Interest Rates Drop Again Below 5%

4.83% for a 30 year home mortgage, wow. We have all gotten complacent about seeing these historically low interest rates, but the average national 30 year home mortgage interest rate just dropped to 4.83%. This is truly amazing, and to put it in perspective, below is a table to show how interest rates impact you, [...]

Cash For Appliances Rebate Program

Wow, now is the time to buy appliances since the state of Colorado is offering rebates starting April 19, 2010 and it will go until the Colorado Funds run out. Visit this website for more details: http://www.thedenverchannel.com/money/21363872/detail.html?taf=den

Top 10 Undervalued Housing Markets

Here is cool information, if you are thinking of purchasing a second home or investment property: America’s Top 10 Undervalued Housing Markets Warren, MI                  31.2% Modesto, CA               3.4% Stockton, CA               32.7% Vallejo, CA                  33.0% Naples, FL                   33.1% Merced, CA                 37.6% Vero Beach, FL           39.1% Cape Coral, FL            40.5% Las Vegas, NV            45.3% Source: [...]

Need Downpayment? Want To Buy A Home?

$1,000,000 available for eligible homebuyers working/living in DougCO March 18th, 2010 One million dollars, approved for the purchase of foreclosed homes in fifteen Douglas County neighborhoods, is now available through the Douglas County Housing Partnership (DCHP) in their Shared Equity Program. The funds must be spent by September 10, 2010 and are limited to specific [...]

A Family Room Make Over

This family room was a nice size but had no warmth or architectural interest. Now look at the same room with the wood stove replaced by a gas, slate tile & wood mantle and built-in bookcases on either side. Charming!

Landscaping Ideas-Need to Refresh Yours?

Some of my clients have created beautiful landscaping and I thought I’d share some of them for inspiration for the rest of us! Waterfall & fireplace

Housing Credits Expire April 30-Don’t Wait!

You have very little time left, if you are planning on purchasing a home and receive the First-Time Home Buyer Credit of up to $8,000, or the Current Homeowners’ credit of up to $6,500, since they both expire April 30, 2010. This is such a good benefit to homebuyers that there is no negative I [...]

Downtown Denver Condos-Wow!

A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of touring several condominium complexes in the Denver Downtown area. This is an exciting lifestyle that appeals to a variety of people, from singles to families, from young to retiring. Several of the buildings offered great amenities such as exercise rooms, community rooms, business centers, parking [...]

Property Tax protestors, not too successful

Today, I went to a meeting with DougCo Tax assessor, Teri Cox, who said about 9,000 people protested their property taxes valuation assessment this year, and about 4,000 people were successful. Less than 50%-ugh.

Economic Stimulus Plan Benefits the Housing

This great article is from Paul Oehm with Banc Group Mortgage Corporation and I thought it was important to get the information out as quickly as possible.   Revised February 17, 2009 Just signed and sealed…a $787 Billion Stimulus Plan made up of tax cuts and spending programs aims at reviving the US economy. Although [...]

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