Here are six must-do’s before you list a house for sale.
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Homeowners association fees: Some of us complain bitterly about them while others simply take them for granted as the price we pay for secure, well-manicured streets.
Q: I’m trying to sell my house. It’s listed for $490,000. I want to have great photos of my house. I think it would help to sell it. I know Realtors hire professionals for this. But it’s mostly for only very high-end luxury homes. I think my home is nicely staged and has a beautiful look. Can I hire my own photographer? How do I go about this, and how much would it cost?
Q: Our members just received a revised resolution, which changed Tenant Registration Policy &Form to a Community Occupancy Form.
Is this the right time to buy a house in Las Vegas? Are prices going to go up … or down?
A bonanza of multiple offers means many home sellers can choose whichever buyer’s bid they like best.
Q: I have a friend who is 70 years old and in poor health. She is going to need to break her lease to move to live with her daughter. I told her of your article, stating that she could do that without any fines or payments. Would you be a dear and send a copy of the article on this matter? — J. A. M.
Editor’s note:
Listings include the resale home’s parcel number. The address listed is the homebuyer’s mailing address and not the actual location of the resale home. About 90 percent of these addresses reflect the home purchase. Check the parcel number to make sure. Also, a few transactions do not reflect the market value of the homes. The information is provided by Accudata, a local research firm. For the complete listing, visit RJRealEstate.Vegas or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/RJRealEstateLV.
On Friday, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Nevada Properties CEO Mark Stark told about 600 Realtors gathered in an Encore Wynn ballroom that their 15 percent gain over 2014 had “rocked” 2015.
an a homeowners association board send a letter like this to another board member?
For lenders, land loans are riskier because it’s easier for an owner to walk away and leave the lender stuck with the land.
Mortgage rates fell this week, following disappointing economic data and stock market declines.
Widows and widowers may be able to keep their homes even if they weren’t named as borrowers on their spouses’ reverse mortgages.