Las Vegas single-family real estate prices have continued on the upward tear they’ve been on since the middle of the pandemic. According to Las Vegas Realtors, housing prices matched an all-time record from November and December of 2020. The median sales price in February this year was $355,000. That’s up 12.3% from the same month…
With Las Vegas’ water restrictions – and a Lake Mead that continues to fade– the idea of artificial lawns may be increasingly appealing to Southern Nevada homeowners. While the fake turf doesn’t feel quite the same as Mother Nature’s creation, it does offer several advantages for Vegas residents, besides just the green effect in the…
An airport engineer who’s lived all over the world had a wish list for retirement, and Vegas fulfilled them best An inexpensive Vegas retirement Mountains, warm weather and body of water Easy to get around and travel from By Hal DeKeyser Dad’s retirement checklist: Good weather Low cost of living A good airport with cheap…
Whether you buy or rent your next home is a decision that depends on how your life fits the advantages of both Location and flexibility Investment and tax considerations Peace of mind By Hal DeKeyser Owning your own home has long been – and still is — the American dream. It offers stability, asset appreciation…
Buyer’s agents bring qualified and interested buyers to new home models Builders spend a lot on marketing to bring buyers So builders pay buyer agents instead of marketing expenses Everyone knows that when buyer’s agents are involved in a resale real estate transaction, they get a commission, and that comes out of the sellers’ and…
Who plays major roles in what kind of home people choose to live in? Mom Dad Kids Grandparents Pets According to a report from the National Association of Realtors, in more than four of five families, pets and real estate often mix. NAR surveyed its member and discovered that two-thirds of families selling homes say the…
As if exorbitant housing costs, oppressive regulation, and skyrocketing taxes weren’t enough reasons for leaving California for less expensive environs, now the place is burning down . . . in the dark. Worsening wildfires are threatening or destroying forests and properties from LA to past Wine Country, and the burning season is so long now…
Hal DeKeyser If you hate paying taxes, particularly for frivolous or undeserving expenses, you might want to get your mail in Nevada. According to a new Kiplinger report, the Silver State is No. 2 on the list of most tax friendly states. Only Wyoming, which has a population about the size of Clark County if…
By Hal DeKeyser I hear it all the time from open house visitors and other buyers and sellers of Las Vegas real estate: “What are the Raiders coming to Vegas going to do to our home values?” If you live in suburbia, which is most of Las Vegas, it will mean nothing – at least…
Hal DeKeyser For Las Vegas home buyers and sellers, this is the weirdest market we’ve seen in nearly 20 years. That is to say, it’s almost normal. After a roller coaster price path since the early part of the century – where we went from the nation’s biggest boom to its biggest bust and then…