denver real estate: Denver RE Trends: Pricing Appreciation Near Light Rail... - 01/03/09 01:42 PM
Home appreciation near T-Rex light rail line stations have out-performed the market Other cities such as Portland found that homes near light rail lines have out-performed the market in terms of price appreciation. The newest light rail line on the south east corridor (it was built during the T-REX I-25 expansion) … (1 comments)

denver real estate: Denver RE Trends: Colorado Mortgage Brokers - 01/03/09 01:38 PM
Colorado Mortgage Broker Licensing
In response to the troubled national real estate market and Colorado’s high volume of home foreclosures, efforts have increased to make higher caliber professionals involved in real estate. Licensing, rules and regulations have become more stringent for agents, appraisers, title companies and mortgage brokers. In regards to … (2 comments)

denver real estate: Denver RE Trends: Market Improving... - 01/03/09 01:35 PM
Take a look at AUN (Aurora North).
Note these positive market trends this year: - number of active listings steadily declining - average list price pretty stable (finally!) - U/C up dramatically - Number of sales / month up (partially seasonality) - DOM dropping - Stability in average sold prices and … (0 comments)

denver real estate: Denver Investors: Loans?!? - 01/03/09 01:33 PM
Topic: Special considerations for Investor loans
The talk around the water cooler these days is all about LOANS. Who can get them? At what price? What if I already have a few loans, do I still qualify? A year or two ago the question was at what price do I get … (1 comments)

denver real estate: Denver RE Trends: Sewer Scopes - 01/03/09 01:32 PM
Topic: Investor Series: Why sewer scopes are important
A LOT of agents don't advise their clients to get sewer scopes when they purchase a property. This is a major mistake. A broken sewer can cost between $3,000 - $10,000 dollars to repair and it only costs $99 ($99Rooter - others are … (1 comments)

denver real estate: Denver Real Estate Investing: Estimating Rent Amounts - 01/03/09 01:28 PM
Topic: Investor Series: Estimating Rents
A lot of clients ask me how to figure out what market rents are in a neighborhood. This is a critical input into the calculations an investor needs to make in order to determine what their return on investment will be on a rental property. So … (0 comments)

denver real estate: Denver Investing: Roofs? - 01/03/09 01:27 PM
Topic: Investor Series: Things to look for when you look at roofs
Have you ever driven through Aurora North looking for a rental property and taken a close look at the roofs? Here's what you'll see: a bunch of 1950's ranches in varying states of repair or disrepair, lawns that are … (1 comments)

denver real estate: Denver RE Trends: Seeing a Foreclosure - 01/03/09 12:59 PM
Topic: Investor Series: Things to keep in mind when seeing a foreclosed home
As investors we face a number of very real and very scary challenges. Making sense of this market is no mean feat and one has to be very careful with his or her investment. However, we usually think … (1 comments)

denver real estate: Denver Real Estate Trends: Egress Windows - 01/03/09 12:58 PM
Topic name: Investor Series: Understanding Egress Windows
A lot of investors ask what an egress window is and when one is needed. Technically, it's a window for a room below grade that a municipality has deemed large enough to be safe for exit in case of emergency. While there are some … (1 comments)

denver real estate: Denver Investing Trends: Basement Rental Units - 01/03/09 12:57 PM
Topics for Investors: Basement Kitchens
You walk into a property you're looking to buy and rent and you walk down into the basement and voila! you find a full second kitchen. Great! You start calculating how much rent you could get if you could rent the downstairs separate from the upstairs … (1 comments)

 
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