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Home buyers and sellers can expect higher prices next year Vegas still affordable metro market Price growth predicted at 6.9 percent Jobs, economy, population growth, incomes strong Las Vegas will be the top 2018 housing market in the nation, with competitive sales and price growth — while remaining an affordable metro area. That’s according to…
Housing values increased $11,000 over last year More of the same expected in the coming year Las Vegas remains under peak values Do you own a house this year? Congratulations, you’re $11,000 richer. Well, that depends on what house, and where. But that’s the average gain value of houses this year, according to Core Logic.…
Housing prices are up and so is employment and income. Home mortgage loans remain at historically low levels, and lenders are more and more inclined to issue low-down loans.
Think housing prices are skyrocketing in Las Vegas? Here’s a story about a Bay area home, a typical four-bedroom, two-bath home under 2,000 square feet, sold for $782,000. That’s $782,000 over asking price. That’s right. The home, with a small front and back yard but a large side yard was listed for $1,688,000. The buyers,…
A new analysis of Americans moving from one home to another show that those who buy newer homes like them better than where they used to live. That’s a continuation of the pre-Recession trend, when families believed they were moving up when they were moving out. The favorable impression of the most recent abode follows…
Here’s a list of advantages and disadvantages of buying vs. renting.
I have a client who moved down here from the Pacific Northwest for a job change expecting to buy a home in Las Vegas lickety-split and settle into his new home town, but we’s found few Las Vegas homes for sale. So far we’ve put in five offers full price or more and not gotten…
Everyone wants to own a home as part of the American Dream, right? Nope. Home ownership has varied in the United States and in Las Vegas, generally hovering in the 60 percentage numbers. Most surveys of renters discover that most renters consider home ownership a worthwhile pursuit. They’re just not able to pull it off…
I bought my first home decades ago using my no-down GI Bill when I was a beginning reporter for the Associated Press – wondering how in the world I was going to come up with the $311 a month for a two-bedroom, one bath bungalow that’s close to 900 square feet. Fortunately, small homes appreciate…
Renters who want to be homeowners consider the biggest challenge to grabbing that rung on the American Dream ladder is coming up with the money for the down payment. That renters down payment challenge assessment from the Zillow Aspirations Report shows that 70 percent of respondents cited coming up with the down payment more difficult…