http://livemilehigh.com Colorado's #1 Real Estate Blog Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:20:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Many Colorado homeowners and homebuyers are aware of the problems caused by swelling soil, also known as bentonite.  Bentonite can cause all kinds of problems in Colorado properties, from issues with the basement and foundation, to “roller coaster roads” (bumpy, uneven roads) in the neighborhoods.  Swelling soil is therefore a ... http://livemilehigh.com/housing/colorado-homeowners-and-swelling-soil-help-is-here/ The holidays have passed, and a new year has begun – which means that tax time is right around the corner.  If you are a Colorado homeowner, this is also the time of year when owning your own home really pays off.   There are a number of tax advantages and tax ... http://livemilehigh.com/finance/colorado-homeowners-benefit-at-tax-time/ Just when you thought the Federal Reserve was done tinkering with the interest rates, they’ve gone and done it again: On December 11th, the Feds cut interest rates a third time. Like last time, this rate cut lowered the short-term interest rate only a quarter of a percent.  However, since the ... http://livemilehigh.com/finance/interest-rates-cut-a-third-time/ According to an article on MSNBC.com, mortgage rates fell this week to 6.10 percent.  Rates this low haven’t been seen in more than two years. Another article in The Denver Post reported a similar drop in mortgage rates last week: According to Freddie Mac, between the second and third weeks of ... http://livemilehigh.com/finance/take-advantage-of-the-lowest-mortgage-rates-in-two-years/ On September 18th, barely a month and a half ago, the Federal Reserve lowered two interest rates by half a percent each: The overnight lending rate was cut to 4.75 percent, and the discount lending rate was cut to 5.25 percent. At the time, the Feds and other experts voiced concerns ... http://livemilehigh.com/finance/federal-reserve-lowers-interest-rates-a-second-time/ Sunday, October 15th was Blog Action Day.  The goal was for bloggers worldwide to post about the environment.   Just because Blog Action Day is over, however, doesn’t mean we should stop talking about the environment.  Here are five simple but effective things homeowners can do to make their lives more earth-friendly.   #1: ... http://livemilehigh.com/housing/5-things-homeowners-can-do-for-the-environment/ The residential market is still showing signs of slowing, the total amount of homes sold slid by 25% to only 3,737.  The average sold price of residential homes feel 6% to $278,615 from $329,783 last month.   In the condominium market we only saw a total of 3,453 properties go under ... http://livemilehigh.com/market-analysis/colorado-real-estate-market-stats-for-september-2007/ Recently, I discussed how the real estate slump has had little effect on the second home market in Colorado.  At the end of September, the Denver Post ran an article that supports this theory: The real estate market in Aspen is still going strong! The gist of the article is that ... http://livemilehigh.com/market-analysis/real-estate-market-in-aspen-colorado-still-going-strong/ Investing in real estate is a tricky business as there are pros and cons involved. While it is possible to make a lot of money in real estate it is also possible to lose it all. The biggest disadvantage with investing in real estate is that there are no guarantees.  Many ... http://livemilehigh.com/investing/good-bad-ugly-in-investing-in-real-estate/ On September 18th, the Federal Reserve finally did what many of us have been waiting and hoping for: They lowered interest rates. An article in the New York Times reported that two different rates have been cut by half a percent each: The overnight lending rate, which has more of ... http://livemilehigh.com/finance/the-federal-reserve-lowers-interest-rates/