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real estate buyers: Las Vegas Real Estate Update from the Trenches. - 03/27/11 07:40 PM
Good Sunday Morning-
I have been showing a lot of homes at Siena in Summerlin, an Active Adult Community, where we live, in the Las Vegas Valley.  An interesting phenomenon is taking place here as there are only 63 active listings available FOR SALE. As you read through this e-mail, feel free to click on the links to see the properties and websites that more clearly define my content.
As of the time I'm writing this e-mail, there are 5 Town homes on the market, priced from $132,000 to $288,000, and 58 Single Family Homes that are priced from $169,000 to … (0 comments)

real estate buyers: As Time Passes, Shadow Inventory will be Sold off to Baby Boomers - 02/17/11 11:04 AM
Dear Readers,
So far, we have been very busy in 2011. Home prices have pretty much stabilized and have even gone up in some parts of the Las Vegas Valley. You can read more about this phenomenon in an article written by Hubble Smith in the Las Vegas Review Journal entitled:
Parts of the Las Vegas Valley see Home Prices Improve in 2010
So here is my Shadow Inventory Story and I'm sticking to it!
Many are under the impression that we are going to get multitude of homes in the Las Vegas Valley dumped onto the market that fall under … (1 comments)

real estate buyers: An Invitation for Baby Boomers to Follow Whats Going on in the Las Vegas Valley Real Estate Market on Facebook. - 01/24/11 01:30 PM
I would like to invite you to join Siena in Summerlin Las Vegas on Facebook.
This page was created, on the Facebook Social Network for followers (resident or non-resident) that enjoy sharing positive views about living and/or visiting this beautiful Active Adult Community, post content and/or pictures of family or activities that they have participated in, access updated content and posts and learn about great deals available in and around Siena in Summerlin Las Vegas. Examples of content will include links to:
2 for 1 discounts at local restaurants. Coupons from local businesses. Articles on travel and healthy living. Articles on … (0 comments)

real estate buyers: Siena in Summerlin... One of the Best Communities in the Las Vegas Valley.! - 01/16/11 04:00 PM
I would like to introduce you to the Best Active Adult Living Community in the Las Vegas Valley. The name of this Community is Siena in Summerlin, a Master Planned Community located 12 miles West of the Las Vegas Strip. Siena also happens to be the Community that John & I have lived in for the past 9 years.
Now, you may think I'm being biased. I am! I show and sell Real Estate all over the Las Vegas Valley and here's why Siena stands out against the other Active Adult Living Communities.
Home prices run from around $120,000 for a … (0 comments)

real estate buyers: The Las Vegas Valley will be a Welcome Destination for Baby Boomers to Retire - 01/02/11 06:33 PM
First off! John & I would like to wish you all a Happy New Year for 2011.We are already beginning to see an improvement in the economy reflected in the article this week by Buck Wargo in the Las Vegas Sun.
Report: Economy to see slight improvements through 2012
Another good sign is the amount of calls that we receiving from Baby Boomers, who we have been sending information to during the past 5 years, that have made appointments and are ready to come out and purchase a property.
Beginning yesterday, 10,000 Baby Boomers will begin retiring each day over the … (2 comments)

real estate buyers: Looking for 2011 to be a whole lot better in the Las Vegas Valley. - 12/07/10 01:46 PM
It sure is interesting what mid-term elections can do to begin to change your outlook on life here in the good old USA. A lot of political items need to be settled before the first of the year, but I'm keeping the faith that all will go in the right direction by then. But I do have one question:
"If the Bush Tax Cuts aren't extended or compromised on by the end of 2010, do we change the name to the Obama Tax Increase beginning to 2011?"
Please send your feedback and encouragement to your United States Senator and/or your United States Congressman.
Now, … (0 comments)

real estate buyers: Is the Las Vegas Economy beginning to heal?? Some think so! - 11/14/10 03:28 PM
Dear Reader,
You may remember that the last blog I posted was after I thought I had a client scheduled for October 24, but it was really supposed to be the 31st and I wondered if this ever happened to you. There must have been something in my subject line to trigger opening because that e-mail has been opened and clicked more than any of the others I have sent.
In fact, my readership numbers have been steadily increasing for the past year and I want to THANK all of you who read. My goal is to organize information about the … (2 comments)

real estate buyers: Does that ever happen to you??? - 10/25/10 12:36 PM
I scheduled myself to meet a client at the office this morning at 10:00 AM. So I was up early to:
Pull the updated property list of properties we were going to look at. Arrange the properties in showing order to be most efficient with our time. Have breakfast with John, my husband. So its 9:34 AM, I'm just ready to leave and I go to my calendar only to find that I had the client scheduled for October 31 at 10:00 AM and not today!
Does that ever happen to you??? It doesn't happen often to me, but I just … (2 comments)

real estate buyers: Social Networking will "Help You Find Your Way Home" in the Las Vegas Valley - 10/03/10 04:47 AM
"Innovation- The Heart of the Knowledge Economy- Is Fundamentally Social." - Malcolm Gladwell.
This quote you see above seems fitting as we announce some changes we are making in our communications with our loyal readers and the people that follow us and that we follow on our Social Networks.
In the past, we have been marketing all of our properties on Realtor.com, RE/MAX.com and our website at MaryKennedyLasVegas.com. That strategy has worked out very well and we will continue in that direction.
In more recent months, we have been sending select targeted e-mails to both buyers and sellers. So far, those … (0 comments)

real estate buyers: I'm just going to be about GOOD NEWS today! - 09/26/10 11:49 AM
Dear Reader,
I'm just going to be about GOOD NEWS today! As I finalize this letter its 70`F degrees here in Las Vegas. The high will be 104`F today. No wind and sunny. A nearly perfect day!
In a previous newsletter, I wrote that some home prices are beginning to increase here in the Las Vegas Valley. Here is a link to an article written by Buck Wargo in the Las Vegas Sun this past week.
"Some Home Prices Come Up as ZIPs with Largest Declines see Rebound"
 Buck does a good job of explaining the current status of the … (2 comments)

real estate buyers: Is the Poster Child for the Busted Housing Market coming Back to Life? - 09/12/10 09:58 AM
Is the Poster Child for the Busted Housing Market coming Back to Life?
(Let's look at the Big Picture!)
I'm passing along 2 articles today. The first one was published in the Las Vegas Review Journal last week by Lew Sichelman.
The Housing Scene: Average Home Prices Across Dip, Las Vegas Up Slightly 
As I have said in previous letters, Las Vegas, now considered to be a large market by the Federal Housing Finance Agency, is beginning to see prices move up slightly (year over year) in homes valued from $100 to $249,000. Homes that are priced from $250,000 to … (4 comments)

real estate buyers: Finally! Some Clarity to the Situation in the Las Vegas Valley - 08/22/10 06:59 PM
Finally! Some clarity to the situation!
I'm forwarding a link to a very well written article, by Frank Geary, published in today's Las Vegas Review Journal. The article is entitled:
IS THE HOMEOWNER HOME?: Who's living there? Owner-occupied houses decline in Clark County
The article does a really good job of telling us what's transpired during the past 6 years in this market, where we are today and, hopefully, where we are headed.
But, as usual, I can't help myself and have some comments, on the article, that I would like to share from the trenches because, Franks right, Foreclosures … (0 comments)

real estate buyers: Economist: Las Vegas home prices to go up slightly in 2011?? Hmmm! - 08/11/10 07:12 PM
Las Vegas Home Prices to Increase
I have a Las Vegas Sun article, authored by Buck Wargo that I would like to share if you have not seen it yet. Click here--> Economist: Las Vegas home prices to go up slightly in '11
Wow! A bold prediction on Bucks part. As I wrote in an earlier e-mail, the Homes priced from $90,000 to $200,000 are stable and creeping up a bit.
The homes from $201,000 to $500,000 are really good buys and are not dropping like they were and there are some really good loan packages for them. Homes priced from … (1 comments)

real estate buyers: Wow! Las Vegas Home Prices to Increase? Bold Prediction - 08/09/10 04:22 PM
Dear Reader,
Las Vegas Home Prices to Increase
I have a Las Vegas Sun article, authored by Buck Wargo that I would like to share if you have not seen it yet. Click here--> Economist: Las Vegas home prices to go up slightly in '11
  Wow! A bold prediction on Bucks part. As I wrote in an earlier e-mail, the Homes priced from $90,000 to $200,000 are stable and creeping up a bit.
The homes from $201,000 to $500,000 are really good buys and are not dropping like they were and there are some really good loan packages for them. Homes … (0 comments)

real estate buyers: The Wonderful World of Las Vegas Valley Short Sales and Additional Information - 06/07/10 08:43 PM
Dear Reader,
Wow! I haven't heard this line in awhile. "Forget Renting, it's now Cheaper to Buy in the Las Vegas Valley"
The line is also a link for you to click and print this article which appeared in the Las Vegas Review Journal. For those of you who don't take the print edition at home, this is a site to bookmark.
 I'm also sending you another Las Vegas Review Journal Link called Housing in Southern NV. This link lists nearly all of the articles that have been written in the RJ about the Las Vegas Housing Market since the first … (0 comments)

real estate buyers: The Truth About Las Vegas Short Sales From Ground Zero - 05/19/10 01:00 PM
When I interview and sign-up home owners to sell their property in a short sale the most asked question is: What is average time frame for an approval letter?
Answer: Three months seems to be the average, but it varies greatly from bank to bank and file to file. I have a real advantage in that, through my Real Estate Broker, RE/MAX Central in Las Vegas I'm able to work with Short-Sale Attorney Eric Earley and his team of negotiators at the Law Offices of Steven Serle (located in our Las Vegas location). When we get a good offer on … (1 comments)

real estate buyers: A Message about Short Sales from Ground Zero - 04/25/10 05:40 PM
There are a couple of interesting articles popped up in the Las Vegas Review Journal during the past few days. Since Las Vegas has been called "Ground Zero" for foreclosures and short sales (check the numbers in Florida!), I thought I would share this information from "Ground Zero", where the experts are.
FROM THE LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL- Unfazed by numbers, analyst forecasts fewer foreclosures
FROM THE LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL- Short Sales Skyrocketing.. Trend may prevent a foreclosure wave.
I think that this will be a positive step for Las Vegas and many other markets accross the country. As we … (0 comments)

real estate buyers: Introductions Mean Everything in the Las Vegas Real Estate Market - 08/16/09 07:26 PM
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real estate buyers: Introducing Dan Van Epp of the Van Epp Cos. "A National Real Estate Consulting Firm" - 05/24/09 04:28 PM
I was browsing through the May 2009 Issue of Vegas Magazine and ran across an Article written by Dan Van Epp entitled "TO BUY OR NOT TO BUY.... Is now the the time to get into the Real Estate Game? That's the Million-Dollar Question."
Dan is principal of The Van Epp Cos., a national Real Estate Consulting Firm and former President of the Howard Hughes Coproration. Van Epp oversaw the development of Summerlin, a Master Planned Community, which lies about 10 miles West of the Las Vegas Strip.
I also have some other links to other articles that Dan has written … (0 comments)

real estate buyers: Las Vegas Real Estate Update January 2009 - 01/26/09 08:04 AM
 
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