LoHi Denver. One of the hippest neighborhoods in the country.

By Corcoran Perry & Co
Posted Tuesday, Oct 2, 2012

According to Forbes.com, the neighborhood of LoHi, Lower Highlands, is the 17th hippest neighborhood in the country. LoHi peddles rooftop bars, festivals like the LoHi Music Festival, street fairs, and the third highest number of coffee shops per capita in the study. For those of us that know LoHi, I'm rather surprised that it isn't ranked [...]

The Green moving alternative. Plastic moving box rental instead of flimsy cardboard boxes.

By Corcoran Perry & Co
Posted Thursday, Sep 27, 2012

In an age when we are all trying to be more green, there is nothing worse than finishing moving and looking at the gigantic stack of cardboard boxes left over. Sure, they can be recycled, but since they aren't going to fit into your purple bin, I would guess that most just end up in a [...]

Brightnest.com: Your online owner's manual for your home.

By Corcoran Perry & Co
Posted Tuesday, Sep 25, 2012

Do you find it surprising that if you buy a twenty dollar electronic gadget that you get an owner's manual for it, but when you spend $300,000 for a house, you get nothing? I realize it would be difficult to have an owner's manual for an entire house. It would probably be hundreds of pages and way too expensive to put together. But for such [...]

Have you heard of the Section 184 Indian Housing Loan Guarantee Program?

By Corcoran Perry & Co
Posted Monday, Sep 24, 2012

Have you heard of the Section 184 Indian Housing Loan Guarantee Program? The program was designed to offer home-ownership and rehabilitation opportunities for eligible Native American individuals, families, Tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities (including Indian Housing Authorities) on their native lands and within an approved [...]

What is a short sale?

By Corcoran Perry & Co
Posted Thursday, Sep 20, 2012

A short sale is a situation when the current owners of a home owe more than the home is worth and are behind on mortgage payments. Since they can't sell the home and get out from under it, as an alternative, the homeowner can go to the servicer of their loan and ask them to accept less than what is owed on the home if the homeowner can find [...]

Buying a home in Denver is 56% cheaper than renting.

By Corcoran Perry & Co
Posted Friday, Sep 14, 2012

Buying a home in Denver is 56% cheaper than renting according to a new study by Trulia.com. I did a double take when I read this, like I imagine you might be doing now. Could that possibly be true? I knew the rental market in Denver was on fire, but so is the Real Estate [...]

What influences credit score and how important is it to buying a Denver home?

By Corcoran Perry & Co
Posted Wednesday, Sep 12, 2012

In the Real Estate industry, credit score is king. You can get a loan with an average credit score, but to see the absolute best rates possible, you really need to have a good or great credit score, something above 720. Getting above this magic number of 720 can change your interest rate by as much as a half percent and when you are talking [...]

5 ways to get your Denver home to appraise for top dollar.

By Corcoran Perry & Co
Posted Friday, Aug 24, 2012

With the Denver market so hot right now, and with prices rising all over town, we are starting to see more and more appraisal issues once again. It isn't that the home isn't worth it, there simply aren't enough sales in the past 12 months to help support some of the prices we are seeing. This is causing more and more deals to crash and [...]