Archive for the ‘Markets and Trends’ Category
Property Tax Payers! The Appeal Clock is Ticking.
Posted by: Bart Schroeder on: May 2, 2009
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Can you hear that sound? Tick, tick, tick. It’s the sound of time slipping away. If you are, like many of us, receiving a “Notice of Valuation (NOV)” from your County Assessor that seems inflated (given recent events), then pay attention to that ticking sound because you don’t have much time to act. This is [...]
Denver Fares Well Again – smallest decline in Case-Shiller Index
Posted by: Bart Schroeder on: February 26, 2009
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Denver home prices declined a little in November while much of the rest of the country continued its downward spiral, according to a closely watched 20-city index released Tuesday. Prices dropped 1.1 percent in Denver from October to November. That was the smallest month-over- month decline among the cities measured by the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller [...]
Another Lesson in the Importance of Location
Posted by: Bart Schroeder on: July 16, 2008
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Besides being responsible for that interesting creature known as “Private Mortgage Insurance”, most of us do not know that this company provides an invaluable service to many in the business of forecasting Economic and Real Estate Trends. PMI Group, Inc. today released its Summer 2008 U.S. Market Risk Index(SM), which ranks the nation’s 50 largest [...]
Sellers: 5 Signs Your Asking Price is too High.
Posted by: Bart Schroeder on: June 3, 2008
- In: Markets and Trends| Selling
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Sluggish housing markets are filled with listings that are lingering on the market, prompting many home sellers to ponder a price cut. One of the most predominant statements heard of realtors these days is, “We still have sellers who are in denial of the market and don’t want to price properties where they need [...]
A Contrarian View of Inflation — Good for Real Estate?
Posted by: Bart Schroeder on: May 21, 2008
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For real estate owners, inflation can be beneficial … yes, beneficial. Consider this:
Rising inflation raises people’s income and their home prices. Usually, the increases would be nominal in terms of what you actually receive in paychecks and the listing price you would set to sell your home. Of course, we are not in normal times. [...]
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