One of the first things you’ll hear when you start considering homeownership is that you’ll need a hefty chunk of change upfront. Most financial planners recommend putting down a 20% down payment. On the current national median home price … [Read more...]
How to Stage Your Home While Living in It (Without Losing Your Mind)
This summer, my husband and I decided to put our 1,200-square-foot Spanish-style bungalow in San Diego up for sale. Naturally, this involved meeting with a host of real estate professionals—all of whom agreed that in order to sell our … [Read more...]
So How’s the Market? September 2016
We are now moving toward a more normal market for sales of homes. We are getting enough data together to predict that 2016 will be a little slower in sales than 2015 was. Of course, 2015 was the highest recorded real estate sales year … [Read more...]
Coming Soon: 3-D Printed Houses
Printers have come a long way from simply churning out reams of spreadsheets, high school history reports, and cute cat photos. In case you haven’t heard, 3-D printing is rapidly changing, well, everything. The … [Read more...]
Is Your Dream Home Out of Your Price Range? There’s Hope Yet
From the moment you walked in, the house was calling to you. That chef’s kitchen! The ballroom-size playroom! Wait a second, is that a fireplace in the master? Done and done. This is your perfect home… That is, … [Read more...]
How Long Does It Really Take to Close on a House?
You’ve turned on (and hopefully off) at least 20 water faucets and peered into about 50 closets (oh, the things you’ve seen!). And now, at long last, you’ve found the perfect home. So you make an offer, which is accepted. Congrats. Now, … [Read more...]
How Much Is the White House Worth? Hold On to Your Hats!
Now that the presidential race is hurtling forward at a breakneck pace, we got to pondering one of the many prizes at the finish line: the chance to live in the White House! Because let’s face it, 1600 … [Read more...]
Questions to Ask When Buying a Condo: A Survival Guide
Buying a condo can eliminate a slew of the stresses that come with homeownership. The units usually cost less than a traditional home, and the shared maintenance will see you kicking back while someone else tends the landscaping. Typical … [Read more...]
So How’s the Market? August 2016
It’s a shifting market to a much more normal buying and selling process then we have seen the last 24 months. Denver Real Estate Market is Becoming a More Normal Pace. Listing Inventory is 10% greater … [Read more...]
Home Staging Ideas for the Kitchen to Make Buyers Bite
If you’re selling your house, staging—the mysterious practice by which you prep and prettify your home before its debut—can make a huge difference in catching the attention of buyers and ultimately reeling in an … [Read more...]