Category Archives: Real Estate Industry

Short Sale Experience – A Client’s Perspective

Posted on June 6, 2008 by Guy Johnson

The lengthy amount of time required to close short sales is frequently mentioned in posts and comments on this blog.  At the risk of stating the obvious, much patience is required on the part of all involved parties.  At the … Continue reading →

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You Don’t Need to be a Baker to Know What a Good Cake Tastes Like!

Posted on April 21, 2008 by Diane Cohn

[Smarten originally posted this on Chase Nation. Since it was not specific to the conversation about Reno-Tahoe real estate and more of an industry piece, we had to make it visible to friends-only over there. However it's a great little post … Continue reading →

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“Special Conditions of Sale” – A New MLS Field

Posted on February 27, 2008 by Guy Johnson

Paragon (our MLS software) is adding a new field to all future listings to denote “special conditions” of the sale.  This field, appropriately called Special Conditions of Sale, will consist of a dropdown selection box containing the following options: None … Continue reading →

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Zillow Conference Call Today

Posted on February 12, 2008 by Guy Johnson

If you have some spare time today at lunch, you may want to call in to Zillow.com’s first-ever conference call regarding recent housing price trends and projections.  The conference call is scheduled for today, Tuesday, February 12, at 11PM PST / … Continue reading →

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Web Sites That Track Foreclosures

Posted on February 8, 2008 by Guy Johnson

I’m often asked where to find info on foreclosures, pre-foreclosures, REOs, etc.  Unfortunately our MLS does not track many of these kinds of properties/sales.  I know that many of our readers track foreclosures.  I was wondering if you wouldn’t mind sharing … Continue reading →

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Two Agents Every Three Days…Gone

Posted on January 30, 2008 by Guy Johnson

The Nevada Real Estate Division publishes real estate license statistics on a quarterly basis.  I last published October’s numbers for licensed agents in Washoe County.  Today I updated the table with January’s numbers.  As expected the number of active licensees … Continue reading →

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15% Decline This Year and Then Another 10% Drop In 2009

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Guy Johnson

It looks like last quarter’s Moody’s Economy.com report on housing price declines, which I have referenced in previous posts, may have been a little too optimistic.  Many of our readers have been forwarding links to yesterday’s Merrill Lynch housing report.  The report … Continue reading →

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Bull Versus Bear? The Debate at Inman Connect NY

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Diane Cohn

As Guy mentioned, the two of us attended a real estate technology conference last week in New York City. One particular session, The Housing Debate: Bull Versus Bear, was by far the absolute standout of the conference. Andrew Ross Sorkin … Continue reading →

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