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homes: Pictures Tell A Thousand Words: Seasonally Marketing Your Listing - 04/07/09 12:38 AM
You are working through the MLS with a buyer client.  It's August 31st.  Hot temps outside.  AC working inside.  All of a sudden--there it is.  That unappreciated home listing.  Sure, you'll be thinking skiing in two or three months, but by the looks of it, they've got more than enough snow just blocks from the real estate office at this old listing!  HOLY COW. Has the listing agent even checked this MLS listing in months? 
A caring listing agent certainly cringes at the sight of such a breach of duty.  Please, colleagues, let's get it right and keep our listing photographs seasonally adjusted.   If it stopped … (8 comments)

homes: Short Sales (Short Pay): A "Win-Win" Alternative to Foreclosure? - 04/01/09 09:49 AM
When foreclosure is looming for a homeowner, the short sale can be a creative solution.  Simply put, a short sale occurs when a lienholder or lienholders agree to take a lower payoff than the principal owed to them.  The short-sale scenario may be caused by excess fees and late charges that have been levied, closing costs and commissions due, back taxes, 2nd and 3rd mortgages, or even 100% interest only mortgages granted just before declining market values hit the U.S. home market.  The bottom line is there is no longer enough equity in the home for a traditional sale where seller … (1 comments)

homes: New Homes Under $220,000--Old Town North Fort Collins--Allegro Cottages - 03/13/09 07:40 AM
Want to walk and ride your bike to old town or along the Poudre River trail? The team at Keller Williams Realty Northern Colorado is proud to announce the signing of a listing for Allegro Cottages in Old Town North. These simple and efficient homes will give the homebuyer a chance to buy a new home with ease. The homes will be built to order, where the choices are very simple. Buyers make a few color choices, but the design of the home is ready to go. At nearly 2,000 square feet with today's amenities, the price per foot is very … (0 comments)

homes: Homes At Or Below Builder Cost!--Colorado in 2009 - 12/22/08 03:29 PM
The year 2009 will continue to offer Buyers the best opportunity in years to buy homes with value. 
Not only are interest rates at all time lows, but builders are still looking to disperse excess inventory from their stock.  In many cases, we are seeing builders at or below their cost to build.  In Larimer County, and in Fort Collins in general, we can show you many homes for a great price, especially in the new home price category above $400,000.  We even have a few in the $250,000 range that are being sold below builder cost. 
We have presented agressive offers to builders and regular sellers, … (8 comments)