What to Expect When Buying a Home: For First Time Home Buyers



August 15, 2012What It's Like to Buy a Home...Step By Step Welcome to one of the first series written for the Colorado Buyer Agent Association blog.  This series was written by a first time home buyer that worked with a member of the association that covers the Denver Metro area including Lakewood, and details the experience of home buying and working with an agent. Covering all of the major steps of...

Negotiating Colorado Real Estate



August 13, 2012This series is dedicated to helping home buyers understand the negotiating process and have a successful negotiation.   Our buyers agents have done various studies of seller behavior during negotiations to answer common questions home buyers have about negotiations and negotiating tactics.   The studies are based on data from Colorado Home Sales. Your buyers agent will be able to answer any...

Finding the Right Colorado Home



August 8, 2012This series is dedicated to helping Colorado home buyers find the right home. An important step is developing your housing criteria- the specifics of what you are looking for in a home.  There's much more to it than deciding how many beds & baths you want. Here are some of our most popular tips & tricks for developing your home search criteria in Colorado. Developing Housing...

Planning Your Home Budget & Purchase in Colorado



August 6, 2012Responsible Budgeting: This series is dedicated to helping you determine a comfortable home budget for your Colorado home- including a list of home related expenses and updates on Colorado home prices. Responsible Ownership: We also have a few articles that answer questions about responsibly preparing yourself for home ownership and avoiding making a purchase before you are...

Benefits to Home Ownership in Colorado & Your Home as an Investment



August 3, 2012Buying a home may be more than just a financial investment, but also an investment in your personal happiness and fulfillment.  This series helps you understand the benefits of homeownership other than financial benefits, based on a study done by the National Organization of Real Estate, the basic terms and concepts of homes as an investment, and the kinds of equity gain seen in Colorado over...

Rent or Buy in Colorado?



July 23, 2012The decision to rent or buy is not simple.  There are many factors that affect whether owning or renting is better for any person, and probably changes during different phases of their life.  Financial questions alone include month to month costs, maintenance, insurance, taxes, whether it is possible to see a good return on your investment, etc.   There are other benefits to owning in...

How Colorado Buyers Agents are Paid



July 20, 2012This series answers questions Colorado home buyer's have about the finances of working with a buyer's agent.  Especially  -how buyer's agents get paid. Most people that know that agent's work on commission wonder whether it costs home buyer's any extra to work with an agent, and if it is possible to save money without an agent.  These articles take a close look at the question of whether or...