Did you ever race down a slip-n-slide when you were a kid?  Remember how your tummy tickled as water hurried you along your route?  It was always a good time.  What do you think about the same kind of fun as an adult?  Registration is now open for the Slide the City Reno 2016 event.  The earlier you register, the cheaper it is for you to participate.What: Slide the City Reno 2016 Where: Ralston St When: Saturday, June 4th Cost: $10-$20 for Single Slider, $25-$45 for Triple Slider, $45-$65 for Ultimate Slider Contact: Slide the City Block Party Contact FormSlide the City Reno 2016Did you know that there was a traveling slip-n-slide?  It's true!  It is 1000 feet long.  It travels from city to city.  At each stop, it shuts down one street for a day of water sloshing fun.  On June 4th, Slid... 03/21/2016

New construction continues its rise in our Reno community.  A new 28-unit, mixed-use Downtown Reno condo complex starts construction soon.  Construction is scheduled to begin later this month or early next month.  The complex is expected to officially open its doors in late 2016.Downtown Reno Condo ComplexCathexes LLC and the Don J Clark Group are the masterminds behind this new Downtown Reno condo complex located at 235 Ralston Street.  They want to bring style to living spaces in the downtown area.  The five-story structure will have retail space on the bottom floor.  The businesses that Cathexes is hoping to attract to this location are a possible deli as well as, potentially, a bar.  The 28 residential spaces above will range anywhere from 730 on up to 2150 square feet in size.  Som... 03/14/2016

Get Printable List & Map HereIt’s time to hop on over to one of your favorite Easter events in Reno! Winter is behind us and we’re ready to spring into fun outdoor activities! Reno is ready to help you enjoy your Easter Holiday with these local Easter egg hunts and festivities.The Easter Dash is being held in Reno at Idlewild Park, sponsored by The Bridge Church and the Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows. Grab your basket and head on over to claim your share of 27,000 candy-filled eggs! There are also games, prizes, bounce houses, and more. For more information, call 775-323-7141.Washoe Lake State Park is located at 4855 Eastlake Blvd, New Washoe City, just 30 minutes outside of Reno. The event is free, but parking is $7. Meet the Easter Bunny at 12, and hunt for eggs at 12:30. This e... 03/08/2016

Our Reno community is seeing some great movement in home sales.  The February 2016 Reno Real Estate Market Report showed that demand is outpacing active listings.  That's great news for Sellers, provided they don't decide to overprice their home.  But what does this mean for Buyers?  You'll have to read on to find out!February 2016 Reno Real Estate Market ReportAccording to the February 2016 Reno Real Estate Market Report, active listings were up by around 100 compared to January 2016.  The amount of homes sold were also up (416 Reno homes closed last month).  This tapped into inventory levels, causing them to decrease.  As inventory levels get lower and demand goes up, chances are good that prices will begin to increase.The largest percentage of Reno home sales in February 2016 was see... 03/08/2016

Tax Day (April 15th) is just a month and a half away.  If you owned a home in 2015, there are some Reno homeowner tax deductions you need to keep in mind at tax time.  This will help you while you are gathering your paperwork together for your tax preparer.Reno Homeowner Tax DeductionsMortgage Interest - One of the Reno homeowner tax deductions you should definitely keep in mind is the mortgage interest deduction.  This is filed on a Schedule A form.  This is available for any interest paid on a mortgage of up to $1,000,000 (for married couples) and $500,000 (married, filing separately).  The mortgage must be used to buy, build or improve a home.  The home can be a regular single-family structure, a condo, a trailer or even a boat.  To qualify as a "home", you must be able to sleep and ... 02/29/2016

You bought a Reno home with a 30 year mortgage loan.  That's the path many US homeowners take when purchasing their property.  It helps keep payments lower.  But it can also translate to hundreds of thousands in interest payments over the life of the loan.  Let me show you how to save thousands in mortgage interest.  It's easier than you think.How to Save Thousands in Mortgage InterestWhen it comes to saving thousands in mortgage interest, I'm going to discuss two basic options.  The first is to switch to a 15 year mortgage.  The payment is going to be higher than a 30 year mortgage.  That tends to be the reason that Buyers go for the 30 year option to begin with.  However, the interest rate is lower.  Since you pay it off in half the time, you automatically save 15 years of interest pa... 02/22/2016

Abodo, an online apartment search company, recently released a national report that showed rental increases across the United States.  This gave yet another reason to own a Reno home: no more renting.  Our Reno community had the third highest increase in rents in the US.  We came in just behind Milwaukee, WI and Orlando, FL to achieve this Top 3 status.  A one bedroom apartment saw an average of $749 a month.  This was a 12.3% increase from the previous year.  On the other end, Las Vegas apartment rentals decreased 11%.Another Reason to Own a Reno Home: No More RentingWith rental fees going up, you can see why another reason to own a Reno home is that you won't have to rent anymore.  The Reno economy has been seeing a rebound lately.  This is courtesy of businesses like Amazon.com, Tesl... 02/15/2016

Sure, we are just entering our second month of the new year.  But, Fed rate hike predictions for 2016 have already changed.  After the 0.25% increase made by the Fed in December 2015, many financial experts expected at least one and as many as four rate hikes throughout 2016.  However, the folks at CNN Money are now telling their readers that there is a good chance that we won't be seeing any rate hikes at all this year.Fed Rate Hike Predictions for 2016 Have ChangedWhy the change in the Fed rate hike predictions for 2016?  Foreign markets, such as Japan's NIKKEI index and the European market, were hit especially hard last month.  In fact, the Bank of Japan has gone so far as to cut their interest rates to -0.1%.  Yes, that is a negative interest rate!  Our world has gotten a lot smalle... 02/08/2016

Living in the biggest little city in the world has its benefits, especially when it comes to celebrating Valentine’s Day with the one you love. Here’s a handy-dandy comprehensive list of 99 things you can do with your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day in Reno. Chocolate and CandiesWhy go to the old standby of a boring box of chocolates when you can up the ante by taking your special someone directly to the source? Check out these tasty treats in Reno to sweeten the pot this Valentine’s Day.Chocolate Nugget Candy Factory is located at 611 Highway 395 in Washoe Valley, Nevada, less than a 30-minute drive from Reno, between Reno and Carson City. Chocolate Nugget Candy Factory is family owned and operated for three generations using the finest ingredients to create more than 100 varieties of ... 02/05/2016

Living in the biggest little city in the world has its benefits, especially when it comes to celebrating Valentine’s Day with the one you love. Here’s a handy-dandy comprehensive list of 99 things you can do with your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day in Reno. Chocolate and CandiesWhy go to the old standby of a boring box of chocolates when you can up the ante by taking your special someone directly to the source? Check out these tasty treats in Reno to sweeten the pot this Valentine’s Day.Chocolate Nugget Candy Factory is located at 611 Highway 395 in Washoe Valley, Nevada, less than a 30-minute drive from Reno, between Reno and Carson City. Chocolate Nugget Candy Factory is family owned and operated for three generations using the finest ingredients to create more than 100 varieties of ... 02/05/2016

More companies mean more Reno jobs are coming soon.  Tesla may not have performed exactly how we hoped they would.  However, just having the name Tesla here has meant that other companies have taken our Reno community into serious consideration for their business dealings.  Newcomer Jet.com is the latest company promising great things for the Reno-Sparks area.More Companies Mean More Reno JobsBig names like Tesla, SUPERNAP, Apple, Zulily and Amazon are just a few of the high tech and e-commerce industries that have set up shop in the Reno area.  This is what has helped Reno dig itself out of the financial hole that was created by the last recession.  In fact, Reno was one of the areas hardest hit by the recession.  More companies mean more Reno jobs.  The latest e-commerce company to ma... 02/01/2016

The 2016 Reno Mardi Crawl is the fist pub crawl event of the year.  Mardi Gras takes place next month in New Orleans.  But that's over 2000 miles away.  You can get a taste of Mardi Gras at Crawl Reno's very first pub crawl of the year instead.  And you don't have to hop a plane to get there!What: 2016 Reno Mardi CrawlStarts at: The Waterfall (134 W 2nd St)When: Saturday, January 30th 8pm to 6amCost: $5 per personContact: Crawl Reno (775) 624-83202016 Reno Mardi CrawlThe 2016 Reno Mardi Crawl will start the evening off at The Waterfall.  Your $5 admission fee gets you a souvenir cup that you will take with you to as many of the 15 participating downtown Reno bars as you want for drink specials only available on the 30th.  You will be given a map with your cup that shows which bars are p... 01/25/2016

There was a lot of hoopla surrounding the announcement that Tesla was going to be building its gigafactory right outside our Reno community in late 2014.  There was a promise of new jobs (both permanent and temporary) that were going to be the boost our local economy needed.  The Reno Gazette-Journal has analyzed public documents related to the Tesla project.  In this Tesla gigafactory update, the Reno Gazette-Journal found both good news and bad news to share regarding what was initially projected by Tesla and Panasonic and what had actually transpired in its first year here.Tesla Gigafactory UpdateThe Tesla gigafactory update for January 2016 contains both good news and bad news.  The good news?  The factory construction is ahead of schedule.  The bad news?  It has not had the economi... 01/18/2016

When I say "Reno", what is the first word that comes to mind?  Gambling?  That's not a surprise.  What might be a surprise, though, is that our Reno community has evolved quite a bit in the last few years.  There are several reasons why you want to live in Reno...and it's not the gambling.Why You Want to Live in RenoThanks to projects like the Tesla gigafactory, Nutrient Foods and Ghost Systems (just to name a few), EDAWN (the Economic Development Agency of Western Nevada) has projected that the Reno area can expect 50,000 new jobs over the next five years.  This translates to approximately 9000 new homes each year until then.  If you have construction experience and skills, Reno may be just the place for you right now.If you are single, the reason why you want to live in Reno is becaus... 01/11/2016

In August, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau made some changes to how the loan process works.  This was an effort to consolidate loan paperwork and make it easier for Buyers to understand what they are signing.  The unfortunate side effect was that it caused a delay in processing loans by an average of five days.  It also caused some loans to fall out of escrow late in the process.  When these homes fell out of escrow, they were then put back on the market.  Reno Buyers can avoid escrow delays by following these helpful tips.Reno Buyers Can Avoid Escrow DelaysPre-Approved Trumps Pre-Qualified.  One of the biggest hurdles in buying a home is funding.  In the past, lenders could pre-qualify you in a matter of minutes based on your income, assets and debt.  They didn't run a credit ... 01/04/2016

Have you considered donating your tree to the Reno 2015 Christmas Tree Recycling program?  Another Christmas is officially in the books here in our Reno community.  It's time to start taking down your holiday decorations and packing them up until next year.  Once you've taken everything off the tree, including lights, tinsel and anything else, how do you get rid of it?  You could cut it up and use it for kindling.  You may decide to just set it curbside with your regular trash for pickup.  However, you could help it become something much more useful.  Donate it to the Reno 2015 Christmas Tree Recycling Program instead.What: Reno 2015 Christmas Tree Recycling Where: Rancho San Rafael Regional Park (1595 N Sierra St) & Bartley Ranch Regional Park (6000 Bartley Ranch Rd) When: Now through ... 12/28/2015

Reno Southwest Homes For Sale:     Under $400,000 Under $500,000 Under $600,000 Under $700,000 Under $800,000 Under $900,000 Under A Million Under 2 Million  All Homes For Sale in Reno Welcome to Reno Southwest, a gem in our city, and a wonderful place to live. This well established community has a wide range of beautiful homes to choose from. They range in size from smaller, starter sizes, to mid range, to estate size homes. The architecture varies. Old Reno Southwest is replete with original, historical homes from the early part of the twentieth century. Still, in other parts of Reno Southwest, new homes are still being built. The architecture reflects the established character of the area, with different styles from over the decades of community growth. Reno Southwest is highly walk... 12/26/2015

Arrowcreek, a Reno Neighborhood in NevadaImagine a golfer's dream in a high desert surrounded by magnificent mountain ranges and you have Arrowcreek, the 3,200 acre master-designed golf course and gated community nestled in the foothills of southwest Reno. If you're familiar with Incline Village and North Carson City, you've probably been to or passed by the beautiful Arrowcreek but you can't fully know it until you spend at least a full day playing the links alongside residents. They will tell you that this is a wonderful place to spend the nearly 365 days of perpetual summer-like weather, with something new to do each day and plenty of friendly people to enjoy it with.At Arrowcreek, you'll find an array of homes each is blessed with a fantastic view of either the golf courses, the Sie... 12/26/2015

Top 5 Things to do in Reno for New Yearsby Ballen Network / Lori Ballen Looking for things to do in Reno New Year's Eve to ring in the New Year?Reno offers a variety of activities on New Year's Eve that fit a variety of interests. Whether you're looking to dance the night away, or just enjoy a gourmet dinner with someone special, Reno has just what you need to make the evening a fun and memorable one!1. Rockin' The Dome Dance PartyThe dome dance party will be held at Silver Legacy located on 407 N Virginia Street. The dance party will include varied elements of fun including DJ entertainment and plenty of dancing. The party will commence at 10 PM on 31st December 2015 and will run into 2016. It will cost around $40 to be at the party, which includes a drink and party favors for the eve... 12/26/2015

Homes for Sale in Reno By Price   Under $100,000  Under $200,000 Under $300,000 Under $400,000 Under $500,000 Under $600,000 Under $700,000 Under $800,000 Under $900,000 Under a Million Luxury Homes in Reno Reno knows pizza, and when you're in the biggest little city in the world, why not claim your piece of the pie? Whether you like your crust thin, thick, stuffed, or hand-tossed; and your sauce zesty, mild, red, white, or traditional, there's a pizza joint ready to serve you. Pepperoni, sausage, ham, chicken, or even shrimp can be put on your pizza pie, or you can opt to go veggie style. But in Reno's favorite pizza places, pizza isn't your only option. How 'bout wings, subs, and other tasty temptations? There's no need to gamble on flavor with some of the best pizza places in Reno t... 12/26/2015