Shirley Cicero's (scicero) Blog

1. Are any appliances under warranty? 2. Do you have product manuals for appliances? 3. Can you provide a landscape plan or a list of outdoor plants and how to care for them? 4. What are the names and phone numbers of immediate neighbors? 5. Are there children living on the street? 6. Where is th...

If you're thinking about buying a home, a pre-approval is a fast and simple way to make your home buying experience easier from start to finish. Pre-approval means you get an approval for a mortgage loan before you make an offer on a home or even find a home you want. (This is in contrast to pre-...

According to an article in USA today there is talk amongst the Obama administration at high levels to provide financial assistance to homeowners who've lost their jobs and can't afford their mortgage payments. (click here to read the entire article) http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/housing/2...

The patient is out of intensive care, but still has a very long road ahead to a clean bill of health.” Those were the words last week from Fannie Mae Chief Executive Officer Michael Williams. The CEO went on to say, “Anyone looking objectively at the economy and the housing market sees hope.” We ...

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Urges Potential First-Time Buyers to Allow Enough Time for Closing to Secure Tax Credit of up to $8,000    The $8,000 federal tax credit for first-time homebuyers is scheduled to expire on December 1, 2009.  However, in order to qualify, the transaction must...

If you haven't seen the article in the Wall Street Journal on September 2, 2009, click here to read it: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204047504574386802310702622.html . This looks at numbers from Standard & Poors and NAR. An excerpt from the article: "Last week, Standard & Poor's...

 $17,900  Livermore, Colorado 1.78 acres located in Glacier View Meadows. Camp out with your RV. Build your log home later. Glacier View Meadows is a residential subdivision, consisting of approximately 970 lots, varying in acreage size and shape, at elevations ranging abo...ve 7,000 feet. Glacie...

Here are the July numbers for the Denver Metropolitan area as reported by Metrolist. Total units sold were down by 16.8%. The million dollar properties sold continue to struggle, but they did experience a slight up-tick in July. The average sales price seems to be inching its way up ever so sligh...