Grand Junction
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Most people don't understand what a contingency really means. To most, a contingnecymeans that something will happen after something else happens. While that is true, there's more to it. What contingency really means is that something will happen after AND ONLY IF something else happens. It is a CHANCE that something
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BEDROOM 2 BATH HOME FOR SALE GRAND JUNCTION CO $172,500.00 mls #632877
SELLER OFFERING A $2,500 LANDSCAPING PACKAGE OR CREDIT TOWARDS BUYER'S CLOSING COSTS! This 3 BEDROOM 2 BATH RANCH HOME FOR SALE has just been remodeled and is in perfectmove-in condition! Located in River Bend Subdivision, this
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Question: I am looking for a home in grandjunction. In the center part of the city. 3-4 bdr 1-2 bath. $5000-$7500 down. $1000/mo. payments or less (and thats firm) And a owner carry term.
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With only 6-8 weeks left in the second busiest Real Estate Season of the year, Grand Junction, Clifton, Montrose, Fruita, Delta,Clifton, and other Grand Valleyproperties are in desperate need of real estate staging. NOT just vacuuming, putting clothes away, and keeping the dishes done. But HIGH QUALITY HOME STAGING! So many
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Savvy Realtors know that the Internet continues to play a larger and more useful role in our daily lives. Consumers are enthusiastic and loyal visitors to local Web sites. It only stands to reason, then, that potential buyers shopthe Internet first. Realtors that keep their Web sites showing beautiful photos of
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The Daily Sentinel recently posted the following article. There has been talk around the office about how things were picking up and I am happy to report we aren't the only ones. Daily Sentinel Article - Grand Junction Home Market Responding to rates, Stimulis
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Staging in a buyers market is very important. You are now having buyers looking at a larger inventory of homes for sell; your house needs to be that step above the homes that are itscomparable. It is about what they remember about your house, the floor plan, smells, lighting, clutter,
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I got a call the other day from someone who was reading my blog and asking about Asbestos in Mesa County. When buying a new home this is something to consider and there are radon inspectors just for this purpose. Asbestos (or Mill Tailings) has a history here in the Grand
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The Grand Junction Econimic Partnership just came out with this newsletter. As bad as the economy has seemed, it really isn't that bad. Our local economy has slowed down just a bit. When you look at the numbers you realize that our local economy is doing pretty good. Click here for
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Mesa County will host a public forum on January 22nd at the Old County Courthouse (544Rood Ave.) from 6:30 - 8:00PM. The Energy Master Plan will give a comprehensive lookat what kind of energy development will likely occur in our area, and what effects it willhave on our local community, our
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November was a pretty slow month, all the way around. Between the uncertainty with the election, stock market, and the economy, people were just a little nervous. December was much better and the general concensus is things are picking up in the real estate world, especially with the low rates.
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Grand Junction was recently ranked in the "TOP 20 - Places to Live" according to a study done by Farmers Insurance Group. On top of that, Census data that was released on Monday has our property taxes as one of the least expensive in the state. Grand Junction among Top 20
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Well nobody knows for sure how these rules are going to effect us in Western Colorado. I think the national economy will play a part in our future, as well. The oil and gas companies are cutting back, but not pulling out at this time. Homes are still projected to appreciate,
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We had our weekly meeting here at the office today and we had our in-house lender come and give us an update. The word on the street is that rates look like they will continue to go down and could even get below 5% by the beginning of next year. So
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I know I'm getting this information to you a bit late this month. Sorry! The good news is that I should have November's Stats in a couple of weeks.
I would encourage you to view the graphs with these statistics at My Other Blog.
The Summary for October 2008 looks like
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I've been waiting for the New Rules to finally come out and according to our local newspaper they should be out next week. It will definitely be interesting to see what the new rules are and how they affect the Oil and Gas Industry in Western Colorado. I have included a
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The US housing index report came out today. I for one was very interested in what it was going to say. Sales have slowed down a bit and I was curious to know if the prices of our homes had went down as well. Our homes actually appreciated more in the
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WOW!! TURN OFF THE NEWS! THE GRAND JUNCTION MARKET IS STILL GREAT! BUYERS ARE BUYING AND SELLERS ARE SELLING. CALL ME I WOULD LOVE TO SHOW YOU HOW! 9702506524
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The Summary for September 2008 looks like this -
244 homes sold, and the average days on the market(DOM) was 109. You can see the DOM broken down by price range on the graphs.
In September, inventory was slightly down in homes priced lower than $450,000 and there was a slight
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Market Statistics for September 14, 2008 - September 20, 2008 According to our local MLS, there are currently 1,708 active residential listings in Grand Junction, 311 homes are under contract, and 68 homes sold last week. There were a strong number of closings this week, especially for it not being the
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The following is an article from the local paper and it states that here in Western Colorado we are living in a buffer zone, compared to other areas of Colorado and the United States. Thanks to the Oil and Gas Industry for helping us through this. Unfortunatetly, the article only has
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This is a summary of August's Real Estate Market Statistics, for more detailed statistics check out the graphs. The Summary for August 2008 looks like this -
233 homes sold, and the average days on the market(DOM) was 125. There were no sales above $750,000 and that lowered the average days
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I'm sure some of you have heard by now that the government has bought out Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. This was big news that became even bigger as the overseas markets and Dow Jones opened higher than expected. I think this can be seen as a positive. Also, one of
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