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Friday Figures for 5/18/2012

Published on May 18, 2012 By Bridget Magnus

Welcome to Friday Figures! All information from the GLVAR MLS system. Here’s what you and your REALTOR really need to know before touring, making an offer, or preparing a listing in the Las Vegas Valley this weekend. Summary: The number of available properties in the MLS has dropped yet again to 5199. That’s down from 14566 in [...]

Friday Figures for 5/4/2012

Published on May 4, 2012 By Bridget Magnus

May the Fourth be with you? Um, maybe. Thanks for joining me for Friday Figures! All information from the GLVAR MLS system. It’s exactly what you and your REALTOR really need to know before touring, making an offer, or preparing a listing in the Las Vegas Valley this weekend. Summary: The number just keeps sliding: there [...]

Friday Figures for 4/27/2012

Published on April 27, 2012 By Bridget Magnus

It’s time for Friday Figures! All information from the GLVAR MLS system. Here’s the market data you and your REALTOR really need to know before touring, making an offer, or preparing a listing in the Las Vegas Valley this weekend. Summary: I would not have thought it possible, but we have fewer than 6000 available [...]

Why Foreclosure Activity is Down

Published on April 24, 2012 By Bridget Magnus

A couple of weeks ago, I promised to write about the decline in foreclosures. Why are there so few in the MLS right now? Why are there fewer foreclosure starts both in Nevada and nationally? Is there really a “shadow inventory” problem that is going to eat our collective equity? Let’s talk about some of [...]

Things that can Go Wrong in Escrow — and What to Do About It

Published on April 17, 2012 By Bridget Magnus

There’s an accepted purchase offer. Great! That doesn’t mean your transaction is a done deal. This is not a comprehensive list, but rather some of the problems you may encounter: Bank Addendum has unacceptable terms: If you are buying a foreclosure, the bank that owns the property will send you a big addendum with terms [...]

Friday Figures for 3/23/2012

Published on March 23, 2012 By Bridget Magnus

It’s the first Friday Figures of Spring! All information from the GLVAR MLS system. Here’s the no-spin facts that you and your REALTOR really need to know about our local market before touring, making an offer, or preparing a listing in the Las Vegas Valley this weekend. Look for my YouTube video on the numbers [...]

Friday Figures for 3/2/2012

Published on March 2, 2012 By Bridget Magnus

It’s Friday again?? Must be time for Friday Figures! All information from the GLVAR MLS system. Here’s the no-spin facts that you and your REALTOR really need to know about our local market before touring, making an offer, or preparing a listing in the Las Vegas Valley this weekend. Watch me talk about the figures [...]

Friday Figures for 2/24/2012

Published on February 24, 2012 By Bridget Magnus

Welcome (or welcome back) to Friday Figures! All information from the GLVAR MLS system. It’s real data you and your REALTOR really need to know about our local market before touring, making an offer, or preparing a listing in the Las Vegas Valley this weekend. Watch me talk about the figures live on Getting REAL [...]

Friday Figures for 2/17/2012

Published on February 17, 2012 By Bridget Magnus

Thanks for dropping by to see the Friday Figures! All information from the GLVAR MLS system. It’s real data you and your REALTOR really need to know about our local market before touring, making an offer, or preparing a listing in the Las Vegas Valley this weekend. Watch me talk about the figures live on [...]

Friday Figures for 2/3/2012

Published on February 3, 2012 By Bridget Magnus

Who’s ready for the Friday Figures? All information from the GLVAR MLS system. This is the actual no-spin data about our local market that you and your REALTOR need before touring, making an offer, or preparing a listing in the Las Vegas Valley this weekend. Watch me talk about the figures live on Getting REAL [...]