Tag Archives: Denver Real Estate

The main cause of Foreclosures in Denver….

By Spencer Barron | Published: October 21, 2008
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. It’s [...]
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Condo Conversions and the Dark Underbelly of the Subprime Mess

By Spencer Barron | Published: February 19, 2008
I just walked out of the second recent condo conversion in a month that I saw back on the market way at about 30% of what it had sold for.  It had been ‘flipped’ in 2006 by some investors.  In my humble opinion, it seems suspicious to me when large numbers of foreclosures show up all at once in [...]
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HQHomes just launched a new website and blog…

By Spencer Barron | Published: February 14, 2008
I know what your thinking,  HQwho?  Don’t fault yourself for not hearing of it.  I’ve been working with them for about three years now during which we’ve (notice my team approach) implemented many changes to improve the overall direction and marketing presence of the company.  Since some of the others in our company are just warming up [...]
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Real Estate, Art and the Mad Man

By Spencer Barron | Published: February 1, 2008
Can you imagine what the Mona Lisa would look like if Leonardo da Vinci worked quickly with a 4 inch brush?  He probably would not have caught the details necessary to communicate his intent and we likely would never have even heard of this masterpiece.  If the details get lost in translation, much of the [...]
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