Northern Nevada Real Estate and Lifestyle

The Real Estate Market in Northern Nevada - Spring 2010  Sales - April sales were up 15% year over year and about 4% over the previous month. No doubt the first-time buyer tax credit contributed to this increase. The ratio of sales price to asking price has been consistently in the high 90th perc...

Ok I admit it; I woke up in a funk this morning, so I thought I would have a little whine with my Cheerios. Now you might think waking up in a funk is a BAD thing. I take it as a sign that something is not right with me and I need to ferret out what it is and deal with it. So it is actually a ver...

Probably like most people, I feel like I know myself pretty well. I am no spring chicken; probably not even a summer or early fall chicken. So there has been ample opportunity for me to observe myself in action, ponder why I have done certain things, thought certain things, behaved certain ways. ...

If you are looking for a home in Northern Nevada, pretty much anywhere in Reno or Sparks outside of the immediate downtown areas, among your many new friends coming by to visit will be tumbleweeds. Tumbleweeds are the remnants of sagebrush plants that break loose from their stems and take off to ...

Eaglesnest at Caughlin Ranch - Spectacular Custom Homes   About half way up Caughlin Parkway in the Caughlin Ranch community sits an enclave of custom homes that can only be described as spectacular. Each home in the gated subdivision is one of a kind. Careful evaluation and review by the archite...

Caughlin Glen - Cozy Neighborhood on a Comfortable Budget   Looking for a home for sale in Caughlin Ranch that won't stretch your budget to the max? As you enter lower Caughlin Ranch from the east on Caughlin Parkway, the first neighborhood on your right is the development of Caughlin Glen. This ...

The developers of Caughlin Ranch recognized that not everyone looking for homes for sale in Reno would want to spend the time and money involved to build their own custom home. As a result, several neighborhoods were designated in the master plan as tract home developments, where Reno home buyers...

If you are like many real estate investors in the Reno, Nevada area, it has no doubt crossed your mind that now is a great time to pick up one or more investment properties. And if your investment tastes run to condominiums, then the Tanamera development in South Reno is worth a look. Since it wa...

If you are looking for a home for sale in Reno, Nevada, a good spot to begin your search is Caughlin Ranch in the west-southwest area of Reno, one of the area's first master planned communities and still a favorite. Originally a cattle ranch owned by the Caughlin family, Caughlin Ranch was develo...

 Old Southwest Reno: Is It Northern Nevada's Coolest Neighborhood? Old Southwest Reno consists of an area loosely bounded by the Truckee River to the North, Virginia Street to the east, Plumb Lane to the South, and South McCarran to the west. Despite being one of the oldest parts of Reno, it rema...