Six Affordable DIY Projects That Can Take Your Home from Bleak to Chic Home improvements come with great benefits. A well preserved, updated house is not only great to live in, but results in increased property value. Unfortunately, outsourcing improvement projects can be expensive. So here are six do-it-yourself (DIY) home improvement projects that don’t come with a big price tag and can still make a big difference: Give… Read More
Six Things to Expect for First Time Home Buyers 1. A good real estate agent is key. There are so many reasons to hire a real estate agent beyond the fact that they have an insider’s knowledge to available properties. They can also help you navigate complicated purchase contracts for one. But you want to make sure you find the right agent for… Read More
Five Must-Read Tips to Buying A House In Today’s Market According to a new survey from ApartmentList.com, college-educated Millennials will need about five years to save for a down payment on a median-priced home. What’s worse, Millennials living in Denver will need 15 years (15!) to save for a home, thanks to increasing costs. While this news is frustrating, there are things you can do… Read More
Top Five Denver Neighborhoods for First Time Home Buyers U.S. News & World Report just ranked Denver the No. 1 place to live in the U.S. But a Bloomberg article revealed that being a highly desirable place doesn’t always have its benefits. The median home price in Denver surged to $337,500, jumping more than $40,000 since 2014. What’s more, Denver-metro is holding one of the top spots – out of… Read More
How to Increase Your Home’s Value on a Shoestring Budget Seven Hacks to Boosting the Value of Your Home It’s officially home buying season and according to Business Insider, the best time to sell is quickly approaching. In early May, houses sell faster and for more money than any other time of the year. If you’re like most Americans, eager to take advantage of the bustling real… Read More
What’s TRID? One of the largest purchases a person makes in their lifetime is a home. Be it a small condo or a house in the suburbs or a townhome in the city, for most consumers it is generally a time filled with excitement and anxiety. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, is an agency of… Read More
Is 2015 the Year to Purchase a Home? People are moving to Colorado in droves. Denver was ranked by Forbes as one of “America’s Fastest-Growing Cities,” and some estimates predict a population boom of more than 3 million people by 2040. The secret is out: Colorado is a really nice place to live. This population growth trend coupled with historically low interest rates… Read More