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The Denver Metro Area real estate market doing very well! June Quick Stats   Denver Metro Single Family Housing Stats:   Active Listings: 9,074 Down 36% from June ‘11   Under Contracts: 4,330 Up 13% from June ‘11   Solds: 3,981 Up 21% from June ‘11   Average Price: $324,497 Up 11% from June ‘11  ...

  There has been much discussion regarding “shadow inventory” in general and regards to the Denver Colorado Metro Area. This has the tendency of causing buyers to hesitate in purchasing homes when this shadow of doubt is present. Investopedia.com defines shadow inventory as follows: “A term that ...

Geez I appreciate my clients! I appreciate my clients; my sellers, my buyers. I will work hard for them to accomplish their goals. I have worked with many more buyers than sellers. That’s fine for me. Buying a home is fun. Viewing all the homes available; helping them find the right lender, the r...

ARM, FHA, CMA, ETC. Confused By The Letters? First Time Home Buyer? How about some FAQ’s? Part 2, Lingo. More questions you may have. This is a continuation of information from part 1, see: http://activerain.com/blogsview/2221567/first-time-home-buyer-how-about-some-faq-s-part-1 ARM? Adjustible r...

Investors Helping Market? “Fix and Flip” Helping Me? There are many bargains on the market. Most often these bargains need some “fixin'.” Many investors are helping the Denver, Co real estate market. They purchase homes that need a lot of fix up. They invest the money to purchase the property, th...

First Time Home Buyer? How about some FAQ’s? Part 1. (Some of the following applies to Colorado specifically. Much of the following is applicable to other areas.) The first time home buyer may have many questions to get started. Why should I use a real estate broker to buy a home? For numerous re...

The Colorado Department of Local Affairs- Division of Housing has issued its Monthly Metropolitan Foreclosure Report for February 2011. They report, “Both foreclosure filings and sales at auction were down in 2011 when compared year-over-year for February. Comparing year-over-year from 2010 to 20...

Son or Daughter Going to the University of Colorado (CU)?  Buy a Home Instead of Paying Rent! The CU Boulder on-campus housing (and meals) is approximately $12,400 a year. (Two semesters) This adds up. Student off-campus rent over fours years can add up to a large amount of money. Typically, this...

Are you a salesperson or professional real estate agent/broker? Many of the definitions I’ll use during this discussion are from the Oxford dictionary. 1) Are you related to or belonging to a profession? Yes, at the minimum you are related to a profession. We should have expertise in the area of ...

Investors! Window of Opportunity in the Denver Metro Area! The smart investor knows to buy low and sell high. Prices are low. Vacancy rates are at an all time low. This has resulted from several factors. Many consumers feel less comfortable to buy now and more comfortable to rent. Many people hav...