http://blog.liveurbandenver.com Urban and City-Close Real Estate in Denver Colorado Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:53:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We have all heard of certain tax credits that the government is offering for making energy efficient improvements to your home.  But have we heard them all?  It turns out there are endless possibilities for making improvements that are deemed green and getting tax credit for it.  Below is a sample of what ... http://blog.liveurbandenver.com/even-more-tax-credits-for-green-updates-for-homeowners-and-investors/ 1) The first-time buyer and move-up buyer credit deadline is looming, you need to be under-contract by April 30th to take advantage of FREE money. 2) Interest Rates – still hovering around 5% , but experts agree they have no where to go but up. 3) FHA financing is readily available and ... http://blog.liveurbandenver.com/top-5-reasons-why-you-should-call-your-realtor-right-now/ While our family was in London last month, we had the opportunity to visit with many of my husband’s overseas friends and family, and I found it really interesting that several of them mentioned the 16th Street Mall when relating their experiences visiting Colorado.  Obviously, the mall makes an impression ... http://blog.liveurbandenver.com/16th-street-mall-redevelopment-in-planning-stage/ Living in Capitol Hill: living green AND living it up! "Walkable neighborhoods offer surprising benefits to our health, the environment, and our communities. Better health: A study in Washington State found that the average resident of a pedestrian-friendly neighborhood weighs 7 pounds less than someone who lives in a sprawling neighborhood.1 Residents ... http://blog.liveurbandenver.com/capitol-hill-3rd-most-walkable-neighborhood-in-denver/ A city is sized up by its skyline, both its might and its imagination. When we look at tall buildings from far away, we don't care about their science — if the elevators are fast or how much energy they consume. We take in how they shape the urban outline, if ... http://blog.liveurbandenver.com/the-brand-new-denver-skyline-will-it-keep-changing/ I recently attended a real estate investor meeting regarding buying foreclosures for fix and flips. It was a packed room. As I scanned the faces in the room, I tried to determine how many people were actually investors. The few I spoke to were other agents, ... http://blog.liveurbandenver.com/thinking-fix-and-flip/ The focus of the U.S. real-estate market lately has been the number of foreclosures and people trying to purchase cheap housing. But Brian Wesbury, chief economist at First Trust Advisors, says that if Americans don’t start focusing on building new houses, the market will have a much bigger problem on ... http://blog.liveurbandenver.com/economist-housing-shortage-coming-in-2011-really/ As a parent, those words often resonated from the back seat of the mini van within the first hour of the journey. Interesting, it has become the most asked question to me as a real estate agent. The more defined questions are: “Is the market finally showing signs ... http://blog.liveurbandenver.com/are-we-there-yet/ The pop heard ’round the world when the housing bubble burst brought a lot of bad news — from plummeting home prices to mounting foreclosures.  We didn't experience it as severely here in Denver as the rest of the country did, especially the east and west coast.  Regardless, it has had a lasting ... http://blog.liveurbandenver.com/5-lessons-from-the-housing-bubble-bust/ [caption id="attachment_848" align="alignleft" width="573" caption="You have got to see this one!"][/caption] http://blog.liveurbandenver.com/stunning-remodel-in-sunnyside/