Las Vegas Real Estate Blog

First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Extended on Nov 6, 2009 in taxes There has been a lot of debate of the First Time Home Buyer Tax credit in the last several months, intensifying as the original November 30 deadline approached. Today, President Barack Obama signed into law bill H. R. 3548, granting an extension of t...

Time Running Out for the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit on Oct 7, 2009 in taxes Attention to all of you sitting on the fence. Time is running out for the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit. Rumors have been flying around Washington for the last several months about a possible extension of the credit, but do you really want to gamb...

Las Vegas Property Auctions - Deal or No Deal? on Aug 8, 2009 in deals There was a time when I would be excited by the prospect of a property auction in Las Vegas. Back then, auctions were a huge deal and very rare. Buyers could have the opportunity to pick up a home or condo far below market price. Now, there seems to...

Las Vegas Housing Market: Foreclosures Down, Sales Up on May 21, 2009 in market reports Happy days are here again for home buyers. SalesTraq has just rolled out its latest data analysis of the Las Vegas real estate market and its great news if you are thinking about buying a home. Bottom line: home prices are now at levels not seen in t...

Hope for Distressed Homeowners on Apr 20, 2009 in Foreclosures Recently, the guidelines for President Obama’s Making Home Affordable Initiative were finally released. The program is designed to drastically reduce the number of homes falling into foreclosure by allowing up to 9 million homeowners to refinance...

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Tax Credits on Mar 23, 2009 in Green taxes With so much attention being given to the new first time home buyer tax credit, some potentially lucrative tax incentives for home improvements have been overlooked. There are some new tax incentives as well as some expansions given to the current ta...

First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit on Feb 18, 2009 in real estate taxes There has been a lot of talk (and confusion) about the economic stimulus bill and what it means to home buyers. Who qualifies? What year can I claim the credit? How much of a refund would I get back? What are the criteria to receive the credit? So I&...