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 [...]

Aria Denver. Northwest Denver's most exciting new development.

By Corcoran Perry & Co
Posted Tuesday, Aug 21, 2012

Aria Denver is coming, have you heard of it yet? It isn't often that a groundbreaking for a new residential development attracts the attention of the Mayor and plenty of news coverage. But when a development is as unique and impactful as Aria will be, it's certainly understandable why it's getting [...]

With litigation in the building, is it possible to get financing in the Glass House Denver?

By Corcoran Perry & Co
Posted Thursday, Aug 16, 2012

Is it possible to get financing in The Glass House right now? It is a problem I have been running into lately with some great new listings coming on the market in there and buyers wanting to buy, but having trouble getting financing. The answer is yes, you can get financing, but there are [...]

Denver home prices are going up. Top 5 nationally in increase in asking price

By Corcoran Perry & Co
Posted Wednesday, Aug 8, 2012

Whenever I see Denver Real Estate mentioned in the national media it immediately catches my eye, especially when the story delivers more positive news about the Denver market. The latest report I saw on Forbes.com, click [...]

Clearing Up Confusion: The 3.8% Tax Is Not a Real Estate Transfer Tax

By Corcoran Perry & Co
Posted Monday, Aug 6, 2012

Now that the Supreme Court has upheld the health care legislation, all of its major provisions remain in effect, including the new tax that was designed to affect upper income taxpayers. Among the concerns expressed among consumers is that the tax amounts to a transfer tax on real estate. Not [...]

Denver, the second fastest selling Real Estate Market in the country.

By Corcoran Perry & Co
Posted Monday, Jul 30, 2012

How is the Denver Real Estate market doing? Around springtime of this year, I did a number of blog posts about how the Denver Real Estate market is on verge of the a seller's market. With the latest data that is out, it looks like Denver has turned that corner and continues to get stronger.The entire metro area isn't in a seller's market [...]

How much value does a pool add to a Denver home?

By Corcoran Perry & Co
Posted Thursday, Jul 26, 2012

In some parts of the country, a house without a pool is like a Subaru without a bike rack in Colorado. But because of the weather, I'm assuming, pools and houses in Denver is just not something you hear much about or find much demand for. So it got me wondering, how much value, if any, does a pool add to a Denver [...]