Lakeridge master plan disputed

Lakeridge homeowners are appealing a Reno master plan change for the proposed 577 unit Positano project. The home owners are saying it could be built without a change allowing for much higher residential densities. They are also saying that improper procedures occurred at the Reno planning Commission meeting when some commissioners change their minds just [...]

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City of Reno gives developers a way out

The city of Reno is allowing developers to abandon their unfinished subdivisions and avoid the high cost of continuing projects that are not selling in the current slow housing market. Under the new policy approved by the council, developers must secure the vacant lots and prevent erosion, dust and other code violations on the properties, [...]

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Senate passes FHA overhaul to help with mortgage worries

Image by robertodevido via Flickr The senate passed legislation overhauling the Federal Housing administration on Friday to combat rising foreclosures and a broader housing crisis. Legislation would increase the size of loans the FHA is allowed to insure for first time and low income homeowners. There level would be set at the size of mortgages [...]

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The Good News and the Bad News about the Reno Tahoe experience

It’s bad news is that the day is over, meaning that your skiing is coming to an end or your golf game is wrapping up, but the good news is that the evening is just beginning and so are your restaurant options, entertainment options, the shows, the gaming opportunities are all in front of you [...]

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Reno is going to come back stronger than Las Vegas

Eugenio Aleman, senior economist at Wells Fargo Bank said at the annual economic outlook sponsored by the Northern Nevada development authority, Carson Valley chamber of commerce and business council of Douglas County. People are still moving to Nevada he said, and that will continue to feed potential home buyers into the Reno and Las Vegas [...]

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Reno City Council approves truck stop ban

The Reno city council approved an ordinance banning truck stop from all but industrial areas in the city. The reason this is important is Flying J has been trying to build a truck stop on 48 acres at interstate 80 and Robb Drive in Northwest Reno, the residents in the McQueen area and Somersett have [...]

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STOP THE TRUCKSTOP! Concerned residents of Somersett take heed!

The possibility of a truck stop near our neighborhood is REAL!  Five years ago, Flying J Truck Stops purchased a 48 acre parcel of land on the south side of the Robb Drive I-80 exit/entrance ramp.  That area is zoned LLR1 - Large Lot RESIDENTIAL 1 Acre.  It was so zoned when they purchased it.  They [...]

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