Blog | Relocating To Reno

Signs The Market Finally May Be Cooling

The July Reno/Sparks Market Statistics Report reveals some interesting facts that I’d like to take a moment to share. The first major...

Why Do Honey Bees Swarm?

Since there can only be one queen per hive, Swarming is the process bees use to create new colonies. Bees inherently know when it's time...

6 Astonishing Facts About Reno Sparks Residential Real Estate

I’m sure by now you have heard about the craziness in the residential real estate market. Rather than repeating the numerous headlines,...

Bees love flowers, flowers need bees, what’s the problem?

Over the past twenty years or so bees have been facing some major headwinds (pun intended) and many believe that neonicotinoid...

Preparing Yourself for A Home Bidding War

I’ve been involved with many high-demand/low-inventory scenarios in real estate, often referred to as “hot” markets. Today, in our area,...

2020 Reno Real Estate Review & Predictions For 2021

Real Estate activity was relatively slow, and our median price remained flat in the first four months of this year, that all changed in...

Where Do the Bees Go During Winter?

I’ve been keeping bees for almost a decade and while honeybees are all the rage right now, there are several hundred native bee species...

5 Factors Indicate That Reno is NOT in a Real Estate Bubble

Over the past couple of weeks I have had the opportunity to attend two separate economic forecasts for our region. Each took a little...

Avoiding a Failed Appraisal

In 2009 Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac changed the regulatory guidelines for residential appraisals by establishing the Home Valuation Code of...

The Problem With Appraisals Right Now

First, let’s start with the basics. A residential purchase appraisal report is a professional, objective opinion of value. Although the...

Stuck At Home

You have probably read or heard about the state of our local real estate market. If you have not, it is about as hot as it can get. The...

News from The Front Lines of Real Estate

Real estate transactions are rarely easy, but they have become even more hectic during the global pandemic. Active inventory has hit...

What Pandemic? The Reno/Sparks Real Estate Market is Red Hot

Several months ago, I predicted that our local market would eventually experience a strong recovery. I was close, but I didn’t see this...

Is This the Right Time to Buy or Sell a Home?

Many of my active buyers and sellers took a pause back in mid-March. Several of them are questioning whether they should re-enter the...

How Is the Reno/Sparks Residential Real Estate Market Fairing?

That is the question of the day and at this point the short answer is that the market’s holding up quite well under the circumstances....

An Open Letter to My Partners at Nevada Home Connections

It was early 2014 and I was exploring my options for re-entering the real estate business as a salesperson rather than a branch manager...

Reno Sparks Real Estate Statistics for March 2020

The Reno / Sparks Assn of Realtors released their March statistical report a couple of days ago and based on these trends alone, one...

How Will The Coronavirus Influence Reno/Sparks Residential Real Estate?

I was hesitant to write this post. The media is flooding us all with Covid-19 news and quite frankly, it’s too early to really tell. On...

Seven Tips for Buying a Home in a Hot Market

It's not news to say the we're in the midst of historically low inventory and interest rates while facing unprecedented demand for...

4 Good Reasons Home Buyers Should Attend Their Inspection(s)

Home inspections are not legally required in most home purchases. Although, depending on your location, certain types loans may require...