While the real estate market continues to struggle, one local realtor managed to shine in 2009. Amy Shocket, REALTOR® with Dickson Realty, was recognized by both the Reno Sparks Association of REALTORS® and the Northern Nevada Women’s Council of REALTORS® this year. The Reno Sparks Association of Realtors (RSAR) presented Shocket with the Matt Gibbons Memorial Award at [...]
Thursday, June 11, 2009
The good news first. Sales of single family residences in the Sparks-Spanish Springs area were up 22% this May over May 2008. This shows that the buyers are out there and making purchases. Now the not so good news. The median sold price for May 2009 was $166,500. This is down significantly from May 2008 when [...]
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Word on the street is that home mortgages are hard to get and that banks aren’t lending. Certainly lending criteria has gotten more strict, but banks are lending. In Sparks/Spanish Springs since January 1, 2009 here is how buyers purchased their homes: Cash 17.04% Conventional Loans 34.92% FHA 41.99% VA 5.19% Miscellaneous .41% Owner Financing .41 As you can see the majority of buyers [...]
Monday, March 30, 2009
Do you want to know what homes sold for in the Sparks and Spanish Springs area in February? There were 103 stick built, single family homes sold in Feburary. The median list price was $199,900 and the median sold price was $192,000. Sellers received on average 97.07% of their asking price. Bank owned properties accounted for 63.11% [...]
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
It is what it is. That is a saying that I find myself saying numerous times everyday. The market is what the market is. My goal is to bring my clients the facts and help them make the best decisions possible given the market facts we are facing. Here is what January 2009 looks like for single family [...]
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
So, here we go into 2009, and a Happy New Year! I often receive calls from clients and friends, who quote statistics about the market that they read in the paper, saw on the news or –heaven forbid – Zillow. These numbers cover the broader market with no interpretation of market segments. So, let’s take [...]
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Yes, sales are up in the Sparks-Spanish Springs market this November over November 2007 by 35.7%. More homes are selling this year over last year because the prices have reached a point where homes are more affordable to many buyers. Our median price in the Sparks-Spanish Springs market has dropped 14.6% from the November 2007 median [...]
Monday, October 6, 2008
Get ready to roll up your sleeves and give blood on Wednesday, October 22nd. The United Blood Services Blood Mobile will be in our Sparks Office parking lot at 4870 Vista Blvd. from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. You can call Amy Shocket at 815-7627 to schedule an appointment or you can sign up on [...]
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Sales of single family homes in the Sparks and Spanish Springs areas dropped 17.3% in August as compared to July this year. But when compared to August of 2007 the drop is only 6.5%. The median home price in Sparks and Spanish Springs for August 2008 was $227,650, which is down from $291,500 in 2007. [...]
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
If you visit the Best In The West Nugget Rib Cook-offwebsite you will see a ticker that tells you just how long it will be until the offical start of this great event. As of today it is 14 days away and my stomach is already growling. Sparks is host to this and many other [...]
Friday, December 11, 2009
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