We have a relocation package with information on Las Vegas homes, Las Vegas Communities, and other general information about Las Vegas. We send this to prospective clients looking to relocate to Las Vegas from out of state. We find it very helpful since we get several internet leads.has Anyone found anything that works especially well and provides really helpful information to your client.We have a hybrid map of the Las Vegas area, MLS area map, Zip Code map, Relocation guide with general information about Vegas (From the title company), and some handy information about buying real estate in Las Vegas. 05/10/2007

One of my favorite past times is viewing Luxury Las Vegas Homes with clients. I have always been a huge fanatic when it comes to beautiful Luxury Estates. I had a dentist come into our office the other day inquiring a bout this custom Luxury Estate in Las Vegas on the southwest part of town and was wondering if it was at a right price. I pulled as best of comps as I could in the 20min he had.Last night at a party I met our friends business partner and he was talking about his custom home in Northwest Las Vegas. It has one room with double master baths and then the rest of the house is completely open. A one-room 3000sqft house.What makes it so fun to see custom homes is the imagination of the original owner. 05/10/2007

Las Vegas Homes are very popular and were extremely popular when the home prices were taking off. When the Las Vegas House market was going crazy it brought forth a lot of creative (stupid) lending options that allowed just about anyone to buy a home. Well now it is two years later and all of these "Investors" and other people, who could never really afford a home any way, are going into foreclosure. Las Vegas Short Sales have been the highest in the nation for the past three months. Now for all of you Short sellers and investors here are a few things to consider...Lenders will only allow a short sale if you are truly in a hardship position. If you own boats and other homes then it is obvious that you have other alternatives than to sale short. The lenders would rather foreclose on you ... 05/10/2007

The Las Vegas MLS is such a great tool for the Las Vegas Real Estate Agents. It's quite the step up from the old Book O Listings We used to have to rely on. I bet that most of us don't take the opportunity to really take the time to find out what great tools there are available. The latest one that I have been shown is the "Attachments" option on the left hand navigation bar when viewing the properties in details. With this option you can upload documents (i.e. any addendums your team may have or special contracts your office wants), larger pictures, anything. We have a team addendum that we want everyone to have that makes an offer on one of our Las Vegas Houses for sale and so we will put in the A/A remarks that they need to click the attachments button to the left and print out the a... 05/10/2007

There are several strategies to sale a Las Vegas house but one I have never tried is staging. Does it work? How much does it usually cost? We had an interior designer come to our Wednesday team Huddle to discuss staging. She mentioned that a Las Vegas Realtor could sell a home in a 1/3 less time by having their client's homes staged. Interesting information considering the current status of the market we in. Who has any insight to this? Do tell... 05/10/2007

Home builders Toll Brothers tout themselves as "America's Luxury Home Builder." They are committed to quality and customer service and focus their attention on detail. They have won various awards centered around these goals.Toll Brothers in Las Vegas, Nevada has built several fabulouos communities. These communities have quality features and amenities to combine beauty with convenience.The commitment for quality keeps home buyers involved in the process all along the way. Newcomers can choose everything from layout to some of the finest details to ensure they are satisfied with their home.Toll Brothers claim they have won multiple prestigious awards including: America's Best Builder, National Builder of the year, and the 1995 National Housing Quality Gold Award.If you would like to exp... 05/10/2007

Check out his amazing Mansion in the SKY! Click for a Virtual Tour of this Ultra posh high rise condo just minutes from the Las Vegas strip.TAKE THE TOUR Contact Las Vegas Top Selling High Rise Condo real estate agents: THE STARK TEAM for the best condos close to the strip. Looking for a luxury high rise condo rental? Contact Travis Scholl at 702 232-5376.We have other Turnberry Place Las Vegas high rise condos for sale  - Priced from the low $500k range.Call The Stark Team Today & we will help you locate the high rise condominium or Las Vegas Loft that best suits your requirements.   05/09/2007

Looking for a great high rise condominium or Las Vegas Loft close to the strip? Metropolis will fit that bill. One of Las Vegas real estate's best kept secrets - Metropolis is an art deco building with condos & lofts priced from $500k plus. Need a loft rental in Las Vegas or a luxury high rise condo rental? Call Travis Scholl - at 702 232-5376 and simplify your search. Building Features There is a private Wine Room ("Cellar") with full caterer's kitchen for private functions. There is a first class Fitness Centre with state-of-the-art equipment. Ample storage rooms are available for purchase. There is a concierge station in the lobby. There is an elegant private lobby with a 2-story ceiling. There are 15 guest parking spaces plus street parking. Two assigned parking spaces are included.... 05/09/2007

SKY LAS VEGAS HIGH RISE CONDOS has moved its first owners into the ultra luxury high rise tower. With amenites second to none - the lucky residents will feel as if they are on vacation all year long. As the # 1 top selling Las Vegas real estate agents in SKY LAS VEGAS, we have a number of clients who want to make their units available FOR RENT. CONTACT US for a list of rental condominiums or to buy a luxury condominium on the Las Vegas strip - SKY is the newest tower to open! 05/09/2007

When a mortgage loan goes delinquent, the lender has a few choices. One is to restructure it which allows the homeowner to stay in the house. Another one is to auction it off at the judgment amount, or what some call the upset price, and clean out the books that way. Judgment amount is the outstanding loan balance plus all accumulated interest and fees added up since the foreclosure process started. Still another is the short sale where a buyer negotiates with the bank to purchase the home before it goes into foreclosure. Lenders try to avoid taking possession of a home since this option usually is very costly. It's the last resort.What we're seeing now is that some lenders are auctioning off foreclosed properties under the upset price. Yes, under it. For the simple reason of moving the... 05/09/2007

It was decades ago when wide-open casino gambling was legalized in Nevada. The exact year was 1931. Carson City wanted to do something to replace the lost tax base of the silver mining business that was heading downhill and also reap the benefits from the expected boost to tourism. The move has worked out quite well, to be modest about it.The dusty and hot Vegas of old has turned into a today's trend city. And what amazes me is how soon a new and successful trend is created to go one better over the previous one. Some people just know how to read the tea leaves. It could be said that this kicked off in earnest in 1989 with the opening of the Mirage, a Steve Wynn palace. It was the first so called mega resort and we all are aware of what has happened after that. So, that's the trend numb... 05/09/2007

 Soon after Thanksgiving every year FNMA and FHLMC announce their conforming loan limits for the following year. Usually it goes up, due to the price of home increasing. This year, however, the National Association of Realtors believes that US home price declines this year are going to be steeper than earlier forecast because of the drop in subprime mortgage lending and the adoption of stricter loan standards. They estimate that the 2007 median price for an existing home likely will drop 1% to $219,800 from 2006, and projects the median price for new homes to fall for the first time since 1991. The good news is that they see this as a soft landing with home sales rising gradually in the second half of the year and prices recovering a bit later.  05/09/2007

Just a short note to let you all know that I have an home for sale here in Las Vegas. Don't know if this is the right forum but here it goes. The address is 4400 Lilac Glen, Las Vegas, Nv and I will be having an OPEN HOUSE this weekend Saturday 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. Hope to see you all. 6/3, 3800 sq ft, 7600sq ft lot, hot tub with gazebo, tile, wood, carpet, wet bar in family room  owner wants it sold this weekend and so do I. $525,000 comps at $565,000.  05/09/2007

Christropher was the first loft builder in the Summerlin master planned community. C2 Lofts is a mid-rise project (five stories) of two buildings, each housing 50 lofts. Construction is well under way and should be completed soon. Potential residents will have a choice of eight floorplans, ranging in size from approximately 1,400 to over 2,800 square feet of luxury. Each C2 loft has two garage spaces, a covered balcony, alarm system with motion detectors and a storage unit.  Other amenities include a rooftop garden (both buildings), firepit, heated spa, wet bar, fireplace, barbecues, seating areas and much more. Due to the tremendous success of C2, another C2 project is planned tenatively titled "Upper West Side." New C2 lofts are still available. To reserve your C2 loft, call 702-493-8... 05/08/2007

In a 1031 Exchange the net proceeds you make from the sale of a property must be held by a qualified 3rd party before they are allocated to the next identified property. The role of a Las Vegas qualified intermediary (QI) is to securely hold those funds.Briefly About 1031 Exchanges(as explained by The Federation of Exchange Accommodators (FEA): http://www.1031.org/about1031/index.htm)In a typical transaction, the property owner is taxed on any gain realized from the sale. However, through a Section 1031 Exchange, the tax on the gain is deferred until some future date.Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code provides that no gain or loss shall be recognized on the exchange of property held for productive use in a trade or business, or for investment. A tax-deferred exchange is a method ... 05/08/2007

The Little League Baseball program is a huge success in the Las Vegas valley. Youth of many ages play throughout most of the year because of the great weather conditions. Baseball, tee-ball, and softball leagues are set up throughout the community. Ball fields are placed in great locations. Leaders within the program are usually attentive and responsive to team needs. The youth gets to participate in friendly competition and exercise.If you are looking to move to Las Vegas please give us a ring and we'll help you with some contact numbers. 05/08/2007

The spring housing market continues to disappoint just about everyone involved in residential real estate. GLVAR turns in its monthly report for April and we see that home listings are up by 4.5% from March, to 22,242. This means that we are slowly approaching last fall's all time high. But it isn't all doom and gloom. There is a bright spot in the statistics. For a full report, click here. 05/08/2007

This is the third part on how FICO works. To be able to fully follow the flow of discussion, it would be to your benefit to first read FICO primer I and FICO primer II.In this segment we're going to take a look at what is included in your credit report. Personal information comes first. Your name, present address, Social Security number, date of birth and employment information are in it. They are solely used to identify you and have nothing to do with your score. This is the information you give to lenders in an application and they in turn pass it on. Then there are the accounts you've opened with lenders. Each one gets reported separately. The data in them includes the type of account, like mortgage loan or credit card, the date it was opened, the loan amount or credit limit, the pre... 05/08/2007

All the trash-talking has ceased. The two faces that were punched repeatedly and got swollen, are turning blue by now. The exitement that reached its peak on Saturday night in the MGM Grand Garden and in the closed-circuit venues and elsewhere has already dissipated. Some fans made money and some lost money on the fight. I'd say probably more in the latter group. But who cares, it was fun while it lasted.The gate hasn't been declared yet, so we don't know whether it was the highest-grossing event of its sort of all time. By the way, remember who kept saying "of all time"? It indeed was a large weekend here in Vegas. Well, the whole week, really. Thanks to some other company. Cinco de Mayo happened to fall on this same date, as did the Kentucky Derby. Cinco is important to our friends to... 05/07/2007

Homeowners who don't have to sell now could pull their homes off the market or avoid listing altogether to wait for a tighter, more seller-friendly environment.The market will take care of itself. We're probably at the peak of inventory. It's just going to take six months to run through it and get back to levels builders feel good about.Local real estate brokers and agents say they're already noticing signs of a reviving market.Homeowners who want to sell quickly in today's market should set the list price on their home in the high-90 percent range as a share of value.Sellers who can wait to sell their properties should expect sustained population growth, job formation and a constrained land supply to aid the market's inventory outlook in the long term.  Bob Hamrick, broker-owner of Col... 05/07/2007