Why Zillow's Zestimate Gets It Wrong (And What to Do Instead)
You've done it. We've all done it. You pull up Zillow, type in your address, and suddenly you're convinced your home is worth exactly $487,000. Or maybe $412,000. The number changes every week and you're not sure why. Here's the thing: that number is a guess. A pretty sophisticated guess, sure. But
Real Is Buying RE/MAX: What This $880 Million Deal Means for Las Vegas Home Buyers, Sellers, and Agents
What Just Happened On April 27, 2026, two major real estate companies announced they're combining. The Real Brokerage Inc. (NASDAQ: REAX) and RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: RMAX) announced a definitive agreement under which Real will acquire RE/MAX Holdings, creating a new company called Real REMAX Gr
Fourth Time's a Charm: Why I Finally Found My Brokerage Home at Real
I started my real estate career during COVID. If you did too, you know what that looked like: masked showings, frantic offers, and figuring out an entirely new industry while the world was doing its best impression of a disaster movie. My first home was a luxury boutique brokerage, and honestly? It
What a Landscaper at One of My Open Houses Taught Me About Who's Ready to Invest
A few Saturdays ago I was hosting an open house at one of my listings in the Estrella at Sunstone community in Northwest Las Vegas. A landscaper showed up to give the homeowner a quote on the yard — the HOA had nudged her to get it cleaned up before the listing went live. We got to talking on the fr
Las Vegas Real Estate Market Report: One Market, A Spectrum of Speeds
Las Vegas Real Estate Market Report — May 2026By Shaaron Honeycutt | REAL Broker LLC | honeyimhomeLV.com You've probably heard people talk about "the Las Vegas market" like it's one thing. It isn't. May 2026 data makes that clearer than ever. The same city. The same week. One zip code with homes fly
Life Doesn't Wait for a Good Interest Rate:
Here's something the headlines won't tell you. Most people don't decide to buy or sell a home because mortgage rates dropped a quarter point or because a news anchor said it was a good time to make a move. They do it because life happened. Something shifted, something ended, or something began, and
Does Home Staging Really Work in the Las Vegas Market?
I get this question all the time. Usually right after a client tells me they don't want to spend money "just to sell a house that's going to sell anyway." Fair question. Here's my honest answer: staging isn't decorating. It's marketing. And the data backs that up in a way that's hard to argue with.
Be the Buffalo: What 50 Years of Clark County Home Prices Tell Buyers Waiting on the Sidelines
My favorite lender, Bill Gaylord, taught me something about buffalo that changed how I talk to buyers. When a storm rolls across the plains, cattle do what feels natural. They turn their backs to it and run away. Problem is, the storm is moving the same direction they are, so they stay in it for hou
For the First Time Ever, New Homes Cost Less Than Resale in Las Vegas
Something happened this year that's never happened before: nationally, a brand-new home now costs less than an existing one. Builders are cutting prices and buying down rates rather than sitting on unsold inventory, and here in Las Vegas that's showing up as $20,000 to $50,000 in flex cash and rate