Reno Real Estate Logic

The Constitution requires the Census Bureau to count the population every 10 years. The results are used to allocate seats in the U.S. House of Representatives as well as electoral votes. 
We won again for being the “fastest-growth” state in the union. We know that a lot of this traffic  count is settling in Vegas but [...]

It was great to read this morning in the RGJ that St. Marys in the Mountains in historic Virginia City was given a $500K Federal Grant for restoration of the church which  was matched by donors all over the world.  The church was originally built in  1869 during the heyday of the gold rush and no [...]

Tax relief granted for forgiven debt, private mortgage insurance
Bush administration allows three-year window
Friday, December 21, 2007
By Matt Carter
Inman News

President Bush signed into law Thursday a bill creating a temporary tax break for homeowners who are able to persuade lenders to forgive part of their debt, and extends a tax deduction for some families with private mortgage [...]

Here’s the forecast for 2008 from the NAHB which is bracing for construction to be down 24% from last year. That is actually great news for the resale market which needs to have a reprieve in order to gain traction again. Read on folks!

2008 not so great, says builders’ economist
NAHB expects single-family starts to fall [...]

Our very own European themed enchanted tower, just like Vegas has opened by the Peppermill Casino with a wopping $400 million dollar price tag, got to love those hard costs! I was in Vegas last month at the Venetian for a convention and I must admit I was impressed. Bring on the gondolas!
The grand opening [...]

 
Copper Canyon is a huge project under way which was approved by the city of Sparks on October 24, 2005. Situated along Highway 80 and along Vista Blvd, on 1,300 acres behind D’Andrea Ranch.
The project description includes 3.6 million square feet of Business Park on 127 acres, 1033 single family homes on 323 acres and [...]

For those of you who have been wincing at the opening in 2017 of the notorious Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Dump, 90 miles northwest of Vegas, we have good news. Once again our own Harry Reid has put the project on hold again. Reid has blocked the Energy Departments request of a year end spending bill [...]

We are waiting patiently for the two new projects planned for Reno by Station Casinos out of Vegas. I want the Station Casino planned for South Meadows to be built first which will be by the new Summit Mall because it is greatly needed and anticipated. I like how the Fertitta family has emerged their bar stop [...]

I like to listen to National Public Radio very early in the morning on my way home from the gym and much to my surprise Alan Greenspan was being interviewed and what a lively exchange this was! You can hear the 5 minutes yourself  (link below)  but here’s a little slice from the interview:
Fed ‘Lost Control’ of Long-Term [...]

Lake Davis has had a history of problems with the predator pike which was planted illegally by some odd bodkin in 1994. What most people don’t realize is if this agressive fish navigates down stream (which biologists claim will happen)  it can actually destroy the salmon and steelhead fisheries in the Sacramento-San Joaquin rivers deltas.  California has been demanding [...]