Category: Home Search Strategies

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The Digital Real Estate Age



April 29, 2020Welcome to the digital real estate age.  Although computers have been around for many years, recent technology advances and enhanced. Comprehensive website information portals have forever changed the landscape of the real estate. Both in-home search procedures that buyers might use and in marketing and advertising strategies that sellers might use. Clear Advantages This is timely, as many...
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Wide Open Spaces – Colorado Ranch Property and Acreage



April 29, 2020Colorado is considered as one of the top destinations in the United States real estate market for ranch property and acreage and has a great supply of these wide open spaces.  There are a couple of strong drivers in the marketplace right now. Investor’s and second home and luxury real estate purchases.  Land - wide open space still for sale, and by all accounts, plenty of it in many parts of...
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Using A Buyers Agent For Relocation



April 29, 2020Using a professional buyers agent to assist you with the search, purchase and actual real estate transaction is always a prudent decision. However, there are some circumstances in which a buyers agent is particularly useful. When A Buyers Agent Can Be A Critical Asset Many companies across the country are engaged in formal restructuring.  This may include employee relocation. In that...
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Real Estate Market Update, Colorado – May, 2013



April 26, 2020Everyone will likely agree that the real estate market here has shown excellent signs of recovery.  The return back to a thriving market in Colorado has not come without some challenges. Real Estate Market Update The first challenge is the inventory shortage we are seeing in many areas of Colorado.  It is widespread and the cause is easy to identify, savvy homeowners have, up to this...

Real Estate Turning Over in All Price Sectors – Flipping Is Back



April 26, 2020Real Estate Flips Back On The Rise There have been many opportunities in this busy Colorado real estate market. House flipping has been one of them, although not as lucrative for many as it once was.  There are several reasons, including fast-rising median house values in many desirable areas, rising interest rates, a plethora of eager buyers bidding up auction houses, and other factors. ...
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Winter Home Heating Costs in Colorado: What To Expect In 2013-2014



April 25, 2020If you are in the market for Colorado residential real estate, you have likely calculated many homeownership costs, including winter home heating costs.  Those connected to the energy market are actually projected stabilization of these costs as oil is not expected to rise this year, and evidently, in an article published by Forbes, it’s possible they may actually be less this coming winter...

How Much To Spend on Colorado Housing



May 15, 2012One critical step in the home search process is determining how much to spend on housing.  The amount that you ultimately spend on housing is personal, and will of course be limited depending on fund available (either through income or loans).  But, it is important to consider how much you want to spend carefully, and to take into account both up front costs and ongoing costs. Up Front...