The Colorado Springs Real Estate Market is Changing In the spring of 2017, the real estate market in Colorado Springs took off and stayed steady until late summer of 2018. While the market is still solid, it’s not as aggressive as it was previously and Sellers who want to sell need to be prepared that … Read more
Questions to Ask your REALTOR to Sell your Home with Confidence How do you determine value? A competent REALTOR will examine the market for homes similar to yours that have sold over the past six-to-twelve months in your immediate area to determine which are most similar to yours. They should also look at the houses … Read more
What BUYERS Need to Know When Looking for a Home Seeing more than 5 houses in a day will make them all a blur. Often people will want to “speed date” looking at homes. After 5, maybe 6 houses in a day, they all tend to run together and you won’t remember the details … Read more
DISCLOSE, DISCLOSE, DISCLOSE You’re putting your house on the market and filling out the Seller’s Property Disclosure that will be given to prospective Buyers. Which items are important for you to disclose? You had a plumbing leak fixed last year so you don’t need to disclose that, right? You have an old electric box that … Read more
Rules to Follow When Your House is on the Market Thou shall not turn down a showing. You usually only get one chance for prospective Buyers to see your home. Take them at every available opportunity. Thou shall not let anyone in who knocks on your door. People will often see a real estate sign and … Read more
Timely Tips from a Realtor to Make your Move Easier Having moved recently, and helping many clients during the moving process over the years, I’ve gathered some useful ideas that might help make your move easier when the time comes: Have a sense of urgency – it will take more time than you think Declutter Declutter … Read more
Over the past few decades of selling real estate, people often ask questions I can’t answer, either because of laws preventing disclosure, or because so many of the questions are subjective and change from person to person or situation to situation. Here are some common questions your Realtor can’t tell you: Is it a safe … Read more