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10. Take-away Perfected Let’s admit it. Ordering Chipotle on your phone app and having it ready for pickup before the time it takes you to

In Colorado, real property taxes are paid in arrears, meaning that you will pay the 2020 taxes in 2021. Depending on the date of your

Homebuyers, especially in newly developed areas, should pay special attention to the taxes they may be paying for inclusion in a special district.  Property taxes

Buyers continued to house hunt in November, way beyond normal levels. November 2020 was the 6th straight month that showing activity has outpaced the previous

Adams 12 Five Star Schools expects to announce its model for in-person learning by July 30, based on feedback from district leaders and stakeholders. Get the latest

If you’re an experienced real estate flipper you may know about hold-open title policies because they can save you a lot of money on title

Buyers are asking this question: Should I buy now, or wait to see if the market drops. This short video discusses some key real estate

Denver’s real estate market has shown a huge rebound now that in-person showings have resumed.   Here’s a breakdown of the largest segment of homes, those

First Alliance now accepts earnest money deposits through the remote app powered by Earnnest.  Instead of writing and delivering a paper check, or initiating a

DMAR just releasedMarch Statsfor its 11 Counties Here’s a breakdown: Active Listings Down (-8%) Compared to March of 2019 listings actives were down by 8%. 

This will take a few moments to read, but it’s worth the effort.  It’ll give you some great content to share with clients and prospects. 

In response to March 27th Executive Order from Governor Polis, the Colorado Secretary of State just issued emergency rules to remove the requirement that signers

Updated on April 9, 2020 Denver’s Order Denver Mayor Hancock’s announcement Monday of a stay-at-home order sent some shock waves through the real estate industry.  My

The safety of our customers and staff is of paramount priority.  In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, we’re now providing a No Contact Curb-Side closing

What a crazy few weeks for headlines You are probably wondering what this means for real estate. Here’s a few summary points: Showing traffic for

First Alliance Title’s Commitment to Health & Safety – Excuse Me If I Don’t Shake Your Hand! We Are Taking Precautions The last thing buyers

We just updated our 25 Year Home Appreciation Map.   Click on the map below to zoom in and check out your neighborhood.  You’ll see that

We hear this concern a lot.  Buyers are reluctant to purchase a home because they fear they could be buying at the peak of the

Today marks the launch of the Matrix system overhaul. RECOLORADO has produced a really detailed webinar (45 minutes) to explain all the changes. They are

Housing Market Trifecta Creates Excellent Trade-Up Opportunity Although price appreciation has slowed slightly, the Denver-metro housing market, overall, remains strongly skewed toward sellers due to

Last year I came up with a bold idea.  I was turning 50 so I thought: “wouldn’t it be great to run a 50k trail

We get a lot of questions from real estate brokers about geographic farming.  The first consideration in picking a neighborhood to farm is the turnover

There’s been a lot of writing about iBuyers lately.   Last month the Denver Post ran an article about listing activity in October.  The reporter, Aldo

There’s a lot of hand-wringing by investors that cap rates are not as good as they were.  That’s true.  If you’re a landlord looking back

First Alliance Title is excited to announce our 2019 Pumpkin Carving Contest! Prizes $50 gift card PLUS Greenwood Village One Month ofFREE classes: a $179

The market update for Sept from the MLS has been released. The showings / active listing traffic last month was pretty strong – better than

The Best Airbnb Locations for Summer Income Sometimes making smart investments can make all the difference. It was in this spirit that the data analysts

Every month we get inundated with stats about home sales across the nation, across the state, and across the front range.  As for “local” stats,

I wanted to pass along a great piece written by Bob Grubb, the CEO of one of our valued underwriters, Alliant National Title Company.  His

Over the last several weeks we’ve heard a lot of news about lower interest rates motivating buyers to look for a new home. In the

On May 20th, Governor Polis signed into law HB19-1118 which changes the cure period for lease violations.  If you’re a landlord, take note! The new

Governor Polis recently signed into law three bills directly aimed at addressing the metro area’s housing affordability challenges.   Noticeably absent from the bills that became

The 2019 Colorado legislature has passed several bills concerning housing and real estate.  Here’s the updated list of bills that became laws in 2019. HB19-1098:

The Colorado Real Estate Commission just adopted new closing instruction forms. Implementation Date You can use the current Closing Instructions form or the newly adopted

As a result of the recent passing of HB19-1098 (Deeds to Convey Real Estate), the Real Estate Commission has amended the purchase and sale agreement

This Spring begins with yet another seller’s market fueled by historical low housing inventory and strong buyer demand.   In some areas homes may not be

Myth: Largest potential homebuyers after married couples are single men. Fact: 18% of homebuyers are single women, twice the percentage for single men (only 9%).

April 24th officially marks our 5th year in business.  Since that day we’ve grown from 1 employee in an executive suite to 31 employees across

Average and median price statistics don’t always tell the full story of our real estate market.  This Denver Business Journal by Andrew Dodson correctly points

The 2019 Contract form mandates that sellers provide several additional HOA documents to buyers.  The problems is that many association managers are unaware of the

The 2019 Contract form contains a new deadline related to inspection, the “Inspection Termination Deadline.” There’s lots of confusion about how to use this deadline.

Denver development dubbed the “American Dream” by Oakwood Homes is targeting entry level-buyers between $220,000 and $260,000. As reported in the Washington Post, builders across the

While we saw some slowing in number of homes sold during the last half of 2018, the average rate of appreciation of home prices remained

Kelcey McClung wrote about January 2019 home sales in the Denver Business Journal.  She provides evidence that real estate market trends point to a more

Colorado 2019 legislative session is up and running.  Here are a few real estate related bills that we’re keeping an eye on this session. Deeds

A while back we analyzed deals that went under contract to determine how many go on to close compared to those that cancel.  We just

2019 Market Conditions May Present a Best-Case Scenario to Make Your Move Selling When the Market’s Hot Over the past three years median home prices

Local mortgage originator, Joe Massey, passed on this Wall Street Journal article about a window of opportunity for lower interest rates.  Joe explained that there

The 2019 Contract forms default to “Special Warranty Deed” as the deed type.  As the buyer, would you want a “General Warranty Deed? What’s the

For the last three years, brokers have been begging for a market where buyers weren’t competing on multiple offers for practically every transaction.  Most have

In Colorado, real property taxes are paid in arrears, meaning that you will pay your 2018 taxes in 2019. Depending on the date of your

It’s that time of year when we look around the house and try to figure out where we’re going to put all the stuff we

Over the last several months we’ve seen the market beginning to cool. Whether the spring season greets us with another strong seller’s market with tight

3D-Printers Earlier this year Adidas introduced its Futurecraft 4D shoe, the first release of shoes made with 3D-printers.  While consumers might ooh and aah over

Trying to understand the real estate market’s unit count decline?   Here is a deeper analysis of the numbers extracted from metrolist for the six

If you’ve been selling real estate for two or three years you’ve grown accustomed to properties going under contract within a couple of weeks.  Our

The Real Estate Commission made substantial changes to the 2019 contract forms.  We have several upcoming CE classes to explain the changes, but here is

There’s a wealth of data on home buyers, sellers and renters in the Zillow Group Report on Consumer Housing Trends 2018 — and we’ve pulled

Here are a few slides from our 3rd Quarter Real Estate Trends presentation, and suggestions on how real estate brokers might explain them to clients.