When buying a home, it’s always good that you have a lot of choices. The good news is that you generally do have a variety of options when purchasing real estate properties. A wide array of homes is available in the market, and one of these can be the dream home you have always wanted. You can choose from very pricey ones, townhouses, penthouses, and condo units, apartments, among others, depending on what your lifestyle requires and what your budget can afford. Continue reading →
Home staging is the process of making your house look like a better buy on the market. You bring out and brighten the better areas of the home, while darkening and hiding the less appealing parts that may persuade a buyer not to buy your home and search somewhere else.
Not only does home staging make your home look better for the buyer, but it is proven that staged homes sell for a higher price, increasing your profit, and sell faster than homes that are not staged. In fact, staged homes sell on average twice as fast then homes that are not staged. Most people do not stage their homes because it can be expensive, but it is well worth it in profit and time. Continue reading →
Facing foreclosure is scary. No matter what circumstances led you to this point, one day you realize you can’t make the mortgage payments any more. The decisions you make in the next few weeks and months can either help or make a bad situation even worse.
For Sale by Owner
Many homeowners begin by deciding to try to sell the home themselves, without the expense of a Realtor. Both private individuals and low-budget “investors” are attracted to “for sale by owner” as they search for “motivated sellers”—homeowners so desperate to make a quick deal that they fail to take basic precautions to protect themselves. Continue reading →
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Buying a metro Denver home is quite possibly the most thrilling experience that you can go through. Life deals with traveling through different stages and buying your first Denver area home is one of them. It is empowering, new, exciting, and feels like such an achievement. However, the good does not come without the bad. Although it tastes incredibly sweet once that goal is achieved, sometimes getting to that point can create a lot of stress within a home buyer. Be prepared for what home buying entails. Yes, it results in you owning your first home, but the steps to get to that point can sometimes really stress you out. Continue reading →
Whether you are considering the purchase or sale of real estate in the metro Denver region the sales data should be of interest to you. Analyzing it offers a glimpse to where the market was, where it is now and where it may be heading in the future. The numbers used in this article are pulled from Metrolist and show the combined statistics for properties designated as income, condos, residential and land.
| MetroList Sales Data |
August 2010 |
September 2010 |
| Active |
27676 |
27433 |
| Pending |
480 |
465 |
| Under Contract |
4086 |
3727 |
| Sold |
3156 |
3039 |
| Expired |
1265 |
1481 |
The number of active listings and pending has decreased slightly and the number of metro area properties under contract has also seen a small decline. Properties sold in September fell off by 117 and home listings that expired saw an increase of 216.
