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Marketing Your Nevada Home: What to Expect during Your Open House

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

If your NV home is for sale – whether in Henderson, Las Vegas, Summerlin or surrounding areas – there’s a good chance your real estate agent will discuss the benefits of an open house with you. Open houses have long been a part of the home sale experience, since it allows prospective buyers to take [...]

Bank of America Expected to Release Homes

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

Bank of America expects to release about 6,000 foreclosed properties into the housing market here in Nevada in 2010.  They are going to evenly distribute the releases, releasing about 500 homes per month.  This process is part of the so-called “phantom inventory” of foreclosed homes being held by banks.  Banks are working out loan modifications [...]

Get the Most Out of Your Square Footage

Monday, January 18th, 2010

If you’re getting ready to sell your Henderson, Las Vegas or Summerlin home, you know that one of the most important things you can do to increase your sale price is to spend some time staging. After all, the better your home looks, the better the chances are that someone else will love it enough [...]

Homebuyers Rush for Tax Credit

Monday, December 28th, 2009

First-time homebuyers make up a large percentage of the home sales here in the Las Vegas and Henderson Valley.  Many tax preparers are busier than normal during this offseason due to congress’ extension on the $8,000 credit for first-time homebuyers last month.  Congress also expanded it to other buyers who can receive up to $6,500.  [...]

Real Estate during the Holidays

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Now is still a really good time for Real Estate in Henderson, Las Vegas, Summerlin Nevada areas. Buyers can, and do, get serious during this busy time of year. Lots of sellers take their homes off the market during the holidays, assuming no one will be buying at this time. But with serious buyers [...]

First-Time Homebuyers Lead Housing Economy to Recovery

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

According to the National Association of Realtors, the housing economy appears to be headed for a sustainable recovery, aided by the home buyer tax credit.  The tax credit expansion will help increase sales for first time buyers through the middle of 2010.  This year alone it looks as though there will be about 2.4 million [...]

First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Information

Friday, November 13th, 2009

With the passing of the extension of the homebuyer tax credit, I thought now might be a good time to provide the following information.
Click here to view Frequently Asked Questions regarding the new homebuyer tax credit extension.
Click here to view the most recent changes to the tax credit and for a comparison of the 2009 [...]

Showing Signs of Recovery

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

The housing market here in Las Vegas and Henderson has shown signs of improvement in almost every category in the past month of September.  The median existing home price rose an astounding $3,500 from the previous month of August.  The median price is still down a total of 33.7 percent from a year ago, but [...]

Real Estate for Military

Friday, August 21st, 2009

Many military personnel are purchasing homes here in the Las Vegas and Henderson area using Veterans Affairs loans.  The number of houses bought using these loans has jumped an astounding 360 percent this year and refinancings are up near 250 percent.  Across the country home purchases by VA has increased by more than 100 percent.
It [...]

Quick Tips for First-Time Home Buyers

Sunday, August 16th, 2009

Buying a home for the first time can be one of the most important decisions that you will make in your lifetime.  There are a lot of emotions that go into buying a home, especially your first one, and you don’t want to let those emotions get in the way of making a safe and [...]

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