Market Update: New Home Sales Show Significant Increase in September According to a report this week from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 5.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 389,000 units in September. These figures are newly released from HUD and U.S. Census Bureau. […]
Archives for October 2012
Housing Inventory Shortage in Boulder Colorado!
Short sales, foreclosures, shadow inventory, all words we have heard for several years. But now, where are they? Looking at our local stats, we are at a 10 year of inventory. It is very tough for a buyer to find a home now and our market is rapidly changing to a seller’s market. Now is […]
Colorado Association of REALTORS, The Voice of Real Estate!
Yesterday, I was invited to 9 News in Denver to announce a new program for providing quarterly statistics to REALTORS and to the public. The associatioin has hired a company called 10K to collet all the real estate market data from the various multiple listing services across the state, and put them into report format. […]
Top 5 Ways to Sell Your Home More Quickly
If your home is on the market, or if you’re planning to sell your home in the near future, you might be discouraged by the national media’s rampant reports of increasing inventory and languishing sales. While there is, indeed, plenty of inventory currently on the market, there are steps you can take as a home […]
Radon in Homes
Safeguard Your Home from Radon Radon is a naturally-occurring, invisible and odorless radioactive gas. One in 15 American homes contains high levels of radon, and millions of Americans are unknowingly exposed to this dangerous gas. In fact, a recent study by Harvard University ranks radon as America’s No. 1 in-home hazard. To that end, the […]
Can a roof increase your home’s value?
How Your Roof Can Increase Your Home’s Value Whether you’re considering selling your home in the near future or looking to increase the value of your home for an upcoming refinance, the all-important place to start is at the top. Take a close look at your roof and consider whether it adds to or detracts […]