Apr
09
2010
Source: The Denver Post, Margaret Jackson With the deadline looming to take advantage of an $8,000 federal tax credit, first-time buyers helped boost Denver-area home sales in March by nearly 50 percent over the previous month, according to data released Thursday. There were 3,602 homes sold last month, up 47.9 percent from the 2,436 homes [...]
Sep
01
2009
Foreclosure guilt is affecting some people who can afford to buy low-cost properties even though friends and family haven’t been so lucky. As Anya Sanko who bought a foreclosure in Las Vegas says, there’s a hard-to-shake worry that “you’re capitalizing off of somebody else’s misfortune.” Some people dismiss this as unwarranted drama, but Santa Fe [...]
Aug
17
2009
Happy Monday! I saw this article in the Denver Post and wanted to share it. I absolutely agree, teaching our children about being financially responsible is a critical skill to have — as Robert Kiyosaki, author of many investor and real estate books, most popular one “Rich Dad, Poor Dad”, points out – being financially [...]