Category Archives: Denver Real Estate
Denver Real Estate
Update on Renter’s rights when rental is foreclosed
This isn’t new but you may not have heard about it. It’s especially important if you’re interested in purchasing properties in foreclosure down at the public trustee’s auction. It’s also an update on this post where unknowing renters were being evicted from the property even though they had a lease in place [...]
Strong Summer Sales Deplete Supply of Quality Affordable Homes
We haven’t really seen an increase in home sales in Denver but if you are trying to buy a home right now, it sure could seem like it. With the buyer credit set to expire November 30th and interest rates hovering around 5%, many buyers who waited until the last minute to start looking [...]
Selling your home? Better Photo’s = Faster sales…
Perhaps even a better price…
I’ve always tried to take the best photos possible for my listings. Sometimes it means making multiple trips to the listing just to get the right lighting. Recently though, I began employing new HDR (high dynamic range) photography techniques using my digital SLR camera that have significantly [...]
The main cause of Foreclosures in Denver….
The cause of many of the current foreclosures may be simply that there is no longer any incentive to make payments. There is no equity because there was no money involved for the home owners. There was none created by paying down principal, and there is no longer any more appreciation. [...]
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Wondering what to expect next in the financial markets? Take your pick a BailOut, More Pain or Worse.
I’ll just have to get this doom and gloom post out of the way before I post another market update. Don’t worry, at least nothing new has changed in the real estate market. Slow has become business as usual for most. Now the rest of the world is starting to realize that [...]
The Denver Real Estate Market’s Long Winter…
In 1816, the winter seemed to never end. In New England, ice on river banks was still visible in July and August. The year came to be known as ‘1800 and froze to death’ or ‘the poverty year’. It seems 2008, while much warmer and comfortable temperature wise, will be the year [...]
Renters rights when being forced out by a foreclosure
A recent news story on 9news.com brought to light a problem many renters are facing. The landlord stops paying the mortgage but still demands the rent. A real estate attorney, Joseph Davies, is quoted as saying,
the “deal with the owner is independent of the owners deal with the bank.” … “Generally speaking, the rights of [...]
The Hyper-local Blog and 10 Questions you need to ask yourself before you get started.
The linear thinkers in Real Estate 2.0 seem to believe that by appointing themselves ’mayor’ of their suburb they will rule the roost in their real estate market. It’s an interesting concept. A new spin on the old school real estate newsletter that could put an agent on the map.
This is how it would work. You would [...]
Identifying a Meth Lab
The City and County of Boulder (Colorado) has a great website resource for identifying a meth lab.
With the rise in foreclosures and more agents being the first people to enter recently vacant homes after and possibly during a foreclosure, a little education can go along way for your own safety and the safety of your clients. Going into [...]
Stop looking at the list price! It doesn’t really matter.