With Nevada’s birthday (aka Nevada Day) just around the corner, we’re admittedly a little nostalgic about the Silver State’s awesomeness. And we’re even more confident that owning a piece of the nation’s 36th state is a great idea for many Nevadans—something we know a thing or two (thousand) about.

There’s a whole new segment of homebuyers in the housing market these days. They’re called boomerang buyers, and what makes them unique is that they’ve been down this road before. These folks lost their homes due to foreclosure or short sale, and are now ready to re-enter the market and become homeowners again.

This group was the result of two significant events: the

Officially, summer isn’t over for another few weeks, but the back-to-school season is in full swing—and it’s not just for kids anymore. If you’re a homebuyer, or someone just toying with the idea of homeownership, you, too, should consider heading back to school.

Don’t worry, we’re not talking about tiny desks, 50 pound backpacks and gobs of homework. We’re talking about

As the new semester approaches, college students have a lot on their minds: Classes, grades, jobs, parking permits and finding a place to live, for starters. While Nevada Housing Division isn’t exactly equipped to assist with most of these, we absolutely can help you find a place to call home. It’s sort of our thing.

We’d like to introduce you to

Are you sitting down? Good, because we’re about to introduce you to a brand spankin’ new and downright amazing program for homebuyers in Nevada. It’s called Home Is Possible Plus (or HIP Plus for short), and it’s designed to give homebuyers more, as you might have guessed from the name. More of what, you ask?

Money.

We have good news! It’s not too late to enter the HIP Gold Games, going on now through September 9. The challenge: it’s now more like a sprint than a long distance battle to make the podium. As athletes from all over the world begin to

We are excited to announce Dwight Pace is our new Homeownership Program Supervisor AKA Head Hipster.  Dwight has been part of the Home is Possible (HIP) team for seven months and brings a diverse background including mortgage lending, training, sales and marketing. Dwight is based in

If you shout, “Downpayment money!” from the rooftops, you’re bound to get people’s attention. Especially homebuyers. Since a home is the biggest purchase most people will make in their lifetime, downpayment money is something that gets the welcome mat rolled out rather quickly.

But downpayment money,

Since launching in 2014, Home is Possible (HIP for those in the know) has transformed the landscape of homeownership in Nevada. HIP has helped thousands of average, hard working Nevada families purchase a home of their own while making a tremendous economic impact on the state as a whole. Find out why so many Nevadans

Welcome to the second edition of our series mash up of National Garden and Financial Literacy Month. Haven’t seen the first edition? Read Aquaponic and FinTech: Growing Financial Literacy for First-Time Homebuyers. Today we’re talking about composting and tax credits.