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FYI...Now is the time to get deals here...so if you live in a cold climate and you don't like long winters there...Vegas holds exceptional opportunitities for you...do what you need to do to relocate here...you'll be happy here...so will your family...the weather is beautiful today...it's like a beautiful spring day here...and the deals here right now are awesome!

yes, propery values are down + inventories are up + interest rates are down = great deals...especially here in Las Vegas

Are you under the impression that the only effective way to sell or buy real estate is through a member of the Association of Realtors? I recall a time when there were 28,000 supposedly active Realtors in Las Vegas....in speaking with my accountant...he advised me that they generally make an average of $21,000 per year or less. Many of these Realtors boasted that they sold over $1,000,000 of real estate annually...now let's do the math. Several years ago there wasn't a single home in Vegas that was priced under $300,000 and I'm talking shoe box house that quite frankly were never deals and should have never been sold at those prices. There were literally folks standing in the living room bidding up the prices above what homes appraised for knowing that by the time the house closed it would be worth that much with the huge demand by investors. Banks made a fortune on the flippers coming and going.

Those Realtors that boasted sales of $1,000,000 plus annually in effect sold 3 homes per year shared a 3% commision with their broker...and for that priviledge they paid the association of Realtors $1400 annually and $1,000 per month to the broker who held their license...this often does not cover additional fees for transactions and advertising expenses. Foreclosures are also not part of the MLS. I have met quite a few Realtors and I'm sad to say that many of them should go back to raising their children as they have little if any sales ability. Now I am not speaking about everyone as there are some good agents here in town.

There isn't a single listing agent that wouldn't gladly open the door for me and my buyer without me being a Realtor. Having the priviledge of doing business as a Realtor I am well aware of the benefits of this association and the benefits to them of me being one. When I sold in NYC, we never listed one of our exclusives in the MLS and there were plenty of buyers, we never had to share our listings with anyone. One does need a license however if you wish to be compensated. I am licensed in two states and i recently gave up a third license feeling i will not be living there again. as i got tired of paying my renewal fees and continuing education.

latest stats for Clark county... currently there are only 13383 licensed active agents in Vegas...Hooray

14,000 agents have left the building...so much for the assistance and support of the NAR!