Omaha, NE Homes for Sale

Tourism in Omaha has also helped fuel the city's economy greatly, with the annual College World Series providing important revenue and the city's Henry Doorly Zoo serving as the top attraction in Nebraska.

No matter your taste in homes, in greater Omaha you'll find schools, shopping and recreation close by. The city is generally divided into five geographic areas: downtown, midtown, North Omaha, South Omaha and West Omaha (there is also a small community in East Omaha). The city has a wide range of historical and new neighborhoods and suburbs that reflect its socioeconomic diversity. Early neighborhood development of ethnic enclaves, including Little Italy, Little Bohemia and Greek Town have given way to gated communities. The median home price in Omaha is $136,000.

Historic neighborhoods include Field Club, Bemis Park, Blackstone, Gold Coast, Cathedral, Happy Hollow, Fairacres, Country Club, Florence, Hanscom Park, Kountze Park, Benson and Dundee, where billionaire Warren Buffett lives in a relatively modest home.

Keep going west and you'll find vast developments of new homes ranging from $130,000 split-levels to multimillion-dollar mansions. From Bellevue to Millard, Gretna to Papillion, homes are rising faster than the sun on a summer morning. In many cases, competition is keeping prices reasonable. For a truly rural edge, Sarpy, Washington and western Douglas counties offer acreages complete with stables, streams, ponds and natural woods — all of themwithin minutes from the city.

Just across the Missouri River, Council Bluffs has a variety of housing ranging from Victorian and vintage homes south of Broadway Avenue to newer residences around the city, including in the scenic Loess Hills. Recently, Omahans have made strides to revitalize a healthy and vibrant downtown area, including the redevelopment of the Old Market and the designation of the Omaha Rail and Commerce Historic District.

As the business, social and cultural core of the city, downtown Omaha is generally thought of as a large neighborhood itself. The Old Market Historic District of the downtown area has been rehabilitated into boutique shops, offices and loft residential units. On downtown's south edge bordering Little Italy, the Burlington Station is one of the buildings in the Omaha Rail and Commerce Historic District that has been renovated into residential apartments.

North Downtown, or better known to locals as NoDo, is a big part of Omaha's future. Many locals and tourists now congregate in the Old Market, a former warehouse district a mile southeast of NoDo and now a vibrant blend of modern restaurants, shops and nightlife. Most agree that the 2003 opening of the nearby Qwest Center — a convention hall and arena big enough to attract acts such as The Police and Bruce Springsteen — was a major step toward bringing Omaha up in the pantheon of U.S. cities.

Come join this Midwest metropolis in its transformation and start your Omaha real estate search today!

Sources and more information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omaha,_Nebraska
http://www.ci.omaha.ne.us/
http://www.omahachamber.org/live/Housing.aspx