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Lower Your Fall/Winter Energy Bill With Ceiling Fans

October 31, 2011 by Leave a Comment

The seasonal change in temperature is a reminder to reset your home’s ceiling fan blades.

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Pending Home Sales Index Slips For 4th Straight Month

October 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Nationwide, fewer homes are going under contract to sell.

Filed Under: Blog, Buying A Home, Buying in a Recession, Housing Analysis, Real Estate Definitions, Residential Real Estate, The Economy Tagged With: , , ,

The Government’s Revamped HARP Program For Underwater Homeowners

October 25, 2011 by Leave a Comment

The Federal Home Finance Agency announced big changes to its Home Affordable Refinance Program Monday. More commonly called HARP, the Home Affordable Refinance Program is meant to give “underwater homeowners” opportunity to refinance.

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CHFA – The Second of the Five Most Important Loan Programs

October 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment

This Month I will highlight the second of the five most important loan programs about which consumers need to know. The Colorado Housing and Finance Authority or CHFA was created in 1973 by the Colorado Legislature to address the shortage of affordable housing in the state. Since then, CHFA has established itself as the front-runner […]

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Foreclosure versus Short Sale

October 11, 2011 by Leave a Comment

In these difficult economic times, I am commonly asked whether it would be better to have a short sale or a foreclosure on ones credit report. The answer is complicated and has lot of moving parts.  A short sale shows up on your credit report as a “derogatory report”; however, it will usually show up […]

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Just Walk Out Your Door

September 23, 2011 by Leave a Comment

We read a great article about Colorado’s reputation for having healthy citizens.  We asked our resident fitness expert for her opinion, and here is what she had to say: What a great choice we’ve made to live in Colorado-what a great time of year to get out and enjoy it!  There are numerous reports that claimColoradohas the fewest […]

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Steps To Get and Keep a Good Credit Score

September 23, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Pay your bills on time- Pay your bills on time, every time! One way to make sure your payments are on time is to set up automatic payments on the creditor’s website or from your banking institution. Make sure that you have enough funds to clear the account, otherwise the account will show late. Also, […]

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Surprising tips to raise your credit score

September 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Here are powerful tips to raise your credit score  We recently read an article on MSN.com that outlined tips to increase your credit score.  As you all know, we believe that knowledge is power, and that is why we live by our motto:  “Knowledge is Key.”  In the article, “Credit score tips that don’t make […]

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Reverse Mortgages – The First of the Five Most Important Loan Program

September 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment

What are some of the best loan programs available today? Remember that Knowledge is Key – and we want you to know about all the various loan programs available to you. We want you to choose the loan program that will best serve your long-term needs.   Over the next few weeks, we will publish guest […]

Filed Under: Blog, Credit, Mortgages, Residential Real Estate

Great Short Sale Debate: Reflections from Linked In

August 22, 2011 by 2 Comments

As part of our series on Short Sales, we posed some questions to the Linked In community and I thought the questions and answers were worth sharing. As we have discussed, short sales can be a positive solution by helping one avoid foreclosure. Owners facing foreclosure have some hope and a way to relieve some of […]

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