Real estate education
New Year, New Home
While others are making New Year resolutions to stop smoking or lose weight, you could make a resolution to [...]
Two of the Best Las Vegas Neighborhoods to Live In
When families and professionals are considering a move to the world-famous city of Las Vegas, they’re usually looking for more [...]
How Mortgages Will Be Affected by the Fed Raising Interest Rates
The Federal Reserve System (Fed) has raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point effective December 17th, 2015, [...]
Spotting and Fixing Water Damage in Stucco
Stucco, found on most homes in Nevada, is a siding material that is both durable and long-wearing and is easy [...]
How HOA’s Affect Your Home Purchase
For many prospective homebuyers, a homeowners association (HOA) is not top of mind. Certainly, it’s less exciting than floor-to-ceiling windows [...]
Appraisal Values in Today’s Market
Appraisal value of a property is one of the most prevalent reasons for an escrow to cancel and a seller [...]
Ban on Dual Agency in FHA Short Sales
New rules took effect Oct. 1 that prohibit brokers and agents from representing both buyers and sellers in FHA short [...]
Financing – Credit Report and Score
Cash buyers are decreasing in the Las Vegas real estate market. That means more opportunities for buyers that are financing. Many sellers were [...]
Emotional Mistakes Sellers Make
Have you ever said something in the heat of the moment, then wished you could reel those words back in? [...]
New FHFA Short Sale Rules to Take Effect June 1; Local Home Prices and Sales Rise as Inventory Shrinks
In a recent report published by CNN Money, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, [...]
New Changes to Fannie & Freddie Short Sales
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to develop enhanced and aligned strategies for [...]
The Mortgage Settlement: What It Means for You as a Nevada Homeowner
After months of wrangling, the long-awaited foreclosure settlement between the government and the banks is announced Thursdya morning. A $26 [...]
Force the Banks to Reduce the Principal
We just concluded the first in a series of Short Sale seminars and we thank everyone who attended and participated. If [...]
TEN FACTS FOR MORTGAGE DEBT FORGIVENESS
If you are a homeowner whose mortgage debt is partly or entirely forgiven during tax years 2007 through 2012, such [...]
THE MORTGAGE DEBT RELIEF ACT OF 2007 – WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU
The fact that many people are simply choosing to walk away from their underwater mortgages or being forced into a foreclosure or [...]