Las Vegas

Beyond Sprawl: Las Vegas, NV, Homes Are Going Cheap to Foreigners

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:28:10 +0000

Half of home buyers in Las Vegas Nevada paid in cash in October. For the most part, these are investors buying up properties. Prices have dropped to 1990's levels, and many homes in the area are selling for below building cost.

In Part Four of the Fronteras Changing America Desk series Beyond Sprawl, Jude Joffe-Block reports some Las Vegas homes are getting attention from buyers from all over the world.

Nevada Scammer Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Fraud

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:23:35 +0000

A Las Vegas man has pleaded guilty in federal court to filing hundreds of fraudulent unemployment claims worth millions. From the Fronteras Changing America Desk, Jude Joffe-Block reports the scheme cheated the government of 4-point-4 million dollars.

Las Vegas Jews Go To Casinos to Celebrate the New Year

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:04:25 +0000

As Las Vegas Nevada grew in recent years, so too did its Jewish population. But that can lead to problems during the High Holy Days.