Today Standard & Poor's released the Case-Shiller home price index numbers. Recall that these tabulations end March 2012, a substantial lag. As I write this, there are just over 4,000 single family homes on the market that you can go buy today. That is just over one month of supply and is not being replenished quick enough. Further, when you slice up the inventory to what you might actually be targeting, homebuying this summer became much more challenging. We have a price per-square-foot index for the Las V... read more

The supply situation continues to go unresolved. New listings are nearly matched by closings and inventory continues to decline. As a result, buyers and their agents are working extremely hard to match properties. For sellers, this could be a good time to list their home, since competition in many neighborhoods is sparce. Further, we are observing firming prices in many areas, but we do not know how long this will be sustained since we need to move past the peak selling season in order to observe if prices are bein... read more

The supply situation continues to go unresolved. New listings are nearly matched by closings and inventory continues to decline. As a result, buyers and their agents are working extremely hard to match properties. For sellers, this could be a good time to list their home, since competition in many neighborhoods is sparce. Further, we are observing firming prices in many areas, but we do not know how long this will be sustained since we need to move past the peak selling season in order to observe if prices are bein... read more

  Buying a home isn’t just about having a place to live – it’s about planting the seeds of financial security that can benefit your family for generations. In fact, owning a home can become a powerful gift for your children’s future, thanks to the equity you build over time.   Homeownership: A Long-Term Wealth Builder   Purchasing a home lays the foundation for generational wealth. As you pay down your mortgage and your home... read more

The Las Vegas area experienced a wave of investor activity in the 2010 - 2014 years, normalizing greatly in 2015 as traditional buyers grew in share of overall sales. At the peak of investor activity, nearly half of all single family closings within the multiple listing service utilized cash. Currently, 23.5% of single family sales closed with cash, many of these investors. So while investor activity has clearly dwindled from just three years ago, there remains a lingering interest in single family homes as an inve... read more