Why is now a good time to buy a Denver home you might ask?Typically in February in Denver, the Real Estate market is rather slow and nota lot going on. People are waiting for spring to roll around when the œsellingseason starts and then will decided to do something. But this past February wasby no means your standard February in Denver and [...]

Following the lead of Four Seasons Private Residences, thecondos above the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Denver, known as Residences XXV, haveslashed prices by 60% for the next 7 units that sell. Do you think it will be enoughto get these [...]

Can you believe it has already been three years since so many buyerswere out trying to find a home to take advantage of the First TimeBuyer Tax Credit? I couldn't either until I started getting calls from pastbuyers trying to remember the exact rule on how long they have to own theirhome before they can sell and not have to repay a portion [...]

My buddy Darlene Drennon with Guild Mortgage sent me this chart the other day. When you see these statistics in a graph form, it's pretty remarkable to see how today's interest rates are the lowest they've been in the last 30 years! For all of the 1980's rates were above 10%. Yikes. [...]

What is Mortgage Insurance? Mortgage insurance, or commonlyreferred to as MI, is a lender's protection against foreclosure by a buyer. Ittypically comes into play when a buyer puts less than 20% down on a home and itis important to factor in when purchasing a home since it can have significantimpact on monthly payments. Below are three types [...]

What quick fixes are there to get the most money out of my Denverhome? It is a question I get a lot when meeting with sellers who are ready toput their house on the market, and one of the first things I look at is ifthere are any brass fixtures, door handles or outlets in the house. Brass fixtures were fashionable a couple decadesago but [...]

Itwas announced this week that a major settlement was agreed upon with thenation's five largest loan servicers including Wells Fargo, Bank of America,Citi, JP Morgan Chase and Ally/GMAC. The settlement will provide as much as $25billion to help distressed homeowners and participating states and [...]