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Marijuana is a budding industry. Can it be scaled?

Marijuana is a budding industry. Can it be scaled?

by Willa Rubin | May 18, 2018 | Economy, Featured, Jobs, Newest

When Cody Stevenson was medically discharged from the Marine Corps, he was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. He didn’t like the medications he was given, and he self-medicated with alcohol. On a trip to Jamaica, he discovered that marijuana alleviated his...
Five Things to Watch For in Tuesday’s Case-Shiller Index Report

Five Things to Watch For in Tuesday’s Case-Shiller Index Report

by Willa Rubin | Apr 23, 2018 | Economy, Housing, Newest

Standard & Poors will release its Case-Shiller indices on Tuesday, which measure prices for existing single-family homes. The median economist estimate suggests a substantial 6.35 percent increase in home prices since last year on the 20-City Index, which...
Home prices keep growing, despite higher interest rates and fewer property tax incentives

Home prices keep growing, despite higher interest rates and fewer property tax incentives

by Willa Rubin | Apr 5, 2018 | Economy, Housing, Newest

Home prices are continuing to boom nationwide. It’s a sign that the economy is doing well overall — but it is also making the housing market less affordable for first-time home buyers. Nationally, home prices grew by 6.2 percent in January, according to new data...
Las Vegas has one of the fastest-growing housing markets in the U.S. Its school district wants teachers to move there before it’s too late.

Las Vegas has one of the fastest-growing housing markets in the U.S. Its school district wants teachers to move there before it’s too late.

by Willa Rubin | Apr 4, 2018 | Featured, Housing, Newest

When Gabriela Kula moved to Las Vegas last fall to teach eleventh-grade English, she wasn’t sure what to expect. It didn’t have the beaches of L.A., where she grew up, or the historic vibe of Boston, where she went to college. But it had one clear advantage: the cost...

National Case-Shiller Indices grow 6.3 percent, continuing a steady increase in housing prices

by Willa Rubin | Mar 3, 2018 | Economy, Housing, Newest

Photo credit National home prices are continuing to grow due to low construction rates and few homes being put on the market. Home prices grew 6.3 percent in December, according to new data from the Case-Shiller indices released on Tues. Feb. 27, 2018. This number was...

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