[lvhound]

I have been looking for a house to own for nearly one month. After a visit on Huntington (mountain edge) yesterday, I found houses in this area are way cheaper compared with the gated golf region nearby, and those houses are large, new, good-looking and w/ mountain view. Even considering the further distance to shopping centers, these are still pretty decent deals. Just curious the reason why there're still so many bankowned houses listed even upto half year.

Any comments regarding the Huntington area? Thx

[airics]

mountain's edge is one of the most foreclosure ridden areas in vegas... prices are still dropping.. a house that was 600-700 is now around 350

[rightonbro]

I rented a house for six months there last year in the Villas (on Magrath). It was fine. The left turn out of the development onto Fort Apache is kind of a pain sometimes, especially when it's during the school season. But that's really, really minor.

Note that the area right in front of Huntingdon is zoned for a shopping center...so eventually they're going to build one there, so if you buy a house on Magrath thinking you have a nice view of the city line...that might change some at some point.

Also, I think buying a house in that division means you are going to be committed to it for a long time given the amount of inventory there. I looked up the property records and found the landlord had bought the place for $300k. When I met him to move out he said, "You should have just offered the bank $120k - I don't care, it's up to them."

Yikes.....