Las Vegas area real estate has come a long, long way since the dark days of the recession. Remember the days when you could pick up a house for the price of a decent used car? Back when the market was flooded with homes but few buyers? Well, those days are LONG gone. When we […]
Home staging is a major player in a home sale. How your home looks, feels, and even smells can influence buyers’ decisions, so it’s important to present your home in the best light. Cleaning, decluttering, and rearranging furniture are essential to preparing your home for showings, but it can be tempting to take a few […]
You’re smart. You’re doing your research about home buying and homeownership (like you are right now!), so you feel like you’re prepared to avoid common home buying pitfalls. But you’ll soon find that once you’ve moved in, there is a whole new list of common problems that plague unwary first-time homeowners. To help you make […]
The Las Vegas area real estate ended the year on a high note. The average sale price was the highest we’ve seen it in many years, at $273,472. For comparison, it was $268,508 in November and $231,296 in December 2016. One driving force behind the strengthening of sale prices is that we are seeing a […]
From personalizing your living spaces to turning a profit when you sell, there are dozens of reasons why first-time home buyers can’t wait to find a home and make it their own. Though there are plenty of benefits of owning a home, here are the six benefits that stand out from the rest. 1. You […]
Email scams are as old as, well, email, but as the years go by, these scams have become more and more sophisticated. Recently, several home buyers have fallen victim to specially targeted email scams that attempt to rob them of their closing costs — sometimes up to hundreds of thousands of dollars. These types of […]
The Las Vegas real estate market made a strong showing this past summer, with 6,730 sales and an average price of $250,168. Sales were up from July (6,381) but the price retracted a bit from $259,150. As we can see from the graph below, summer is a bit of an up-and-down market ride, with sale […]
This just goes to show that big things can come in small packages! From the Athens Banner-Herald website: Athens family’s pug chases off trio of armed home invaders Posted May 22, 2017 02:27 pm – Updated May 23, 2017 06:53 pm By Joe Johnson A small family pet chased off a trio of armed home […]
Your home is likely the largest financial investment you have, so it makes sense to carefully choose the right agent to represent you when you sell it. The best real estate agent will walk you through the whole process, showcase your home in the best light, give you feedback from showings and open houses, and […]
My wife Olga and I had an opportunity to volunteer at this year’s Father/Daughter Dance for the members of our local National Guard. This was our second time assisting with this lovely event. This is a great event put on by Nevada National Guard Child & Youth Program. It takes many organizations working together to […]
