After you have contacted the right agent and properly priced your home, you need to make sure you get top dollar for it by doing everything you can to maximize its value. Preparing your home to be shown to prospective buyers is the next step you need to follow to sell your home, and it involves fixing any issues that currently exist before staging it for everyone to see. Your ability to prep your house better than your competition will ultimately determine whether or not you sell your home, how quickly you can se... read more

MARKET STATS So far 2015 is looking a lot like 2014 in terms of closings. Both single family homes and condominiums are very close to 2014 levels between January and May. However, the type of buyer has been shifting with prices ratcheting higher during the past year. Investors now make up a relevant but declining share of closings and the higher prices have likely tempered some first-time buyer interest although low interes... read more

LAS VEGAS VALLEY HIGH-RISES LAS VEGAS HIGH RISE - Condominium Market While we see each high-rise project as a market unto itself, for brevity, we occasionally refer to the “market” for high-rises. The high-rise market is registering fairly flat sales rates, however pricing continues to ratchet higher in a majority of buildings. There are some notable performers. In the past couple of years, Downtown has had rather tight supply, with limited resale activity in Newport Lofts and Soho Lofts, both of w... read more

Home mortgages yield a multitude of options to select from and choosing the best one is entirely a matter of personal preference and financial standing. Coldwell Banker Premier Realty (CBPR) discussed the subject of mortgage as a matter of personal fit with Wells Fargo’s Home Mortgage specialists. The two main forms of home mortgage are fixed-rate and adjustable-rate.             The two differ in that fixed-rate has precisely what it sounds like- a ... read more

One of the last but not least important things to do before buying is getting a home inspection for your protection. There is no way to guarantee the value or condition of your new home if you do not have a qualified inspector conduct tests first to evaluate it. A home inspection is critical to identifying any structural issues that need to be fixed and should be covered by the seller before you proceed with the purchase. Following are three important components of the home inspection that Coldwell Banker Premier... read more