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Poll shows home ownership still American dream

Despite a decline in August home construction, 80 percent of current homeowners plan to buy again and 59 percent of renters aspire to be owners, the Trulia.com real estate listing service reported Tuesday. The biggest obstacle for consumers is saving enough for a down-payment.

Home sales up; prices down from 2010

Sales of both new and existing homes in Las Vegas increased in August compared with July, a housing research firm reported Friday. Prices, though, remained flat compared with July and fell from a year ago.

Cheap homes may spur companies to move to valley

There’s a silver lining in the fact that your home is worth 60 percent less than you paid for it. As lawmakers and business leaders debate how to diversify the local economy, the city’s epic real estate crash is quietly doing the job for them.

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Nevada said to be U.S. foreclosure sales leader

WASHINGTON — Across the United States, foreclosure sales accounted for nearly one out of three of all home sales in the spring.

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