Steve Bottfeld

Principal, Marketing Solutions

Member of the Real Estate Council

Council Member Biography

Steve Bottfeld is the Principal of Marketing Solutions, a Las Vegas based firm which specializes in real estate economics and consumer research. Mr. Bottfeld is considered as an expert on the state of the Las Vegas market and his clients range from Citibank to Coca Cola. He recently left the post of Managing Director of Southern Nevada New Homes Guide, which was named Housing Guide of the Year by Housing Guides of America in his last year. As a Marketing Research Analyst, Mr. Bottfeld established a national reputation in the housing industry working with some of the nation's largest developers and master plans, including Summerlin, Briargate, KBHome, Beazer, and Pardee. Mr. Bottfeld spends a great deal of time researching both the Phoenix and Albuquerque markets. (This is me - Update Profile)

Employment History

1988 - present: Principal, Marketing Solutions

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A Happy Thanksgiving for Las Vegas

November 18, 2009

Analysis by:Steve Bottfeld, Principal, Marketing Solutions

Analysis of: NEVADA ECONOMY: State showing some life at last | www.lvrj.com

This year, October data could make Thanksgiving a happy holiday for Las Vegas real estate professionals.

Las Vegas: Beyond the Bottom!

October 20, 2009

Analysis by:Steve Bottfeld, Principal, Marketing Solutions

Analysis of: ECONOMIC INDEX NOW POINTING POSITIVE | www.lvrj.com

In a week in which Las Vegas learned the local unemployment rate had skyed to 13.9% … passenger traffic at McCarran Airport slid 1.2% … and Nevada bankruptcy filings jumped 64% in the last nine months …. September housing market data actually comes as relatively good news. At worst, Las Vegas...

Foreclosures: The Key to the Real Future of Las Vegas

September 21, 2009

Analysis by:Steve Bottfeld, Principal, Marketing Solutions

Analysis of: New Homes Back in Play for Las Vegas Buyers | www.lvrj.com

Las Vegas housing statistics for August continue to suggest that the residential market is scudding along a bumpy bottom, struggling to find stability in sales, inventory and pricing.But the big story in the August data for the Las Vegas residential market can be summed up in a single word: Foreclo...

LAS VEGAS: THE RESIDENTIAL RECOVERY APPEARS TO BE UNDERWAY!

August 18, 2009

Analysis by:Steve Bottfeld, Principal, Marketing Solutions

Analysis of: Nevada leads in foreclosures as U.S. rate climbs 7 percent | www.lvrj.com

When people say Las Vegas had a "hot July," they may not be referring to the weather! Las Vegas' July housing data makes it easy to suggest that the residential market is on the verge of sizzling. PRICES ARE UP! INVENTORY IS DOWN! DEMAND CONTINUES TO SHOWFORMIDABLE...

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