Interview A Real Estate Agent

May 4, 2020Interview A Real Estate Agent Should you interview your real estate agent? Absolutely! This person will be helping you make one of the largest investments of your lifetime. Taking time to interview a real estate agent will ensure that you find the most qualified candidate for the job. Remember, you will be spending a lot of time together, so you’ll want to be sure you’ve selected the...

Guide to Buying a Vacation Home in Silverton, Colorado

May 3, 2020The other side of the rainbow. I spoke briefly about the unbelievable train ride you can take the week I took a look at Durango, Colorado. I also covered places like. Steamboat Springs, Breckenridge, and Keystone to name a few. This week I will bring you information about the town on the other end of that ride...Silverton, Colorado. Silverton is one of the coolest historic towns in Colorado...

Guide to Buying a Vacation Home in Winter Park, Colorado

May 3, 2020What a great series this has been! Here we are at the last week of my Definitive Guide to Buying a Vacation Home in Colorado. In the past 10 weeks, we have covered Telluride, Silverton, Steamboat Springs, Durango, Keystone, Breckenridge, Beaver Creek, and Aspen. Drum roll please....this week's best Colorado town for a vacation home is.... Winter Park! Winter Play! The Winter Park is...

Colorado Methamphetamine Houses

May 3, 2020An article appeared on March 3, 2013 in the Denver Post, as well as the Boulder Daily Camera, regarding Colorado methamphetamine houses, (also referred to as just meth), and the potential financial pitfalls to uninformed buyers. The article features new homeowners of just 3 weeks that had no knowledge. There are many potential factors for home buyers to consider when assessing risk in a...

Lender Referrals

May 3, 2020Lender referrals coming to you from your real estate agent or builder are important. Just as one real estate agent is more qualified or is better suited for you. The same is true for lenders. If your realtor or builder has taken the time to offer you a lender referral, it is highly recommended that you follow through by contacting the lender. Bundled Services Early on, many realtors expanded...

Quarterly Market Report – Boulder County

May 3, 2020Summary Boulder County is seeing an overall increase in home sales over the same quarter of 2012. As is the case with many active real estate markets that have been evidencing significant increased activity. The Numbers Specifically, sales were up 13% from last March, according to Neil Kearney of Kearney Realty Company. Kearney also reports that single family home sales were up a whopping...

Second Home Market News

May 3, 2020List of Top Ten Affordable Cities The second home market is heating up along with other sectors of real estate that have been sluggish or in the trough since the market crash this past decade. While the luxury markets are seeing spritely increases, the affordable second home market still boasts modest median house prices. As well as a good selection and affordable financing with interest rates...