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New Home Information
January through March 2008
| New Home Sales (all products) |
1,146 |
| New Home Permits |
1,133 |
| Existing Home Sales |
4,916 |
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New Home Median Price*
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$278,630 |
| Existing Home Median Price |
$230,000 |
Source: Home Builders Research Inc. of Las Vegas. HBR is at www.homebuildersresearch.com, or e-mail to hbr1@cox.net.
Top 20 Southern Nevada Homebuilders
(in terms of recorded sales for combined 2006/2007)
Home Builders Research Inc. of Las Vegas has reported on home building companies' recorded sales for combined 2006/2007. Here are the top 20 on the list.
They are:
| Builder |
Recorded Sales |
| 1- Pulte/Del Webb |
6,747 |
| 2 - KB Home |
5,923 |
| 3 - Richmond American |
3,997 |
| 4 - Lennar Homes |
3,591 |
| 5 - DR Horton |
2,876 |
| 6 - Pardee |
2,263 |
| 7 - Centex |
2,067 |
| 8 - Beazer |
1,588 |
| 9 - Woodside |
1,301 |
| 10 - Rhodes |
951 |
| 11 - Astoria |
947 |
| 12 - Ryland |
905 |
| 13 - Kimball Hill |
844 |
| 14 - Meritage |
839 |
| 15 - Warmington |
730 |
| 16 - American West |
725 |
| 17 - Engle |
599 |
| 18 - Toll Brothers |
541 |
| 19 - William Lyon |
508 |
| 20 - Signature |
498 |
Home Builders Research Inc., is at www.homebuildersresearch.com, or e-mail to hbr1@cox.net.

How Many Homebuilders Are There?
At the end of 2007, there were 47 traditional home building companies (built 5 or more single-family, detached homes in 2007) in Southern Nevada, compared with 77 at the end of 2006. The historic high was 179 homebuilders in 1996, and the number has decreased annually, with the exception of 2004, for a variety of reasons.
Sources: Home Builders Research Inc., www.homebuildersresearch.com
Builder List Online
Those of you who are looking for a list of builders can now go to Home Builders Research and purchase a list for $50. If you have any questions, contact Dennis Smith at (702) 645-4200 or via e-mail at hbr1@cox.net.

Historical Data
Closed New Home Sales
2007 - 19,670
2006 - 36,051
2005 - 30,750 (38,517 including apartment conversions)
2004 - 29,248
2003 - 25,230
2002 - 22,502 2001 - 22,940
2000 - 20,520
1999 - 21,162
1998 - 20,259
1997 - 19,839
1996 - 19,785
1995 - 17,903
1994 - 18,975
1993 - 14,287
1992 - 11,255
1991 - 11,146
1990 - 12,353
Median Price of a New Home
2007 - $280,085
2006 - $330,094
2005 - $309,990, with apartment conversions; $345,130 without conversions
2004 - $290,287
2003 - $209,611
2002 - $186,827
2001 - $178,920
2000 - $161,893
1999 - $147,750
1996 - $127,250
1990 - $116,990
(For Metropolitan Las Vegas area (Clark County, Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Boulder City)
Source: Home Builders Research Inc. of Las Vegas; www.homebuildersresearch.com ;
e-mail to hbr1@cox.net.

Sources For Area Information
(The following SNHBA members and others are sources of information
about the Las Vegas marketplace.)
Applied Analysis
(salary survey/market/economic information)
Jeremy Aguero/Brian Gordon
(702) 967-3333
info@AppliedAnalysis.com
www.appliedanalysis.com
Clark County Department of Comprehensive Planning
"Clark County Demographics Summary"
(702) 455-4181
The Eastride Group of Staffing Companies
(annual Southern Nevada Salary Survey)
Debra Pulido
(702) 732-8861
dpulido@eastridge.com
www.eastridge.com
Hanley Wood Market Intelligence
(Updated metro Las Vegas homebuilding/housing data)
Jeremiah Drake
(702) 735-8775 (Ext. 203)
jdrake@meyersgroup.com
www.meyersgroup.com
Home Builders Research Inc.
(Updated metro Las Vegas homebuilding/housing data)
Dennis Smith
(702) 645-4200
hbr1@cox.net
www.homebuildersresearch.com
Las Vegas High-Rise & Condominium Association
President is Bea Goodwin at International Sales Group
(702) 699-8998
Click here for more information about LVHCA
Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Relocation Guide
(Published by Las Vegas Publications)
(Quarterly publication for those relocating to Las Vegas area)
Jennifer Mahar
(702) 444-4088
(702) 444-0079 (fax)
jennifer@lvpublications.com
www.lvrelocationguide.org
Las Vegas New Homes Guide of the Las Vegas Review-Journal
(Monthly metro Las Vegas housing guide)
Claire DeJesus/Cristy Vega/Beth Schwartz
(702) 3875220
cdejesus@reviewjournal.com
www.snhomes.com
www.suburbanlivinglv.com
Marketing Solutions
(Updated metro Las Vegas housing/homebuyer data)
Steve and Marcia Bottfeld
(702) 341-8355
(702) 494-8355
Nevada Development Authority
(One-stop shop for businesses thinking about relocating to metro Las Vegas)
(702) 791-0000 or toll free (888) 466-8293
www.nevadadevelopment.org
Nevada's Labor Commissioner
(annual updated prevailing construction wages survey)
www.laborcommissioner.com
New Homes & Living magazine
(Monthly metro Las Vegas housing guide)
Jennifer Hoge
(702) 891-0095
jennifer.hoge@traderonline.com
www.newhomesandliving.com
(Northern Nevada Housing/Demographic Information)
Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada (EDAWN)
(775) 829-3700
www.edawn.org
Restrepo Consulting Group LLC
(Southern Nevada economic/demographic/real estate information)
John Restrepo
(702) 967-3188, Ext. 401
(702) 967-3196 (fax)
jrestrepo@rcg1.com
www.rcg1.com
Street of Dreams event
(Model homes featuring latest in luxury and high-tech)
Street of Dreams Inc.
(425) 483-0253
info@streetofdreams.com
www.streetofdreams.com
Questions about this page should be directed to News Editor Monica Caruso at (702) 794-0117
or by e-mail at monica@snhba.com.
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