The Real Estate Market Cycle
September 2, 2008 by Bob Schenkenberger · 3 Comments
This video is very informative and explains the reasons for real estate market corrections. It also gives an historical perspective of where we’ve been, and the inevitable result of any downturn. A big shout-out and Thank You to Ted Mackel and the Homebuysblog from Simi Valley, for finding this gem! Explaining the market is much [...]
Ignore the Headlines? Not so fast my friend!
March 11, 2008 by Bob Schenkenberger · 1 Comment
Just when I think the Media is too out of touch to save, they surprise me. A Time Magazine article by Dan Kadlec, in the Right on Your Money section tells us that the sky is not falling! Wow, how about that, a guy who gets it. His premise is when prices are falling few [...]
Denver is Low Risk for Decline
March 4, 2008 by Bob Schenkenberger · 1 Comment
Denver has less than a 1% risk of declining values. This from third quarter data released from the Office of Federal Housing Oversight. Only twelve of the largest 50 metropolitan markets have such a low risk. The areas of greatest risk tended to be those with large price increases over the past 3 years. Recently [...]
Where is this Market Going?
March 4, 2008 by Bob Schenkenberger · 1 Comment
So where is the Denver real estate market headed? I’ve attached an informative video featuring Steve Murray of Real Trends. Real Trends is a research and market trending analyzer. They have been providing research and data, specifically for the residential real estate industry for over 20 years! In this short video, Steve comments about where [...]
Mortgage Broker Crackdown!
March 20, 2008 by Bob Schenkenberger · 2 Comments
Strong Headline! The Rocky Mountain News published this article, and I needed to comment. The Colorado State legislature passed a law that went into effect January 1st, 2008, requiring Mortgage Brokers to become licensed by the State. While most states have required the licensure of Mortgage Brokers for some time, Colorado was a bit behind [...]
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