New Home Information

January through March 2008

New Home Sales (all products) 1,146
New Home Permits 1,133
Existing Home Sales 4,916
New Home Median Price*
$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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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