Las Vegas Real Estate Shifting to Short Sales

The Las Vegas Real Estate Market is shifting from one that has been foreclosure-driven for much of the past 18-24 months to Short Sales. Why is this occurring? Simple question, with a complex answer.

Banks and Financial institutions are shifting to Short Sales for a couple of primary reasons: first, they make more money, as the homeowner can stay in the home and they don’t have to put the house in…

Why Short Sales Help Las Vegas Real Estate

RE/MAX International Chairman and Co-Founder Dave Liniger met with some of the top housing officials with the Obama Administration last week in Washington D.C. to advocate for a streamlined Short Sale process that would help to stem foreclosures, assist homeowners facing foreclosure and help to advance the recovery of the real estate industry and the broader economy.

We support his perspective and feel making Short Sales a more accepted practice could…

Buying Las Vegas Foreclosures

Approximately 40-60% of our today’s sales are Las Vegas Foreclosures. If you are interested in buying a Las Vegas Foreclosure you should be aware of issues that impact our existing market.

  1. Investors are snapping up Las Vegas Foreclosures in the $0-150K range quickly; they are aggressively moving back into our market.
  2. Anticipate dealing with multiple offers on many Las Vegas Foreclosures, especially if they are in the “hottest” segment of our market…