Recently, I placed a home on the market for a 65 year old single man who is about to retire. I have known him for over 20 years but only represented him once in a real estate transaction. He was the buyer so the home seller paid the real estate commission in that transaction. However, he has bought and sold many properties over the years. I checked on the sales prices in his neighborhood and Continue Reading
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Where are the homes?
WHERE ARE THE HOMES? The inventory of available homes here in Southern Nevada has been hovering around 4,000 for many months now. Buyers are wondering where all the homes are so they can buy again. The theory is that the "banks" are sitting on a lot of homes and they are going to release them soon. My colleagues and I don't believe the banks will release a lot of Vegas houses here. We don't Continue Reading
Will you be kicking yourself 5 years from now for not buying a home?
WILL YOU BE KICKING YOURSELF 5 YEARS FROM NOW FOR NOT BUYING A HOME? I remember the days in 2003, 2004 and 2005 when buyers were all saying, "I wish I would have bought in 2000". Now we all know that the market got extremely overheated and prices went nuts. I'm not hoping for that market again, but I am seeing signs of improvement in our market and I wonder if we aren't at a point when in 4-5 Continue Reading
Convergence
CONVERGENCE As you may remember from previous Newsletters, I enjoy the outdoors and walk daily. I trek down the same trail each day never getting bored with the scenery and apparent safety of the route. The routine adds a sense of security and solitude, creating a mental atmosphere that is conducive to my wandering thoughts that seem more significant and worldly wise than they really are. Today I Continue Reading
Single Step
SINGLE STEP What an effort it was today to complete my four-mile walk. I don’t just walk, but I keep the pace that would excite a drill sergeant in boot camp. However, what made today different was that I started on my excursion later in the day, the heat was already climbing, and I had not been feeling too well for the past two days. Not a good combination to successfully achieve your exercise Continue Reading
Expectations
EXPECTATIONS Here I go again, expecting those around me to live up to my standards. I just don’t understand why my friends and family so often let me down by not acting the way I want them to. What a disappointment! Why are they not more like me! Think like me! Of course I am being a “little” over dramatic. But the truth of the matter is, we all from time to time are disappointed in those closest Continue Reading
The Little Things Make the Difference
THE LITTLE THINGS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE It seems like yesterday that I started this series of newsletters for my favorite clients and friends. Looking back however this is my 63rd edition. In the beginning, I would never have thought that I would have this much to write about or ever dreamt that it would be interesting to those who received it monthly. I have been quite surprised on both counts! On Continue Reading
A Prescription For Life Challenges
A PRESCRIPTION FOR LIFE CHALLENGES More than ever in my life I have been challenged to remain well grounded. This is not intended to be a confession but a declaration of fact about the world that surrounds me. So many of my friends and business acquaintances have expressed that the challenges of family, work and finances are overwhelming. From a macro standpoint, the challenges of our Country and Continue Reading
Full Circle
FULL CIRCLE It was only 16 years ago that I relocated to the Las Vegas area. I feel like a native resident that has experienced a lifetime of changes to their once quaint town. The fluctuations in the real estate market have gone full circle. In 1995 we saw nominal appreciation with reasonable value to entice the newcomer. Just a few years forward in time the frenzy had started with values soaring Continue Reading
A Message For The Season
A MESSAGE FOR THE SEASON My special Summer People may be in the doldrums by now with the shorter days and the clock changes. Maybe you are one of those that are severely affected and cannot overcome the mental anguish brought on by the change. Your daily lament about the lost daylight, cooler days and lack of spending time with your favorite outdoor activity (special note to my golfers). However, Continue Reading