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Resale Home Sales March 23-29

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.

Resale Home Sales March 16-22

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.

Mortgage rates drop; but expect a reversal

Mortgage rates edged downward this week, but don’t take lower rates for granted. The Federal Reserve says it might start withdrawing support from the mortgage market this year.

Homeowner can use any Realtor she chooses

We plan to sell our house in the spring. We interviewed three Realtors and told one we plan to sign with her at the end of the month. In the meantime, we notified our neighborhood and have shown the house to two parties.

You got 30 anonymous offers on your home? Yeah, right

Portland is one of the top real estate markets in the country, and those double-dealing agents are conspiring to flood you with bad advice and vague offers from shady industry consorts to convince you to dump your increasingly valuable property at rock-bottom price. Then they can resell or redevelop it for an enormous profit.

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Neighborhood deals with security problems

What you can do is to promote homeowners purchasing their own security cameras to protect their homes and vehicles. Form a neighbor watch program, which can be very successful if you are able to obtain support from your homeowners.

Real Estate Briefs

Ascaya has appointed a new sales consultant at its community of 313 custom luxury home sites in Henderson. He will also work with home site buyers through every stage of the purchasing and design processes.

Resale Home Sales March 9-15

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.

Advise for someone who wants to be a real state agent

Most beginning salespersons work as independent contractors rather than employees, so you aren’t likely to be offered a salary, health insurance, income-tax withholding or paid vacation. You’ll probably be offered a “split” — perhaps, as a beginner, half of the commissions you bring in.

Adjustable-rate mortgage: Just the basics

Adjustable-rate mortgages, or ARMs, have monthly payments that can move up and down as interest rates fluctuate.

Resale Home Sales March 1-8

Editor’s note: 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.

Condo owners complain about secondhand smoke

Unless there was a state law that prohibits outdoor smoking in residential communities or unless the association’s governing documents designate smoking or non-smoking buildings or floors, I would think that you would have a difficult legal battle.

Siblings can request a forced sale of family lake house

Any co-owner of real property has the right to go to court and request a forced sale. One lawyer told me, “It’s like foreclosing on yourself.” The property is sold at an all-cash public auction, which is not likely to yield full value. Doing that won’t do much for family harmony.

Three facts about zero-down VA home loans

The VA home loan is one of the best mortgage deals around, partly because these loans available to service members, veterans and some military spouses are “zero-down.”

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