Las Vegas Sands Corp. expects to open one of its Las Vegas properties next month. After weeks of not allowing bookings on its website, the company is accepting reservations for The Venetian beginning June 1. The company plans to reopen in phases, starting with The Venetian tower and following with the Palazzo tower at a […]
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#1 Financial Benefit of Homeownership: Family Wealth
While growing up, we were taught by our parents and grandparents that owning a home is a financially savvy move. They explained how a mortgage is like a “forced savings plan.” When you pay rent, that money is lost forever. When you make a mortgage payment, much of that money accumulates as equity in the […]
Housing Market Positioned to Bring Back the Economy
All eyes are on the American economy. As it goes, so does the world economy. With states beginning to reopen, the question becomes: which sectors of the economy will drive its recovery? There seems to be a growing consensus that the housing market is positioned to be that driving force, the tailwind that is necessary. Some may […]
Caesars Palace, Flamingo to open first in Las Vegas, company says
When Las Vegas casinos are allowed to reopen, Caesars Palace and the Flamingo will be the first Caesars Entertainment resorts to do so. The company made the announcement Thursday evening as part of a set of reopening guidelines, which included the news that Caesars will drop self-parking fees at its Las Vegas properties. Gov. Steve […]
Why Home Prices Should Perform Far Better Than Overall Economy
The coronavirus crisis sent stocks plummeting, but home prices should hold up better because of a housing shortage. Three-quarters of brokers report their clients haven’t lowered prices because of the economic contraction, according to an April 30 survey from the National Association of Realtors. One in five buyers had dropped out of the market, but […]
Memorial Day
Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Memorial Day 2020 occurs on Monday, May 25. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in […]
Macy’s Reopens Las Vegas Valley Stores with Safety Measures, guidelines
Macy’s is reopening its Las Vegas area stores and offering contact-free curbside pick-up beginning Monday, May 18. Following the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), state and local guidance, select Macy’s stores will be open to the public from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Open Macy’s Locations in the?Las Vegas, NV?area (In-Store Shopping, Curbside Delivery and In-Store Pick-up available): Macy’s?Henderson Galleria?At?Sunset? Macy’s?Las Vegas Fashion Show?? Macy’s?Las Vegas Home? Macy’s?Las Vegas […]
Las Vegas’ First Neighborhood Food Hall has Announced Plans
UnCommons, a first-of-its-kind development coming to Durango Drive and the 215 Beltway in late 2021, has unveiled plans for Platform One, Las Vegas’ first neighborhood food hall. Concepted by Batch Hospitality (Batch), Platform One will call on some of the city’s best culinary talent to contribute their individuality to a harmonious space of shared passion […]
Raiders Effect Impacts Luxury Home Sales
In what some real estate analysts are partially attributing to a “Raider Effect,” the sale of existing $1 million homes has nearly doubled in the corridor surrounding the team’s new headquarters and practice facility in Henderson during the first quarter of 2020, and new and existing sales in the area at all price points were […]
Economist’s Forecast: Slumping Home Sales but Steady Prices
The coronavirus has depressed U.S. home sales, just as it has nearly every economic sector. Perhaps surprisingly, though, prices have remained fairly sturdy. Still, prospects for the housing industry will remain bleak until the outbreak subsides. The Associated Press spoke recently with Ralph McLaughlin, chief economist at Haus, which co-invests with buyers as an alternative […]
