A Tribute to a Great Woman read story
Irene L. VogelChief Executive Officer
Paula Smith, a longtime member and volunteer leader, passed away March 31st. I would like to celebrate her life honoring a grand lady who made wonderful contributions to our community and to the real estate industry. As CEO of the Greater Las Vegas ...
5/1/2010
Category: Official Notices Published in: Southern Nevada Realtor Magazine
GLVAR Hosts Successful Panel Discussion on Housing Market read story
Rick M. Shelton2010 GLVAR President
GLVAR Hosts Successful Panel Discussion on Housing Market
One of my goals as GLVAR president is to improve communication and further our reputation as a trusted source of information with our members, the public and the news media.
The pane ...
5/1/2010
Category: Official Notices Published in: Southern Nevada Realtor Magazine
Full Membership vs. Basic (free) Membership read story
So, you have a basic membership for CALV and you have all your properties listed in the system, but is that enough? Did you know that with basic membership, only full members can view your listings? And, that you can only view the listings of full members. That means that you are missing out ...
5/1/2010
Category: Commercial Alliance Published in: Southern Nevada Realtor Magazine
MAKE ME AN OFFER read story
This article is aimed primarily at those of us who deal in rentals, property management and leasing, but will be interesting for all licensees.
There are over 5,000 rental properties out there right now. I don't know about the rest of you folks, but I'd dearly love to get some of the vacant ...
5/1/2010
Category: Committees Published in: Southern Nevada Realtor Magazine
CRS - May Update read story
MESQUITE
Our class and meeting in Mesquite on the 16th of April was well attended, with Lee Barrett teaching Contracts to the group. Again, thanks to our sponsors Pat Kornychuk from iMortgage and Lea Jackson from First American Home Buyers Protection for brunch and a big thank you to GLVAR ...
5/1/2010
Category: CRS Published in: Southern Nevada Realtor Magazine
Elections: The Power Is In Your Hands read story
Importance of Voting
It is springtime in Las Vegas. Which means mulberry pollen is in the air and political campaign signs are sprouting up at every intersection! Just as "hope springs eternal" so too does the political process. In these changing times, it is imperative you get active ...
5/1/2010
Category: Government Affairs Published in: Southern Nevada Realtor Magazine
Managing Internet Risks: What's Your Policy? read story
In case you haven't heard, the business of real estate is firmly entwined with the business of the Internet. Just one of many statistics to witness this fact: 87 percent of homebuyers use the Internet as a source of information for their property search, according to a 2008 study conducted by NA ...
5/1/2010
Category: Legal Corner Published in: Southern Nevada Realtor Magazine
Be Careful When Advertising read story
Case #12-16, Copying and Publishing other Brokers' Advertisements (Adopted April, 1998.)
Wanting to take advantage of the virtual explosion of the World Wide Web, Realtor® A, who had a respectable level of expertise in computer technology, decided to purchase a Web site design softw ...
5/1/2010
Category: Professional Standards Published in: Southern Nevada Realtor Magazine
Four Questions to Rapidly Disqualify Unreasonable Sellers read story
Unmotivated real estate sellers can be risky business. You can work ten, twelve, fifteen hours, and not get paid until 3, 6 or 9 months later—if the house sells at all. And when your own mortgage is due at the end of the month, can you afford to wait that long to get paid?
Motivated buyers and ...
5/1/2010
Category: REALTOR.com Published in: Southern Nevada Realtor Magazine
WCR May Update read story
Kudos to the "risk reduction in today's market," panel
Attend the "success in the city" annual fashion show – May 8, Saturday
The Women's Council of REALTORS® prides itself on the enduring and lasting alliances made among their members. Members do more business with eac ...
5/1/2010
Category: WCR Published in: Southern Nevada Realtor Magazine
Simple Steps for Safeguarding Your Office read story
REALTOR® Safety: Knowledge Awareness Empowerment
Simple Steps for Safeguarding Your Office
By now, you are aware of potential dangers that face real estate agents when they are meeting clients, showing properties or hosting open houses, and in their cars. There is one more place to c ...
5/1/2010
Category: What's Happening? Published in: Southern Nevada Realtor Magazine
Time on the Market: The Effect of Delisting and Relisting read story
TIME-ON-THE-MARKET: THE EFFECT OF DELISTING AND RELISTING AND ASKING PRICE CHANGES ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY PRICES
By Lesli Y. Kirsch, Nasser Daneshvary, Terrence M . Clauretie, UNLV
It has long been known that residential properties that remain on the market for an extended period of time m ...
5/1/2010
Category: What's Happening? Published in: Southern Nevada Realtor Magazine
The Tax Aspects of Short Sales read story
Generally, gross income includes any amount of discharged indebtedness. The rationale behind the income inclusion is that because the original loan proceeds were not taxable upon receipt by the borrower, the proceeds are taxable to him in the year his loan is discharged and he does not have to re ...
5/1/2010
Category: What's Happening? Published in: Southern Nevada Realtor Magazine
