How foreclosures affect Las Vegas values

How foreclosures affect Las Vegas values

News reports of foreclosures and their effect on the real estate market seem to be part of the new normal, especially in the areas hardest hit by the housing market slump and slow pace of recovery. True enough. But (even more than politics) all real estate is local. What is true in one market does not necessarily apply in another. Whether … [Read more...]

Why use a local Realtor®?

Why use a local Realtor®?

Whenever a Las Vegas homeowner decides to sell a home, it is tempting to consider selling without the assistance of a Las Vegas Realtor. After all, who knows a home better than its occupant does? And there’s the Realtor's® commission – who wouldn’t want to save the commission money? These are two distinct questions, and both of them are … [Read more...]

Staging to sell your Las Vegas home – a listing agent’s contribution

Staging to sell your Las Vegas home - a listing agent's contribution

While most sales people don’t hold a degree in psychology, that science winds up playing a major role in the sales process. Most highly experienced listing agents not only understand this -- they use it to the Las Vegas sellers’ advantage. According to a 2010 study by Avid Ratings published in the Los Angeles Times, typical home buyers have … [Read more...]

What do new homes in Las Vegas offer that resales don’t?

Las Vegas New Home Construction

If you've spent any time in Las Vegas over the last decade, I can almost guarantee that you've visited a new home community here.  No matter whether you're interested in actually buying a home, who can resist looking at gorgeous models with every possible upgrade and over-the-top decorating options to see and touch? What most buyers don't … [Read more...]

Las Vegas Housing Statistics as of 2/19/2012

Las Vegas Housing Statistics as of 2/19/2012

Everyone interprets information differently, some people like wordy descriptions, others like charts.  No matter what your preference is, here’s the newest data available regarding Las Vegas Real Estate. … [Read more...]

Positive economic signs for real estate

Positive economic signs for real estate

Enough already! Economy this! Housing market that!. It seems like we have been bombarded with mostly bad news forever. Every month Las Vegas would-be home sellers and prospective buyers hope for signs that the economy has turned around, and February was no exception. But despite the relatively good news that unemployment numbers continue to show … [Read more...]

Hiring a great property manager

Hiring a great property manager

A property manager is a person or firm charged with operating a real estate property for a fee. A good property manager should be proactive yet frugal, a competent communicator, an excellent negotiator, knowledgeable of current issues, resourceful, likeable, and honest.  Of course, that’s asking a lot of anyone!   Some experts estimate … [Read more...]

Luxury homes and today’s buyer

Luxury homes and today's buyer

The final duration of the general economic crunch continues to be an open question, and one that has lingering effects on Las Vegas luxury home market for both buyers and sellers. It seems that no matter what some of the economists point to as demonstration of a turnaround in progress, there are plenty of others emphasizing the opposite view. For … [Read more...]