Denver Real Estate Maintenance Tip : Roofing
September 7, 2011 by Bob Schenkenberger · 9 Comments
With the heat of summer behind us, it is time to start thinking about preparing your home for the colder months ahead. Don’t wait until the first snow of the season to find out you may have a roof issue! The following should help you make sure your roof will be care free throughout the [...]
Denver Area Xcel Energy Rebates
August 22, 2011 by Bob Schenkenberger · 2 Comments
One of the most popular post we have on the GetHomeDenver Team’s blog, relates to Xcel Energy Efficient Rebates, so I wanted to give an update that relates to Central Air Conditioning. Late summer and early fall are great times to add or upgrade the Central A/C of your home. Most contractors offer substantial end [...]
10 Tax Tips for Selling Your Denver Home
August 17, 2011 by Bob Schenkenberger · Leave a Comment
There are tax many tax benefits to owning residential real estate. On the flip side, there are also consequences when it comes time to sell. I always advise clients to seek professional counsel from there CPA if they are not sure what the ramifications are, but this is pretty straight forward and comes right from [...]
Another Sign of Denver Real Estate Recovery
July 6, 2011 by Bob Schenkenberger · Leave a Comment
[facebook_ilike] When it comes to Real Estate market statistics, there is no shortage of data points, prognostications or opinions. Is it better to compare this month to last month, or this month to the same month of last year? Are you better off comparing quarterly because of the seasonal aspect of the real estate market? [...]
7 DEADLY “SINS” OF EXTERIOR PAINTING
November 17, 2010 by Bob Schenkenberger · 1 Comment
Exterior painting is a great way to maintain and beautify the wood siding on a home, but it’s important to do things correctly. Commit any one of seven painting “sins” and you may suffer the consequences: a shortened life for your brand new paint job. According to Debbie Zimmer, spokesperson for the Paint Quality [...]
New HUD Program to Support Unemployed
October 7, 2010 by Bob Schenkenberger · Leave a Comment
[facebook_ilike] *****NEWS RELEASE***** HUD ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO HELP COLORADO HOMEOWNERS STRUGGLING WITH UNEMPLOYMENT 32 States and Puerto Rico Will Receive Funds Through HUD’s Emergency Homeowners Loan Program (DENVER)- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Regional Administrator Rick Garcia announced today that HUD will provide $41,286,747, to help struggling homeowners in Colorado through its [...]
$1 Billion to Stabilize Neighborhoods (HUD NSP Program)
September 8, 2010 by Bob Schenkenberger · Leave a Comment
PRESS RELEASE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION AWARDS ADDITIONAL $1 BILLION TO STABILIZE NEIGHBORHOODS HARD-HIT BY FORECLOSURE Third round of NSP grants to build on efforts to confront abandonment and blight WASHINGTON – U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today awarded an additional $1 billion in funding to all states along with a number of counties and [...]
FHA Increases Fees to Save Programs?
August 10, 2010 by Bob Schenkenberger · 1 Comment
[facebook_ilike] It’s no secret that the housing crisis has strained Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Department of HUD. So, congress just passed H.R. 5981. This bill gives FHA the authority to adjust its mortgage insurance rates to increase funding to the FHA Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund. This move will immediately begin to yield $300 [...]
Denver Real Estate Market Statistics April 2010
May 12, 2010 by Bob Schenkenberger · Leave a Comment
[facebook_ilike] As a quick recap, while individual areas vary, April, 2010 combined MLS Residential Statistics had a number of positive indicators compared to April of 2009. Increase in the Number of Closed Sales to 3,308 (up 22.2% for the month) Average Days on Market reduced 22.5% to 79 days Number of Active Listings increased 1.3% [...]
Get Home Denver’s new Home Search and iPhone app
May 3, 2010 by Bob Schenkenberger · Leave a Comment
In an ongoing effort to provide you with unparalleled service I am now able to offer you access to the most comprehensive and intuitive, home-search website and integrated iPhone App on the market. Hosted by a new service called iRealty, both my Property Search and iPhone App utilize data directly from the multiple listing service [...]