Monthly Archives: September 2013
Interest Rate vs. APR – What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You!
Written by LendingTree on Tuesday, 24 September 2013 17:17 APR versus interest rate When lenders advertise mortgage rates, they are required to display an additional number called the annual percentage rate, or APR. Find Your Mortgage Rate | Compare multiple offers in minutes! The advertised rate is the one used to calculate your mortgage payment.... Read More
Fort Collins real estate market update 9/23
Last week we saw a flurry of activity. We just listed four new houses in Old Town: 415 S. Howes Street unit 606 for $210,000.00; 401 E. Laurel Street for $599,900.00; 2256 Bellwether Lane for $375,000.00 and we have 920 Thornhill coming on the Market this week for $175,000.00. The market continues to go up... Read More
Foreclosures down 73.7% in state
Highlights: RealtyTrac releases national foreclosure report. Colorado’s 73.72% drop largest in nation. RealtyTrac ranks Colorado No. 37 Total foreclosure activity in Colorado fell by 73.7 percent in August from August 2012, the biggest year-over-year percentage drop in the U.S, according to a report released today by RealtyTrac. Colorado’s drop is more than twice that of... Read More
Fort Collins real estate market update 9/16
We had two open houses on Saturday and had over 15 groups at each home! There was an extraordinary amount of people out around town, probably due to the Historic Home Tour. There still is a lack of current inventory in Old Town with only a total of 28 homes for sale in all price... Read More
Fort Collins real estate update 9/9
We listed a home at 1129 W. Mulberry for $175k and also had an open house on Saturday for a few hours. We received two offers, so it shows that the market is still busy in this price range, but not as busy as it was just a few months ago. In the spring &... Read More
Increase The Value Of Your Home
Written by Phoebe Chongchua on Thursday, 29 August 2013 18:33 Sellers are always looking for top dollar on the sale of their home but sometimes they make some mistakes that could devalue their home and cost them dearly. Yes, you know that a home should be show-ready which likely isn’t the way you live in... Read More
Back-to-School Home Search Tips
By: Leslie Piper It’s that time of year when families consider moving to get their children into a good school district. At realtor.com we recently conducted a back-to-school survey to see how much weight schools have in the home-buying decision. The results show that school-district boundaries do impact the buying decision for more than 60... Read More
Ft. Collins real estate update 9/3
It was a busy holiday weekend for open houses and all three we had open were very well attended with about 10 groups of potential buyers through! We are listing an excellent investment property at 1129 W. Mulberry that will be coming on the market later this week. It’s a two bedroom bungalow with a... Read More