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If you are living in Henderson/Green Valley or are looking to find a nice townhome. One just became available. This 2 story, 2 master suite home also has a 1 car garage with access to the home.
I am now traveling through the Amazon River, in the area called the Breves Narrows! The greenery and wildlife are amazing, the Amazon is home to more wildlife species than anywhere else on earth! I found this iguana just chillin’ in a branch right outside the boat as we passed by. Today I learned that the Amazon river pours 55 million gallons of water into the sea.
| Melissa Towbin’s Las Vegas Real Estate Review - Mar. 2011 |
| Melissa Towbin American First Realty Phone:702-436-1011 Fax: 702-251-1117 missey524@aol.com |
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Melissa, here are the real estate headlines:
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The number of homes offered for sale in the Las Vegas area seems to have stabilized at around 15,000. This is down significantly from the 27,000 we saw back in 2007 as the real estate “bust” started to gain momentum. The chart below indicates how this has changed over the last few years. The number of homes sold has also showed remarkable stability. When the inventory was at its peak, sales reached a bottom with as few as 1,300 selling in some months. Today things are much better with over 3,500 sales most months lately.
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The better of these two is the Case-Schiller report. Developed by two economists in the early 1980′s, this uses paired sales and a proprietary weighting system to establish a highly respected reflection of current and past real estate market pricing. Done consistently since 1987, there are monthly Case-Schiller reports for 20 major metropolitan areas including Las Vegas.
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 More Americans are working and that’s good news for Las Vegas. People without jobs are extremely unlikely to hop on a flight to Las Vegas and spend money. And tourists spending money here is the main driver of our local economy. As America gets back to work, Las Vegas gets back to work. The chart above shows that jobless claims, a major economic indicator, hit a new low level. This is very positive when compared to the start of 2009.  Our county’s Gross Domestic Product has been increasing every quarter since early 2009, as you see in the chart above. This is a very powerful sign that we are now well past the depths of the Great Recession. With both jobs and the GDP coming back, all that remains is for time to take its course. Employment and consumer confidence always lag behind the economic recovery. Despite the problems of the last several years, consumer confidence is slowly starting to rebuild.
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With banks paying under 1% on your savings account, real estate is one place to earn a good return. This Sun City home (Often Seniors are much better renters) is over 1,100 square feet, has tile floors, a low maintenance yard and is almost ready for your renter.. That is a 7% return on investment, however, you have an appreciating asset. In a few years, once the price doubles, you can sell it and walk away with about a $100,000 profit on an investment of $30,000! Melissa, please call me at 702-436-1011 for the numbers on a lower or higher priced home. Buy a home as a place to live or as an investment, but do not depend on appreciation since no one can predict the future with any degree of accuracy |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The February rate of new home sales continues at an anemic pace through the end of February, according to the US Dept. of Commerce. Economists feel we will need to almost triple the current annual rate to regain vitality in this key industry. MelissaTowbin |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |
If we had taken the money we spent on the war and given everyone an New Car that
runs on natural gas, we could solve many problems. First, oil dependent USA,
Second, parts would be local not imported, made in the USA. What a concept, support
ourselves and not be dependent. Seems the Founding Fathers and all those that gave their ALL
fought for exactly that. Now let’s live for exactly that. Independence.
If we had taken the money we spent on the war and given everyone an New Car that
runs on natural gas, we could solve many problems. First, oil dependent USA,
Second, parts would be local not imported, made in the USA. What a concept, support
ourselves and not be dependent. Seems the Founding Fathers and all those that gave their ALL
fought for exactly that. Now let’s live for exactly that. Independence.
Today a friend stopped by and showed me the home she is presently renting has been sold at “auction”. The purchaser bought it at Nevada Legal News and has now put in writing she only has 3 days to move. Has also called my friend and told her they will change the locks at 12 noon. Which is on the 3 day notice to be out by 12 noon.
Please call a local advocate or the Constables Office. There is a procedure that has to be followed,
I want to say “you have rights”. Do not allow scare tactics, please remember “You have rights”.
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This lovely 1 story, 4 bedroom home is located in the west part of Las Vegas, NV by 215 & Flamingo. This home boasts $90,000 in upgrades including a sun room
http://www.postlets.com/repb/4883121 for pictures and information.
A GREAT JEWISH BRONX TALEThis is a wonderful story. Be sure you read it all.The South Bronx in 1950 was the home of a large and thriving community, predominantly Jewish. In the 1950s the Bronx offered synagogues, mikvas, kosher bakeries, and kosher butchers — all the comforts one would expect
from an observant Orthodox Jewish community.The baby boom of the postwar years happily resulted in many new young parents. As a matter of course, the South Bronx had its own baby equipment store, Sickser’s.Sickser’s was located on the corner of Westchester and Fox, and specialized in “everything for the baby” as its slogan ran.The inventory began with cribs, baby carriages, playpens, high chairs,changing tables, and toys. It went way beyond these to everything a baby could want or need. Mr. Sickser, assisted by his son-in-law Lou Kirshner, ran a profitable business out of the needs of the rapidly expanding child population.The language of the store was primarily Yiddish, but Sickser’s was a place where not only Jewish families but also many non-Jewish ones could acquire the necessary for their newly arrived bundles of joy.
Business was particularly busy one spring day, so much so that Mr. Sickser and his son-in-law could not handle the unexpected throng of customers.
Desperate for help, Mr. Sickser ran out of the store and stopped the first youth he spotted on the street. “Young man,” he panted, “how would you like to make a little extra money? I need some help in the store. You want to work a little?”The tall, lanky black boy flashed a toothy smile back. “Yes, sir, I’d like some work.” “Well then, let’s get started.”The boy followed his new employer into the store. Mr. Sickser was immediately impressed with the boy’s good manners and demeanor.
As the days went by and he came again and again to lend his help, Mr.Sickser and Lou both became increasingly impressed with the youth’s diligence,punctuality, and readiness to learn. Eventually Mr. Sickser made him a regular employee at the store. It was gratifying to find an employee with an almost soldier-like willingness to perform even the most menial of tasks, and to perform them well.From the age of thirteen until his sophomore year in college, this young man put in from twelve to fifteen hours a week, at 50 to 75 cents an hour.
Mostly, he performed general labor: assembling merchandise, unloading trucks and preparing items for shipments. He seemed, in his quiet way, to appreciate not only the steady employment but also the friendly atmosphere Mr.Sickser’s store offered.Mr. Sickser and Lou learned in time about their helper’s Jamaican origins,and he in turn picked up a good deal of Yiddish.In time the young man was able to converse fairly well with his employers,and more importantly, with a number of the Jewish customers whose English was not fluent. At the age of seventeen, the young man, while still working part-time at Sickser’s, began his first semester at City College of New York. He fit in just fine with his, for the most part Jewish classmates, hardly surprising, considering that he already knew their ways and their language.But the heavy studying in the engineering and, later, geology courses he chose proved quite challenging.The young man would later recall that Sickser’s offered the one stable point in his life those days.In 1993, in his position as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , two years after he guided the American victory over Iraq in the Gulf War, General Colin Powell visited the Holy Land . Upon meeting Israel ‘s Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir in Jerusalem , he greeted the Israeli with the word
“Men kent reden Yiddish” (We can speak Yiddish).As Shamir, stunned, tried to pull himself together, the current Secretary Of State continued chatting in his second-favorite language. Colin Powell never forgot his early days working at Sickser’s.
I wanted to thank Harry. My Father worked at the Nevada Test Site during “cold war” days. He has since passed away. For the last 5 years of his life my parents applied to get compensated as my Dad had serious overexposure at Nevada Test Site. They were turned down 3 times and after 5 years were ready to shred the pounds of papers they kept. That was until I emailed Harry Reids office and he sent me a letter letting us know that NTS was now included in the compensation. If only my Dad could have lived to enjoy this moment. He suffered many strange diseases, very rare ones and died to young.
I know there is a lot of negative stories out there about Harry Reid, but look for bad find bad, look for good find good.
We are ever so thankful that he cared and got involved.
