A look at Nevada housing by the numbers
Wed, Nov 14, 2012 (3:36 p.m.)
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Percentage Nevada home prices rose in September compared to a year ago, the largest gain since July 2006, according to a report from CoreLogic.
$140,000
Median single-family home price in October, according to the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors.
15.7
Percentage the median single-family home price in Las Vegas increased from a year ago.
3,710
New homes sales in 2012, according to Las Vegas-based Home Builders Research, a 33 percent increase over 2011.
440
New Las Vegas home permits issued in September 2012, compared to 252 in September 2011.
25
Las Vegas’ rank countrywide for foreclosure rates, according to RealtyTrac. Our rate of one in 139 homes in foreclosure is down 31 percent from the previous quarter.
Happy
How we feel knowing that things are finally looking up.

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