Vegas Inc

"Downtown LV is where businesses go to die, please do not be fooled." <-- obviously written by someone who does not own a business downtown.

Every incidence of violence matters in some regard. However, comparing the worldwide, far-reaching implications of 9/11 to an isolated incident isn't appropriate. How about comparing this to the killing of Tupac Shakur on the Strip, and reporting whether or not that had any impact on tourism?

This visitation number, correlated historically with previous years, can economically sustain a thriving metro population of about 1.7 million. It's nice that the visitor numbers have grown while the resident numbers have declined, though we are still out of balance by about 200,000 residents.

The conclusion is based on the projected months of foreclosure inventory available, as delineated in paragraphs three and five. The article offers no conclusions about whether Las Vegas homes are a good investment, only about the expected difficulty in buying a foreclose home here versus other markets.

Also, the article says little about our economic situation, and what it says (far fewer foreclosed homes available) can be seen as positive, not negative.

It's his money; he can spend it how he likes.