Tropicana is set to open its doors 10 a.m. Sept. 1, nearly 24 weeks after shutting down in mid-March. According to a statement from assistant general manager Mike Thoma posted on the property’s website, amenities at the Tropicana will initially be limited. Restaurant offerings at Tropicana will include Robert Irvine’s Public House, Red Lotus, Bacio, Oakville, […]
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Home Sales in Several Southern Nevada Communities Rank Well in U.S.
Despite the pandemic’s devastating effect on Las Vegas’ economy, several local communities are in the top 30 nationally for builders’ sales this year. Builders sold 642 homes in Summerlin during the first half of 2020, fourth highest among U.S. master-planned communities, real estate consulting firm RCLCO recently reported. In North Las Vegas, builders sold 475 […]
Why Hotels Should Think Like Tech Companies to Survive
To appreciate the ongoing calamity that’s transforming the hotel industry, as well as what a future recovery might look like, it’s helpful to consider what’s happening in Las Vegas. No major city in the United States relies so entirely on tourism for its economic lifeblood, and no place was so quickly and thoroughly devastated by […]
Mohegan brand eager to make splash in wake of the Hard Rock Hotel
The former Hard Rock Hotel property in Las Vegas remains on schedule to open before Jan. 1. Representing its first foray into the market, Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment, run by the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut is set to open the 60,000-square-foot Mohegan Sun Casino at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas later this year. The refurbished resort […]
Venetian Resort in Las Vegas offering free night stay to frontline ‘community heroes’
The Venetian Resort is giving back to essential frontline “community heroes” and first responders by offering a complimentary night stay at the property. According to a news release, the Venetian’s Share the LOVE program provides guests a chance to book a stay and either Give LOVE, as a thank you to those who have been […]
Buyers: Are You Ready for a Bidding War?
With businesses reopening throughout the country and some experts indicating early signs of a much-anticipated economic recovery, more homebuyers are actively entering the housing market this summer. Today, housing is truly driving the U.S. economy forward. With so many buyers looking for homes to purchase and so few houses for sale right now, there’s a […]
What Are Experts Saying about Home Prices?
Last week, a very well-respected real estate analytics firm surprised many with their home price projection for the next twelve months. CoreLogic, in their latest Home Price Index said: “The economic downturn that started in March 2020 is predicted to cause a 6.6% drop in the HPI by May 2021, which would be the first decrease in annual […]
5 Las Vegas-area Restaurants to Celebrate Bastille Day
Bastille Day — or Fête Nationale in French — is celebrated in France on July 14 each year. It commemorates the storming of the Bastille in 1789, a watershed moment in the French revolution, and the Fête de Fédération the following year, which celebrated the country’s unity. Las Vegas’ French restaurants often celebrate the holiday […]
Bally’s Reopening on July 23rd in Las Vegas
Bally’s will reopen from the coronavirus shutdown on July 23, Caesars Entertainment announced today, noting “solid customer interest” in Las Vegas this summer. “We have capped hotel occupancy at our other reopened Las Vegas properties and believe that opening another casino resort, rather than increasing hotel occupancy caps, better supports our enhanced focus on health […]
Southern Nevada Home Prices Reach Record Despite pandemic
A report released July 7 by Las Vegas Realtors (LVR) shows local home prices breaking their all-time record despite the coronavirus pandemic and economic downturn, though fewer homes are selling compared to the same time last year. LVR (formerly known as the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors) reported that the median price of existing […]
