STAYING POSITIVE In the Las Vegas real estate market, there are ups and downs, smiles and frowns. One thing I’ve learned about real estate is that the ones who truly care about the business and their clients are the ones who stick through it. Fortunately, I am lucky enough to have the opportunity to work with a group of very level headed, dedicated and caring agents who make the everyday effort to Continue Reading
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A Message From Harvey About Ethan’s Food & Toy Drive
I just want to say that we have the best clients and colleagues at the Blankfeld Group. To those of you that have already stepped up to help Ethan in his charity drive and those of you that have promised to, please accept my sincerest THANK YOU! If some of you have been thinking about it, just know that it's not too late. I have linked the flyer to this blog post and you can either drop Continue Reading
Section 10 Cares – Charity Drive For Three Square & Toys For Tots
I'm Ethan Blankfeld and a resident of Section 10. I am doing a community service project for the National Junior Honor Society where I will be doing a Charity Drive to collect new, unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots and canned goods or non perishable items for Three Square. We will have a tent set up at the Prudential Americana office at 7475 W. Sahara Ave. Las Vegas, NV for many weekends Continue Reading
Kindness Is The Noblest Weapon To Conquer With
KINDNESS IS THE NOBLEST WEAPON TO CONQUER WITH "Kindness is the noblest weapon to conquer with." - An American Proverb Las Vegas is the epicenter of the foreclosure hurricane and it is affecting our friends, our family, and our neighbors. We have a reputation of being less neighborly in Las Vegas than other areas because we fence our yards with block walls. This crisis as well as the upcoming Continue Reading
Fanfare of our Republic
FANFARE OF OUR REPUBLIC I just finished watching the final matches of the most celebrated bi-annual golf event, the Ryder Cup. This event pits the best of American golfers against their counterparts in Europe. It is strange that golf isn't looked at as a team sport. However, there are exceptions in the amateur golf arena with college teams competing where individuals are less important than the Continue Reading
Ramblings on Labor Day
Ramblings on Labor Day I am writing this month’s newsletter on Labor Day. On this day that recognizes those who “labor”, I am taking a few moments out of my busy schedule to be a little creative and focus on something reflective. This holiday has always been the most confusing to me. I believe it does not have the clear purpose for celebration that other major holidays have. You may disagree, Continue Reading
The American Spirit
THE AMERICAN SPIRIT I think I am still on high since last month’s celebration of our Country’s independence. This may seem a little juvenile to many, but since childhood I have looked forward to this day. It may be the anticipation and exhilaration of the fireworks spectacles that first caught my interest. I can remember vividly our empty lot adjacent to our house was prepared each year and used Continue Reading
Short Sale Alphabet Soup
SHORT SALE ALPHABET SOUP As a Realtor that takes pride in personal development, I find it important to continually get educated. I have recently taken a number of very comprehensive courses related to Short Sales and I find my head spinning with all of the various acronyms and other abbreviations. Consumers are hearing about HAMP, HAFA, FNMA(fannie mae), FDMC(freddie mac), REO, Prom Note, etc. Continue Reading
Step Up To The Plate
I confess that I did something very bold. I do not know what possessed me to dig myself out of my safe and very innocuous shell and let the cyber world know my inner feelings. Was it a moment of weakness, coupled with a smatter of poor judgment that resulted in this self-revelation, leaving me vulnerable to the world. Or was it a level of frustration that finally spilled over my inner walls of Continue Reading
The American Dream
Dreams, we all have them. Some we remember, most we do not recall. Others awake us with vivid recollection, sometimes containing frightful thoughts. Some, if we are fortunate, stay with us throughout the day with pleasant thoughts that refresh and shape our attitude at least for the day. However, the dreams that can affect us most are those that do not come to us in a night’s sleep. They are Continue Reading