by Jon Terry | Jan 13, 2016 | Around The Home, Blog, Buying A Home, Colorado Living, Green Home Tips, Home Owner Energy Tips
Natural gas prices nationwide are low, which means that XCEL’s customers in Colorado will be saving big on their heating bills. In fact, XCEL recently confirmed that, for the second half of the current winter heating season, customers will see significantly...
by Jon Terry | Jan 11, 2016 | Blog, Colorado Living
According to a new Forbes report, Denver is one of the few cities in the nation that has been good for job seekers in 2015. Denver ranked 8th, tied with San Diego and Portland. All three cities saw job growth increase 3.1 percent. Nationally, job growth is 2.2...
by Jon Terry | Jan 7, 2016 | Blog, Buying A Home, Colorado Living, Housing Analysis
According to a new report by Redfin and porch.com, Denver is the best place in the country to own a home. The list is based on a survey of about 10,000 U.S. homeowners in 67 markets. It uses criteria such as healthy living, commute, climate, educational...
by Jon Terry | Jan 4, 2016 | Blog, Buying A Home, Housing Analysis
According to statistics compiled by Zillow, the percentage of Denver homeowners underwater (owing more on their mortgage than their home is worth) fell to 5.5 percent in the latest quarter from 8.2 percent a year earlier. In September, it was reported that 6 percent...
by Jon Terry | Dec 14, 2015 | Blog, Foreclosure
Zombie foreclosures plague neighborhoods in some cities, but not in Denver. Out of the 1.6 million residential properties in Colorado, only 85 are considered to be zombie foreclosures. What is a zombie foreclosure? It means the home is vacant, the legal process has...