In a recent WSJ article “Close First, Then Splurge” by Jonnelle Marte, it urges buyers who are in the process of purchasing a home to not change their financial picture that they gave when they first submitted their loan application with their lender. It is very important to not go out and make major purchases … More Buyer Beware: Don’t Splurge Before Closing
As we know the government tax credit for first time home-buyers and existing home-buyers is over. And now we are in the “tax credit hangover.” For Metro Denver, homes placed under contract fell 41.3% from April. In April 2010 there was a record 6,616 homes were placed under contract based on stats from Metrolist. However, in May … More The Gov’t Tax Credit is Up…Now What?
If you have ever seen the movie Money Pit starring Tom Hanks, you can understand how a home of your dreams can easily turn into a money pit. Tom’s character and his wife are in need of a place of their own and find a distressed mansion and fall in love. As soon as they … More Can’t Afford a Home Renovation?
According to Forbes.com Denver is ranked #5 on the list of “U.S. Cities Where Renters Should Buy.” Behind the numbers To find cities where it’s a good time to go from renting to buying, we used data from Witten Advisors, which calculated the premium to buy for 42 Metropolitan Statistical Areas across the country using … More Metro Denver Ranks #5 on list of “U.S. Cities Where Renters Should Buy”
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