I need help with a down payment. Are there any down payment assistance programs left to help me buy a house in Denver now?

While down payment assistance used to be the norm for first time buyers, it has been quite awhile since I wrote an offer asking the seller to contribute 6% towards the buyers closing costs and down payment assistance. But [...]

Here's our periodic glance at select urban Denver neighborhood sales data. We're featuring Observatory Park, Congress Park and City Park South this time. Want to know about your ˜hood? Contact us [...]

With the crash of the European economy,what is going to happen to real estate prices in Denver now? With the roller coaster ride we have been on lately, it is no surprise that this latest concern for the economy, this time from Europe, will havean immediateimpact on the American economy, and at an even more local level, here in [...]

Interest rates often define the real affordability of homes. While tax credits are incentives, low interest rates create long term advantages for homeowners and investors. Today, rates as low as 4% for a 15 year mortgage or a 30 year FHA mortgages 4.65% is unprecedented. While many expected the real estate marketplace to be affected by the [...]

Stapleton Market Report - Denver Colorado Real Estate

The median sales price for homes in Stapleton, Denver for Feb 10 to Apr 10 was $360,564 based on 68 sales. Compared to the same period one year ago, the median sales price decreased 16.6%, or $71,936, and the number of sales increased 13.3%. Average price per square foot for Stapleton was [...]

Highland Market Report - Denver Colorado Real Estate

By JAMES R. HAGERTY

U.S. home prices will begin a gradual recovery by next year, according to a survey of 92 economists and other housing analysts by MacroMarkets LLC.

Separately, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that single-family housing starts in April surged to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 593,000, up 10.2% from March. Ivy Zelman, [...]