Perfect sofa? Check. Renovated kitchen? Check. But if you want to really raise the sophistication level in your home decor, original art is in order. If you find the process of picking a modern masterpiece intimidating (not to mention expensive), fear not. This installment of realtor.com's Lazy Homeowner’s Guide offers easy, budget-friendly strategies to [...]
Denver’s real estate is acting more normal than the previous 24 months. Increasing inventory, fewer buyer contracts, and more fall out of existing contracts tells us the market is moving toward normalcy. This is actually good for the real estate market as pricing will slow down to 3-4% appreciation, allowing the average buyer [...]
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Knowing you want to buy a home is one thing; knowing what you can pay for is quite another. Too often, dreams and reality collide: You’re yearning for a four-bedroom Colonial, but your wallet can handle only a two-bedroom bungalow. So how do you filter the myriad options out there? Welcome to Step 3 in [...]
Young adults in the U.S. appear to like the comforts of home. For the first time in more than 130 years, American adults aged 18 to 34 were more likely to be living in their parents’ home than living with a spouse or partner in their own household, according to a new report [...]
Getting a mortgage is a daunting prospect, which explains why so many people seem eager to pat your hand and say, “Let me give you a little advice.” Sure, those pearls of wisdom may come from an ocean of good intentions, but the suggestions might not necessarily be right for you. In fact, they could be dead wrong. [...]
We are starting to see a change. The number of homes closed for the first four months this year has been about the same as last year, but both March and April this year have been slower than March and April last year for closings. We are not quite ready to predict a slowdown because [...]
Scratching together a down payment is probably the most daunting hurdle to buying a home—and there are boatloads of them! Luckily for you, realtor.com has launched their 2016 Home-Buying Guide, a series of articles giving you the critical intel you need to buy your own house, step by step. This is the perfect time to start your search in [...]
