Low Rate = Lower Payment

Late last year and early this year there was a lot of press about the $8,000 Tax Credit for home buyers.  After that expired you might have felt like you missed a great deal and decided not to buy.  Believe it or not, interest rates are so low right now that you can save more in the first five years of...

Update the Countertops?

I was recently considering moving my family to a new home.  This is part of working in Real Estate – I see beautiful homes all of the time, and I also see homes that need a lot of work but have a ton of potential. This is how we landed in our current home – it was a foreclosure, and we went to...

Parade of Homes

I’m actually pretty excited about the Parade of Homes this year.  There is a new format, and I think it’s very smart considering what has happened in housing over the past twelve months, and the state of the market in general. From The Parade of Homes website: From August 14th – Labor Day,...

Buying a Short Sale in Denver

If you are looking for a new place in Denver, and your price range is hovering anywhere in the Under $200,000 range, chances are you are coming across many Short Sales. Don’t run away screaming, or refuse to look at them…because with a little patience you could get a great deal. Plus, if you...

Arvada Makes The List

Sometimes I think that Arvada gets a bad rap for no reason.  I mean, yes, it’s a suburb – but it’s pretty darn close to the city.  And yes, it’s sort of quiet – but quiet can be nice, right?  Anyway, I was SHOCKED to see that little ol’ Arvada made it onto a pretty big...

Denver Home Sales Down, Prices Up

I’ve heard agents around the office lately commenting on the fact that showings on their listings have slowed down a bit since the Homebuyer Tax Credit expired, and I have seen some of this with the LIVE Local Team listings.  We have a handful of properties in the $250-300,000 price range that are...