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Las Vegas Real Estate Market Report: 1/16/08

This is the latest Las Vegas Real Estate Market Report from http://www.narreia.com/ (National Association of Residential Real Estate Investment Advisors). For the week of January 16, 2008, data is obtained from the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors MLS.
 

Single Family Residence (SFR)
Available - 19,170 (+94 , Last Week 19,076)
Under Contract - 2,147 (+147 , Last Week 2,000)
Days of Supply - 268 (-19 , Last Week 287)
Short Sales - 4,150 (+158 , Last Week 3,992)

Condominiums and Town Homes (CONDO/TH)
Available - 5,017 (-21 , Last Week 5,038)
Under Contract - 382 (+16 , Last Week 366)
Days of Supply - 394 (-19 , Last Week 413)
Short Sales - 583 (+12 , Last Week 571)

Combined SFR + CONDO/TH
Available - 24,187 (+73 , Last Week 24,114)
Under Contract - 2,529 (+163 , Last Week 2,366)
Days of Supply - 287 (-19 , Last Week 306)
Short Sales - 4,733 (+170 , Last Week 4,563)

 

ARINA

1 comment • Arina S. Hanciulescu • January 16 2008 08:24PM

Is Google email (gmail) making you look... professional?

I just came across of an excellent post : What Kind of Email Address - as a Real Estate Professional - Do You Use? Yahoo? AOL? Hotmail? by Teri Ellis

And just hit me; Wow, she is so wright. There is quite unprofessional to present yourself with an email address that is a free service when (most probably we all have our real estate website) we should use the website email. 

I am myself guilty of this. I've been using for long time now an gmail address. Why? Three reasons:

  • Because it was easy and quite in trend to use Google's services...
  • Google Account is a powerful program to work with, as provides so many tools all in one place : AdSense, AdWords, Base, Blogger, Calendar, iGoogle, Webmaster Tools, Docs...and much more. As I am using all those Google tools it was easier for me to get use their Gmail  
  • Because my website domain name is very long and hard to type on the send out emails -:( 

After using gmail for such a long time is quite difficult to change the email address. So in order to keep my email in one place with all those other Google tools, I came up with an easy solution:

The problem I have is that I have to go back and change business cards, flyer's, advertising's and website's.

What do you think? Is Google's email (gmail) address so compromising for a real estate professional? Should I go through all the trouble and time consuming to change my email to the website address?... This is what Google does to you.

ARINA

14 comments • Arina S. Hanciulescu • January 16 2008 02:53PM

Panorama Tower I - Units: 1007 & 1009- Rent w/option to Buy

Las Vegas Real Estate, in the high rise condominium arena, is still hot despite all the pundits. The housing market in Las Vegas is entering a period of extraordinary transition with the first real influx of high-rise condominium sales.

 This is a rapidly changing market with projects and inventory changing daily, for the most up-to date information contact me:

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Panorama Tower I - Units: 1007 & 1009- Rent w/option to Buy
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Location: Las Vegas Strip
4525 S. Dean Martin Dr. Las Vegas, 89103
Rent = $3,200/mo.
Panorama Tower I - Premier High Rise Condo - Las Vegas Strip Las Vegas LIVE IN LUXURY ON PANORAMA HIGH RISE TOWERS... MAGNIFICENT 180 DEGREE VIEWS! Option of 12mo. Lease with Purchase.

UNITS AVAILABLE : 1007 & 1009 FOR MORE INFORMATION'S AND SHOWING THOSE UNITS PLEASE CONTACT ME: (702) 856-6680

BALCONY OVERLOOKS STRIP, 2 MASTER BEDROOMS W/ BATHS, STAINLESS APPLIANCES, GRANITE COUNTERS, MARBLE FLOORS, ROLLING WINDOW COVERS, EVERYTHING STATE OF THE ART, OPEN GREAT ROOM FLOORPLAN, LIVE IN LUXURY. CONCIERGE, VALET PARKING, POOL, SPA, RAQUETBALL, SECURITY, UNDERGROUND PARKING WITH PRIVATE GATED ENTRY, AND MUCH MORE TO OFFER.

Each condominium offers European style kitchens with granite countertops and stainless steel GE Monogram appliances. Panorama Towers offers 10 foot ceilings in all units. Air Conditioning, Dishwasher, Microwave, Garage and/or Covered Parking, Spa or Pool, Fitness Center...

Unwind at the swimming pool or take advantage of the whirlpool, sauna, racquetball court, or residents' lounge. At Panorama Towers, you're close to transportation, shopping, and entertainment. It's a perfect home for you at Panorama Towers.
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Pricing and Availability
Rent: $3,200.00 per month
Available Date: Mon Jan 14, 2008
Deposit: Send Contact Reply Form for more Info.
Minimum Lease: 12 mo.
Application Fee: $30/per applicant
Property Location
4525 S. Dean Martin Dr.
Las Vegas, NV 89103

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Features
Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 2.5
Located on Floor #: 10
Floors in Bldg: High Rise Building
Square Footage: 1644
Parking Spaces: 2 car
Property Type: Condo
Year Built: 2006
Agent: Arina Hanciulescu
Unit: "C"
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Rental Unit Amenities
Refrigerator
Dishwasher
Washer/Dryer
Wall to Wall Carpet
Balcony
View
Wet Bar
Kitchen Island
City View
Range/Oven
Building Amenities
On-site Manager
Clubhouse
Swimming Pool
Exercise Room
Security Gate
Recreation Center
Door Attendant
Racquetball Court(s)
Fitness Center: Free
Residents lounge
Concierge
Security Gate
Other Amenities
High-Speed Internet
Microwave
Trash Compactor
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2 comments • Arina S. Hanciulescu • January 14 2008 04:25PM

The art of building relationship with your clients...

 

Buying a home (specially for the first time) is an powerful personal experience. You may never forget the agent who sold you the first property... And even down the road your real-estate agent is someone who you'll keep in your mind for long time. It is an emotional moment in life associated with the most cherished dream for many people.

Keeping good relations with clients is very important for real estate agents. If a client is satisfied with you, you have better chances of another deal with that client.
Satisfied clients also send their friends and relatives to you, which is a clear indication of the level of their satisfaction with your services.

How to establish long lasting relationship with clients:

First of all your relationship doesn't stop when a deal is closed, do not forget your clients. Like any relationship, either personal or business, needs your careful dedication. Try to stay in touch with them and do not miss any opportunity of further growing this relationship.

Create a mailing list with all your clients addresses, emails and personal informations(don't forget their birthday...) send them greeting cards for special occasions, give it a personal touch by congratulating them when their son completes his studies or their daughter moves to the first grade  and keep in touch with them. Make them feel important to you and do not forget that if you are taking care of them they would not consider switching to another real estate agent.

Overwhelmingly statistic shows that satisfied clients will return to you for services and recommend to other friends, coworkers or family.

Chart according to: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® Research Division December 2007

ARINA

5 comments • Arina S. Hanciulescu • January 13 2008 01:54AM

METHOD USED TO SELL HOME, BY SELLER URGENCY... Statistics LAS Vegas

METHOD USED TO SELL HOME, BY SELLER URGENCY

The majority of Sellers are using an agent or a broker. If the property is priced right, it will sell within 30 days.

Interesting to see that when a sellers are somewhat motivates or in dear emergency, they try to sell themselves the property only to find out that an agent representation and expertise is more important to successfully sell.

As for FSBO sellers would sell, without a real estate agent, only 4% but not the other way around. Listing the home with a agent and later selling the property by themselves...

Prepared by: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® Research Division December 2007

ARINA

0 comments • Arina S. Hanciulescu • January 12 2008 08:21PM