I received an email the other day from a dear reader in Chicago who's getting ready to buy a house and wanted to know some of the ins and outs of working with a buyer's agent. She also suggested that instead of just responding to her, I should respond on the blog so that others may benefit from these little nuggets of wisdom. (Does mild sarcasm come through on your average blog post?) At any rate, it seemed like ... Read More

Forbes magazine just released their list of the 10 best cities for home sellers in 2008. And guess which market came in at #7? Our very own Denver! To assess each market, Forbes looked at unsold vacancy rates, construction starts (to see if a lot of new construction would be cropping up and making vacancy rates worse), job creation (to see if buyers would have jobs, so they could buy houses) and Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae's new conforming loan limits ... Read More