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Stacy Sheeley

5 Front Door Colors to Give Your Home Serious Curb Appeal

Want to give the exterior of your home a facelift without spending big bucks?  Painting your front door is a cheap and easy fix that can make a huge difference.  However, choosing the color that works best for your house can be tough.  Certain tones convey sophistication, others create a welcoming and homey vibe, and some are bold design statements.  With the right color, you can communicate the kind of home you keep to visitors before they even turn the knob. Here are five front door paint colors that will make your home stand out.  Make sure to check with

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Stacy Sheeley

Las Vegas Market Report – September 2023

Median Home Price $450,000 -3.2% from July 2022 Homes Sold 2,041 -1.2% from July 2022 Homes Without Offers 3,524 -51.9% from July 2022 Homes Sold Within 30 Days 68.7% -14.9% from July 2022 A report released by Las Vegas REALTORS® (LVR) shows local home prices bouncing around, higher than the previous month, but lower than last year. These statistics reflect a persistently tight housing supply, along with recently rising mortgage interest rates. Even with mortgage interest rates being higher than they were a year or two ago and leading to fewer homes being sold, the local housing market seems pretty

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Stacy Sheeley

The Urban Core of West Summerlin

There are exciting things brewing in West Summerlin!  Summerlin West Urban Core Takes Shape! Howard Hughes Corporation has stated that the Summerlin West Urban Core will be the “Yin to the Yang of Downtown Summerlin.”  What does that mean? I think it means that Urban Core will be a different type of venue for Summerlin West residents and visitors.  From what we hear, its going to have an upscale shopping and dining district complete with a grocer (hmmm… Whole Foods?).  Also, to include “The Hub” – an outdoor gathering space with an area for events; much like The Green at

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Stacy Sheeley

The Scoop With Stacy – June 2023

Friends, Family & Clients, I’m excited to bring you my personally curated monthly newsletter with a local business spotlight, community outreach, and events or things to do. With over 20 years of real estate experience in Las Vegas and my passion for the community, I wanted to bring everything together in one place.  I hope you’ll consider getting involved and shopping locally. Happy Summertime, Stacy Best Places to Watch Fireworks – Fourth of July Fireworks of great vantage points include The Strip, Downtown, Green Valley Ranch, Lake Las Vegas, Red Rock Resort in Summerlin, Floyd Lamb Park (North), and M

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Stacy Sheeley

What happened in the real estate market in November 2022?

What happened? Local home prices are starting to look more like they did a year ago. But we’re certainly in a different place than we were last year, when prices were soaring and setting records. Of course, as we said at the time, those conditions were not sustainable. Las Vegas Realtors reported that the median price of existing single-family homes sold in Southern Nevada during November was $430,990. That’s down 2% from October, and down from the all-time record price of $482,000 in May. But, the median home price is still up 2.6% from $420,000 one year ago. So what

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Stacy Sheeley

The Most Important Things to Do When Preparing Your Home to Sell

You’ve decided to sell your home.  Now what?    You need to step back and see your home through the Buyer’s eyes. You want it to be the “this-is-it” home.  Nine of 10 home sales are a result of the “wow” feeling that is generated from the potential Buyer.  Once you get your home in tip-top selling condition, you should be able to list it at the top range of similar properties.  My approach works on all homes, in any market and any price range.   > Print the Workbook Step 1:  Donate, Throw Away, Sell Go through each room, each closet,

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Stacy Sheeley

Thinking about moving to Las Vegas?

Welcome To Summerlin Summerlin, the most desirable place to live in all of Nevada. The master-planned community makes up the most western suburb of Las Vegas and at its completion will encompass 6 miles in length and 5 miles in width covering 22,500 acres.  It currently makes up 13 villages plus 4 “Active Adult” communities and numerous country club neighborhoods totaling more than 200,000 homes. The most recent development is “Downtown Summerlin” which includes an outdoor shopping area, restaurants, the Aviators Baseball Field, City National Hockey Rink – home to the Vegas Golden Knights, a movie theater along with Red

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Stacy Sheeley

The Importance of Lighting

Lighting Is one of the most important elements that transform a room into a seamless combination of functionality and style.  The placement and type of lighting is an important aspect that works in conjunction to the entire room.  It is also my favorite accessory, in fact, I designed my own new home around the lighting fixtures that I had chosen. The right lighting can make a room feel bigger even if its small and cramped as well as make a dark room bright and cheery.  It amazed me when I went to sell my last home and it had (much

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10 Home Renovations Return on Investment

Best and Worst Return on Investment when Remodeling Your Home Remodeling may be a labor of love, but it’s also an investment that can seriously boost the value of your home.  Only by how much? Well, according to Remodeling Magazine’s 2016 Cost vs Value Report you’ll recoup an average of 64% of what you paid for a renovation if you sell your home this year (written in 2016). To arrive at these figures, Remodeling asked consultants in various markets to estimate the average cost for 30 home improvement projects, from adding a bathroom to replacing a roof. Then, they asked real estate agents

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Preparing your home to sell quickly
Stacy Sheeley

Tips to Sell Your Home Quickly

Easy & Inexpensive Things That Make a Big Impact Everyone wants to make the most money in the least amount of time when selling their home.  I’ve got some easy and inexpensive things you can do to make a big impact and sell your home quickly! You need to know a few things before making changes, such as your demographic.  If its a young, Millennial group with a starter home,  you will want to spruce up with the latest trend – that is grey tones, dark woods, and whites.  If its an urban, professional crowd, then go more modern.  A

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