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A goodwill adjustment letter can raise your score

Your credit score is affected by numerous factors, but late payments on your credit card, mortgage and auto loan can be among the worst ways to damage your score. No matter the reason for your tardiness, a late payment tells creditors that repaying the money you’ve borrowed isn’t something you take seriously.

Where to Start with Foreclosures?

Taking the prelicense course required for real estate salespersons will help when buying a foreclosed home even if you’re not looking for a license.

RESALE HOMES JULY 9-12

Data on sales of used homes in the Las Vegas Valley.

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Homeowner not keeping up landscaping

An association would never be able to enforce its governing documents if the board makes decisions based on its concern of being sued. The board needs to make sure that all of the proper legal procedures were done.

Old Vegas captivate Magician Murray Sawchuck

Las Vegas magician Murray Sawchuck, who appears five days a week at Planet Hollywood, conjured up a heck of a good deal when he bought his Las Vegas home in 2009 for $230,000. It had last sold in 2006 for $380,000.

Mortgage rates drop as market oscillates

Mortgage rates dropped this week after the stock market turmoil that began in China and spread everywhere.

Five ways your credit score is hurting your relationship

You’ve heard the saying: What you don’t know can’t hurt you. But if you’re married or in a long-term relationship, not knowing your significant other’s credit score can hurt you.

HOA-foreclosed home in Las Vegas not a good idea

On a scale from 1 to 10, iI give it at 10 that any foreclosed home owned by the association does not have a clean title. If you are looking for a discounted purchase price as a result of a foreclosure, then i suggest you find a home that has been foreclosed upon by the lender.

Resale Home News

Editor’s note: Listings include the resale home’s parcel number. Occasionally, the address listed is the homebuyer’s mailing address and not the actual location of the home. Check the parcel number to make sure. Also, a few transactions do not reflect the market value of the homes. For a complete listing of the resale homes that have sold during this time, visit RJRealEstate.Vegas.

Renting apartment versus home

Almost half, 42.9 percent to be exact, of Clark County residents are tenants of a rental home,€” be it a house, apartment or other living situation, according to a recent U.S. Census Bureau report.