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August Sales and Prices

Friday, September 11th, 2009

After several months of stability in the Las Vegas housing market we have seen a drop in both sales and prices in the month of August.  Homes are still selling at a decent pace, just for a little less and at a slower rate than the previous month of July.  The sales of single-family homes [...]

Releasing Foreclosures

Friday, September 11th, 2009

It appears that lenders, who have been holding off as many as 20,000 homes from the foreclosure market, are slowly releasing them onto the Multiple Listing Service (MLS).  Lenders are doing this because they are concerned that releasing too many homes at once will push down the market price even further, earning less of a [...]

Nevada Leads Nation’s Foreclosures

Friday, August 28th, 2009

The state of Nevada leads the nation with the highest residential foreclosure rating in the country at 3.7 percent for the second quarter.  Yet oddly enough many would still consider the Henderson and the greater Las Vegas area a seller’s market for many single-family homes. Even though the prices on many homes have dropped by [...]

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. [...]

A New Breed of Buyer

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

Many Californian investors are looking to capitalize on the downed housing market here in the Las Vegas and Henderson area.  Many investors with several hundred thousand dollars to invest are coming to Vegas to try and take advantage of the housing market. In the record breaking month of June, investors made up 38% of the [...]

Investing in Single-Family Homes in Henderson/Las Vegas

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

There have been a large number of investors attempting to cash-in on the downed housing market in the past few months, especially on single-family homes.  Single-family homes have become the most popular form of investing among today’s investors, some buying to hold onto and some buying to rent out. Much of the 35% spike in [...]

Buying vs. Renting in Henderson and Las Vegas

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Many renters are starting to realize that they can easily become home owners for relatively the same, if not at a lower cost than they are currently paying to rent the unit they are living in.  Due to the drastic drop in prices in all of real-estate, specifically the Las Vegas and Henderson area, it [...]

Staging Your Home

Friday, July 17th, 2009

Staging your home is a great way to prepare your home to sell and to make it look alluring to buyers in the Henderson, Las Vegas, Summerlin Nevada areas. Staging your home has become popular during the last decade. Read this article to find out some great ideas on how to get your home ready [...]

Local Home Sales Break Record in June

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

Is there a better time to buy then now?  When looking at the numbers for the month of June 2009, the answer may possibly be no. The sales of single-family homes, condos and townhomes are at an all time high of 4,702 in the past month.  This beats the previous record of 4,414 all the [...]

Home Sales Starting to Soar

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

The number of homes that are under contract rose nearly 7% nationally when compared to last month. April was the 3rd straight month in which the Pending Home Sales Index gained and the biggest monthly gain since October, 2001. Homes under contract is one that is in pending status, which means that it has an [...]

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