$8k Tax Credit for 1st Time Buyers EXTENDED!! $6500 Credit Added for SELLERS!! Love it or hate it, Congress and Senate passed new legislation that: * Extends the First-Time Home Buyer Tax … Continue reading...
New RESPA Guidelines – What It Means to Buyers & Sellers
When you first call or meet with lenders for pricing etc. they give you what's called a Good Faith Estimate showing their fees, interest rate, etc so you could decide which loan is best for you and … Continue reading...
Appraisals: What They Look For
Incentives and concessions Most of today’s buyers expect to pay the lowest possible price and still get some extras. Sellers and home builders are offering money toward closing costs, remodeling and … Continue reading...
Thank you for your business and referrals!
Thank you so much for your support, trust, business, and referrals in 2009. Many of you have known me since I began my career in Real Estate in 2004. It's been 5 years now and each year keeps getting … Continue reading...
Researchers fit NM calf with prosthetic legs
By MELANIE DABOVICH (AP) – Nov 4, 2009 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Meadow the yearling Black Angus calf spends her days frolicking in northeastern New Mexico's cattle country, all with her prosthetic hind … Continue reading...
Mike Earns Short Sale & Foreclosure Resource (SFR) Certification
I've sold quite a few short sales over the years and graduated from the school of hard knocks, but in December I earned a real certification for them, the nationally recognized Short Sales and … Continue reading...
Mike’s Gonna be on HGTV again……and you can join me!!
HGTV and I are back together again..... casting for a brand new show in the Denver area!!! The show is called "My First Sale" and it showcases homeowners who are selling their first place. The format … Continue reading...
Average Home Price is UP 31% From Last Year….and you STILL think the market is bad???
That's right. Forget the media doom and gloom or talk about a financial crisis or market meltdown....I still say "phoooeee". If we get rid of that stinkin thinkin' and look at the real numbers from … Continue reading...
Motorcycle Rider With 18 Month Old Baby On Board Leads to 3 Arrests
Washington County authorities said a motorcyclist riding down the road without a helmet led to a series of discoveries and three arrests. The Johnson City Press reported that when officers stopped … Continue reading...
Sellers Must Install Carbon Monoxide Detectors As of 7/1/09
On March 25, 2009, Governor Bill Ritter signed into law Colorado House Bill 1091 requiring the installation of carbon monoxide alarms in residential properties. This bill is called the Lofgren and … Continue reading...