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A Mortgage Credit Certificate (MCC) Program was authorized by Congress in the Tax Reform Act of 1986 and allows a homebuyer to claim a tax credit for a portion of the mortgage interest paid per year. It is not a tax deduction but a dollar for dollar reduction against their federal tax liability. ...

MESA COUNTY COLORADO REAL ESTATE MARKET UPDATE JUNE 2013      

Mesa County Colorado Real Estate Market Update July 2013   Sales in Mesa County are up over 17%!  Information provided courtesy of Land Title Guarantee Company tells us that sales in Mesa County for July 2013 are up 17.87% as compared to July of 2012.  The average sales price is up more than 4% Y...

What is a CHFA Loan?   The Colorado Housing and Finance Authority has been in existence since 1973 and provides fixed rate financing for homebuyers.  CHFA’s goal is to build strong communities throughout Colorado by offering low down payment financing options for those who may not be able to affo...

REAL ESTATE INFORMATION GRAND JUNCTION COLORADO   In an effort to better assist my current clients and future clients alike, I am excited to announce the launch of my new website which contains lots of tools and information for both buyers and sellers of real estate!  On www.ShellySellsGJ.com, bu...

IS IT A BUYER’S MARKET OR A SELLER’S MARKET?   In real estate markets, supply and demand is used to determine what state any given market may be in.  Supply and demand is calculated by amounts of inventory and how long it is taking homes to sell in any given market.    To determine what is called...

Each year around this time the City of Grand Junction Colorado offers its residents a spring clean-up program.  This is a great opportunity for the community to rid itself of some unwanted items that have been storing up throughout the last year.  This is for City of Grand Junction residents only...

  Mesa County Colorado Real Estate Market Update January 2013

Good news finally comes out of Washington last week and that is that Congress has extended certain provisions of the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 which will now be in effect through 12/31/2013.  What this means to consumers is that anyone who qualifies to participate and sells the...