Gen Y Has Learned from Housing Crisis
There are no doubt plenty of lessons learned from the housing crisis that crippled the nation not too long ago. One of the key demographic groups that will be buying houses are also known as Gen Y. So...
View ArticleTips for Selling Your Home
There are a lot of rumblings among Real Estate agents that 2013 is the year of the seller. Even last week, the Denver Metrolist president said in an interview, “available inventory on REcolorado.com,...
View Article5 Real Estate Trends to Take Advantage of
We are not even one full month into the new year, and already there is some great expert advice out there of how RE Agents can make 2013 a great year. Thanks to Joanne Y. Cleaver of BobVilla.com, there...
View Article2013: A Seller’s Market
Judging by all of the recent articles and studies, as well as interviews with Real Estate Agents, it really seems like 2013 is the year of the seller. Further evidence can be found in a press release...
View ArticleBad neighbors can affect appraisals
Ugh. We all know them. We have at one point or another lived next to them. Bad neighbors. And we do our best to keep our distance from them. But can bad neighbors affect your home value? According to...
View ArticleGeneva Financial Market Update April 2013
LACK OF SKILLED LABOR SLOWS NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION The number of new home construction permits issued in February was the highest recorded since June of 2008, up almost 5% from January. Rising...
View ArticleWhat’s happening in the market – June 2014 (Part 1)
This is Part 1 of a 3 part Blog Series. EXPANDING ACCESS TO HOME FINANCING Mel Watt, the new Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), announced that his main goal is to expand access to...
View ArticleWhat’s happening in the market – June 2014 (Part 2)
FORECLOSURES DOWN Foreclosures drop 20% in April from April of 2013. Bank repossessions increased 4% in April from March; but are down 14% from April 2013. NEW HOME SALES ARE UP New home sales in April...
View ArticleWhat’s happening in the market – June 2014 (Part 3)
CASH BUYERS SKYROCKETS In the first quarter of 2014, 42.7% of all US residential property sales were all cash purchases, reported by RealtyTrac. That is up from 19.1% in the first quarter of 2013....
View ArticleBidding wars and loan delays. How have these impacted you?
The lending side of our industry was turned on its ear back in January with the implementation of CFPB Title XIV and what we’re commonly referring to as QM. If you’ve been paying attention and how...
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