Real Estate Answers Archives

November 9, 2011

Tips on Getting a Deal on a Parker REO or Foreclosure

Getting a deal on a Parker Foreclosure or REO is easy. The calls keep coming with the same request. “I want a deal on a foreclosure or REO property in Parker, Colorado.” It isn’t hard to find the deal the problem is getting the deal complete before another buyer steps in and gets the house. Here […]

November 9, 2011

Buying a New Build Home Now Equals Value

Homes buyers rake in savings on New Build Homes. Home buyers looking to make a deal hold all the cards or negotiating power from now until December 31, 2011. New home builders will make deals right now that they normally will not even consider in the Spring or Summer months. Basically they want any inventory homes […]

November 2, 2011

Is your home ready to list for sale?

Is your home ready to list in the MLS? It’s a great question since I see a lot of homes listed for sale in the MLS that are clearly not ready to be adverstised out in the market yet. What do I mean? Homes listed in the MLS for days, weeks and even months without photos. […]

November 2, 2011

Douglas County Schools Open Enrollment 2011 – 2012

New info for open enrollment in Douglas County Schools. I receive a lot of inquiry’s from relocation clients moving to Parker and Douglas County wanting to know what their choices are for open enrollment. Here is the best and most current info I have seen. Douglas County School District now offers two open enrollment windows, as […]

October 26, 2011

Furnace Cleaning a Smart Move for Winter

Winter is here for Parker Colorado. It’s time to Clean and Service your furnace. I had to turn on the furnace yesterday for the first time this winter. We are headed quickly into winter and the time has come to get our furnace checked out and cleaned. Our kids spend a lot of time in the […]

April 13, 2011

Parker’s Newlin Meadows Neighborhood

Looking to buy a home in Parker, Colorado? You better check out the Parker neighborhood of Newlin Meadows. Newlin Meadows is located adjacent to the new Rueter-Hess Reservoir here in Parker. If you think that isn’t important you should reconsider. When Rueter Hess is complete is will have miles of trails for walking and biking, plenty […]

March 18, 2011

Lowball Offers Are Sometimes The Only Offer

I wrote this in response to another blog post on another blog. I felt I should share it here. It seems some Realtors and Sellers get really bent out of shape when a buyer makes a lowball offer. I admit that it can be an insult but many times it’s a wake up call to the […]

March 17, 2011

Stonegate home gets painted kitchen cabinets done correctly.

More Photos of the painted cabinets below. Stonegate Neighborhood Home Updated with Painted Cabinets. Falcon built, Victoria Model. We have all seen them. The dreaded orange kitchen cabinets. (Pictured below) My wife and I call them orange but the builder called them “natural” when they sold them to all of us. I guess in the mid […]

February 16, 2011

How do the new FHA Mortgage Insurance Rules Impact You?

Did you know that in mid April all new FHA loans will change? For FHA case numbers pulled after April 17th there will be a very noticeable increase in monthly mortgage insurance. FHA will be increasing their monthly mortgage insurance fee by .25% for a 30 year fixed rate loan with a minimum down payment for […]

January 27, 2011

Pradera Golf Club 4 Years of Home Sale Trends

Notice the reflection of the clouds in this custom home perched high on the hill in Pradera Golf Club. Average Sale Price Down 12.83% in Pradera from it’s high in 2008. See data below. After writing an article detailing home sale trends over the past 4 years in Stonegate, another Parker, Colorado community, I was asked […]

January 21, 2011

Douglas County Working Parents and Top Pre Schools Options Limited

Parker Parent Looking for the TOTAL Package in a School! Please comment below if you have an opinion on this subject and I am certainly open for advice and other good options if you have a system that is working for your family. Please let me know. I would love to pass on the information. I don’t think […]

January 20, 2011

Have we hit the bottom in Parker Colorado Real Estate Market?

“Have we hit bottom?” This is the question I and most Realtors get on a daily basis. How about a 6.35% value reduction in Stonegate home prices from 2007 to 2010. See below. The ANSWER IS YES we have BUT it also depends…on what your bottom is and what happens going forward with interest rates. The […]

December 3, 2010

Parker Colorado Real Estate Has Four Black Eyes

The downturn in the real estate market has left it scars on our land. Parker Colorado real estate is no exception. I refer to these specific problems as Parker’s 4 black eyes. When driving into Parker down Parker Road (heading South) you will notice on the left and right that there are 4 very large buildings […]

November 11, 2010

Be a VOYEUR! See what is happening in your Parker CO neighborhood.

Here is an excellent way to monitor ACTIVE and SOLD homes in very specific areas and neighborhoods. The Market Snapshot. This report is easily setup by me or by you that automatically emails you monthly or bi-monthly all the homes sold and active in a specific area or neighborhood. (Sample Report Here) As a Buyer: You […]

October 29, 2010

A clear and marketable title passes to the new buyer through a Short Sale

A clear and marketable title passes to the new buyer through a Short Sale With all the recent news reports and discussion regarding the alleged fraud and inappropriate paperwork processing many lenders have been accused of in their foreclosure filings it raises an interesting questions in regard to the marketability of the titles issued to subsequent […]

October 29, 2010

Short Sales and your Credit Score?

My credit score is taking a hit! The following is one of the most posed questions I get on a regular basis from my clients. “Is the hit on my credit really less if I do a short sale opposed to letting my property go through foreclosure”? With the secrecy surrounding the credit reporting agencies and […]