Whether you rent or own your home, it pays to take care of your pipes and stick to a regular maintenance schedule. Not only will you avoid the hassle of a back-up or leak, you could save yourself the expense of a busted pipe and water damage.
If you have a yard in Nevada, you have weeds. No? Well, if not today, rest assured you’ll have them tomorrow because weeds happen. Even when the rest of our plants are struggling to thrive, the weeds seem to do just fine.
Keeping your landscaping weed-free requires a concerted effort. Regular efforts, timed well, will help ensure less common mallow in your grass and spotted surge in your rose beds. Prepare yourself, however, as weeding is a serious commitment. We’ve spelled out the three key techniques to a managing those pesky weeds.
Do you cling to clothes that no longer fit, stash paint you’ll never use and hold on to baby gates even though your kid is 12? If so, you may have U.A.S. — Unhelpful Attachment Syndrome. Before your house becomes something you may see on A&E, plan a garage sale. You’ll unload the things you no longer need, open up space in your home and garage and get organized. As usual, we’re here to help get you there.
For the second year in a row, the Nevada Housing Division was recognized by US Bank for having one of the best homebuying programs in the country. In 2017, the Housing Division's Home Is Possible program originated more than $1 billion in mortgages and helped thousands of Nevadans realize the dream of homeownership. With this, Nevada was fourth in the nation in production behind only the much more populous states of Florida, Arizona and California.
When it comes to gardening and planting in southern Nevada, things could be easier. Like their counterparts to the north, southerners face some real challenges.
This was a very important Flag Day, as we celebrated it with a special presentation to the 1000th veteran we served through the Home Is Possible For Heroes program, which was created in 2014 as part of Governor Brian Sandoval’s mission to make Nevada one of the country’s most veteran-friendly states.
Nevada’s housing shortage is all over the news these days and much of it can be downright depressing if you’re in the market to buy almost anywhere in the state. But fear not, we (and our handy-dandy homebuyer programs) are here for you. Current market conditions make our family of Home Is Possible programs even more valuable to eager buyers than they were back when we created them in 2014.
Say you’ve been working a few years, have good credit and have been able to put a little money aside. You like where you live and want to stay in the area for a while. You feel ready to buy a house. So, do you settle for something that’s available and you can afford right now, or do you hold out for the perfect Jacuzzi tub, granite countertop, steel appliance-filled home?
Can a purple door get you out of a work day funk? Will expertly trimmed boxwood hedges increase starting bids on your home? The short answer to both questions? Yes!
There are many reasons to improve the front of your house, also known as its curb appeal. Among the most important — it has the potential to make you feel good every time you see it (like an adorable puppy, without the potty training requirements).
If you’re not from around here, life in southern Nevada may surprise you. We talked to some fellow locals to get their scoop on living in and near a place that non-residents tend to associate with bachelor parties and sales conventions. The truth is, there is far more to Las Vegas and southern Nevada than pop culture would have you believe.
It’s a 24-hour town.