Getting REAL (Estate) in Vegas (Vegas Video Network)

On this edition of Getting REAL Bridget tells Trulia their information is wrong, gives us six reasons why home prices are going up, then closes by sharing useful disaster preparedness information. Show Notes:

* Friday Figures (an in-depth review of the current Las Vegas real estate market with a focus on Inventory, Short Sales, Contingency, Foreclosures and 30-day Closes)

* News: Foreclosures 24% of US home sales, 11 million homes with negative equity, interest rates at 3.9%

* Why home prices are going up

* REAL Advice: Disaster preparedness

One of the most confusing aspects of buying or selling your home is the titles/escrow process. In this episode of Getting REAL (Estate) in Vegas, Channelle Beller (Equity Title of Nevada) helps us better understand the ins and outs of the last step of your real estate transaction. Show Notes:

* Friday Figures (an in-depth review of the current Las Vegas real estate market with a focus on Inventory, Short Sales, Contingency, Foreclosures and 30-day Closes)

* News: Mortgage rates up, Home sales down, B of A stops selling to Fannie Mae

* Guest: Channelle Beller

* An insider’s look at the Title and Escrow proccess

* REAL Advice: Tax myths

With market inventory going down, and prices going up Bridget gives us a sneak peak into a new online feature to help buyers. For those of us looking to short sell a home Bridget we have insightful tips in creating a short sale package. Show Notes:

* Friday Figures (an in-depth review of the current Las Vegas real estate market with a focus on Inventory, Short Sales, Contingency, Foreclosures and 30-day Closes)

* News: California files a RICO suit against Wells Fargo, Nevada down to #4 in percentage of homes in foreclosure

* New online tools to help buyers

* REAL Advice: Eight tips to help short sell your home

It looks like the banks have finally been told to account for their often illegal ways as Bridget walks us through the particulars of the recently announced $26 billion Foreclosure Fraud Settlement. Show Notes:

* Friday Figures (an in-depth review of the current Las Vegas real estate market with a focus on Inventory, Short Sales, Contingency, Foreclosures and 30-day Closes)

* News: Vegas crime is down, banks offering big short sale incentives, interest rates 3.87%

* Foreclosure Fraud Settlement (whitewash?)

* REAL Advice: Ten tips to maintaining your home

There are some people on the Vegas Video Network that insist that living in Las Vegas without a pool is no way to live. Bridget, on the other hand, provides a more balanced look at adding 20,000 gallons of water to your back yard. She follows that with IRS deductions for which all home owners should be aware. Show Notes:

* Friday Figures (an in-depth review of the current Las Vegas real estate market with a focus on Inventory, Short Sales, Contingency, Foreclosures and 30-day Closes)

* News: Mortgage delinquencies dropped 40% in 2011, Mortgage rates at 3.87%

* Swimming pool pros and cons

* REAL Advice: What you can and cannot deduct from your taxes if you own a home in Las Vegas

After we get caught up on the Friday Figures, we ask What Were They Thinking. Bridget wraps up by giving us seven tips to make our homes feel bigger. Show Notes:

* Friday Figures (an in-depth review of the current Las Vegas real estate market with a focus on Inventory, Short Sales, Contingency, Foreclosures and 30-day Closes)

* News: Feds allow NY AG to look into foreclosure fraud, Nevada court rues that lenders must prove they have to right to foreclosure before they do so

* What We’re They THiNkInG?!?

* REAL Advice: Seven tips to make your home feel and live bigger

While we’ve seen a steady drop in short sales in Las Vegas, in this episode of Getting REAL, Bridget lays out the five reason we’re going to see an increase in 2012. Show Notes:

* Friday Figures (an in-depth review of the current Las Vegas real estate market with a focus on Inventory, Short Sales, Contingency, Foreclosures and 30-day Closes)

* News: Foreclosures down to 2007 levels, mortgages 3.89%, CoreLogic price index down in November

* Five reasons 2012 is the Year of the Short Sales

* What We’re They THiNkInG?!?

* REAL Advice: Four reasons why the Seller should get a property inspection

Bridget welcomes the New Year by making bold real estate predictions for 2012. Then she gives some Real Advice on the revised FHA mortgage loan limits in Clark County. Show Notes:

* Friday Figures (an in-depth review of the current Las Vegas real estate market with a focus on Inventory, Short Sales, Contingency, Foreclosures and 30-day Closes)

* News: Federal government plans to rent our foreclosures they own, Las Vegas visitors up to pre-recession levels

* Las Vegas Real Estate Predictions for 2012

* REAL Advice: FHA Loan Increases in Clark County

Bridget explains why the NAR revised sales downward (and if it affects her numbers in Las Vegas). Then we tackle the problems associated with the Occupy Our Homes movement. Show Notes:

* Friday Figures (an in-depth review of the current Las Vegas real estate market with a focus on Inventory, Short Sales, Contingency, Foreclosures and 30-day Closes)

* Foreclosure fraud settlement possible by Christmas, 30 year fixed mortgage at 3.94%

* National Association of Realtors to revise home sales figures for 2007-2010

* REAL Advice: Occupy Our Homes

After reviewing a new ordinance the Las Vegas City Council voted in dealing with foreclosures, Bridget exposed two stupid Realtor tricks that can decrease the chances of selling your home.Show Notes:

* Friday Figures (an in-depth review of the current Las Vegas real estate market with a focus on Inventory, Short Sales, Contingency, Foreclosures and 30-day Closes)

* Available inventory nationwide down 17.5 Year over year

* Las Vegas foreclosure ordinance

* REAL Advice: Stupid Realtor tricks