Taking Bets on the Las Vegas Housing Revival

Bidding wars are back in the city where home price declines were epic
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The McCuistions are taking a second crack at Vegas housingRenee and Dwaine McCuistion/Bloomberg

Renee and Dwaine McCuistion, who lost their Las Vegas home after defaulting in 2010, are feeling lucky again. They bought another property in October for $475,000, 42 percent less than what the previous owner paid. “With everything so low, we felt it was imperative to start building equity again,” says Renee, sitting on the patio of the four-bedroom house at Red Rock Country Club.