" I don't trust a person whose never been depressed," Dan Betzer once said.

The number one disease in our industry is blind optimism.

I love my profession. I love NAR. I love how the past three years has been the hardest times in my career.

"This market will separate the men from the boys," said JoAnne Correira- ain't that the truth.

Yet through these three years I have grown emotionally,professionally,mentally even spiritually at a pace that would put Michael Schumacher to shame.

But if we want our profession to survive and thrive in the next hundred years, Heaven help us to be intellectually honest with ourselves and most especially towards the market.

But we don't have to stop here ladies and gentlemen. We just have to start there. Nobody wakes up in the morning and says to herself, "Oh I can't wait to meet my miserable real estate agent."

Jim Stockedale said it best, "confront the brutal facts but never lose hope that in the end you will prevail."

..And life, I promise you, will become a romance.

Because in the end, we shall prevail: How I Survived The Reno Real Estate Market Downturn Through The Eyes Of Bear Grylls

-Joe Salcedo

Of Reno Real Estate

Caughlin Ranch home

Welcome to Reno's finest and most comprehensive master-planned community, the Caughlin Ranch.

The Caughlin Ranch encompasses 2300 acres, stretching from the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains to the Truckee River. The Master Plan is designed to offer a unique balance between the man-made and natural environments. The Caughlin Ranch Development Standards Handbook and its updates are the blueprints of the master plan. The implementation of the master plan began in 1984, and is expected to continue approximately twenty years. The community offers the finest in single family, commercial, professional office and recreational facilities.

It is my goal for you be so familiar with the Caughlin Ranch Real Estate market that you will be ahead of your competition whether buying or selling.

In this report you learn about Caughlin Ranch's

• Supply of homes
• Number of homes SOLD
• Median Price homes SOLD
• I also share my thoughts on the the data uncovered.

Here it is: Caughlin Ranch Real Estate

My blog: Reno Real Estate

Somersett Country Club

Somersett is perhaps the most sought after luxury neighborhood in Reno especially when the market was red hot back in 2003-2006. It is situated in Northwest Reno. A few minutes away from downtown Reno and one of the first exits coming from california I-80 East.

In this report it is my goal to make you so familiar with Somersett's real estate market that you will know exactly what is happening in the area. This will give you the much needed knowledge in negotiating or selling your home.

This report talks about:

1. Supply of homes in Somersett
2. How many homes have been SOLD.
3. Months Supply of inventory.
4. I also share my thought on the stats uncovered.

Here it is: Somersett Real Estate

"Every Somersett resident enjoys the 9-hole Tom Kite designed Canyon Nine Golf Course, the 9 million dollar Club at Somersett recreation center, and over 27 miles of paved and natural hiking and biking trails. The Canyon Nine and The Club at Town Center are exclusive to residents and included in residents' monthly owners association dues."

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Arrow Creek Country Club

I know what you may be thinking..

Arrow Creek Real Estate Report?

'Borrinnng.' or 'is this worth my five minutes?'

Well, I am not in liberty to say that this report will change your life right away. But I think this will add value to you. Especially if you are planning on buying or selling in the Arrow Creek area.

Ok, Here it is.

Here you will learn about:

1. Number of homes for sale in Arrow Creek(divided per month for the past two years)
2. Number of Homes SOLD.
3. Arrow Creek Median prices of homes SOLD for the last two years.

I also share what I think about the stats I uncovered.

After reading this report my hope is you will know the Arrow Creek market better than 90% of the Reno population.

Here it is: Arrow Creek Real Estate

*About Arrow Creek:

Arrow creek is an exclusive luxury neighborhood in South Reno. It has 36 holes of championship golf course located a few minutes from lake tahoe

I often wondered how the three mighty cities of Northern Nevada compare in real estate strength when pitted side by side.

Here's a report I just finished putting together.

HIGHLIGHTS: Sparks is experiencing a deeper real estate recession than Reno (+7.13%) & Carson (+1.4%)

This is not a pessimistic or optimistic report on our real estate market. I don't think that's the question.

The opinion of the market is what matters right now. I think our job is to observe,learn from it not argue with what it is revealing.

My hope is people will see the big picture in our market and hopefully through this data they can make a better investing decision.

Here's the unabridged report: Reno Real Estate

Note: The site also contains detailed and updated(once/month) market reports on Reno & Sparks and some zip codes. If you have more specific questions regarding the market. You can send me an email at: ian.mariano@gmail.com

About: I'll be showing you a twenty six month breakdown of the Sparks Homes For Sale.

This is a good way of getting a 'feel' of how the Sparks real estate market is going. You can see the supply and demand by clicking at the Sparks Homes SOLD. You will find this in the Renohomeblog.com site (link provided below). Under 'Sparks Market'.

Highlight: Inventory is currently 43% down from the peak in June 2006 . This is a good sign. But continue studying other market factors like Sparks Homes SOLD. This will give you an even better picture of the Sparks Real Estate market.

If you have any additional clarifications or questions you can send me an email at: ian.mariano@gmail.com

Here's the report: Reno Real Estate

Dear Reno Real estate seeker,

We've finally gotten an increase in Homes SOLD. Actually, it was pretty good: 9.71%

Though it is still difficult to get excited about this. But it's a glimmer of hope friends. Let's keep following what it does. We'll never know, the recovery may just be around the corner.

But let it not be anyone's opinion that will tell us if the Reno Real Estate market has indeed reached its bottom.

It would be wise to let the market do the talking.

Our part is to be student of the market.

I recently updated this data(Thursday,Jan 10,2008)

You can find the unadulterated report here: Reno Real Estate Market

I just finished gathering up some real estate data about the Northwest Part of Reno.

This is a superb place to live in. I could be biased of course,(I've lived here since moving to Reno in 2003)

But take a look at it personally. If you're coming from Sacramento, 80 west, take the Robb Dr. exit or the McCarran exit.

If you're coming from 80 East or 395 South/North, Go towards 80 West. You can take the same exits mentioned above.

The place is amazing primarily because of it's proximity to basically anywhere in Reno & Sparks(10 minutes).

It also houses the best restaurants and cafe's.

Here's the rest of the article: Reno Real Estate

An opinionated, wonderful lady gave me a gracious comment me a week ago when I gave out a report on the state of the national housing market :

"I have found through the years that generalities don't work especially when talking about real estate markets. All areas beat to a different drummer."

And while I agree with her statement 80% of the time. I do see some positive things that stem out of knowing what the National Housing Market is doing:

'falling in love with the National Housing Market does not mean breaking up with our beloved local real estate market...'

Here's the rest of the post: United States Existing Home Sales

Randi began her career in Title & Escrow right here in Reno thirteen years ago.

I had the joy of spending an hour with her talking about the highly controversial topic of foreclosures & short sales.

Hope you get something out of it.

Click here: Reno Real Estate