A lot of sellers that I speak with want to know what they can do to help attract buyers, get an offer and sell their home quickly, for the best possible price. The January issue of REALTOR magazine had a great article addressing some common home improvements, and what sellers could expect to recoup when they go to sell their home. It may not be surprising that four out of the top five improvements have to do with curb [...]
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 [...]
When the weather gets this cold in Denver, what can I do to save energy so my utility bills aren't through the roof? Since most winter days in Denver are surprisingly mild, most of us don't think too hard about what we can do around the house to reduce our utility bills. But when the thermostat starts to drop to single digits like it has [...]
When we bought our house, the home inspector told us that we should have the gas fireplace looked at before using it, because it seemed to have a small leak. We just turned it off and chose not to use it for a couple years because we were afraid that it was going to be really expensive to fix it. [...]
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 [...]
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