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OPEN HOUSE
8908 Egyptian Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89143

Saturday, March 13th
11 am until 3 pm

Fabulous Single Level Home in Northwest Las Vegas

• 2387 Sq. Ft.
• 4 Bedrooms (Split-Bedroom Design)
• 2 1/4 Bath
• 3 Car Garage
• NOT A SHORT SALE!
• Expansive Great Room
• Wonderful, Large & Open Kitchen
• True Attention to Detail with many Architectural Highlights…
• Covered Rear Patio
• Gated Community
• Offered at $265,000
• plus much, much more!

Click HERE to visit this property’s website

This home is a MUST SEE!  Impeccably Kept!  An Entertainer’s Dream!

As always, if you have any questions about  this, or any other home in the Las Vegas Valley, please give me a call-

Talk Soon,

Heidi Griffith
Your Las Vegas Realtor® for Life!
Realty One Group
702-540-0420

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This fabulous home is located in the popular, gated, Quarterhorse Falls Community.  Within minutes to shopping, schools, dining and freeway access- it’s a great place to call home!

8908 Egyptian Avenue Feature List:

• 2387 Sq. Ft.
• 4 Bedrooms (Split-Bedroom Design)
• 2 1/4 Baths
• Expansive Great Room
• Chef’s Kitchen
• Large Island/ Breakfast Bar overlooking  Great Room
• Built-In Cooktop, Microwave & Stove
• Built-in Desk @ kitchen/ nook
• Acrylic Block @ kitchen
• Large, Airy Nook
• Wonderful Fireplace “Design Wall”
• Beautiful Tile Flooring in all “Social Areas” & Baths
• Covered Patio w/ Ceiling Fan pre-wire
• Alarm System
• Soft Water Conditioner
• Programmable Thermostats
• Dual HVAC
• Solar Screens
• Moen Plumbing Fixtures
• Laundry Cabinetry, Sink & Built-In Ironing Board
• Large 3-Car Garage with Upper Cabinets, Storage and Workspace
• Sat TV
• Pre-wired @ Great Room for Surround
• Pre-wired @ rear of home for Flood Light
• 220 wired for future spa in rear yard
• Outlet @ front exterior eaves for Holiday Lighting
• Owners Suite includes Large Walk-in Closet with custom organization system & built-ins
• Bedroom 3 Closet has custom organization system
• Bedroom 4 includes Window Seat
• Shutters in all Bedrooms
• Ceiling Fans in all Bedrooms
• plus much, much more!

Visit 8908 Egyptian Avenue’s Personal Website at: www.8908EgyptianAve.WordPress.com for more information!

As always, if you have any questions about  this, or any other home in the Las Vegas Valley, please give me a call-

Talk Soon,

Heidi Griffith
Your Las Vegas Realtor® for Life!
Realty One Group
702-540-0420

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As we inch nearer to the HOMEBUYER TAX CREDIT deadline, I expect to see an even larger surge in sales.

In my opinion, we’ve still got a long, steep road ahead of us here in Las Vegas. We’re going to see a lot more sellers opting to sell their homes as SHORT SALES.  We’re going to see a lot more REO’s (bank owned properties) hit the market.  But, as recovery goes, we’ve got to get the mess we’re in cleaned up, and this is how it’s going to happen.  Every time a “distressed” property is listed and ultimately sold, we are one step closer to the upward turn…

With that being said, here’s a bird’s eye look at last weeks numbers:

Data provided for week of  2/22/10 through 2/28/10 in Greater Las Vegas Valley.

ACTIVE Single Family Residence (SFR): 17,586  (+9 from last week)
(includes ALL Active & Contingent Listings) 

ACTIVE Condominiums/ Townhomes (C/T): 4,117 (+8 from last week)
(includes ALL Active & Contingent Listings)

ACTIVE SFR & C/T
Only Short Sales:  13,895 (+46 from last week)
Only REO (Real Estate Owned- Bank Foreclosures): 3,208 (+11 from last week)

PENDING SFR: 2,301 (-114 from last week)

PENDING C/T: 555  (-51 from last week)

SOLD SFR (2/22- 2/28):  631  (+240 from last week)

SOLD C/T(2/22- 2/28): 166 (+80 from last week)

SOLD  SFR & C/T
Only Short Sales:191  (+92 from last week)
Only REO (Real Estate Owned- Bank Foreclosures): 429  (+173 from last week)

Information provided by GLVAR. Deemed Reliable. Not Guaranteed.

As always, if you have any questions about  selling or purchasing a home in the Las Vegas Valley, please give me a call-

I WOULD LOVE TO EARN YOUR BUSINESS!

Talk Soon,

Heidi Griffith
Your Las Vegas Realtor® for Life!
Realty One Group
702-540-0420

E-Mail Heidi

Here’s a up-close look at the numbers.  Data provided for week of  2/15/10 through 2/21/10 in Greater Las Vegas Valley.

ACTIVE Single Family Residence (SFR):  17,577
(includes ALL Active & Contingent Listings) 

ACTIVE Condominiums/ Townhomes (C/T):  4,109
(includes ALL Active & Contingent Listings)

ACTIVE SFR & C/T
Only Short Sales:  13,849  (approx. 64% of homes listed)
Only REO (Real Estate Owned- Bank Foreclosures):   3,197 (approx. 14.5% of homes listed)

PENDING SFR:  2,415

PENDING C/T:  607

SOLD SFR (2/15- 2/21):  391

SOLD C/T(2/15- 2/21): 86

SOLD  SFR & C/T
Only Short Sales:  99
Only REO (Real Estate Owned- Bank Foreclosures):   256

Information provided by GLVAR.  Deemed Reliable.  Not Guaranteed.

As always, if you have any questions about  selling or purchasing a home in the Las Vegas Valley, please give me a call-
I WOULD LOVE TO EARN YOUR BUSINESS!

Talk Soon,

Heidi Griffith
Your Las Vegas Realtor® for Life!
Realty One Group
702-540-0420

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Did you know tomorrow, February 23, 2010, is NATIONAL PANCAKE DAY?

Tomorrow, from 7am until 10pm head over to the nearest Las Vegas IHOP and receive a FREE Short Stack.

Mmmmm… I Love IHOP pancakes!  Especially topped with Strawberry Syrup!
As always, if you have any questions about  selling or purchasing a home in the Las Vegas Valley, please give me a call-
I WOULD LOVE TO EARN YOUR BUSINESS!

Talk Soon,

Heidi Griffith
Your Las Vegas Realtor® for Life!
Realty One Group
702-540-0420

E-Mail Heidi

But you may think that prices might decrease even more. In this quickly changing Las Vegas, Nevada Real EstateMarket, no one really knows…

But what we DO know is that interest rates are GREAT TODAY. We do continue to see them ticking up, and probably will see them rise even more.

So, is it really a good choice to “wait the market out”? Probably not. In fact, you might just discover that here in Las Vegas, most of the homes that are listed and priced competitively will have several offers on them!

Don’t let the opportunity of a lifetime slip by….

SEARCH THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY MLS

• Search for Greater Las Vegas Valley Homes, Condominiums, High Rises, Town Homes and MORE.
• Looking for Las Vegas Area Bank-Owned Foreclosures (REO’s) or even SHORT SALES? You can do that too!

Your search tool can find property matches throughout Las Vegas, Summerlin, Green Valley, North Las Vegas, Henderson, Boulder City, Mesquite and even other Nevada counties!

As always, if you have any questions about  selling or purchasing a home in the Las Vegas Valley, please give me a call-

Talk Soon,

Heidi Griffith
Your Las Vegas Realtor® for Life!
Realty One Group
702-540-0420

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VISIT MY WEBSITE

I would Love to Earn Your Business!

1. Do NOT sign the back of your credit cards.  Instead, write “Photo ID Required”.
2. When writing checks to pay on your credit card accounts, DON’T put the entire account number on the “For” line. Instead, just write the last four digits of the account. Your credit card co. knows the remaining numbers.
3. Use your work number on your checks instead of home or cell. If you have a P.O. Box, use that  instead of your home address.  If you don’t have a P.O. box, use your work address.
4. NEVER have your social security number printed on your checks- HELLO! You can obviously write it in if truly necessary.
5. This is a great idea I never thought about doing: Place the contents of your wallet on a photo copy machine or scanner. You’ll know what was in your wallet and all of the account numbers and contact phone numbers to call if your wallet has been lost or stolen. Make sure to photo copy both sides.
6. Copying your passport is also a good idea.
7. Carry these copies with you when you travel.  And, obviously,  make sure to keep the copy separate from your actual cards etc.  When home, place the copies in a safe place that you WILL REMEMBER.

So what should you do if your personal property is stolen?

1. Now that you have all of the contact info, call credit card companies right away.
2. File a Police Report right after you call the card companies- this proves to credit providers that you were diligent, and is the first step towards an investigation (if there ever is one).
3. Here is probably the MOST IMPORTANT bit of information… Call the three national credit reporting agencies immediately to place a FRAUD ALERT on your name and also call the Social Security fraud line number. This alert tells any company that checks your credit that your information was stolen.

IMPORTANT NUMBERS (I suggest keeping these with the copies you’ve made):

EQUIFAX:  …………………………………………………..1-800-525-6285

EXPERIAN: …………………………………………………1-888-397-3742

TRANS UNION: …………………………………………..1-800-680-7289

SOCIAL SECURITY FRAUD HOTLINE:……… 1-800-269-0271

Please protect yourself and pass this along to everyone you know!

As always, if you have any questions about  selling or purchasing a home in the Las Vegas Valley, please give me a call-

Talk Soon,

Heidi Griffith
Your Las Vegas Realtor® for Life!
Realty One Group
702-540-0420

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VISIT MY WEBSITE

I would Love to Earn Your Business!

But there’s always one debate that sparks controversy among my peers.  Open Houses.  Friend or Foe.  Do they really work?

The conversations are usually pretty similar.  Agent A swears by the “Open House”- Not only does it give his/her clients the piece of mind that their agent is working diligently towards getting their home sold, it also provides the said agent with the opportunity to meet new clients (buyers).

Agent B has a completely different outlook and will argue his/ her case to Agent A all day long.  ”Open Houses” are a waste of time to this agent.  In the technology driven world we live, along with the “new” real estate market we’ve been presented, it’s just not conducive to Agent B’s business plan.  Agent B will tell their client(s) in a minute that Open Houses just don’t work.  They don’t sell homes and are a waste of time.

I think both agents have great points.  I’ve held open houses that drew crowds of qualified buyers. I’ve even sold a home or two at an Open….

I’ve also had Open Houses that were complete failures.  Sending my Sellers away for the afternoon only to sit on their sofa and get some work on the laptop done.  Never seeing a soul.

There are so many alternatives to the Open House of the past nowadays.  Buyers can log on their computers and see professionally done “Virtual Tours” of perspective homes in the Greater Las Vegas Valley at 3 am. Make decisions quickly-  see unlimited numbers of properties in mere minutes.

I’m a strong believer/ advocate of technology.  I think I’m a pretty progressive Real Estate Professional. I dedicate a block of time each day specifically for Internet updating.  Whether it be on my blog, twitter, facebook, linkedin- or one of the other many internet based sites I spend time- I understand its extreme value to my clients and me.

I know for a fact that this is where the Real Estate Business is headed- full on.  Younger generations of buyers are looking for facts and information.  Right Now. They’ve been brought up to understand the time-saving benefits, as well as the (in many cases) unbiased resources available to them.  All happening before they even change out of their jammies.

That leads me back to this posts title though.  Do prospective buyers still want to see, touch, and feel? Even after all the “virtual tours” and research has been done online?

I still sway towards the “yes”. As a realtor, my time is valuable.  I do everything I can to manage the moments of my day with extreme accuracy.  And I also never lose site of who makes my career what it is.  My client.

So, my opinion goes like this (and, of course, it’s just my opinion)….

I owe my client(s) due diligence.  I offer to do whatever I can (within legal means, of course ) to get their home sold.  Even in today’s “NEW” Real Estate Market, the Three P’s still hold true- Price, Presentation and Promotion.  I feel that although the number of prospects might be lower than in earlier times, there still are folks out there who might just want to SEE, TOUCH and FEEL.

So, for me, if it’s blocking out a few hours on said day to hold an Open House, that’s what I’m going to do.  If no one shows, I still have my mighty laptop to get the “New Age” stuff done… I still have my blackberry- not an ounce of communication missed.

And heck, who knows… The right person might just walk in the door…

As always, if you have any questions about  selling or purchasing a home in the Las Vegas Valley, please give me a call-

Talk Soon,

Heidi Griffith
Your Las Vegas Realtor® for Life!
Realty One Group
702-540-0420

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I would Love to Earn Your Business!

Fannie announced today that they will be extending this fabulous program until May 1st.

The program has been a huge success- with only a small addition of paperwork that must be completed by the lender to process.

As of today, there are 1,477 homes in Clark County that qualify for this program.  All different types of residential properties are being offered, many at TREMENDOUS VALUES- (a Las Vegas 2 bedroom Condominium that is under contract has a list price of $17,325!).

Here is the list of current properties available in Clark County, Nevada.

Press Release for Fannie Mae Seller Assistance for HomePath Properties

As always, if you have any questions about  selling or purchasing a home in the Las Vegas Valley, please give me a call-

Talk Soon,

Heidi Griffith
Your Las Vegas Realtor® for Life!
Realty One Group
702-540-0420

E-Mail Heidi

VISIT MY WEBSITE

I would Love to Earn Your Business!