SELLING SHORT? NOW IS THE TIME TO SELL YOUR HOME!!

SELLING SHORT?      NOW IS THE TIME TO SELL YOUR HOME!! Needing to short-sale your home?  NOW Is the time!     Buyers are abundant and available properties are scarce. In addition, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have just announced new SHORTENED timelines for short-sale decisions and a couple of the major banks are changing their processes to […]

What’s Going On In The Market Today?!

  Current inventory on the Las Vegas market is quite low today,  which has caused a home-buying frenzy unlike we’ve seen in years!   Any given property today will REGULARLY have multiple offers within days of listing, and often sell for MORE than the listed price!        What’s a buyer to do?   First and […]

Buying A Home With Past Credit Problems

Buying a home can be both exciting and stressful but, for those with past credit problems, the process may also seem intimidating.  The good news is that many lenders have adapted to the idea that many hopeful homeowners simply need a second chance, which means that past credit problems no longer have to define your […]

How Important Are Customer Reviews?

Whenever I make a purchase from eBay, I always read through the seller’s “Feedback” before committing to buy.   I need to know if this seller is slow to ship, regularly does a terrible job in describing his product, or is a flat-out thief.   My purchase of that item is going to be heavily-weighted based on […]

Is it possible to obtain home financing after short sale or a foreclosure?

As Realtors, one of the first things we do is make sure the buyer in our car has the ‘ability’ to buy:  either they have cash funds to purchase, or they need financing.   Buyers who’ve had a short sale or a foreclosure often think it’s the end of the road for them…. that due to their impaired […]

Buy a house TODAY !!

  Wow!    What a time to buy a house!   Do you realize that today’s interest rates are below 5%?   This is an incredible time to buy!      If you’re renting for $1,000 per month, at today’s rates,  you could spend that same $1,000 on OWNING a $200,000 home.    Call New Home Resource today and let us help […]

Short sale success!

As agents, we are seeing much more success with gaining approvals on short sales.    And, in fact, the approvals have been  coming much faster than in the past.       There once was a day when we’d cringe when a buyer would ask to see a short sale listing.   With a success rate of only […]

Myths of the current real estate market, true or false?

We read this great article and felt the need to share it:   You’re not going to get 50% off the asking price on a home, and the good houses in the good neighborhoods go fast. Posted by Teresa at MSN Real Estate on Monday, July 25, 2011 1:30 PM   It’s easy to think that because we’re in a […]

Lending can be a nightmare…. or a dream :)

Have your financing ready to go!! Today’s lending environment has changed. Gone are the days of simply “fogging a mirror” as proof of life to obtain a home loan. Lending in the past few years has become MUCH more detailed and complex  – your lender will require much from you, and they’ll need 45 days to […]