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Layoffs of local attorneys show Las Vegas is not unique in this case (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Layoffs at Las Vegas law firms are yet another dismal economic indicator, but our town is only reflecting the national and international scene; we're not unique this time.

Alaskans return to Las Vegas’ Maderia Canyon (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

When David and Karen Eisenberg were ready to relocate from Anchorage, Alaska to Southern Nevada, they were already familiar with the real estate market. In fact, the couple had lived in Las Vegas from 1989 to 1996.

REAL ESTATE BRIEFS (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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Vail real estate returning to ‘normal’ (The Aspen Times)

VAIL, Colo. - Colorado's Vail Valley is not Las Vegas or South Florida, where foreclosures have sent home values plummeting. It's not even the Steamboat Springs or Aspen areas, where home sales decreased by half last year.

Vail Valley economy: Real estate will return to ‘normal’ (Vail Daily)

Real estate is a $2.2 billion Vail Valley industry - second-biggest to tourism - that's shrunk noticeably over the past year as the national housing market has struggled

Vail Valley economy: Real estate will return to ‘normal’ (The Vail Trail)

Real estate is a $2.2 billion Vail Valley industry - second-biggest to tourism - that's shrunk noticeably over the past year as the national housing market has struggled

Economy claims Las Vegas auto dealership (Las Vegas Sun)

A big auto dealership closed Friday in Las Vegas as struggling Chrysler LLC tries to reduce its dealership count nationwide. AutoNation Inc. of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., said the dealership closing is at 4701 W. Sahara Ave. and operates as three brands: Desert Chrysler, Desert Dodge and Desert Jeep.

Las Vegas counts on Obama housing rescue (In Business Las Vegas)

With Nevada leading the nation in foreclosures, no one has a bigger stake in the Obama administration's housing rescue plan than Las Vegas. Housing industry observers are guardedly optimistic the plan will help stem foreclosures, which continue to drive down home prices.

Half-priced condos … in New York City?! (New York Daily News)

As real estate prices crashed in cities and towns across the nation - Miami, Dallas, Atlanta, Las Vegas, the list goes on - New York City appeared impervious to the bursting bubble. Well, not anymore.

Las Vegas Running Out of Water Means Dimming Los Angeles Lights (Bloomberg)

By John Lippert and Jim Efstathiou Jr. Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) -- On a cloudless December day in the Nevada desert, workers in white hard hats descend into a 30- foot-wide shaft next to Lake Mead.