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By Lance Petrillo
(Your Castle Real Estate)
The talk around the water cooler these days is all about LOANS. Who can get them? At what price? What if I already have a few loans, do I still qualify?  A year or two ago the question was at what price do I get a loan (those were the days!).  Today it is "am I still in the game?"        Here's the deal:  if you have an owner occupied loan and 3 investor loans you cannot buy any more properties and get Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac financing, meaning you can't get a conventional 30-year fixed loan. Now, my hope is that someone reads this and tells me I'm wrong. That would be great!  But as far as I know that is the case.       Where does this leave you?  You can pursue loans that are warehoused by lenders, meaning they are not sold on the backend to Fannie or Freddie. You are probably lookin...
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By Tatyana Sturm, Denver Realtor, GRI, Denver/ Aurora CO Relocation
(Exit Realty DTC)
Storyteller Ercia, Sodos, dressed up as Cerridwen, tells stories of Halloween Fun and fantasy at DeLaney Farms at at First Avenue and Chambers Road in Aurora (map), Colorado from 3-4:30.  See some magic, get a Halloween treat bag and discover the only round barn in Colorado. Admission is $7 and $5 for Aurora residents. For more information, call 303-739-6666 DeLaney Farmer's Market Skip the grocery store and shop from among the array of local produce grown by Denver Urban Gardens.   Colorado Home Sellers, to receive your free Colorado home marketing CD email me at: tatyana@exitrealtydtc.com or call 720-350-5909 Colorado Home Buyers, to receive your free Colorado home buying CD email me at:tatyana@exitrealtydtc.com or call 720-350-5909 For the most comprehensive Colorado Real Estate map ...
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By Dano Keys
(Your Castle Real Estate)
The average home price in Metro Denver increased +2% in the full year 2005 to the full year 2006. Comparing 2006 to 2007, the average home price across the metro dropped 3%, to $303,000. The average price in the first three quarters of 2008 was $272,000 vs. similar period of 2007 was $308,000: an 11% decrease. These numbers will be slightly different than Metrolist, as they are just Denver Metro and don't include outlying areas like Colorado Springs or Boulder.Much of the decline is a mix issue. For example, sales volume of homes over 4,000 square feet has plummeted in the last twelve months. Middle-market homes have generally been steady in their sales volume. Very inexpensive homes under 1,000 square feet have greatly increased their sales volume. You can explain it to your clients li...
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The big message has not changed since last quarter - it's still a great time to be a buyer in the condo market. Prices are at a three year low in many areas, and interest rates on mortgages are still historically low.The average condo price in Metro Denver declined 4% between 2006 and 2007: from $187K to $180K. Homes dropped 3% in that time period. Looking just at the first nine months of 2008 vs. the same time period in 2007, the price dropped 6%: from $181K to $172K. Homes dropped 11% in that time period. From their peak prices in 2006, condos have dropped around 9.5% while homes have dropped 12%. These numbers will be slightly different than Metrolist, as they are just Denver Metro and don't include outlying areas like Fort Collins, Colorado Springs, or Boulder.Some areas did better ...
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By Dano Keys
(Your Castle Real Estate)
If you have not heard already, the inventory of home on the market in Denver has been declining. This is not true in many regions of the county. Your clients, who often only see national headlines, might not be aware of this favorable news. Our market has some unusual factors at work. Let's explore them, so you can better help your clients.If you look at the first chart (MOI 1), you'll see the MOI (months of inventory) for Denver's suburbs on the bottom axis and the average sales price in that suburb on the axis on the left side. Denver metro currently has about six months of inventory (a balanced market, on average), but you can see there is a lot of variety from one city to the next. Lower cost areas, such as Thornton, are seeing inventory move fast. Sellers (mainly banks) don't have...
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Investor often ask me what types of real estate investments are available on the market.  Here's what we tell them. This is the first of several postings on the topic. Please offer comments - positive or negative! Assignments.  If you don't have much equity to work with, and/or if your credit power is limited, assignments can be a way to get started in real estate investing.  You will need to have a strong "sales" personality to succeed at it, though.    Rental Condo or Rental Home.  Purchase of a residential property to be rented out to tenants, usually on a 6-12 month lease term.  This is how most new landlords get started.  You can hire out all of the property management functions, but in many cases you will do many of them on your own.  There are smaller down payment requirements th...
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By Dano Keys
(Your Castle Real Estate)
Please take a moment to comment after you enjoy the material!       Recap of First Half 2008 Home Price Performance The average home price in Metro Denver increased +2% in the full year 2005 to the full year 2006. Comparing 2006 to 2007, the average home price across the metro dropped 3%, to $303,000. The half of 2008 was $275,000 vs. the first half of 2007 was $306,000: a 10% decrease. These numbers will be slightly different than Metrolist, as they are just Denver Metro and don't include outlying areas like Fort Collins, Colorado Springs, or Boulder. The average price of a foreclosure dropped -6% to $168,000 in the first half of 2008. The average short sale was steady at $212,000. The average price of a non-distress sale decreased 5% to $352,000. Sales volume was down for single famil...
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By Dano Keys
(Your Castle Real Estate)
Recap of First Quarter 2008 Home Price Performance The average home price in Metro Denver increased +2% in the full year 2005 to the full year 2006, from $309,000 to $317,000.  Comparing 2006 to 2007, the average home price across the metro dropped 2%, to $311,000.  The first quarter of 2008 was $278,000 vs. the first quarter of 2007 was $296,000: a 6% decrease.  Note that prices in the first quarter are usually a bit less than the rest of the year.  This is because families that tend to purchase larger, more expensive homes tend to move in the summer months when their kids are out of school.     The average price of a foreclosure or short sale dropped -3% to $188,000 from 2006 to 2007.  The average price of a non-distress sale increased 5% to $370,000.  Sales volume over the last twelv...
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By Dano Keys
(Your Castle Real Estate)
   Recap of Fourth Quarter 2007 Home Price PerformanceThe average home price in Metro Denver increased +2% in the full year 2005 to the full year 2006, from $309,000 to $317,000. Comparing 2006 to 2007, the average home price across the metro dropped 2%, from $311,000. The average price of a foreclosure or short sale dropped in that time period -3% to $188,000. The average price of a non-distress sale increased 5% to $370,000. Sales volume over the last twelve months is off -4% for DSF/ASF. Foreclosure and short sale volume is up +31%; non-distress seller volume is off 20%. If you handle a lot of listing and the market seems slow, this is likely the reason why.Some areas did better than others. The attached chart shows different neighborhoods in Aurora.  Each region has the neighborhood...
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By Tatyana Sturm, Denver Realtor, GRI, Denver/ Aurora CO Relocation
(Exit Realty DTC)
Just Listed in Heritage Eagle Bend, 23456 East Canyon Place, Aurora Colorado, 80016. This 3 bed 3 bath Ranch is located in The gated Golf Community of Heritage Eagle Bend. The home has over 3200 finished square feet and sits on a quarter acre lot in a quiet cul-de-sac. It is competitively priced at $309,000. Sure to sell fast, call for a showing today.
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Every homeowner knows that they need home insurance. It’s common knowledge that a home insurance policy covers theft and damage caused by weather or fire. But besides that, what’s really involved? What is protected, and what isn’t? It’s important to understand what you’re getting. The typical home owners insurance policy will cover: a) Dwelling (your house, attached structures, built-in appliances, plumbing, heating, permanently installed air conditioning systems, and electrical wiring) b) Other Structures (garages, storage sheds, and fixtures attached to the land like fences, driveways, sidewalks, and patios) c) Personal Property (the contents of your home and other personal items owned by you or family members who live with you) d) Loss of Use (covers living expenses if you can’t live...
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By Tatyana Sturm, Denver Realtor, GRI, Denver/ Aurora CO Relocation
(Exit Realty DTC)
The Kings at Parker and Arapahoe at the Arapahoe Crossings shopping center is having a Grand Opening of the Newly remodeled store. The Schedule is as follows: 6 AM: Coffee and Donuts 9 AM: Grand Opening and Cake cutting 12-2 PM: Face Painting for the kids 11AM - 4 PM: Pepsi Hut is serving free Brats, Chips and Drinks 5 -7 PM: Dinger from the Colorado Rockies appearance. 6412 South Parker Road, Aurora, CO There will also be some fantastic sale items: Milk will be $1.99 a Gallon Bone in Rib Eyes will be $4.99 a pound
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By Thomas Recke, ACI
(Pillar To Post)
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By Tatyana Sturm, Denver Realtor, GRI, Denver/ Aurora CO Relocation
(Exit Realty DTC)
I personally received this invite for The Grand Opening from the club manager, David Summit, he would like to extend this invite to my clients and friends.  Please take the time to stop by and see this beautiful club and check out the shops at Cornerstar while you are there.  Thanks David for the invite I hope to see all you there.
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By Thomas Recke, ACI
(Pillar To Post)
THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW YOUR CELL PHONE COULD DO   There are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies. Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for survival. Check out the things that you can do with it: 1. Emergency The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112. If you find yourself out of the coverage area of your mobile; network and there is an emergency, dial 112, and the mobile will search any existing network to establish the emergency number for you. Interestingly, this number, 112, can be dialed even if the keypad is locked. Try it out. 2. Have you locked your keys in the car? Does your car have remote keyless entry? This may come in handy someday. If you lock your keys in the car, and the spare keys are at home, call someone at hom...
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By Tatyana Sturm, Denver Realtor, GRI, Denver/ Aurora CO Relocation
(Exit Realty DTC)
Some good news for residents of Aurora South.  As you can see from the chart below many categories remained constant from the previous year, but what I would like to point out is there was a significant drop in the number of active listings from this August compared to August of 2007 and the number of new listings was also over 40% less than the previous year.  This is a very good indication that the Denver housing market is beginning to stabilize and head towards recovery even though the there was a drop in the average sold price.  The same holds true for the condo sales.
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By David Hubbard
(Premier Denver Homes)
I just put out my first blog post yesterday and it actually got read! If you have been hanging back consisdering maybe someday posting something, I encourage you to go ahead. I got very nice feed back. There is no stopping me now. I thought up 200+ topics I want to post on so stay tuned... Thanks to everyone who commented on my first post. I enjoyed meeting you over the internet. - David N. Hubbard   Premier Denver Homes  
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By Lon Welsh
(Your Castle Real Estate LLC)
Please take a moment to comment after you enjoy the material!     Recap of First Half 2008 Home Price Performance The average home price in Metro Denver increased +2% in the full year 2005 to the full year 2006. Comparing 2006 to 2007, the average home price across the metro dropped 3%, to $303,000. The half of 2008 was $275,000 vs. the first half of 2007 was $306,000: a 10% decrease. These numbers will be slightly different than Metrolist, as they are just Denver Metro and don't include outlying areas like Fort Collins, Colorado Springs, or Boulder. The average price of a foreclosure dropped -6% to $168,000 in the first half of 2008. The average short sale was steady at $212,000. The average price of a non-distress sale decreased 5% to $352,000. Sales volume was down for single family ...
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By Lon Welsh
(Your Castle Real Estate LLC)
Recap of First Quarter 2008 Home Price Performance By Lon Welsh and Terry Wenze, Your Castle Real Estate. The average home price in Metro Denver increased +2% in the full year 2005 to the full year 2006, from $309,000 to $317,000.  Comparing 2006 to 2007, the average home price across the metro dropped 2%, to $311,000.  The first quarter of 2008 was $278,000 vs. the first quarter of 2007 was $296,000: a 6% decrease.  Note that prices in the first quarter are usually a bit less than the rest of the year.  This is because families that tend to purchase larger, more expensive homes tend to move in the summer months when their kids are out of school.     The average price of a foreclosure or short sale dropped -3% to $188,000 from 2006 to 2007.  The average price of a non-distress sale incr...
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