http://blog.staciestaub.com Stacie Staub - Denver Real Estate Sun, 31 Aug 2008 18:03:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I had a closing Friday (yay!) and I agreed with the mortgage broker who had referred the client to me, that we really needed to blog about this situation - which ended up being a win for everyone involved, because it was such a perfect example of why it's really important ... http://blog.staciestaub.com/2008/08/31/this-is-why-you-need-to-be-pre-qualified/ I always like to read some good news - that's why I like the site http://www.happyrenews.com/ - and why I was psyched to come across this article in the Rocky Mountain News: Good news for Denver-area housing market By John Rebchook The Denver area housing market showed the most appreciation of 20 metropolitan ... http://blog.staciestaub.com/2008/08/30/its-only-15-but-its-great-news-for-denver-real-estate/ The Sunnyside Music Fest is back next weekend with great music, shopping and eating, as well as fun stuff for the kiddos and cute new merchandise. Stop by the LIVE Urban booth and say hi - we will be there throughout the event, from 10 am to 8 pm at Chaffee ... http://blog.staciestaub.com/2008/08/30/sunnyside-music-fest-september-6/ I love this show.  It's so timely and pertinent for so many homeowners who are faced with the possibility of losing their home due to value depreciation and rising living and mortgage expenses. From the show's website... Hope for Your Home is a new half-hour series that takes on the tough circumstances ... http://blog.staciestaub.com/2008/08/23/what-im-watching-hope-for-your-home/ This has been a hard lesson for me to learn - having dealt with a ton of great, ethical, hard-working contractors, I just hate to deal with those that just can't get the job done right!  We recently decided to upgrade our curb appeal a bit by painting our outdated blue ... http://blog.staciestaub.com/2008/08/09/when-to-cut-your-losses-with-a-contractor/ Clients ask me all the time about light rail plans and progress, and I try to stay on top of the news, but I have to admit I was worried when I heard that RTD's budget for FasTracks wasn't exactly on the right track. So, I was relieved to read in ... http://blog.staciestaub.com/2008/08/04/the-gold-line-is-a-go/ Tips on Preventing Fraud and Steps to Take if Your Personal Information is Lost or Stolen 1. 1.  Do not sign the back of your credit cards.  Instead, put                                                         "PHOTO ID REQUIRED" or "ASK 4 ID."   2.      2. When writing checks to pay your credit card accounts,      DO NOT put the complete account ... http://blog.staciestaub.com/2008/08/04/mortgage-monday-with-scott-mulvany-2/ On Friday, my client called me SO excited to see a listing right around the corner from the LIVE Urban office.  I pulled up the listing and met her there within minutes - it had just gone on the market that morning and seemed too good to be true. We toured ... http://blog.staciestaub.com/2008/07/29/reo-underpricing-strikes-again/ We checked out the Parade of Homes on Friday, so I thought I would put up a quick photo tour:   The villas on the tour have breathtaking views of the foothills as well as Soda Lake and Red Rocks, taking full advantage of the unique location, which is only about 15 ... http://blog.staciestaub.com/2008/07/27/parade-of-homes-tuscan-inspired-living-near-red-rocks/ Inspired by an article I'm writing for LIVE Urban's next newsletter, which is all about LIVING green, I decided not to go shopping for new patio furniture, and repurposed instead.  (I love that "repurpose" is a verb now!) So, two old, shabby chairs and a leftover can of yellow paint became ... http://blog.staciestaub.com/2008/07/23/repurposing/