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Real Estate News
Yes, there are indeed part-time agents. Your first job will be to interview with managing brokers at several real estate companies to find a firm that takes on part-timers. You’ll get some good information during the process.
In your state, as in most, data show that the best time of year to sell is early March through June, a period when parents are trying to get their families relocated in plenty of time for a fresh start in the fall semester at the new school. Many buyers also have their tax refund checks in hand in this period.
Listings include the resale home’s parcel number. The address listed is the homebuyer’s mailing address and not the actual location of the resale home. About 90 percent of these addresses reflect the home purchase. Check the parcel number to make sure. Also, a few transactions do not reflect the market value of the homes. The information is provided by Accudata, a local research firm. For the complete listing, visit RJRealEstate.Vegas.
Technically, there should be money from the reserve study allocated to the renovation of the clubhouse. You said the reserve summary does not show any funds for the clubhouse renovation. If this statement is accurate, the association should not be using reserve funds to renovate its clubhouse.
Members of the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors are teaming up with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada this summer to donate school supplies for students served by the clubs.
A home loan origination fee is a fee your lender charges for underwriting your mortgage. It includes verifying your identity, checking your credit and preparing all of your paperwork. When you apply for a mortgage you’ll use a loan originator — the person who works directly with you, like a bank officer — and a loan processor, the behind-the-scenes person who takes care of all the related paperwork.
Listings include the resale home’s parcel number. The address listed is the homebuyer’s mailing address and not the actual location of the resale home. About 90 percent of these addresses reflect the home purchase. Check the parcel number to make sure. Also, a few transactions do not reflect the market value of the homes. The information is provided by Accudata, a local research firm. For the complete listing, visit RJRealEstate.Vegas.
D&O insurance can protect board members and officers, committee members, volunteers, staff members, managing agent and property management firm from allegations or lawsuits resulting from the decisions they make while in service to the association, as long as those decisions were made within the scope of the insured’s duties, performed in good faith.
If you’re deciding whether to lock your mortgage rate, I suggest floating it and consulting with your mortgage loan officer, because rates might head downward. Or rates might hold relatively steady, but you might get a better deal on discount points. Either way, don’t lock until you’ve talked it over with the loan officer, who might advise you to lock right now or maybe even wait until early in the coming week.
I’m a seller and after four months of granting homebuyer’s contract extensions, I’m not going to grant another. I want my house back on the market. The current buyers have financing issues and apparently have made purchases and deposits on several things in the run-up to closing, and that has jeopardized their credit. I’ve signed off on previous extensions, but the last contract extension is now expired. Am I still at the mercy of the buyers? — Jill J.
The present owners may have some tax abatements. These differ from one area to another and may offer discounts to low-income owners, seniors or veterans. On the other hand, local offices sometimes add in items like the owners’ unpaid water bills. For any house you’re considering, determine its true tax figure.
Multiple benchmark mortgage rates ticked downward this week. The average rates on 30-year fixed and 15-year fixed mortgages both ticked downward. The average rate on 5/1 adjustable-rate mortgages, or ARMs, the most popular type of variable rate mortgage, climbed.
The Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors has made news in recent months by documenting what has become a local housing shortage.
It is unfortunate when homeowners cannot be good neighbors. An association’s relationship between homeowners can be found within the guidelines and directions of the association’s governing documents. Please note that not every issue or dispute or complaint falls under the board’s legal jurisdiction.