Tuesday, October 04, 2005

Las Vegas lots at all time high

A report from Applied Analysis showed the average price at $601,600 an acre, or $13.81 a square foot, based on 416 transactions involving nearly 2,300 acres.
The comparable period from a year ago included the Bureau of Land Management sale of 1,940 acres in Henderson to Focus Property for about $550 million. Excluding that transaction, land values were up 81 percent.
Parcels ranging in size from 20 acres to 50 acres, suitable for residential development, averaged $890,000 an acre and represented 12 percent of land transactions during the quarter. Property close to the Strip, especially along Tropicana and Harmon avenues, is going for more than $3 million an acre.
"It just confirms the amount of investment and speculation that's taking place in the market," said Brian Gordon, principal of Applied Analysis. "It's just driving property values north, and developers are willing to pay premiums to get in the game."
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