Denver Real Estate Blog

REALTORS® AS MORTGAGE LENDERS In Colorado it is not unusual to find Realtors® acting as mortgage lenders.  It is allowed.  TeamCox finds this to be a conflict of interest.  I am not even certain how the Realtor® announces that in addition to assisting with the home acquisition, they can also do t...

Your email signature is extremely important.  It is your identification.  It is your billboard.  It is where I will find you when I need to send a referral!  If you have not done so already, create your email signature and have it attached to each email.  Use it on your BLOGS.  We want to know yo...

In recent years, nearly anyone with a job could get a mortgage loan. Credit not so good?  No problem.  When was the last time any of you had a client declined by a mortgage lender?  Maybe we do a relatively good job of only working with qualified buyers, but TeamCox has not had a buyer declined i...

Promote and Protect the REALTOR® Trademark  I am guessing that everyone on this site is a Realtor®.   That is Realtor® with a capital R and followed by the Realtor® trademark.  Actually, the preferred form is REALTOR®, with all letters capitalized.  Always capitalize the first letter and lower ca...

The high-end of the Denver housing market continues to avoid the slowdown from rising interest rates and high foreclosure rates, which is hitting the lower and middle markets. According to a new report released by Metrolist, expensive homes continue to sell well, which pushes up the average selli...

Today was just “one of those days”.  The reason so many of us choose to live in CO.  We are staying in Aspen.  Up early this morning we were off to a day of trekking through the woods, fishing streams and releasing most of the trout we caught.  We did keep our limit, which are eagerly awaited by ...

It seems there are certain people that cross all ethnic and racial barriers, they are not white, black, Asian or Hispanic.  They are simply quality people with great ideas and a plan of implementation.  Likewise for Denver’s Mayor, John Hickenlooper.  Hickenlooper, a true businessman at heart and...

Most rates have improved by another .125% since Tuesday or are very close to doing so.  Uncertainty in the Middle East, including oil-producing countries, may keep the stock and bond market volatile for some time.  While rates have been improving, this uncertainty can be risky if your client is f...

The highest demand is for areas that are in close proximity to downtown Denver including Bonnie Brae, Washington Park, Crestmoor, Hilltop and Observatory Park. Homes in these areas continue to sell well despite some of the highest price appreciation in the Denver area. The Denver suburbs are anot...

As a participant of both e-PROTalk and RealTalk, I would also like to mention that from time to time, some BLOGS may get controversial.  Right now, I would say this forum is exclusive to a select group of Realtors that I am sure are experimenting with this whole new real estate networking concept...