Home Selling Tips
Get a CLUE when buying a home
If you don’t have a CLUE, don’t be embarrassed! Most Americans are CLUE-less and have never heard of the CLUE database, but if you are a home buyer or home seller, it’s probably a good idea to get a CLUE!
Lingo, fees & contracts: Explaining real estate concepts
The real estate industry has its own lingo, fee structure and contracts packed with lengthy clauses, confusing concepts, and plenty of legalese.
The complex nature of valuing rural properties
First-time rural property buyers are often unaware of the complexities that determine a property’s value. Unlike city properties, there is an abundance of variables to be considered, and “comps” are difficult to find.
Keep your home safe! January is Radon Action Month
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has designated January as National Radon Action Month.
Owner financing in real estate
Owner financing is an alternative to a using a mortgage lender or bank. Also known as seller financing, owner financing is when a real estate owner has enough equity to loan all or part of the money for a buyer’s purchase of their property. Carrying the financing on a...
How to sell your home during the 2020 holidays
In an average year, the period from November through January presents special challenges for selling your home. In this year’s anything-but-normal holiday season there are added difficulties of showing your home during the re-surging pandemic. But if you need...
Beyond brokers, real estate data sharing benefits homebuyers and sellers too
To ensure Colorado’s industry tools are more effective for consumers along the Front Range, Information and Real Estate Services (IRES) and REcolorado recently launched a data-sharing partnership that integrates listing data into each organization’s system.
Design Recipes: How to take the best real estate photos
When it comes to properly presenting your home for sale, next to pricing, solid photography tops the list.
The importance of staging when selling a home
Even when you’re selling in a strong market like Boulder, staging can help you sell the property quickly and for the price you desire.
Playing the Numbers Game: Strategies for Picking a Perfect Price
Before you list your home for sale, make sure you put thought and strategy into your asking price, to help your property listing stand out.
Here’s Exactly How Much Home Staging Costs — and When It’s Worth It
If you’re selling your home, you know it should be clean and clutter-free, along with photogenic.Home staging can help accomplish this.
Ask Angie’s List: How Should I Prep My Home for Fall Selling?
It’s a great time to sell your home, but for the best results, take a few steps to make sure your home is attractive and will fetch the best price.
John Feeney: Northern Colorado’s Realtor
Serving Loveland and Northern Colorado communities, John Feeney has been successfully helping clients buy and sell homes for seven years.
Refresh Your Home with Curb Appeal
This summer, we’re spending more time than ever at home. That reality and the good weather make this the perfect time to assess your home’s curb appeal and take steps to “kick it up a notch.”
Why You Should Consider Selling Your Colorado Vacation Home in the Summer
Interested in the possibility of selling your Colorado vacation home this summer? Here’s insight into why this may be a beneficial choice.
5 Things Buyers Are Looking for in a Pandemic Market
It’s quite an undertaking, buying a home. There are moving parts everywhere. Add a pandemic to the mix? It seems ill-advised to buy…at least, it does to the untrained eye.
Fair Housing in 2020
In light of recent events, Realtors® are affirming their support for equal opportunity and are at the forefront of ensuring that people are not discriminated against with regard to housing.
HOA: Three simple letters, one polarizing entity
HOA: they’re three simple letters that can conjure up a range of emotions. As the acronym for Homeowner Association, just the mention of “HOA” can be met with a sense of belonging – or an air of contempt.
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Real Estate Market in Boulder County and Beyond
If you’re planning to buy or sell a home in Boulder County, you may be curious about how the virus is affecting our real estate market
Ask the Expert: Home Inspection Tips For Sellers
Spring is here – the most popular time to list a home for sale. If you are ready to sell and want to help the process go smoothly, consider a pre-listing home inspection.
WK Real Estate Leads the Way
Ask any Boulder or Denver area resident who knows WK Real Estate to describe the firm in one word. They might suggest words like established, traditional, rooted, stable, trusted…
Coronavirus and Real Estate: Counting Our Blessings
The coronavirus has wreaked havoc on our economy and the death toll is heartbreaking. But looking at the bright side of things, it’s good this crisis didn’t happen 40 years ago.
Coronavirus and 1031 Exchanges
A 1031 Exchange is a tax-deferred real estate transaction that “swaps” one investment property with another investment property under very strict IRS rules for the timeline and deadlines that structure the transaction.
Ask the Expert: Home inspections during COVID-19
The American Society of Home Inspectors believes that home inspections may continue during the COVID-19 outbreak when prudent safety precautions are practiced, and when performing the inspection does not conflict with government orders and recommendations.
Real Estate As a “Critical Business” During Coronavirus Stay-at-Home Order
The National Association of Realtors® has issued best practices for real estate professionals to keep their clients safe throughout the entire process of buying or selling a home.
At Home During the Coronavirus Crisis and What’s To Come When It’s Over
Just six months ago, we were living in an entirely different world. With the spread of COVID-19, those indicators will be quite different for March.
Real Estate in the Coming Months
As COVID-19 transforms daily routines, people are concerned an economic slowdown, which may affect the housing market, is on the horizon.
Ask the Expert: Pre-Inspection Spring Cleaning
Most of us will be spending a lot of time at home for a while due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Giving your house a good spring cleaning could keep you busy.
Realtor for Life: Selling or Buying a Home with Solar
Selling or buying a home with a solar power system lease or loan could pose a few challenges for a home sale or purchase.
Ask the Expert: Undesirable Inspection Report Results
When you list your home for sale the prospect of a pending inspection can be stressful. A lot of real estate transaction stress is the result of surprises.
