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2013
Virtual tours in Las Vegas can be potent selling tools over the coming holiday season. To make the best use of those tools, it’s important to prepare your home with the special requirements of the medium in mind. How doing so differs from prepping for in-the-flesh showings is a subtle but real di...
11/29/2013
November's Mortgage Credit Availability Index shows a slight relaxation in lending standards — but as most Las Vegas home buyers and sellers will agree, getting a mortgage is still difficult. With mortgage availability benchmarked at 100, although it’s currently at 111 ½, compared with the 800 i...
11/22/2013
This could be any new Las Vegas homeowner’s worst nightmare: shortly after closing on their new house, a family in Canada discovers over $100,000 in hidden damages — the kind of damages that have to be fixed before the house can be deemed safe for occupancy. The cause? HGTV’s Mike Holmes made the...
11/20/2013
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When a Las Vegas first-time home buyer begins hunting for the prize that has to serve both as a satisfactory home base and a solid investment, most feel a mixture of excitement (a home is a landmark achievement!) and maybe just a touch of apprehension. Like any expense you’ve never encountered be...
11/18/2013
#LasVegasShortSalesSo I received a message via Equator yesterday afternoon, letting me know that one of my Short Sales has been approved and that we will receive the Approval Letter in the mail. The mail? Really? Everyone is waiting for this Approval Letter and they couldn't send it via Equator o...
11/16/2013