IMPORTANT ITEMS THAT CAN PREVENT YOU FROM BUYING A HOME We received an email from one of our preferred lenders, Kari Phillips of Southern Fidelity Mortgage with some great tips to help buyers ensure a smooth mortgage transaction. We hope you find these tips helpful: Following these simple guidelines can help your loan process go smoothly. · Do not make any deposits into your bank account Continue Reading
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Blankfeld Group Rocks Annual Prudential Americana Awards
BROWN BLANKFELD GROUP ROCKS ANNUAL PRUDENTIAL AMERICANA AWARDS On March 15th, the Blankfeld Group was honored at the Prudential Americana Group, REALTORS® General Sales Event held at Aria in City Center for their outstanding accomplishments in 2010. Our most notable award was the "PREA Top 100" Award for placing 28th in the entire country out of 60,000 agents in the Prudential network for Continue Reading
Full Circle
FULL CIRCLE It was only 16 years ago that I relocated to the Las Vegas area. I feel like a native resident that has experienced a lifetime of changes to their once quaint town. The fluctuations in the real estate market have gone full circle. In 1995 we saw nominal appreciation with reasonable value to entice the newcomer. Just a few years forward in time the frenzy had started with values soaring Continue Reading
Client Testimonial
CLIENT TESTIMONIAL Today we received a beautiful Edible Arrangement from a client we have been working with and while we all enjoyed the delicious fruit, what we treasure most is knowing that we have exceeded our client's expectations and provided excellent service. Continue Reading
February Market Conditions
FEBRUARY MARKET CONDITIONS Available inventory remains stable in the market. Prices remain stable for listings under $200,000. Listings above that are still experiencing some small drops. Short sales dominate our market but traditional sellers are making up a bigger portion of our current inventory than we've seen in recent years. We've seen some small improvement in appraisals where the Continue Reading
What Is That Postcard I Received In Section 10?
WHAT IS THAT POSTCARD I RECEIVED IN SECTION 10? After receiving a card in the mail, I found myself wondering what changes were coming to Section 10. The proposed zoning change involves changing Section 10 and part of the adjacent sections to "RNP". That means Residential Neighborhood Preservation Overlay District. I had the same reaction...Huh? It means several things, but mainly according to Continue Reading
The “Short Sale & “Foreclosure” Bubble
THE "SHORT SALE & FORECLOSURE" BUBBLE I’m writing to let everyone know it might be the right time to let the bubble burst. Open your search for the “American Dream” and consider a new home. Most builders struggle in the end of the year to “make the numbers.” This means getting rid of their inventory homes and getting them off the books. Quite a bit of builders will be giving some great Continue Reading
Website Enhancements
Check out the latest enhancements to our website including direct links to all our preferred partners including filing a claim on your HSA Home Warranty. You can now also look up your closest post office and other services with the added links on our "Important Links" and "Relocating to Southern Nevada" Pages as well as find other new and useful information. 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