One of many now-vacant houses in the gated community of San Niccolo in a suburb of Las Vegas. Scenes like this one -- dead lawn, trash-littered yard, and piles of old phone books on the doorstep -- are common in the neighborhood. Tell-tale signs of the foreclosure crisis. (Krissy Clark)

Foreclosure Behind Las Vegas Gates

One of many now-vacant houses in the gated community of San Niccolo in a suburb of Las Vegas. Scenes like this one -- dead lawn, trash-littered yard, and piles of old phone books on the doorstep -- are common in the neighborhood. Tell-tale signs of the foreclosure crisis.

Credit: Krissy Clark