Selling in the fall – is it a good or bad idea? Many people think that Spring is the time to sell their home. However, there are some advantages to getting your house on the market in the autumn months. Although you may feel you have missed out by not putting your house on the market in the spring, the fall months for selling your home could be a big advantage. Look at the following four benefits to selling your home in the fall, along with tips for leveraging those to find a buyer. Related: Selling for More Money - Colors=Cash Selling in the Fall – Who is Your Buyer? Serious homebuyers … Continue reading...
Smart Home Automation – 5 Mistakes To Avoid
Mistakes To Avoid in Smart Home Automation Smart home automation is growing year by year. You have smart speakers like Alexa, smart doorbells like Ring. And then you have smart thermostats and smart burglar alarms. In fact, you even now have smart ovens, refrigerators and much more. Smart home automation is definitely here to stay. Now there are ways to get very complicated with smart home automation. However, this will be written for those that aren’t so tech savvy. Perhaps this is “smart homes for the dumb owner” (myself included). Smart Home Automation – … Continue reading...
Problems With Buying a Foreclosure
Buying a foreclosure. What are the problems with buying a foreclosure? Well, buying a house can be incredibly exciting. It can also be terrifying at the same time, especially if it’s your first or second home. And so, for a lot of buyers today, the idea of getting a killer deal is the ultimate goal. It is one that you may hear is possible with a bank-repossessed property (also known as a “real estate owned” property or simply “REO”). Real estate prices have gone up, after all. So what’s the scoop on these REOs? Can You Get a Great Deal When Buying a Foreclosure? This is a tricky question … Continue reading...
Awnings for a Cool Result
Awnings are an opportunity for a unique benefit in a desert community like ours. Beyond being decorative, awnings can bring practical benefits to your home as well. Whether in Las Vegas or Henderson, awnings can be a cool investment for your home. In Las Vegas, if you have any kind of outdoor space, the chances are good that it’s the perfect place to hang out in only limited windows throughout the year. After all, nobody likes to hang out with an August blasting down on them. Even though you may have imagined something like a backyard oasis when you chose your home. However, there’s a … Continue reading...
Selling For More Money: Colors = Cash
Selling For More Money Selling for more money is what most sellers want. The key to selling for more money is to have more buyers interested. How do buyers become interested? By what they see online. The more they like what they see, the more they want to have an agent show them the home. Selling for more money means remembering that the first way that buyers see a home is by what they see in photos and virtual tours on the web. Buyers like to view homes they might be interested in at any time of the day or night. With a virtual tour, a home shopper can eliminate homes they definitely do … Continue reading...
Top 3 Tips for Staging Your Home
Staging your home. What are the top 3 tips for staging your home? Well, that is a key question that can increase your profits by tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars. That's a lot of reasons for staging your home. Yes, it is true that putting a home on the market can be highly stressful. Sometimes it seems like homes sell almost before you can get them listed. However, other times it seems to languish due to shifts in the economy and buyer enthusiasm. Fortunately, there are ways that you can increase the chances of selling your home for more – even in a slower market. One of these … Continue reading...
Should I Waive a Home Inspection?
Should I Waive a Home Inspection? There is a lot more to buying a home than just signing some forms and picking up your new keys. One of the most important steps that buyers take is getting a home inspection to identify any potential issues with the property. While this may not be required, it is very common. Of course, lenders will require an appraisal of the home however, that will not be as thorough as a full home inspection. So, does that mean you should waive getting an actual home inspection as a part of your home purchase? The answer depends upon you, your market, and your home. … Continue reading...
How important is a SEER rating?
What Is a SEER Rating? What is a SEER Rating? Well, it is that time of the year once again in Las Vegas. With the cost of heating and cooling a home throughout the year, homeowners want to have the most efficient HVAC units in their home that works into their budget. Also, when asking for recommendations for a specific unit, one can bring about a wide range of different answers. Therefore, those who are in the market for a new HVAC unit need a way to tell just how efficient different units are beyond all of the hype. That’s where SEER ratings come in. When purchasing a new HVAC unit, the … Continue reading...
Las Vegas Real Estate Market Report May 2022
Las Vegas real estate has been on a wild ride for quite some time. Therefore, it may come as no surprise that there were many curveballs for Las Vegas real estate in May 2022. Las Vegas real estate - rising or falling? Las Vegas real estate is rising or falling depending upon how you look at it. Some segments have been rising faster than others. In the general Las Vegas real estate market, we see houses rising over 25% in the last year. However, we see Las Vegas condos rising nearly 40% in the last year. Las Vegas real estate - what's hot and what's not? It really depends upon the … Continue reading...
Summerlin Real Estate Market Update May 2022
The Summerlin real estate market is showing some interesting changes for May 2022. Read below to see region by region what is occurring in the Summerlin real estate market. Summerlin Real Estate Market For the Summerlin area, May had some unique changes. First, the Summerlin real estate market showed both more houses and condominiums available at the end of the month. Available houses increased by 37%, condos by a whopping 89%. Sales were down by 12% for houses and 17% for condos. Average sales prices were down by 10% for houses, but up by 6% for condos. Summerlin Hills Real Estate … Continue reading...