Home Buyers Save Tens of Thousands of Dollars
/PRNewswire/ -- Realty
Counselors Inc. today announced the launch of a
new home buyer program expected to send shockwaves through the
residential real estate and mortgage industries.
Real Estate Pro News| June
12,
2007
Home
sales, prices to slip further in 2007: NAR
The National Association of
Realtors trimmed its sales forecast for the
fourth straight month and said it now expected sale prices would drop
more sharply than it previously forecast.
Real Estate Pro News
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June 12, 2007
U.S.
mortgage applications decline
A rise in applications to
buy
homes was overshadowed by the drop in
refinancing applications.
Real Estate Pro News
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June 12, 2007
First
local food co-op opens
A city with an uncanny
ability
to reinvent itself -- can evolve from a
destination filled with people with unhealthy eating habits to a
community of residents who choose to eat healthy food and become aware
of pressing environmental issues.
Las Vegas Business Press
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June 12, 2007
Apartment
sales drop but prices rise for big complexes
The Las Vegas Valley's
rental
market is feeling the squeeze with
apartment sales dropping in the first quarter as condo conversions,
teardowns and a lack of new projects take their toll.
Las Vegas Business Press
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June 12, 2007
Henderson's
tallest office tower takes shape
A $35 million project will
soon create Henderson's tallest office
building, Eastgate Plaza II, a six-story, 140,000-square-foot Class-A
tower at the northeast corner of Warm Springs Road and Stephanie
Street.
Las Vegas Business Press
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June 12, 2007
Federal
grants provide seed money for women and minority-owned L.V. businesses
On May 9, a division of the
U.S. Commerce Department announced federal
funding to establish a program aimed at growing minority businesses in
the Silver State.
Las Vegas Business Press |
Friday, May 18, 2007
Baskin-Robbins
plans a store 'in every (Las Vegas) neighborhood'
Baskin-Robbins is completing a
makeover and looking for a few good
franchisees. The 61-year-old ice cream empire plans on opening up to 30
more stores in Las Vegas Valley and recruiting 10 new franchisees.
Las Vegas Business
Press | Friday, May 18, 2007
Las
Vegas Valley
retail space in high demand
BY TONY ILLIA
Retail space remains ever-popular with Las Vegas Valley vendors, shops
and stores, which clamored for additional room in the first quarter.
The market recorded a super-low 2.7 percent vacancy rate through March,
an impressive feat, considering the 940,208 square feet of space was
absorbed during the same time frame, according to Colliers
International and Restrepo Consulting Group.
Las Vegas Business
Press | Friday, May 18, 2007
New
radio tower will help transition to HD radio for Las Vegas
BY BEN STEPHENS
That cluster of radio towers atop Black Mountain will be thinned out by
late next year, as competing broadcasters look to consolidate their
high-definition and analog transmissions from the southeast landmark.
Las Vegas Business
Press | Friday, May 18, 2007
Desert
Passage shops experience 'miracle' rebirth
Retailers have taken note of
the new, hipper image of the property
formerly known as the Aladdin Resort & Casino -- now remodeled and
re-branded as Planet Hollywood Resort Casino. The roster of tenants for
the 475,000-square-foot mall has grown from 150 to 170 over the last
year.
Las Vegas Business
Press | Friday, May 18, 2007
Debunking
Myths of Real Estate Web Sites
By marketing through public
real estate Web sites, agents can better
promote their listings and services to consumers, said brokers and
online real estate companies during a business technology forum.
Daily Real Estate
News | May 18, 2007
Las
Vegas Moms in Business Network
Vegas society for working moms
nurtures on a national scale.
Las Vegas Business
Press |
April 10, 2007
New
Ideas in Mortgages
Two Associations of State
Regulators Issue Nontraditional Mortgage
Lending Guidance -
Mortgage News Daily
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Market Fears With Local, Long-Term Data
WASHINGTON National
media
coverage of sluggish real estate markets
has sapped buyer confidence, despite the fact that severe declines have
been confined to a limited number of markets and other economic
factors, including wage gains, are favorable.
Realtor Magazine
Online |May 18, 2007
Home
sales are expected to hold fairly steady in the months ahead
The Pending Home Sales
Index, based on contracts signed in September, slipped 1.1 percent to a
level of 109.1,
following a 4.7 percent gain in August. But the index remains 13.6
percent below September 2005.
Realtor Magazine Online April
10, 2007
House-Price
Appreciation Adjusts to Historical Norms
Average U.S. home prices rose only 1.12 percent in the fourth quarter
of 2006, compared with 3.03 percent in the fourth quarter of
2005
| Realtor
Magazine Online March 2, 2007
State working closer with banks, to ease
charter process
At least three new community banks are planning to open in Las Vegas
once their applications are approved by the state's Financial
Institutions Division. The FID has made working closely with applicants
during the lengthy process a way to smooth banks' entrance into the
local market. | Las Vegas Business
Press March 2, 2007
Appealing
an Assessment Can Be Worth It
Experts say appealing a tax assessment
isn’t
particularly difficult and it can significantly reduce what a home
owner pays. | Realtor
Magazine Online
Permits
and Housing Starts Reflect Builder Optimism
Home builders are growing increasingly more
confident about the economy and the real estate market and that was
reflected in the most recent report on residential construction in the
U.S. Mortgage News Daily
Freddie
Mac: Three Trends Will Impact Home Market and Financing
Freddie Mac monthly economic and housing forecast points to three
long-term housing trends and projects a 2007 only modestly different
from what we experienced in 2006.
Consumer
Confidence Kicks Off High in 2007
U.S. consumer confidence jumps to its highest point since February
2006, which could signal good news for the housing market.
Going
Green Expected to Attract Big Bucks
Venture capitalists are sinking more money into
residential green construction, which is expected to boost its market
share by 2010 to between $19 billion and $38 billion.
Nevada
Unemployment Rate Falls
The private sector added around 61,000 new jobs last summer, which
makes
Nevada the top creator of jobs on a per capita basis.
Industrial
Rates are Up
The highest prices being paid for industrial properties, outside of
Manhattan, are in Northern Virginia; San Jose, Calif.; and Las
Vegas.
Seller
Financing Makes Comeback
Property owners appear more willing to negotiate terms that will help
close a deal with a buyer who may not be able to meet the requirements
of a regular mortgage lender.
Buyers
Flock to Homes with Designer Brands
You've heard of designer jeans and designer handbags, but designer
homes? That's the newest trend among discerning buyers.
- Gina Silvagni
Perry, owner/broker.
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Silvagni Perry, owner/broker.
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