Fires and black-outs – more reasons for leaving California (as if they’re needed)
As if exorbitant housing costs, oppressive regulation, and skyrocketing taxes weren’t enough reasons for leaving…
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Nevada is No. 2 among the most tax-friendly states
Hal DeKeyser If you hate paying taxes, particularly for frivolous or undeserving expenses, you might…
Where go housing prices … and what about recession fears?
Hal DeKeyser For Las Vegas home buyers and sellers, this is the weirdest market we’ve…
6 more reasons for leaving California for Vegas
If you’re wondering just what it might take to finally flee the high housing and…
Henderson, Las Vegas high – or top – on movers’ destination lists
Retirees particularly like Henderson and the southwest Millennials are starting to like the Vegas valley…
Why a new home buyer’s agent cost you nothing
Buyer’s agents bring qualified and interested buyers to new home models Builders spend a lot…
9 headlines on why people and businesses are leaving California
My book, “DumpCal – Trade California for Vegas and double your lifestyle for half the…
Buying a home – a great investment or not?
Is your home your biggest investment? Or is it simply your biggest expense? We’ve been…
Good news (mostly) for mortgage interest rate watchers
If you’ve been watching interest rates in advance of buying a home in Las Vegas,…
Are you considered rich in your state?
Are you rich? Do you know what it takes to be considered rich where you…
Vegas returns to more normal housing market
After years of a squeaky tight housing market, it’s getting easier to buy a home…
Homebuyers may be closer to qualifying than they think
Renters and first-time homebuyers: Do you know what it takes to get a mortgage so…
$125k earners cannot afford California homes
A median priced home in San Jose California is out of reach even if…
Nevada among Top 5 cheapest property tax states
Hal DeKeyser Nevada has the cheapest income tax requirement in the nation (zero), but did…
Hispanics drive U.S. home ownership and job growth
While Hispanics make up just north of 18 percent of the U.S. population, they accounted…
Vegas among top 20 cities for business start-ups
While tech still rules in most U.S. metros for start-up activity, Vegas gets high marks…
Best time to buy a house? Christmas season
Dec. 26 – the day after Chrismas – is best day to close on a…
RetireNV: Vegas 55+ retirement communities
Las Vegas retirement communities range from luxury with golf and activity centers to active but…
RetireNV: Getting around – easy Vegas traffic and airport
Las Vegas, ‘half-hour city,’ has easy traffic and an easily accessible airport that will take…
RetireNV: So many Vegas things to do outdoors and indoors
Las Vegas is famous for fabulous things to do in entertainment & restaurants, and it’s…
RetireNV: Great Vegas weather in the warm Mohave Desert
Las Vegas summers are hot but not long, and the rest of the year the…
RetireNV: Las Vegas cost of living
Las Vegas has no income tax; low property tax; low but appreciating housing prices, comfortable…
RetireNV: Why Dad opted to move to Vegas – a retirement checklist
An airport engineer who’s lived all over the world had a wish list for retirement,…
RetireNV: Why retire in Vegas – Lifestyle, cost of living, weather
Retire in Vegas for clean, quiet neighborhoods, mountain vistas, great weather and an inexpensive, easy-to-navigate lifestyle perfectly…
Hal’s housing hacks – foreclosed housing values, millennial homes, granny flats
Housing news in brief, including high value gainers, innovative affordable housing, and millennials who are…
Should you buy or rent your next Las Vegas home?
Whether you buy or rent your next home is a decision that depends on how…
8 considerations before you buy a new Las Vegas home
Before you decide what kind of new Las Vegas home you want, think about how…
DumpCal Reason 11 – All those other California disasters
If you haven’t decided to move to Nevada for lifestyle and financial reasons, consider California…
DumpCal Reason 10 – California regulation is killing businesses
California regulation burdens businesses with paperwork, costs, rules, penalties Rated low nationally as a place…
DumpCal Reason 9 – The Las Vegas economy is healthy and growing
The Las Vegas economy rebounded strongly from recession – low unemployment, rising home values, strong…
DumpCal Reason 8 – Leaving Las Vegas: close to Cal, Arizona and Utah
It’s easy to get on the road, get out of town & explore nearby day…
DumpCal Reason 7 – Las Vegas airport: convenient, flies everywhere, has best deals
Want to visit family & friends? You’ll love the Las Vegas airport Two low-cost carriers…
DumpCal Reason 6 – Republican tax bill will cost Californians more in income taxes
One of the best reasons to leave California – high taxes – is even more…
DumpCal Reason 5 – Vegas things to do are easier, cheaper, and plentiful
In addition to the Strip and casinos, Las Vegas has the outdoors, top-notch restaurants, mountains…
DumpCal Reason 4: Stop spending your life in California traffic
California traffic, particularly the coastal cities, is the worst in the nation and getting worse…
DumpCal Reason 3: California property taxes are 2½-5 times higher
In addition to higher housing costs & income taxes, California property taxes soak you Your…
DumpCal Reason 2: California income taxes are U.S. highest; Nevada, the lowest.
California income taxes max at 13% plus Income taxes make California home ownership much harder…
DumpCal Reason 1: California housing costs are 2½-5 times Vegas’
You can get twice the house for less than half the price in Vegas Median…
10-plus reasons to Dump California for Vegas
Californians who move to Las Vegas can get better homes for under half the price,…
Today’s cool and useful real estate stories you should see and use
NAR economist: No housing recession looming Check out the best and worst neighborhoods in Las…
Home buyers want good schools first
Almost all parents consider school performance when buying houses Good schools help retain and grow…
Vegas real estate headlines – Thousands moving to Las Vegas as economy rolls
Las Vegas is among top destinations for movers as the California residents flee; analyst says…
A fifth of America (and much of Vegas) is in multigeneration housing
A changing ethnic make-up, expensive higher education costs, jitters from the housing crash mean more…
My turn – Invest in Las Vegas and have a good life too
Developer of the Ogden Downtown on why business people and entrepreneurs should invest in Las…
Las Vegas 2018 housing predictions: More homes, higher costs, more newcomers
It looks like more of the same next year More California newcomers More expensive houses…
Vegas will be best 2018 housing market – Report
Home buyers and sellers can expect higher prices next year Vegas still affordable metro market…
CoreLogic: Housing values to keep rising in 2017
Housing values increased $11,000 over last year More of the same expected in the coming…
Is Vegas in a housing bubble or not?
Housing prices are up and so is employment and income. Home mortgage loans remain at…
Bay area home sells for $782,000 … over asking price
Think housing prices are skyrocketing in Las Vegas? Here’s a story about a Bay area…
Both buyers and renters like newer homes better
A new analysis of Americans moving from one home to another show that those who…
Should you buy or rent your home in Las Vegas?
Here’s a list of advantages and disadvantages of buying vs. renting.
Few homes for sale in Las Vegas, but there are options and strategies
I have a client who moved down here from the Pacific Northwest for a job…
Some Las Vegas renters are happy not owning a home
Everyone wants to own a home as part of the American Dream, right? Nope. Home…
Small homes appreciate more than big ones … for now
I bought my first home decades ago using my no-down GI Bill when I was…
Down payment is biggest hurdle for renters to buy homes
Renters who want to be homeowners consider the biggest challenge to grabbing that rung on…
A homebuyer’s question: Where in Vegas to live?
Las Vegas is a relatively small city for a metro area as well known as…
Your next Vegas home: Should you buy or rent?
Owning your own home as long been – and still is — the American dream.…