March marked the start of the spring selling season and buyers are getting a head start. Homes are selling faster: Sales rose 31% from February Listings rose 21% from March 2013 Active homes increased 21 percent from March 2013 Before October 2009, Denver saw 36 straight months of year-over-year price declines, peaking at a 5.7 […]
Archives for May 2014
What Are You Grateful For?
May 6, 2014 by Leave a Comment
In life, we believe that gratitude is the key to joy, happiness, appreciating beauty, and finding fulfillment. We’ve received many great stories in our Gratitude Corner and we’d love it if you shared more. So what are you grateful for? Is it the spring weather or your neighbors across the road? Are you grateful for the […]
Embracing Solar Energy
May 5, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Industry estimates indicate that only 25 percent of all homes or businesses in Colorado can install solar panels due to a range of factors, such as whether the home or business is rented, the direction the roof faces, the amount of space available on the roof, and the amount of shade from nearby trees on […]
Two Positive Foreclosure Prevention Bills Cont.
May 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Two bills aimed at protecting homeowners from losing their homes to foreclosure passed out of the Colorado Senate. HB-1295 passed on March, which prohibits “dual tracking” and ensures that low-income families can easily and quickly access housing protections. The Senate also passed HB-1312 which continues the state’s foreclosure deferment program that was scheduled to expire […]