Yearly Archives: 2010

The Ballen Group, Short Sale Agents in Nevada, has hired Sean Bahr Realtor as...

Las Vegas, NV - October 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sean Bahr has an extensive background in Customer Service and is great with people. Sean is always warn and friendly and wears a smile from ear to ear. Formally with Coldwell Banker Premier in Las Vegas, Sean brings a vibrant energy to this team of "go - getter" experienced Nevada Short Sale Agents at Keller Williams Realty Las Vegas. “We are truly lucky to have Sean Bahr join us here at Keller Williams Realty Las Vegas ,” says The Ballen Group Leader Lori Ballen. “Keller Williams Realty offers its associates unparalleled career growth and lifelong learning opportunities in the real estate industry. We know that Sean will be a great fit and that it is our customers who will truly benefit from him joining us.” “We love Keller Williams Realty because of its reputation for integrity and its agent-centric business model,” says Lori Ballen, “We want to continue to grow our real estate business, and Keller Williams Realty Las Vegas is providing what we need to rea ch our goals.”

Division of Mortgage Lending issues fines and takes enforcement action in 7 matters

Las Vegas, NV - October 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Division of Mortgage Lending continues to diligently enforce mortgage lending laws by disciplining 7 entities for various violations of those laws.

McKnight Senior Village II Senior Apartment Complex Grand Opening Celebration Planned For Oct. 25

City of Las Vegas and project officials will celebrate the grand opening of the new McKnight Senior Village II Apartment Complex at 10 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 25. The new development is located at 651 McKnight St. and is the second of three phases of planned development that is home to active seniors where the head of household is at least 55 years of age

5 Steps for Las Vegas Homes Loan Modification

Las Vegas, NV - October 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Loan modification may be the last resort for people in danger of getting their Las Vegas homes foreclosed. Properly executing the loan modification process is critical in getting approval for it, and ultimately, to keeping your home

Las Vegas man beats the odds and cheats death twice

Las Vegas, NV - October 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Given his success with trying to purchase a piece of the American dream, the doom and gloom of the current Las Vegas real estate market didn’t offer much hope to 30-year old homebuyer Jose Bernal. In 2004, a near fatal motorcycle crash wiped out Bernal’s savings, left him under a huge pile of medical bills and debt and crushed his goal of ever owning his own home. Then in 2005, after tremendous sacrifice Bernal set out again to find his dream house, when he fell asleep at the wheel after a day on Lake Mohave, totaling his truck. This time when Jose woke he had not only lost the bid on a house, but was paralyzed from the waist down. At just 25 years old, Jose had ‘crapped out’.

Volunteers From First American Financial Corporation and Hispanic and Asian Real Estate Trade Groups...

October 5, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Volunteers from First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF), a leading global provider of title insurance and settlement services for residential and commercial real estate transactions, and members of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) and the Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA) will help build two affordable Habitat for Humanity Las Vegas homes in the Vegas Heights neighborhood on Oct. 9. More than 50 volunteers will participate in the project

IDX solution displays Las Vegas property listings conveniently on real estate website

EUGENE, OR - October 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- DX, Inc. has revolutionized real estate agent Brett Balance supports his professional website with the customizable IDX Broker software. Now, thousands of Greater Las Vegas MLS (GLVAR) listings are seamlessly displayed on the website of Balance, thanks to the incredible IDX technology. Home seekers around Las Vegas, Nevada can now partake in one of the most comprehensive property search processes available online, on the search page Balance hosts.

Nevada Short Sale Mega agent team joins Keller Williams Realty office in Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV - September 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ballen Group, one of the country’s top-producing real estate teams, is leaving Coldwell Banker Wardley to join the Keller Williams Realty team in the Keller Williams Realty Las Vegas Market Center

Titus Announces Additional $57 Million for Nevada in Hardest Hit Funds

Washington, D.C. - September 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Dina Titus of Nevada’s Third District announced today that Nevada is receiving an additional $57 million through the Hardest Hit Fund to help address the foreclosure crisis.

Applications Being Accepted For Business Development Center

Las Vegas, NV - September 24, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Applications are now being accepted from small business owners interested in support services, mentoring assistance and below-market-rate office space offered through a new business development program.

Sin City properties synced to real estate search page with the IDX Broker software...

EUGENE, OR - September 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Las Vegas properties just got easier to find online, thanks to the partnership between IDX, Inc. and real estate professional Laura Arcuri. The IDX solution employed on her website now allows home seekers to quickly and effortlessly scan thousands of Greater Las Vegas MLS (GLVAR) property listings right from the convenient real estate website Arcuri hosts. The five unique search functions IDX Broker uploads onto her site give potential buyers a dynamic tool to help narrow the GLVAR listings and match them with their dream property.

Berkley Votes For Loans To Help Make Nevada Homes More Energy Efficient

Washington, D.C. - September 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Shelley Berkley today voted to pass the Rural Energy Savings Program Act (H.R. 4785), legislation which contains loan assistance to help Nevada property owners who want to invest in making their homes more energy efficient.

Clean Energy Funding From Recovery Act Helping Power Green Development In Silver State

Washington, D.C. - September 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Shelley Berkley today highlighted a new report that details clean energy projects in Nevada funded through The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

City of Las Vegas Receives $200,000 To Prevent Foreclosures

Las Vegas, NV - September 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Las Vegas City Council today approved an agreement with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for $200,000 in funding for the Foreclosure Prevention Partnership Program.

Mega Agent team joins Keller Williams Realty Office in Las Vegas – Las Vegas...

Las Vegas, NV - September 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ballen Group, one of the country’s top-producing real estate teams, is leaving Coldwell Banker Wardley to join the Keller Williams Realty team in the Keller Williams Realty Las Vegas Market Center

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Nevada Short Sale Information – FTC Cracks Down on Loan Modification...

Las Vegas, NV - January 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Effective January 31, 2011, The Federal Trade Commission has banned loan modification companies from charging up-front fees for negotiating modifications of residential mortgage loans. According to Eric Witksoki, Chief of the Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, and the state consumer advocate, “Money spent on mortgage modification consultants is a bad bet for consumers.” Additionally, Witkoski commented that spending money on loan modification is “worse than some of the odds at the casino tables.”

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BLM PROPOSES TO SELL 754.88 ACRES OF PUBLIC LAND IN CLARK...

The Bureau of Land Management Las Vegas Field Office is seeking public comments on a proposal to sell 40 parcels totaling 754.88 acres of public land in Clark County, Nevada. The competitive sale would be by sealed and oral bidding in accordance with the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA). A Notice of Realty Action published in today’s Federal Register opens a 45-day comment period which will close January 8, 2018.