Guy's Blog

The NAR reports that the average REALTOR®'s income amounts to only $23,000 per year.  How do Reno-Sparks REALTORS®' incomes compare?  Let's do the numbers (I'll use October's data because that's the month where I have the most complete data available).According to recent Washoe County Assessor's ...

Lately I've observed a lot of shuffling of personnel in the real estate industry and its related fields (lenders, mortgage brokers, title and escrow officers, new homes sales reps, etc.)  Many offices are downsizing and cutting staff, while others are shutting their doors completely.  Where do th...

The number of homes listed for sale fell in November. A 7.6% decrease from the preceding month. And though the decrease can be attributed to seasonality factors (i.e. many home Sellers take their properties off the market during the holidays), year-over-year, the number of homes listed on the MLS...

I attended my first probate sale last week.  I was representing the buyer in the purchase of an estate sale being administered by Washoe County.  The process, though fairly straightforward, was quite interesting.My buyer and I found the property listed on the MLS.  It was a distressed property de...