Diann's Blog

Las Vegas real estate agents and homeowners alike are celebrating the news! It looks like the first time home buyer tax credit will be extended through April 30th of 2010, and more buyers than ever before are now eligible to take advantage of the new credit guidelines. Income caps have been raise...

The Real Estate Master of Las Vegas---My Friend, Diann Tonnesen Realtor Diann Tonnesen, my husband, Bill, and me, Realtor Debbie FerrariMy good friend, Diann Tonnesen, of Las Vegas and Henderson, NV, is for sure the best known Las Vegas real estate Realtor on the Internet in Nevada.She has also ...

We have discovered a great lender for Canadians wanting to buy Las Vegas homes or condos, either as a second home or as an investment! This lender charges no loan discount points or origination fees, and the rates are the same as what a US citizen can obtain.Lately all our blog posts have been ab...

Once again the mortgage lending guidelines have changed with the wind. For a brief period there was a window for foreign nationals to obtain mortgage financing on investment and second homes in the United States with down payments as low as 25%, but now that window has been slammed shut along wit...

With the dollar expected to rise against foreign currencies later this year (that trend has already started), foreign investors are hurrying to purchase real estate in the US while their dollar goes further. Most of these investors are targeting the Las Vegas real estate market in particular, whe...

I really must begin by thanking Diann Tonnesen for offering to allow me to blog on her site. In case you're not aware Diann is somewhat of an icon in the Las Vegas real estate community. To be offered to provide input for her web site is truly an honor. Thank you, Diann.Diann told me that I could...

To the right, the Las Vegas Cosmopolitan Condos and theBellagio Hotel and Casino, to the left the MGM CityCenter project.Phot0 taken September 5th, 2008.Many proposed high rise condo projects around the country have had the plug pulled in the past two years due to cost overruns and tightening cr...

Fellow Anthem Homeowners: Unfortunately, like most homeowners in Anthem Country Club, I have left it to others to determine the fate of our community, trusting that those who choose to volunteer will always act in our best interests. Volunteering for a seat on an HOA board is usually a pretty tha...

Of all the types of distressed properties, shortsales are probably the hardest to close escrow on. Often the seller is still living in the property. He or she may have invested their life savings making a down payment that has disappeared with a declining market. They are upset that they are losi...

As you know, it is a great time to be a "buyer" in our Las Vegas real estate market.  Pricing on homes is almost back to the 2005 level, with many of them reduced to be "moved" by the banks. Bank repos, also known as REOs (real estate owned), are properties that have already been foreclosed upon ...