I'm Ethan Blankfeld and a resident of Section 10. I am doing a community service project for the National Junior Honor Society where I will be doing a Charity Drive to collect new, unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots and canned goods or non perishable items for Three Square. We will have a tent set up at the Prudential Americana office at 7475 W. Sahara Ave. Las Vegas, NV for many weekends Continue Reading
Archives for October 2010
Kindness Is The Noblest Weapon To Conquer With
KINDNESS IS THE NOBLEST WEAPON TO CONQUER WITH "Kindness is the noblest weapon to conquer with." - An American Proverb Las Vegas is the epicenter of the foreclosure hurricane and it is affecting our friends, our family, and our neighbors. We have a reputation of being less neighborly in Las Vegas than other areas because we fence our yards with block walls. This crisis as well as the upcoming Continue Reading
Short Sale Appraisals
SHORT SALE APPRAISALS We are seeing a recurring issue in trying to close deals when there is a third party approval required (Short Sale). The lender (servicer, investor, MI company, etc) is countering the offer with an inflated value on the property. When we challenge the counter by pointing out that the comparable properties don't support their inflated counter offer the lender invariably Continue Reading
A Testimonial From A Referring Agent
Subject:Las Vegas Realtor Dear Willa – I saw your message in today’s ePro email regarding a buyer for Las Vegas. I referred one of my buyers to Harvey Blankfeld, CRS, ABR. He’s with Prudential Americana and his team is the Blankfeld Group. His phone number is 702-203-1165. His email is Harvey@BrownBlankfeld.com. My client loved Harvey and is very happy with the purchase she made in Las Continue Reading
If I choose Bankruptcy, does that mean I should not consider a Short Sale ?
IF I CHOOSE BANKRUPTCY, DOES THAT MEAN I SHOULDN'T CONSIDER A SHORT SALE? While I believe this a question for someone's attorney, I believe that the answer is very often going to be yes. I have lately been listing homes for clients that have come out of bankruptcy and decided to sell their homes through a short sale. The reasons vary but mainly they came to the conclusion with the advice of Continue Reading
Fanfare of our Republic
FANFARE OF OUR REPUBLIC I just finished watching the final matches of the most celebrated bi-annual golf event, the Ryder Cup. This event pits the best of American golfers against their counterparts in Europe. It is strange that golf isn't looked at as a team sport. However, there are exceptions in the amateur golf arena with college teams competing where individuals are less important than the Continue Reading
October Market Conditions
OCTOBER MARKET CONDITIONS Inventory is increasing due to a growing number of REO's (Foreclosures) in our market. Activity has fallen off since the tax credit has expired. Las Vegas home prices are holding steady but we believe that prices may fall over the next several months. This is because inventory continues to grow and activity continues to decrease as heading to the holiday season. Short Continue Reading
