Las Vegas-based Prudential Americana Group ranked 26th in transactions and 39th largest real estate brokerage based on sales volume in Denver-based real estate research company Real Trends’ annual list of the top 500 U.S. real estate companies.

The Southern Nevada region is producing nearly 4,000 residential real estate transactions per month and this number has remained the regional standard for most of this year, according to the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors. Most industry professionals expect this number to linger well into 2014 long as interest rates remain at record lows.

Editor’s note: Listings include the resale home’s parcel number. Occasionally, the address listed is the homebuyer’s mailing address and not the actual location of the home. Check the parcel number to make sure. Also, a few transactions do not reflect the market value of the homes.

According to a May CNN Money article, nearly one-third of current and prospective homeowners surveyed by Zillow could not correctly answer basic questions about financing, with 34 percent not knowing the term “annual percentage rate” and 31 percent incorrectly believing that they are unable to obtain a mortgage with a less than 5 percent down payment.

Q: I was wondering if you knew anything about the rules regarding homeowners associations and traffic violations using a speeding gun.

Pardee Homes’ newest neighborhood will debut June 8. It will be adjacent to the builder’s Eldorado master-planned community in North Las Vegas.

This summer, Ryland Homes will debut a new collection in Henderson. Zephyr Ridge is being developed near Horizon Ridge Parkway and Gibson Road.

Memorial Day weekend signals the start of summer, and for residents of the master-planned community of Summerlin, that means the start of pool season.

Memorial Day weekend signals the start of summer, and for residents of the master-planned community of Summerlin, that means the start of pool season.

Las Vegas’ underwater mortgage woes keep showing signs of improvement — but also remain worst in the country. Some 54.3 percent of valley homeowners with mortgages were underwater in the quarter ending March 31.

With office construction at a near standstill, a Las Vegas developer is breaking ground this week on a project for a residential brokerage firm.

Dao Vahn lost nearly everything to cervical cancer. The 52-year-old mother lost her health, her house and almost her business. Vahn's youngest son, Michael Luangrath, did everything he could to help his single mother. Luangrath dropped out of college and quit his job to care for his mother.

Earlier this month, Michael Luangrath surprised his mother, Dao Vahn, with the ultimate Mother's Day gift: a house to call her own again. Luangrath posted a video to YouTube of his mom's stunned reaction.

By the end of the summer, Toll Brothers will open a trio of new-home neighborhoods in the Las Vegas area.

By the end of the summer, Toll Brothers will open a trio of new-home neighborhoods in the Las Vegas area.