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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 b...

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 R...

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 hist...

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 c...

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 mar...

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. Su...

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 o...

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 migh...

Reno / Sparks 2019 Residential Real Estate Report & Predictions for 2020

The 2019 year end report is quite revealing this year, read on if you'd like to learn more. Median Price: In the first quarter Reno & Spa...

Top 5 DIY Home Staging Projects for Sellers

It’s widely known that properly staged homes sell faster and net more money to sellers at closing. Even if they’re aiming for a sign in t...

10 Important Real Estate Statistics From 2019

It’s that time of year when many of us prepare business plans for the upcoming year. Like most, I look at forecasts and my personal perfo...

How Will the Next Recession Affect Housing in Reno & Sparks?

I should start by saying that I cannot predict the future. However, I do feel it’s important to keep an eye on the experts’ forecasts, bo...

It's Been A Cool Summer So Far, The Reno Real Estate Market’s Cooling Too

I put a couple of affordable houses on the market in early June of 2018, both attracted multiple offers. This year I listed two equally a...

The Downsizer’s Dilemma

Baby Boomers have been driving social change and economic growth in the US since the 1970s. Today the Boomers are shaping the real estat...

Top Five Reasons Escrows Fail & Tips For Avoiding The Pitfalls

#1 Financing: Following the downturn, the home mortgage industry became very cautious and risk averse. Changes in federal laws governing ...

The Benefits of Having Your Home Inspected Before You Put it on The Market

Let’s face it, selling your home is hard. If it were easy we would all do it more often. We recommend that sellers start the process by i...

Selling Your Investment Property While Deferring the Capital Gain

Have you considered relocating your real estate investments from one community to another? Perhaps you like to convert an “active” invest...

2 Options Upsizing & Downsizing Your Home

I often work with buyer’s that have the financial resources to purchase their new primary residence prior to selling their previous home....

Signs that it’s time to find a larger (or smaller) Home?

According to the National Association of Realtors the average US homeowner moves every 10 years. It’s likely to be less than that in Wash...

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