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Why a Real Estate Professional Is Key When Selling Your House
With today’s real estate market moving as fast as it is, working with a real estate professional is more essential than ever. They have the skills, experience, and expertise it takes to navigate the highly detailed and involved process of...
What You Need To Budget for When Buying a Home
When it comes to buying a home, it can feel a bit intimidating to know how much you need to save and where to find that information. But you should know, you’re not expected to have all the answers yourself. There are many trusted profess...
What’s Happening with Mortgage Rates, and Where Will They Go from Here?
Based on the Primary Mortgage Market Survey from Freddie Mac, the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has increased by 1.2% (3.22% to 4.42%) since January of this year. The rate jumped by more than a quarter of a point from just a week ago....
Are You Wondering if This Is the Year To Buy a Home?
Every year, many renters ask themselves the same question: Should I continue renting, or is it time to buy a home? If you’re a renter, chances are you’ve asked yourself that question at least once, and it’s likely because you’ve fac...
2021 Total U.S. Home Sales Hits Highest Levels in 15 Years
According to the National Association of Realtors, existing-home sales declined in December 2021, snapping a streak of three straight months of gains. Each of the four major U.S. regions witnessed sales fall in December from both a month-ov...
Las Vegas builder buys shuttered golf course, plans 1,600 homes
BY Eli Segall A Las Vegas homebuilder has taken ownership of a now-shuttered golf course with plans to build more than 1,600 homes. Touchstone Living closed its $33.7 million purchase of Royal Links Golf Club on Dec. 23, property re...
Mortgage Applications Increase in Mid-January
BY: WPJ Staff According to the Mortgage Bankers Association's latest Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending January 7, 2022, U.S. mortgage applications increased 1.4 percent from one week earlier. The previous week's res...
Las Vegas Area Home Prices Spike 23 Percent Annually
by Michael Gerrity Las Vegas Realtors are reporting this week that 2021 was a record year for sales of existing homes in Southern Nevada, with more than 50,000 properties changing hands despite rapidly rising prices and a tight housing...