Northern Nevada Real Estate and Lifestyle

No, this was not the parting sentiment from seller to buyer at a happy closing. It was wistfully painted above the front door, surrounded by an artistic vine of leaves and flowers, of a bank-owned property I showed to some first-time buyers. We didn't notice it until we were leaving, where it sto...

My husband got a new fancy Timex running "watch" for Christmas, complete with heart rate monitor, GPS, and about a million other things he hasn't figured out yet. His initial take was that it didn't work properly. Couldn't figure out how to make it do what he wanted. Probably broken. Did he read ...

The HOA is foreclosing? You're Kidding, Right?? Why would they do that? Foreclosures by home owners' associations (HOAs) in Northern Nevada are becoming an increasingly common phenomenon. Makes no sense, you say? They will acquire the property with at least one (huge) lien attached. Are they nuts...

Hi AR friends. Don't know if it has made the national news yet, but we have a terrible situation here in Reno, Nevada this morning. During the night, a fire started in the Caughlin Ranch area that is totally out of control due to howling winds. It is spawning numerous small pockets as embers blow...

This is a very important and timely post by attorney Richard Zaretsky. He practices in Florida but everything he says is also potentially true of courthouse steps sales here in Nevada. It is critically important that the investor verify the position of the loan they wish to bid on before showing ...

Shadow Inventory and the Foreclosure Timeline in Nevada Despite all the press it gets, shadow inventory in the real estate market has never, to my knowledge, been officially defined. Is it the homes that the banks have foreclosed upon and not listed for sale? The properties that have fallen into ...

REOs: Money Pits or Glory Holes? Most of us in this day and age are familiar with the abbreviation "REO" for real estate owned, otherwise known as a bank-owned foreclosure property. The term is generally used (and specifically now by the Northern Nevada Regional Multiple Listing Service) to inclu...

Kindergarten...the first major turning point in life, or at least in our socialization as human beings living in a society. Young children accustomed to doing as they please without a care in the world discover that life will not always be so. Behaviors must be modified, our fellow beings must be...

Just had to share this newsclip...brought a smile to my face. The story begins with a foreclosure filing by Bank of America against a Florida homeowner. Hardly newsworthy, I know. Unfortunately for BofA, the homeowner in question did not have a mortgage with BofA...in fact they didn't have a mort...

Who was it that decided that robins are the harbinger of spring? Don't know about other parts of the planet, but here in Reno, Nevada we have robins pretty much all the time. They must be reasonably hearty creatures, because our winters are cold and snowy. They are also smart...my husband has a s...