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    The supply of previously owned single-family homes fell to a 2.4 months in October — the lowest since 1982, when the National Association of Realtors began collecting the data.
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    'We Need To Build More Homes': Prices Soar Amid Housing Shortage

    Nov 19, 2020
    It's not only low interest rates pushing up prices to record highs. A historic lack of homes for sale is a big part of it too. And it's making homeownership unaffordable for too many people.
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    Housing Prices Continue Record Rise In Las Vegas

    Nov 09, 2020

    Las Vegas house prices continue to rise, setting a record for the fifth consecutive month in October. 

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    Index Puts Reno 18th Among Least-Affordable Housing Markets

    Sep 14, 2020

    RENO, Nev. (AP) — A real estate website is ranking Reno among the top 20 least-affordable housing markets in the U.S., with cost-burdened households needing to spend nearly half their income to afford a median home.

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    Home Sale Numbers Drop, But Prices Rises In Las Vegas

    Sep 10, 2020

    Sales of homes in Las Vegas dropped in August, but prices went up. 

    Las Vegas Realtors reports that the median price of a single-family home was a record $335,000, up 1.5 percent from July and 9.8 percent from August of last year.  

    Sales were down 12.5 percent from July.

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    The Current State of Nevada’s Housing Market

    Sep 10, 2020

    Las Vegas’s housing market is on fire despite the impacts of COVID-19 on our local economy.

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    My dream Zoom house in Truckee, California.
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    Zoom Towns And The New Housing Market For The 2 Americas

    Sep 08, 2020
    One America is living in a housing boom. The other needs support from the government or family for an affordable place to live.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Caroline Wells and her family at their new home outside San Antonio. The builders just finished it so the yard has yet to be planted, but the couple is looking forward to letting the kids run out their energy with a lot more outdoor space than they had a
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    More Space, Please: Home Sales Booming Despite Pandemic, Recession

    Aug 28, 2020
    Despite high unemployment, a severe recession and economic uncertainty, the housing market is on a tear. Sales are booming and prices hit a record high. Low rates and remote work are driving factors.
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    Janet Jenkins used RedfinNow, an iBuyer service, to quickly sell her home near Los Angeles. The company repainted it, spruced it up and put it back on the market for sale.
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    Who Needs A Realtor? iBuyers Pay Instant Cash For Your House

    Feb 26, 2020
    Companies such as Opendoor, RedfinNow and Zillow will pay cash for your house and buy it quickly. New numbers show these types of sales are growing very quickly, but is it a good idea?
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    Homebuyer Activity Strong In Reno-Sparks; Supply Shrinking

    Oct 15, 2019

    RENO, Nev. (AP) — Homebuyer activity remains strong in the Reno-Sparks area, but new listings are down and the active inventory of housing units also is shrinking.

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    Itzel Alarcon recently moved into a rental development near Denver. She says she's renting for now because she saw relatives hurt by the housing crash and is worried that home values might drop again.
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    Renters Only: These New Homes Aren't For Sale

    Oct 07, 2019
    Developers are building thousands of single-family homes that won't require a mortgage to move in. Even people who could afford to buy are choosing to rent — they aren't ready for the long-term debt.
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    Las Vegas Home Prices And Rents Are Among The Fastest Rising

    Sep 09, 2019

    Nevada, particularly Las Vegas, is known for being an affordable place to live.

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    Sanders Highlights Lack Of Reno Affordable Housing

    Jun 27, 2019

    RENO, Nev. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has released an online campaign video spotlighting the lack of affordable housing in Reno.

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    As investors play a growing role in the housing market, many first-time buyers are having a hard time finding a home.
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    1st-Time Homebuyers Are Getting Squeezed Out By Investors

    Jun 21, 2019
    The pool of smaller, affordable starter houses is low. And the market for these first-time home purchases is increasingly being driven by investors who help push prices out of reach.
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    Realtors Association Predicts Strong Sales For Spring, But Numbers Tell A Different Story

    Apr 09, 2019

    Las Vegas’ realtor association has predicted improved sales this spring

    But the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that resales are still well below 2018 levels, and the number of ignored listings remains much higher than it was a year ago.

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    Home Prices Climb, But Sales Slump

    Feb 27, 2019

    Home prices in Southern Nevada continue to climb, but sales are down.

    The Case-Shiller index released Tuesday shows Las Vegas’ growth rate was fastest among the top 20 markets in the report.

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    Average Home Price In Nevada Flat Between December, November

    Jan 08, 2019

    The average home price in Nevada closed out the year virtually unchanged from the month before, but still 10 percent higher than they were one year ago.

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    Median Sales Price For Homes In Las Vegas Remain Flat

    Dec 06, 2018

    The median sales price of homes in Las Vegas from November has remained flat since the previous month.

    The Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors released its monthly report this week showing the median sales price of a single-family home in Las Vegas was $295,000.

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    Average Home Price Slips Slightly In October

    Nov 06, 2018

    The average sales price of homes in Las Vegas fell slightly for the month of October, although still significantly higher than they were a year ago.

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    Sara Murawski, pictured on the patio of her new condo in Portland, Ore., has been dreaming of homeownership for two decades. This year, she became a first-time homebuyer — seeing first hand how Portland's red-hot housing market is starting to cool and
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    New Homebuyers Face A Friendlier Housing Market, Thanks To Cooldown

    Nov 03, 2018
    In many parts of the country it's actually gotten a bit easier, though not any cheaper, to buy a house. Housing sales are down nationwide, and the market is cooling off.
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    Home Sales Slump In Some Top Neighborhoods

    Oct 24, 2018

    Las Vegas home buyers are choosing more affordable neighborhoods, and sales are slumping in some communities.

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    Las Vegas Housing Is Booming, Does That Mean Another Bust Is On The Horizon?

    Sep 20, 2018

    On September 12, the New York Times published an interactive feature titled “The

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    Report: Rent Prices Soar In Reno

    Jul 23, 2018

    Finding apartments in Reno and Sparks is becoming very expensive. 

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    Report: Southern Nevada Most Overvalued Housing Market

    May 15, 2018

    The greater southern Nevada region has been named the most overvalued housing market in America.

    According to a report from Fitch Ratings, home prices in Las Vegas are increasing at nearly twice the rate in the rest of the country.

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    Las Vegas Median Home Prices Surpass March 2017 Prices

    Apr 06, 2018
    LAS VEGAS (AP) — A new report shows that Las Vegas home prices rose sharply from last year and are predicted to continue climbing faster than usual.
     
    The Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors says the median sales price for a previously owned single-fam
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    <strong><a href="http://harvard-cga.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=0e9603b62db14611834fd3dfd8645316">INTERACTIVE MAP: See how real home prices have changed</a></strong> since 2000, according to an analysis by the Harvard Joint Center for
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    How To See If Home Prices Are Rising Or Falling Where You Live

    Jul 07, 2017
    In much of the U.S., the housing crash hangover lingers. New tabulation of home price data lets you zoom in on hundreds of metro areas and counties around the country.

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