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More than 4,000 children and families living near Joe Kneip Park in North Las Vegas depend on the open space as a gathering place outdoors. However, the tough economy has left the park in need of major improvements. That’s why the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) has partnered with City of North Las Vegas in a creative effort to raise funds that will help revitalize the park.

As the nation prepares to celebrate Mother's Day on Sunday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced two fair housing actions involving allegations of housing discrimination involving families with children

In Carson City, Nevada, HUD charged the owners of a rental property for allegedly refusing to rent a home to parents because they have children.

The Nevada Housing Division has received a federal grant of $156,210 to support ongoing foreclosure prevention counseling efforts. The funds, awarded by the National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling Program, will be re-allocated to preapproved statewide nonprofit housing counseling agencies in order to continue providing one-on-one counseling and assistance to Nevada homeowners in danger of foreclosure.

Nevada Senator Harry Reid announced today $2,220,253 in Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) program grants for veteran housing across Nevada. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded $168,512 to the Reno Housing Authority and the Sierra Nevada VA Health Care System, $1,995,867 to the Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority and the Southern Nevada VA Health Care System and $55,874 to the Nevada Rural Housing Authority and the Sierra Nevada VA Health Care System.

Congresswoman Dina Titus of Nevada’s First Congressional District released the following statement in regards to the House Appropriations’ Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies’ consideration of the Fiscal Year 2016 Energy & Water Appropriations bill.

Congresswoman Dina Titus, a Member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, announced that U.S. Vets, located in Nevada’s First Congressional District, will receive $1.5 million as part of the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF). This funding will be used to provide services to very low-income veteran families living in – or transitioning to – permanent housing.

Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez will host a Twitter Town Hall as part of National Consumer Protection Week. This event, an initiative of the Home Again: Nevada Homeowner Relief Program will give Nevadans the opportunity to ask housing counselors about buying a home, credit restoration, loan modification, foreclosure and other free resources available to all Nevadans.

The public is invited to join Ward 3 Councilman Bob Coffin and Las Vegas City Manager Betsy Fretwell for a groundbreaking at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6, for a new skatepark to be added to the Justice Myron E. Leavitt and Jaycee Community Park, located at Eastern and East St. Louis avenues

City of Las Vegas employee Marco Velotta received the 2013 Individual Award for Organizational Excellence at the recent U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Nevada Green Gala held at the Nevada State Museum

A bipartisan coalition of ten U.S. Senators introduced legislation today to establish a new infrastructure financing authority to help states and localities better leverage private funds to build and maintain the nation’s outdated infrastructure.

Las Vegas City Hall has been awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold status by the U.S. Green Building Council. The LEED rating system is the foremost program for buildings, homes and communities that are designed, constructed, maintained and operated for improved environmental and human health performance

U.S. Representatives Joe Heck (R-NV), John Carney (D-DE), Daniel Webster (R-FL), and Peter Welch (D-VT), today announced the introduction of H.R. 2929, the “Creating Homeownership Opportunities Act,” bipartisan legislation that would create a pre-tax savings program -- similar to a Health Savings Account -- for the purpose of saving toward a down payment on a first home

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Dina Titus of Nevada’s First District announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will provide nearly $2 million to the Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority to offer permanent supportive housing to homeless Veterans, many of whom are living with chronic disabling conditions. The supportive housing assistance announced today is provided through the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) Program which combines rental assistance from HUD with case management and clinical services provided by VA

Las Vegas, NV - March 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ballen Group, A Las Vegas real estate team who specializes in Summerlin, Las Vegas and surrounding areas has closed another Las Vegas Real Estate Transaction. This time, The Ballen Group resented the Home Buyer who purchased a home in Las Vegas, Nevada