Tag Archives: home purchase

Colorado’s Conforming Loan Limit for 2013

By Kristal Kraft Denver Realtor | Published: December 3, 2012

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that conforming mortgage loan limits for 2013 shall remain unchanged from the previous year. Explanation of a “Conforming Loan Limit” Loans that are made to individuals are sold on what is known as the “secondary market.” It is common practice for a local lender to sell a loan, [...]

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100 Denver Real Estate and Relocation Tips in 100 Days Summarized

By Kristal Kraft Denver Realtor | Published: July 10, 2009

It was a blog marathon of sorts, Larry and I compiled a list of topics and then day by day wrote about Denver Real estate, buying and selling homes and whatever we felt a consumer would like to know about the area. It was tough to keep on schedule but we did it, never missing [...]

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Negotiating a Closing For a Distant Date

By Kristal Kraft Denver Realtor | Published: May 27, 2009

100 Real Estate and Relocation Tips in 100 Days (Day 94) There are five main items buyers and sellers of real estate negotiate on a sale of a home. One of the most critical is the closing date. Buyers often have a good reason to want to purchase a home and then have a long [...]

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Hunting Houses

By Kristal Kraft Denver Realtor | Published: May 23, 2009

100 Real Estate Tips in 100 Days (Day 91) After all of the research on the internet, deciding on which Realtor® to work with, interviewing lenders and making loan applications, and getting more advice from friends and family than you really need or want, it’s time to look at property. Whether you are looking for [...]

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Congratulations! You Are Under-Contract!

By Kristal Kraft Denver Realtor | Published: May 16, 2009

100 Real Estate & Relocation Tips in 100 Days (Day 83) Of course by “under contract” we mean you have a mutually signed agreement to purchase a home, subject to a few conditions. The idea of “under contract” has many different iterations, such as “excepted bid”, or “mutual agreement to buy”, but whatever the reference, [...]