Whether you live in Vegas or not, by now you have probably heard the same story. That Vegas once the hottest market in the country has become the Detroit of the West. So can this once darling of the real estate market turn itself around? Personally I'd like to think so. When I moved to Vegas 9 yrs ago in the winter of 2002, the reaction from everyone I told I was going to be settling there was the same."Oh the Job Market there is crazy right now, and homes are still so cheap". And whe... Read more...

I've often been asked why cities like Las Vegas have been absolutely decimated by the real estate crash, and other places like New York and Boston have remained relatively unscathed. The obvious answer is to assume older cities already have had decades for home prices to appreciate while cities like Vegas and Phoenix were just catching up. Additionally, cities like Las Vegas and Phoenix had a lot of vacant land to build new homes. When the new inventory didn't get absorbed, boom goes the dynamit... Read more...

First off, I want to thank you for visiting Bankapedia.com. While the site has been a slow work in progress for the past 2 yrs, we are finally picking up steam and looking to turn Bankapedia into a one-of-a-kind Mortgage and Real Estate destination. We are currently at work on some game-cha... Read more...