Home Buyers Tip: Use Your Imagination When Home Shopping



September 13, 2010If you don’t have an imagination, shop with someone who does. There is a home on the end of our street that I believe is the envy of every home owner in the neighborhood.  I admit, I have a bit of a “crush” on this house.  It is beautiful.  From the landscaping, to the wood garage doors, to  their backyard filled with bonsai trees and a lily pond, the house tickles your imagination and...

5 Surprising Benefits of Home Ownership



September 10, 2010Let’s kick off the weekend with some cheerful thoughts.  The National Organization of Real Estate released research about the positive impacts of owning a home.  Instead of focusing on financial boons, the paper, “Social Benefits of Stable Housing” takes a look at the positive social outcomes. The benefits might surprise you. According to the paper, home ownership: Has a significant...

“The best buyer’s market since the mid 90’s.”



September 8, 2010According to one of our exclusive buyer’s agents specializing in Summit County home sales; this is the best buyer’s market since the mid 90’s.   It makes me want to buy a house all over again, and we haven't even unpacked yet. End of real estate season pressures sellers to drop prices. Heading into the end of the “Real Estate Season” agents are seeing sellers more eager than ever to...

In the News: Pending Home Sales Rise



September 7, 2010The Good News: The Pending Home Sales Index rose from 75.5 in June to 79.4 in July, a rise of 5.2 percent.  The good news is: this is the first rise since April 30th, when the New Home Buyer Tax Credit deadline expired and the market saw a decline in transactions. Other good news for buyers?  Low mortgage rates make homes more affordable.  Also, according to Lawrence Yun, the chief economist...

Buying the Right Home: First Time Home Buyers Tip



September 3, 2010How long do you want to live in your house? You are just thinking about buying a house.  Do you really need to start thinking about selling the home you haven’t even bought yet?  Well, probably.   In order to buy the right home for you, you need to answer the question “how long do I want to live here?”  This is just one  important home buying motives you will need to consider. As a...

It Is Personal, It’s Real Estate.



September 1, 2010There are many cases that the “personal” gets in the way of the “business,” when it comes to real estate; if the two are ever separate to begin with. For the seller, there are many reasons selling their home will be personal, and this can and often does effect the transaction.  Seller’s personal life can impact have a negative or a positive impact on the home buyer. Here are some...

How is “The Market?”



August 31, 2010I have been reading a lot of conflicting news about the housing market.  Some experts are hopeful, others are not.  Can we still draw some useful conclusions?  What conclusions, about the home market can we draw from the experts? 1) The status of the home market is… local. It could be sunny and seventy  in Denver while it is the storm of the century in the mountains.  (Though,...