2014: Our Market Continues to Strengthen!

There are many great Denver area homes for sale. Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call me at (303) 523-4364 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

2014: Our Market Continues to Strengthen!

Today I wanted to give you a snapshot of the past twenty eight days and what the market has done in the first month of 2014. There have been a lot of national projections for 2014, but I wanted to give you more of a local view of what we’re seeing. Last year was great; we finally left the recession by entering into a strong seller’s market. Homes were selling for asking price and even above asking price and the days on market decreased to less than thirty days!

This year is continuing the trend; currently there have been 1,600 homes sold in last thirty days in the greater Denver metropolitan area. That is a differential of 2,200 homes that sold in the first month of 2013. Although few homes have sold this year, our market still continues to improve! To keep you up to date on the current state of the market, I will be updating you month in and month out. I hope I was able to paint a picture for the first thirty days of 2014!

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at the Anderson Group. I look forward to our call being the best call of your day!

How You Should Start the Home Buying Process

There are many great Denver area homes for sale. Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call me at (303) 523-4364 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

How should you start the home buying process?

Today I wanted to discuss the beginning process of buying a home. I have three steps that set up your entire plan for success. Whether you’re a first time home buyer or a veteran in the real estate business, it never hurts to go back to the basics. In the last ten years I’ve been in real estate, the step has always been getting yourself in front of a lender, back or whoever will be financing your purchase. Having that preapproval locked in allows you to understand what you can afford, knowing where you need to be searching and focus you in.

Secondly, you need to decide what loan program fits you best. You can conventionally finance your home, VA loans are available for people with government backgrounds and also FHA loans to name a few. With all of the programs out there, it is critical to decide this up front.

For the third step, you want establish a budget for the home buying process. There costs associated with pre-closing! For instance there are multiple home inspections that range from sewer scope tests, radon tests and structural tests. Once you take care of the first three steps, you move onto the fourth step which is the most fun: looking for a house!

If you have any questions about the home buying process, don’t hesitate to call me. I look forward to our call being the best call of your day!