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Las Vegas Real Estate reports, appreciation and events that affect the housing market. Foreclosures, investors, first time buyers. Auction specialist.
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If you weren't at the Las Vegas Auction on Sunday, August 5th, you missed out on an excellent real estate experience.I got to the event and noticed that tons of cars were pulling in and that valet was full even @ 11:30 on a Sunday. As I walked in to the event I was talking with the lady next to m...
08/06/2007
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Man have I been busy. Last Saturday and Sunday I sat at an open house for a home that was getting ready to go to auction this Sunday (August 5th).There are going to be about 90 homes up for auction this Sunday, all of which are bank owned. The auction company is Hudson and Marshall.I've never loo...
08/02/2007
I received an update from the Nehemiah program following my last post on downpayment assistance programs in trouble. Due to significant interest, The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has extended the public comment period on the proposed rule entitled ‘Standards for Mortgagor's I...
07/16/2007
Every month I get the UNLV CBER (University of Las Vegas Center for Economic Research) Indices report which contains information on trends, historical data and forecasting on Southern Nevadas economy as well as comaprisons with Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada and national economic growth.There wa...
07/12/2007
I finally recorded another video podcast from one of the foreclosure, bank owned open houses that I do. This one, unlike the last one, is in need of some repair. SERIOUS REPAIR. I think the previous occupants owned stock in a tobacco company as it smells like they smoked about 7 packs an hour.Thi...
07/06/2007
Being a Simpson fan, I had to go to the 7-11 that had been converted to the Kwik-E-Mart from the telelvision show. I went to the 7-11 website to locate the one in Henderson and counldn't believe it was up the street from my office.So Monday afternoon I ran up to it before lunch to see what it loo...
07/05/2007
I got invited to the first broker event at Echelon at Centennial Hills which is a mid rise in Norwest Las Vegas.The location offers views of the Las Vegas Strip and surrounding mountains, 15 different floorplans, private terraces, computer alcoves, granite counters, subterranean parking, garden p...
06/29/2007
Some interesting covered objects are appearing downtown Boulder City. I noticed these today on my way to the office and snapped a few shots while blocking traffic. :) I'm thinking that being so close to the 4th of July festivities, this must be some statues honoring someone.I'm just impressed tha...
06/27/2007
I bought my first house before I became an active real estate agent. Back then, homes were affordable, the average ones hovering just above the triple digits.I'd saved the 3% required by FHA for down-payment but didn't like the idea of being newly married, starting a new family, and using most of...
06/18/2007
I'm actually LOL right now as I write this.We have a patio table with a glass top like most people who have a patio and or backyard. We also have a mist system (popular in Las Vegas, water misters that cool the air where it is hot and low humidity for those who are not in the desert). Since we ar...
06/07/2007
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Las Vegas Real Estate reports, appreciation and events that affect the housing market.