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Las Vegas Life
Magazine
April 2007
April 2008
 We
surveyed recent homebuyers, our subscribers and industry experts to find
the best real estate agents in the Las Vegas are. Here they are.
Satisfied clients choose Las Vegas’ FIVE STAR Real Estate Agents
Experts say that at least 90 percent of homebuyers rely on real estate
agents for advice and guidance. But with more than 17,000 agents in the
Las Vegas area holding real estate licenses, how do you find someone who
knows the market, represents your interests and operates with an emphasis
on integrity and service?
Las Vegas Life can help. The magazine recently formed a partnership with
Crescendo Business Services, an independent research firm, to find out
which real estate agents have most consistently wowed their clients.
The Selection Process
The past October,
Crescendo mailed nearly 26,000 nomination ballots to Las Vegas area
residents who recently purchased homes. An additional 250 ballots were
sent to mortgage and title companies, who are often best able to judge a
real estate agent’s technical skills and knowledge.
On the ballots, recipients were asked to nominate only real estate agents
whom they knew through personal experience. They were asked to evaluate
them based upon nine criteria: customer service, communication, finding
the right home, integrity, negotiation, marketing the home, market
knowledge, closing preparation and overall satisfaction.
Only original ballots-no copies-returned in their specially designed
envelopes were accepted as valid. By November, stacks of ballots had
arrived, and Crescendo began carefully scoring and screening each nominee
with the Nevada State Real Estate Commission’s database to make certain
that licenses were up to date and that no disciplinary actions were
pending.
Then, before finalizing the list, nominated real estate agents were
reviewed by a blue-ribbon panel of local industry experts. The panel
consisted of realty company executives, professional and trade association
officers and others directly involved in housing-related businesses.
Although panelists’ comments were incorporated into the final score,
safeguards were built into the review process to reduce the ability of
panel members to influence the composition of the final list on the basis
of company affiliation.
Best in Client Satisfaction
The resulting list of FIVE STAR Real Estate Agents is an elite group,
representing less than four percent of licensed agents in the Las Vegas
area. To make the list more user-friendly, agents have been grouped based
upon their city of focus.
Throughout the nomination process, respondents told stories of lasting
friendships that have emerged from what Is most often a stressful business
transaction. Several even wrote essays on why their particular agent
excelled.
Although this list will certainly be a useful tool for anyone buying or
selling a home, it should not be considered exhaustive. Undoubtedly, there
are many other excellent real estate agents who, for one reason or
another, are not on this year’s list. But don’t be surprised to see them
next year.
(Research Declarations: As with any research or recognition program, it is
important that we provide you the following declarations: The 2007 FIVE
STAR Real Estate Agents do not pay a fee to be included in the research or
the final list of FIVE STAR Best in Clint Satisfaction Real Estate Agents.
The overall evaluation score of a real estate agents reflects an average
of all respondents and may not be representative of any one client’s
evaluation.)
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