Negotiators are giving attorneys general of various states including Nevada until today to get on board with a potential nationwide settlement with banks for alleged foreclosure abuses.

Northern Nevada’s embattled real estate and construction industry has likely hit bottom, setting the stage for a recovery in 2013, according to an annual forecast for area home builders.

By Northern Nevada Business Weekly Coldwell Banker Best Sellers, a residential brokerage based in Carson City, will merge with Coldwell Banker Select Real Estate, the two companies said last week. Coldwell Banker Select Real Estate is a unit of Select Group Real Estate Services, a company headquartered at Yuba City, which operates 21 offices more than 600 [...]