Buying a home shouldn’t be rocket science. You find the perfect home, make an offer to the seller, pay a couple of fees, and bam! You just bought a home. However, buying a home actually has a lot of moving parts which include a number of funny real estate terms you’ve probably never heard before. […]
The Las Vegas area real estate market experienced a bit of cooling in July. We expect the market to start slowing a bit as we approach late summer, so this year is no different. The number of homes sold dropped slightly from 6,626 in June to 6,505 in July, while the average price slid slightly […]
As summer draws to a close, so dawns every parent’s favorite season: the beginning of another school year. This time of year can be hectic for every parent, but it may become especially overwhelming if you’re also trying to sell your home. Don’t worry, though! We’re here to help. We’ve come up with a bonafide […]
Some interesting statistics provided by Charity Bond of On Q Financial. Although last week’s jobs numbers were lower than expected, employment remains strong. Unemployment claims this week unexpectedly fell to 213,000. The strong labor market and robust economy are pushing up inflation, which could pressure rates higher. Import duties are also boosting price pressures. Inflation […]
When it comes to buying a home, there are more things to consider than you may realize. After all, it’s a lot more complicated than walking into the grocery store to buy a gallon of milk! Buying a home is one of the biggest purchases the average person makes. As such, you can expect there […]
June’s Las Vegas area real estate ended on a high note. The average price reached a high of $282,912. The number of homes that sold edged upward slightly from May. The number of new listings has crept upwards as well, to about the same level we saw June 2017. Inventory is still tight though, making […]
If you’re planning on selling your home within the next year or so, you’ve probably already started thinking about the best ways to increase its value. But if you’re not an experienced home flipper or contractor, it can be tricky to know which projects are worth it and which simply aren’t. To save you time […]
The second quarter ended predictably for Las Vegas area real estate. We saw an increase from January and the holiday doldrum that continued through April. The beginning of summer 2018 saw the very predictable downtick but sales have increased as the season moves forward, just as we would expect. Although April 2018 had more sales […]
If you’re actively looking for a new home to buy, it may be tempting to try and do it yourself, without a Realtor. After all, the agent isn’t really working for you, right? There’s a common misconception that real estate agents are only working for sellers, but that couldn’t be further from the truth! When […]
Real estate lingo can be hard to decipher because, well, there’s so much of it! It might even seem like your Realtor is speaking another language. From fancy acronyms to words like “escrow” and “riders,” there are a lot of terms out there that might seem totally foreign. But that doesn’t mean you don’t have […]
