Las Vegas High Rise Blog

Las Vegas Allure Condo Developer Now Pays You for Two Years

brucehiatt — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:57:00 +0000

Just when you thought you had heard of all of the great buyer incentive programs, here comes an amazing one from the developer of the luxury Allure condos in Las Vegas.
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When is Las Vegas Real Estate Nearing Its Bottom?

brucehiatt — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:40:36 +0000

Timing is everything when it comes to Las Vegas real estate and everyone wants to know when is the bottom of the market.
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16th annual AFIRE Foreign Investment Survey - Las Vegas named 8th most desired city in the world.

lrg — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:15:45 +0000

The results of the 16th annual AFIRE Foreign Investment Survey named Las Vegas the 8th most desired city to invest in the world for foreign investors. This represented an eight-spot jump (from 16) in 2006, one of the highlights of the results.

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West Nile Virus! Mass Layoffs! RUN from Las Vegas! - Really?

lrg — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:48:08 +0000

Ohh, I’m certain THAT headline will get some attention. Over the past year, Las Vegas has become the go-to chump — a prime target for sensationalized news reporting.

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A New Angle on Veer Towers at CityCenter

brucehiatt — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:03:07 +0000

The famous Veer Towers at MGM MIRAGE CityCenter are beginning to take shape with a new angle on architecture.
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Blogging Before Burgers.

lrg — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:49:23 +0000

What a beautiful day it was. Everyone was outside laughing, together with family, and this evening - lighting off fireworks. Check the time of this post, it’s approx. 11:00 pm here in Las Vegas on the 4th of July. Nightclubs and parties are happening all over the Las Vegas Strip, gatherings at parks and backyards are taking place. But where have I been almost all day? Right here, in front of the computer, blogging. Why?

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Wynn Resorts announces hiring for approx. 5,300 jobs at Encore.

lrg — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:10:05 +0000

If you read the internet, watch the news, or have a heartbeat; you probably realize that Las Vegas has become ground zero for negativity. When a professional athlete gets beaten and mugged off of the Las Vegas Strip, it makes national headlines. When a new lawsuit is filed, it’s all over the place. When thousands of new jobs are created, it gets little play.

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4 positive press appearances for the Las Vegas real estate market in 2008.

lrg — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:50:02 +0000

While the Las Vegas real estate market goes through one of the biggest challenges in its history, it is more important than ever to share some of the factual good things happening. In this blog are links to four press appearances where the media wanted to focus on the positive aspect of things. Topics include: billions in mega-resort construction, celebrities and athletes, and a special award.

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Panorama Towers, Allure, Turnberry Towers, Turnberry Place, and Sky Las Vegas.

lrg — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:30:56 +0000

All five of the above residential high-rise condo projects in Las Vegas currently offer significant resale opportunity as of June 2008. When you compare the price-per-square-foot pricing on resale inventory in these properties to the pre-construction pricing at residential towers such as Veer Towers, Mandarin Oriental, The Harmon Hotel, and the upcoming Venetian Palazzo Condos - you truly begin to see how rising land, commodity, and construction costs are affecting high-rise construction in Las Vegas.

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Trading in high gas prices for a high-rise condo - Current issues at the pump remind us what vertical living is all about.

lrg — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:42:01 +0000

Remember what made residential high-rise living so appealing to begin with? Convenience. And over the past few weeks, the prices at the gas pumps have gotten way out of hand. Not convenient. People are carpooling, driving less, or just plain out staying closer to home. Today, I was talking to some friends of mine who live in a Las Vegas high-rise condominium project as they joked about how their elevator is their freeway.

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