What do you think the motivating reason would be for the 5% of all homebuyers who chose not to work with an agent but instead conducted their own home search, contacted the seller, negotiated the contract, located their financing, arranged their inspections and all of the other services provided by REALTORS®?  Most people would probably […]

If one of the questions you’re asking yourself today is, “Should I sell my house this year?” the current Housing Opportunities and Market Experience (HOME) Survey from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) should boost your confidence as it relates to the current selling sentiment in the housing market. Even with all the information overload […]

Ideally, what every owner wants when they sell their home is to get the highest possible sales price in the shortest period with the least inconveniences.  They may not realize that’s what they want but if you ask enough questions, they are the three most common expectations. Even when REALTORS® put their home on the […]

If you have a mortgage on your home, your total house payment may include 1/12 the cost of the annual taxes and insurance.  Those amounts are held in an escrow account so the lender can pay them when they become due. The most common reason an escrow account shortage occurs is that taxes and insurance […]

The headlines in real estate today all revolve around one major point: there is a shortage of homes available for sale. Price appreciation is accelerating again because there is a shortage of homes available for sale. First-time buyers are taking longer to purchase a home because there is a shortage of homes available for sale […]

Millibo Art Theatre 1626 S. Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80905 Artists Jennifer Aiken and Peter Davison share virtuosic interactions with objects, movements and each other. They both have decades of experience in circus arts and dance. Show times will be Friday, January 24, 2020 at 7:30 pm and Saturday, January 25, 2020 at 7:30 […]

Each type of showing plays a valid and necessary role in marketing the home.  Some buyers look at a home online leading them to drive by the home to see if it continues to be what they’re looking for before they will make an appointment to look at the inside of the home.

Now that the standard deduction is increased to $12,200 for single taxpayers and $24,400 for married ones, many homeowners are better off with the standard deduction than itemizing their deductions to write off their mortgage interest and property taxes.  There was some speculation that without the tax advantages, homeownership is not the investment it once […]

In a market where current inventory is low, it’s normal to think buyers might be willing to give up a few desirable features in their home search in order to make finding a house a little easier. Don’t be fooled, though – there’s still an interest in the market for some key upgrades. Here’s a […]