Why You Should Always Bring an Agent to a New Home
Looking at new homes is exciting and fun, and not only that, but the agents there make it seem so easy to sit down and purchase your home. You simply walk through the models, choose your favorite, pick your favorite little piece of dirt in the neighborhood for your house to sit on, sign your contract, and there you have it. You now own your own home.
Well, one thing new home builders and the agents there, don’t want you to know is that you can bring your own agent with you to represent you in the transaction. Why would they not tell you something like this you ask? Well, if you forgo your own agent and simply work with the one at the new home site, the builder gets to pocket the money that they’ve set aside in their budget for your agent’s commission.
Everything You Need to Know About Your Home Inspection
Home inspections are extremely important and can unearth things you and your agent may not be aware of.
SID and LID Fees Explained
SIDs and LIDs are somewhat common in the Las Vegas valley with all of the new home construction and are fees placed on a property by the home builder or developer. They are assessments made by municipalities on new communities when a city or county installs infrastructure on previously undeveloped land.
Get Your Home Show Ready in Minutes
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You'll Never Guess These Unexpected Turn-offs When Showing Your Home
In the past, I’ve shared some tips on how to get your house show ready, but today I want to share some unexpected turn-offs when getting your home ready to show. Some of these items on this list will surprise you since they are tricks that you’ve probably heard of in the past that were used to help entice buyers when selling your home.
The Zach WalkerLieb Show: Lending with Matt Maltese
For someone who’s either in the mortgage lending business or real estate, mortgage loans are simply a part of their day-to-day, but for a first time homebuyer or even someone who’s purchased or sold a house once or twice, mortgage loans can be complicated. Zach and I sat down and interviewed Matt Maltese, Producing Branch Manager at Supreme Lending, and he gave us the 411 on mortgage loans.
Getting Your Home Show Ready Before You List
Whether you’re going to be living in your home while you sell it, also known as owner occupied, or you’re looking to get top dollar when you sell, there are many different reasons that people look to stage their home when they sell. Staging your home could help you get the best offers possible for a couple different reasons.
National home equity is falling, but Las Vegas bucks the trend. While U.S. household real estate values dropped $361 billion in Q3 2025 and equity-rich homes declined nationwide, Vegas homeowners maintain strong positions with just 0.5% distressed sales.
Our market's resilience stems from locked-in low mortgage rates (averaging 4%), economic diversification, zero state income tax, and sustainable price growth. Unlike Sun Belt markets experiencing sharp corrections, Las Vegas prices are down only 2% from peaks—a healthy normalization, not a crisis. Local homeowners should feel confident despite concerning national headlines.