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New tool to help home buyers find more information about real estate (Hint: It’s an App)

Walter Mossberg reports in today’s Wall Street Journal that the new HomeSnap App opens a new door for the increasing amount of home buyers who prefer to search for real estate on their own (without relying on a real estate … Continue reading

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Today’s home buyer and real estate agents

Ann Montgomery from Nabewise.com was recently interviewed about one of their surveys and found that only 25% of respondents used real estate agents to find neighborhood information. When asked why, “people said they felt that agents were biased, and they … Continue reading

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Listing agents offering discount now too

For the second time this year I have had a listing agent offer a commission rebate to a buyer who had told them they were considering using me…and in one case the buyer took the bait, fearing their offer wouldn’t … Continue reading

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Golden, Colorado real estate

Trulia.com is reporting that year over year, the number of real estate sales in Golden is up 8.4%…which one would think would put upward pressure on sales prices, but it hasn’t: they are reporting a median sales price of $325,000 … Continue reading

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Thinking about buying Colorado real estate through foreclosure?

The foreclosure process in Colorado is different than many other states because here, the governor appoints a “Public Trustee” for each county in the state. The trustee must act as an impartial party when handling a sale foreclosure with this … Continue reading

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Good laugh for Colorado home buyers

 Your House As Seen By:  Yourself… Your Buyer… Your Lender… Your Appraiser… And… Your County’s Tax Assessor…

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Forecast : cloudy

Nationwide home prices fell to new lows in December…after a six YEAR downturn. This according to Standard & Poors index that tracks 20 metro areas. Not that Denver area home buyers have to lose sleep over national real estate trends, … Continue reading

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You thought Boulder real estate was expensive?

  An $8 chocolate bar.   Yes, it is true.   And you thought Boulder real estate was expensive.  One of those “only in Boulder, Colorado” moments.      

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Attention “easy” home buyers…from today’s Denver Post:

    http://www.denverpost.com/realestate/ci_19927340        

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Too good to be true?

I worked with an awesome couple buying a great house in Loveland last fall, and this is what John had to say recently: ” I originally found you on Craigslist and I was a little worried that this was an … Continue reading

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