Buyers Market Colorado’s 2023 Q1 & 2 Market Report Series– Episode 1 Consumers are waiting to see how the first quarter of this year shakes out for the real estate market. We went into the holidays with higher interest rates and low inventory. Colorado’s market is strong and often doesn’t follow its regional neighbors. According to Brett Dewitt of Guaranteed Rate Affinity, the state is an outlier […]
Buyers Market Ready to Make a Move in 2023?
Colorado Real Estate The Great Reset The following insights from a recent Forbes article highlights expert predictions for the New Year. “2023 will bring lots of variability in how housing markets adjust,” Bright MLS Chief Economist Lisa Sturtevant said. “There will be a lot of resetting expectations for both buyers and sellers.” According to Forbes, Sturtevant predicted “variations from market to […]
Buyers Market Holiday Home Buying Holiday Home Buying Video U.S. News and World Report recently came out with some great insights which I can confirm from my boots-on-the-ground perspective. If you are a buyer still beating the bushes looking for a home, there are some serious advantages to buying a home around the holidays: 1. “There is less competition. This […]
Buyers Market Sellers Helping Buyers — Episode 2 https://youtu.be/Pd3Qrg6RCDshttps://youtu.be/Pd3Qrg6RCDs//youtu.be/Pd3Qrg6RCDshttps://youtu.be/Pd3Qrg6RCDsAdjustable Rate Mortgages (ARMS) are making a come back in today’s market.  Sellers are helping buyers get their dream home by paying down points to get a lower monthly payment the first few years.  Guaranteed Rate Affinity explains how ARMs work in more detail. https://youtu.be/Pd3Qrg6RCDshttps://youtu.be/Pd3Qrg6RCDs//youtu.be/Pd3Qrg6RCDshttps://youtu.be/Pd3Qrg6RCDs
Loan Options Sellers Helping Buyers — Episode 1 What a difference a few months makes.  If you have been looking to buy a property or sell your home this fall, things are much different than they were last spring.  Sellers are now helping buyers get into a home for less money.  One of the ways sellers are enticing buyers is by offering a […]
Home Inspection Series Home Inspections Are BACK — Episode 2 This is second in my series: “Home inspections are back!” During the past year and a half, buyers who wanted to win a home purchase were waiving home inspections and taking a chance that there would be nothing seriously wrong with the home they were purchasing. With the market shifting towards favoring homebuyers, those important […]
Home Inspection Series Home Inspections are BACK — Episode 1 Home inspections are back!  During the past year and a half, buyers who wanted to win a home purchase were waiving home inspections and taking a chance that there would be nothing seriously wrong with the home they were purchasing. With the market shifting towards favoring homebuyers, those important inspections are back.  I spoke to […]
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Colorado Real Estate Is the Real Estate Market Balancing Out? Colorado Home Insider Podcast Buyers are finally breathing a sigh of relief. Just three short months ago I was talking about the new normal of buyers waiving all rights to appraisals and inspections. Today, many believe the housing correction has started. Real estate is local so some areas of the country may see the shift […]
Market Trends Hot Real Estate Market: Summer Cooling? WILL COLORADO EXPERIENCE A SUMMER COOL DOWN TO ITS HOT REAL ESTATE MARKET? LET’S ALL AGREE, SELLERS HAVE GOTTEN EVERYTHING AND BUYERS HAVE GIVEN EVERYTHING IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. MANY BUYERS ARE ASKING AS WE HEAD INTO THE HOT SUMMER MONTHS, WILL THEIR BE A COOLING OFF PERIOD? PREDICTIONS ARE HOMES WILL STILL CONTINUE […]
Affordable Housing Colorado Affordable Housing Program AS PROMISED, I AM KEEPING YOU UPDATED ON NEW LEGISLATION SIGNED BY COLORADO’S GOVERNOR, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022. HOUSE BILL 1282 OR WHAT POLITICAL LEADERS ARE CALLING COLORADO’S  “INNOVATIVE HOUSING INCENTIVE PROGRAM” ALLOWS FOR COLORADO-BASED BUSINESSES THAT MANUFACTURE HIGH-QUALITY, MODULAR AND 3-D PRINTED HOMES TO APPLY FOR GOVERNMENT FUNDING. THE LAW INCENTIVIZES THESE BULDERS OF […]
Foreclosures Foreclosure vs. Bidding Wars ALL CASH? WHY NOT BUY A FORECLOSURE? WELCOME TO COLORADO HOME INSIDER WHERE MY GOAL IS TO BRING YOU THE LATEST INSIGHTS INTO TODAY’S REAL ESTATE MARKET. TODAY’S ENVIRONMENT WHERE BUYERS ARE WAIVING MOST IF NOT ALL OF THEIR PURCHASING RIGHTS FROM INSPECTIONS TO DUE DILIGENCE, AND OTHER KEY ELEMENTS, IS NOW THE NEW NORMAL IN […]
Government New Fees on Second Homes Beginning April 1, 2022, upfront fees for second home loans will increase between 1.125% to 3.875%.  These new fees impact mortgages sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two government-backed privately held mortgage companies created by Congress to provide stability and affordability in the mortgage market.  Check out my podcast (by clicking on photo […]