Mary's Musings

Remember the song 'Sunrise - Sunset' from the movie "Fiddler on the Roof"?   Born out of the early 70's (1971), before that it opened on Broadway in 1964, it was nominated for 10 Tony Awards and several Acadamy Awards. The story centers on Tevye, the father of five daughters, and his attempts to ...

My husband in his usual patriotic way dressed in the royal red, white and blue that he has dressed in every Independence Day since the 1970s.  The material the pants are made out of is the old polyester double knit, which like the energizer bunny just keeps going and going and going. Our kids lov...

I regularly contact my state senators in regards to issues brought forward on different subjects that might affect real estate, loans for real estate, and housing prices.  I recently received the below reply to one of my e-mails from NV Senator and Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid (D).  I poste...

  With fireworks stands opening on almost every street corner in Las Vegas this weekend, it's time to start thinking about what to do and where to go on Independence Day 2008. Most of the casinos on the strip and off strip will be offering free firework displays....Some fun events you might be i...

350 S. Durango Drive #115, Las Vegas, NVLocation: Angel PointThe 'creme de la creme' in the complex...you have to see this one to appreciate it. Vacant and always available for showings. This Home is Like New - Original Owner. Owner has Used as Vacation Home a Couple Weeks Out of Year. Covered Pa...

I do not know if this is in effect all over the United Stats or if it's just a California/Nevada thing....but tomorrow, Thursday June 26, Jack in the Box, will be doing their part to help 'ease the pain' at the gas pumps. Fill up your vehicle's gas tank and then head on over to the nearest Jack i...

Angel Point is a charming little condo complex on the north west side of Las Vegas....centrally located to everything it's a quick 'shot' down the I-95 to downtown Las Vegas and the Strip.  If one wants to stay away from the Las Vegas Strip...that's easy to do as golf courses abound, the Boca Par...

From the time I was a teenager until I was about 50 years old I had constant migraines...the doctors did CAT scans and other tests but, as my husband loves to say, "they found nothing there" (he thinks he's such a clown!). Migraines can be debiliating. They can totally put you out of commission f...

The Real Property Transfer Tax is a tax collected when a home is sold in the state of Nevada. The County Recorder collects it at the time of recording and is part of the seller's closing costs. In Clark County NV (Las Vegas, Henderson, etc) the rate is $5.10 per $1000 of value.  This is approxima...

According to Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors (GLVAR) stats, southern Nevada has seen four straight months of increaced home sales.  A slight decrease in the median price of house, condos and townhouses, was also seen.  The decrease is attributed to bank-owned properties and short sales....