Has the Denver market bottomed out yet?Looking at this graph, it sure likes it has. This graph is the S/P Case-Shiller Home Prices Indices that shows the percentage of change in price for the past 22 years across the nation. Looking at the low spot in 2009, it sure looks like we have bottomed out, especially in Denver which has consistently [...]

Is LODO a good place to live? According to a study out by the American Planning Association, LODO or Lower Downtown Denver, is one of the 10 best neighborhoods in the country for 2010. This is a unique honor for the heart of Downtown Denver that isn't always associated as a true "neighborhood" in the traditional sense. Perhaps it is time to [...]

What type of homes are buyers looking for in the Denver area right now? Believe it or not, most buyers, especially first time buyers, are now looking for smaller homes, not larger. Gone are the days of the McMansion as we welcome in the day of affordable, smaller, energy efficient, economical [...]

How important is it to have good photos to get my house sold in Denver? It turns out, very important. In a recent study by the Wall Street Journal, they found listings with nicer photos gain anywhere between $934 and $116,076as measured by the difference between asking and final priceover listings using photos from point-and-click [...]

Is now a good time to buy a short sale in Denver? In the past few years, the term short sale has become very popular in the Real Estate world. Some love the term and have been able to get some terrific deals buying and selling via short sales. And others curse the term after spending months working on getting a short sale sold to no avail. [...]

It sounds too good to be true, but can I really buy a house in Denver for less than I am paying in rent? With these interest rates so low right now, the answer more often than not, is in fact, yes, you can buy for less than you are paying in rent. How could this be you ask, it all has to do with the interest rates and prices being so [...]

I'm buying a house in Denver. Do I need to worry about the FHA anti-flipping rule? The answer to this question I am learning is much deeper than it appears. As of last year, I would have said yes, you do need to be cautious of it. Now, I would say no. But after today, I have learned that the answer is still yes. Confused yet? You're not the [...]