by Jon Terry | Oct 5, 2010 | Blog, Buying A Home, Buying in a Recession
Over the last 2 years, we have seen tremendous corrections in the housing market, meaning almost across the board, the price of homes have come down. There was a time when we all took the housing market for granted. A once “no-brainer” decision to invest...
by Jon Terry | Sep 29, 2010 | Blog, Buying A Home
Have you ever wondered if making an offer to buy a home is an art or a science? The bottom line is that it is both. Nonetheless, for many, handling an offer can be a mysterious and frustrating process. There is an age-old saying that the seller thinks their home is...
by Jon Terry | Sep 23, 2010 | Blog, Buying A Home
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal has presented sound reasoning about buying a home. While many have reported doom and gloom for our real estate market in the last couple years, buying a home can still be an excellent investment. Financing and pricing has...
by Jon Terry | Sep 21, 2010 | Blog, Buying A Home, Buying in a Recession, Foreclosure, Short Sale
It appears that short sales are now replacing foreclosures in the marketplace. The Denver Post recently published an article stating that short sales are up 47% over the first seven months of 2010. We are seeing a trend in the market of people looking for options to...
by Jon Terry | Aug 10, 2010 | Blog, Buying A Home
The real estate market experienced a huge amount of activity in April when many were trying to take advantage of the home buyer tax credit. You needed to be under contract by April 30 and you must close by September 30th to take advantage of the tax credit....
by Jon Terry | Aug 4, 2010 | Blog, Buying A Home
The real estate industry and mortgage industry have undergone some major changes in the last few years. Especially in light of the all the changes to GFE (Good Faith Estimates) and TILA (Truth In Lending), the most important thing for buyers to do is carefully choose...
