What are the best schools and school districts in Denver? This s an often asked question from prospective home buyers, those that live in the city already and those that are relocating from out of state. And surprisingly, I get this question a lot even from buyers who do not have kids. It doesn't seem like a common question for people [...]

How accurate are Zillow estimates, or Zestimates, for homes in Denver? I hear this question quite a bit, especially when buyers see a house they really like, then look on Zillow and the Zestimate is $50,000 below the list price. Or the opposite with sellers who think their house is worth way more than it really is because of the Zestimate [...]

I'm looking at buying a short sale in Denver. How should I decide on what to offer? This is a great question. As if the actual process of going through a short sale isn't enough, deciding on what a fair offer price is can be just as confusing. The issue with pricing on a short sale is that nine times out of ten, the price the short sale is [...]

I thought we would see a lot of new listings after New Years. So far, nothing. When will there be new listings hitting the market in Highlands? I have been asked this question by numerous clients since we ushered in the New Year and find myself asking it on a personal level as well. In mid-December, a home I was under contract with crashed [...]

What is the Denver Real Estate Market going to look like in 2011? We all wish we had a crystal ball to look into the future to see what is going to happen. Since we unfortunately don't have that luxury, we have to instead study the trends from 2010, reports coming out from the experts and changes we have seen so far since the New Year was [...]

How come Short Sales in Denver take so long? In terms of length of transaction, Short Sales certainly don't live up to their name. Instead of short sale, I have had lots of buyers tell me they should be called "long sales." I certainly can't argue with this, but hope is on the horizon. The Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives Program, or [...]

Now that the Denver real estate market is leveling out, or at least seems to be, I've had a bunch of people ask to start looking at houses - mainly fix-up properties. They have different intentions for the properties - they want to find a great deal and fix it up for their family to live in - they want to find an absolutely killer deal, fix [...]

Where can I find alley load homes in the suburbs of Denver? I hear it every once in awhile. People love the style of older Denver homes with large, welcoming front porches and ugly, curb appeal killing garages tucked behind the home off the alley so no one has to see them. But sometimes these same people just can't find what they are looking [...]