nevada: Foreclosure help may be on the way, or will it? - 10/23/07 02:24 AM
The Nevada legislature has finally decided to become concerned about the rising rate of foreclosures. Its not surprising that State republicans are against doing anything. State Senator Warren Hardy, (R) Las Vegas, said, "What obligation does the legislature have to step in and protect them? It's just investors like Wall Street." … (9 comments)
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nevada: NEVER FORGET - 09/11/07 09:58 PM
Today driving around Las Vegas, I was moved by the patriotism that was shown by some of the communities I drove by. One neighborhood had dozens and dozens of flags lining the street on both sides. Another had a huge banner that stated "never forget". Another also had flags present.
I'm … (6 comments)
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nevada: Sun City Aliante - 11/07/06 02:45 PM
Sun City Aliante was developed by Del Webb and is part of the Aliante master planned community in North Las Vegas. It is a 55 and better community aimed at residents that want the amenities of big city living with the niceties of a small town atmosphere. Residents enjoy all of … (0 comments)
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nevada: Clark County Nevada - 11/06/06 09:51 PM
Clark County is located in the southern tip of Nevada. It is the most populous county in the state, due to the large cities of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and Henderson. A common misconception about Las Vegas is the actual size of the city itself. Many housing developments are actually … (4 comments)
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nevada: Las Vegas, Nevada - 10/23/06 05:33 PM
Las Vegas is often viewed as the adult disneyland, a true 24 hour town. After all, our city's advertising slogan is "what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas." Las Vegas is more than just neon lights. What isn't advertised are the wonderful family communities, beautiful desert scenery and the booming job market. … (4 comments)
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nevada: VFW - 10/23/06 05:10 PM
Today I got a very disturbing call from the VFW. As I'm sure you know, the VFW is a charity that helps our veterans (Veterans of Foreign Wars). Most major cities have a VFW post. I had never received a solicitation from them and am a firm believer that our veterans deserve … (4 comments)
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nevada: Its the little things - 10/23/06 04:13 PM
You never know the impact you will have on those around you. When Jacqui and I were house hunting, we showed up at our current residence without our realtor (I know, very bad!). The place was locked of course but looked exactly like what we were looking for. The next door … (1 comments)
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nevada: Hoover Dam bypass - 10/13/06 03:57 AM
Can the building of a bridge change your market? If you live in Arizona near the Nevada border, the answer is yes it can.
Shortly after the plan to build a 2,000 foot bridge to allow traffic to bypass Hoover Dam builders started buying up property on the Arizona side. The bridge … (1 comments)
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nevada: Vacant Listings - An invitation to vandalism - 10/07/06 10:54 PM
People---you just have to love'm! Yesterday I found out that one of my vacant listings had been vandalized. The strange thing is the timing. All this week here in Las Vegas we've had a lot of rain. (ok I know those members living in the pacific northwest are feeling for us) … (9 comments)
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nevada: Real Estate Expo in Las Vegas - 10/04/06 09:32 PM
October 21st is the second international real estate expo here in Las Vegas. This year its being held at the MGM Grand. The expo will have over 400 exhibitors, ranging from builders/developers to interior designers and related products and services. The expo is open to the public and touts it will … (2 comments)
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nevada: High Rise construction update - 10/04/06 06:03 PM
Despite recent cancellations of a few high profile high rise projects, most of them are moving right along. Turnberry Ltd recently announced that their newest project, Turnberry Towers, has reached the top of the East Tower. The 45 story tower should be fully completed by this coming spring.
Construction on the West … (2 comments)
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nevada: Project City Center - 10/01/06 06:31 AM
The colossal planned community on the strip is going forward. Project City Center will reside on the former site of the Boardwalk casino on the Las Vegas strip. It will be located between the Monte Carlo and the Bellagio, connecting both properties. The entire parcel is 66 acres, making it the largest … (4 comments)
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nevada: Online Classifieds - 09/23/06 11:55 PM
Has anyone had any experience (good or bad) with using online classifieds websites to promote their listings/services? There are tons of free and paid online classifieds. I know quite a few members use Craigslist and have had varying degrees of success. Does anyone recommend any particular sites or using say the … (6 comments)
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nevada: Las Vegas High Rise Cancellations - 09/22/06 05:59 PM
I was reading through the Nevada blog posts and came across one mentioning the cancellation of the Ivana project. Back in May of this year, Jacqui was interviewed by Jane Wells of CNBC (On the Money) about the Las Vegas high rise market. Strangely enough, the Ivana project was brought up. … (4 comments)
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nevada: A new look - 09/22/06 05:12 PM
The hmtl editor feature has been available for a while. For those of you that aren't familiar with html, its stands for hyper text markup language and when converted by your webbrowser, turns the language into the actual site. Because you can now alter the html on your profile, you can … (6 comments)
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nevada: Dolce Condos - A new trend? - 09/21/06 09:04 PM
Despite a cooling of the housing market in Las Vegas, the condo conversion rate is still going strong. At one time, the city council was actually considering a six month moratorium for any new condo conversions because of the lack of rental apartments. Sales have started to decline, despite that many … (3 comments)
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nevada: Procrastination: One of the Realtor 7 deadly sins? - 09/21/06 05:48 PM
Today is the last day you can change in your old lockboxes for the new GE iBoxes that the GLVAR has mandated. After today, the old lockboxes will no longer even work and anyone that owns one will have to buy new ones at full price. I drove by the office … (7 comments)
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nevada: Housing in Las Vegas - 09/20/06 05:21 PM
$425,000 just doesn't buy you as much as it used to in Las Vegas. Prices have come down a little, but nowhere near the place they were just 2 years ago. Today the average starter home in a decent neighborhood will cost around 300,000. For $425,000, you can buy a single … (3 comments)
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nevada: Dealing with Celebrity Clients - 09/20/06 05:02 PM
Last year, I was contacted by several members of a famous rock band. They were interested in buying investment property in the Las Vegas area. They were some of the most wonderful clients I've had and invited me and one of my partners to attend a concert in California. We had … (5 comments)
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nevada: Making it Rain - Actively - 09/11/06 05:41 PM
I thought I would share with everyone just how powerful this site is becoming. Jacqui put up a post called Co-branding with Lowes on September 9th. It got me thinking that there must be other companies that offer something similar, so I googled Realtor co-branding and got a surprise. The blog post from this … (5 comments)
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nevada: Lockbox swap - 09/08/06 04:33 PM
Every realtor in Southern Nevada (Nye and Clark County) is being forced to trade in their lockboxes for newer electronic ones. The proposed swap has been postponed a few times, because the original swap was going to be 3 for 2. Having already paid $90 a piece for my lockboxes and … (3 comments)
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nevada: Las Vegas Landmark - 09/06/06 01:10 AM
Another Las Vegas landmark is closing. Boyd Gaming announced the closure of the Stardust today. The landmark property had been scheduled to close next year to make way for re-development of the property. The Stardust is on a prime piece of Las Vegas real estate in almost the center of what … (1 comments)
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nevada: Yahoo Local - 09/04/06 07:39 PM
Reading Jay's blog on getting listed in google maps for your business reminded me of this on Yahoo. Yahoo has a local search, just like google. If you have a Yahoo! id, you can also list your business in the local index of Yahoo. A basic listing is free and allows … (7 comments)
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nevada: The Early bird gets the client - 08/15/06 05:39 PM
This morning as I was reading through my morning emails I started returning some phone calls. A potential client had left a message stating he wanted to move into a new house in the next 30 days and he had already secured his financing. I immediately called him back and spoke to … (2 comments)
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nevada: Green Building - 07/31/06 03:41 PM
Southern Nevada is getting its first "Green" building. It will be a mixed use condo building located in the city of Henderson. It will feature solar power collectors on the roof, Heat Mirror insulated glass, tankless water heaters, low wattage lights, energy star rated appliances, natural insulation and many other energy saving … (2 comments)
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nevada: Why some people dislike Realtors - 07/28/06 08:13 PM
Sometimes, we as realtors, are tarred by the actions of our fellows. Public perception of Realtors as a whole I think is still positive, but its no wonder given the actions of some that consumers are wary. A licensed realtor here in Nevada took a land listing from a client. The … (5 comments)
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nevada: Zipforms - 07/27/06 05:01 PM
I was looking through the new blog posts and this one about contracts caught my eye. When I first started in real estate, the thing I hated the most was the thrice faxed offers, counter offers, ad infinitum that became a real challenge read after the third or fourth faxing. I began … (3 comments)
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nevada: New Charitable License Plate - 07/26/06 02:46 PM
Last year Nevada added a new custom license plate to their charity plate list. For those of you that live in Nevada or are thinking of moving there, the plate fee is initially $61 and then $30 to renew each year. Of that, $25 of the initial fee and $20 of … (3 comments)
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nevada: Background Checks - 07/23/06 05:47 PM
Nevada has started requiring a background check in order for a person to receive their real estate license. The requirement started last year and has slowed the process of obtaining a license to a crawl. All potential license holders must submit their fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of … (11 comments)
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nevada: It doesn't pay to not be licensed - 07/23/06 04:59 PM
I was skimming the newsletter from the Nevada real estate division, when the disciplinary actions/hearing section caught my eye. It seems that despite the number of infractions recorded by the glvar, very few warrant the attention of the division. The thing that seemed most prevelant among those that were cited, was … (4 comments)
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nevada: Seo Conference - 07/20/06 09:29 PM
Las Vegas is hosting the pubcon SEO conference in November. The conference will cover everything from pay per click advertising to organic ranking. The keynote speakers are Guy Kawasaki, Jon S. von Tetzchner and John Battelle. The conference is from November 14 through the 17th at the Las Vegas convention center. … (7 comments)
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