Category Archives: Wise Real Estate Tips

15-Minute Fixes For Around The Home

By Real Estate News | Published: April 11, 2010

Home maintenance is an ongoing project. There’s always something to do around the house, or something to fix. The problem is, you may not have the time, or the skills, to get it done yourself. In this 4-minute piece from The Today Show on NBC, you’ll see some projects are quite simple.

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Interest Rates – What’s the Low Down?

By Kristal Kraft Denver Realtor | Published: February 3, 2010

Funny how when things are good people, tend to forget that things are good, and good things don’t necessarily last forever.  I’m referring to interest rates. The other day, a client made mention of a “high interest rate” being 6%.  It struck me funny,although I didn’t laugh.  To me a 6% interest rate is actually [...]

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FHA is Changing Rules and the Scope of Qualifying for Buyers

By Kristal Kraft Denver Realtor | Published: January 30, 2010

Recent announcements by FHA will have impacts on our spring time (and beyond) buyers.  The rules mean more money down and higher payments, here’s the scoop: Beginning April 1, 2010 the Upfront MIP is increasing from 1.75 to 2.25.  (MIP is the Mortgage Insurance Premium that all buyers using an FHA loan get to pay, [...]

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Home Values Rose In November 2009 By Another 0.7 Percent

By Real Estate News | Published: January 29, 2010

Reporting on a two-month lag, the government said home values rose 0.7 percent in November. National home prices are at their highest point since February 2009. But before we look too much into the FHFA’s Home Price Index, it’s important that we’re cognizant of its shortcomings; the most important of which is its lack of real-time reporting.

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A Simple Explanation Of The Federal Reserve Statement (January 27, 2010 Edition)

By Real Estate News | Published: January 27, 2010

The Federal Open Market Committee voted to leave the Fed Funds Rate within its target range of 0.000-0.250 percent. In its press release, the FOMC noted that the U.S. economy “has continued to strengthen”, that the jobs markets is getting better, and that financial markets are supportive of growth.

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