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There is a Toll Brothers home that was built 3 years ago that is literally falling apart. There are doors that will not open, cracks throughout, and a leaky ceiling. There was a report done by Black Hawk Engineering that concluded the home was built on inadeqautely compacted soil. The owner has had to move out and the court has given Toll Bros. two deadlines to correct the problem but nothing has been done.

Channel 4 KRNV did a story on the issue a couple of days ago and even contacted Toll Brothers who had no comment. Toll Brothers needs to shed their holier than thou coporate attitude and take care of this issue. Toll Brothers typically builds a good home and this could be an isolated issue, as I have not heard of anything else like this happening in…

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Ever know someone with 2 or 3 different email addresses?  Granted, sometimes you have to have a different business and a personal email address. But if you are in business and you change your email address, it is the kiss of death.

 I just had a friend of mine who has worked for ReMax for 20 years send me a change of email address because he switched providers.  What are you thinking? Don’t make your customers have to try and find you.  Make it easy for them, keep it the same. You can always forward your old one to the new without anyone knowing the difference.

 I have a very seasoned agent at my company and I sent an email to her company email address which is first initial last name @dicksonrealty.com (all the agents within our office are the same…

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Last night I was interviewed by KRNV Channel 4 about the growing number of foreclosures and the damage that is being done to them by the sellers, as their homes are being taken back by the banks. Shelby Sheehan asked me about these eyesores that sit for months with dead grass and sometimes people will even move into these homes and camp out until the bank gets control of these homes.  Shelby also asked me when their is damage done by a seller, or others, to these homes. "Do the banks try and file charges". The answer sadly is "no". It would be very difficult to prove who actually stole the appliances or took a hammer to the sheetrock.

There is such a back log with the banks and the process that these foreclosure agents have to go through before they can…

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This weekend on Sunday from 1-4 there will be approx. 40 open houses throughout the Somersett master planned community in the western foothills of Reno. A lot of the homes will be featured on the Dickson Realty Real Estate today show that will also air 12 times this weekend. The listing agents in Somersett have organized to have almost half of every home on the market in Somerett open this weekend.

There will be maps available at the town center of all the open houses or you can go to www.somersettrealestate.com to download a map and list of all the open houses.

Open houses are typically not the best marketing tool but have made huge resurgence in these uncertain times. Agents are pulling out all stops to get their sellers home exposed in this highly…

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This home is located in Manazanita Estates and is truly beautiful inside and out. The finishes include Travertine marble throughout, slab granite, Thermador and Kitchen Aide appliances, wood garage doors, stucco and rock exterior and an in-law quarters with its own kitchen and seperate entry.  The kitchen is a gourmets delight with a large center island with sink.  There is a 4 car garage, an excercise/ baby room off the master suite, his and hers walk ins, Jack and Jill bedrooms, Juliette balcony, a game room with a wet bar and a beautiful backyard with a fountain. 4825 sq. ft., 5 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms - This home is pure quality. Owner will consider trade for smaller home or land. 

This home has been reduced to $999,000.  

For a virtual tour click…

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Club Corp and their affiliates owns or operates 170 clubs around the country and for approx. the last 12 months have been in negotiations with Terrabrook, the developer owner of the two courses at Arrowcreek. Arrowcreek has been operating at a $2 million a year loss and Club Corp was going to be their saviour, until 10:30 am last Thursday when they pulled out of the deal.

Earlier this year this year Club Corp wanted members of the golf club to have access to the residents pool. It seems from the other clubs around town that if you join a country club you should have access to a pool, (Somersett, Hidden Valley, Montreux, Red Hawk) but for some reason the non golfing residents had a different view and organized an effort to defeat the proposal.

This ticked…

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From 2002 till 2006 builders went crazy building houses.  Now we have the lowest amount of new starts on new homes in 17 years. Builders were outpacing the buyers and now there is a glut of unsold, vacant new homes on the market.  Even though builders have cut back, so has the number of buyers in the market. For this recovery to begin we have to eliminate the amount of inventory currently being held by the builders in the Reno Sparks area.   First time home buyers are the key…   As renters start to realize the amount of rent they are shelling out they can make a monthly mortgage payment, they will now become first time home buyers.   The crazy thing is the new homes are selling for less than existing homes on the market, and this cannot last.… Read Full Post

8147 Sierra Ridge - This has to be the best buy in Somersett located on Somersett's signature hole 14 on the private Tom Kite designed golf course.  It is a great value at $399,000 with 2094 sq. ft.  -  3 bedrooms  -  2.5 bathrooms  -  2 car garage and a private lot with beautiful landscaping.  Some of the upgrades include slab granite in the kitchen, a beautiful gas log fireplace in the family room and a large loft area.  Where else in Reno can you live on the golf course for under $400,000 - not to mention in one of the most desirable areas with its own Town Center filled with a workout facility, tennis courts, pool area with a slide, a par 3 golf course for its residents and so many community events to fill your social calendar.  Click here for a…

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