Sales of Summit County, Colorado homes continued to improve in April, with the number of transactions up by 35% over a year ago.  The first four months of the year show a 29% increase over the same period last year.  As the economy slowly improves, people are seeming to be more confident that they are making […]

One of my clients contacted me yesterday, forwarding an email from a friend who told him about a "sneaky" new tax on all home sales that is included in the health care bill that was just approved. He asked me what I knew about it. I try to stay on top of these things and thought it strange that I had heard nothing about it. I knew that the lobbyists for The National Association of Realtors would be all over it! I did some investigating, and I found out that it is partially true but mostly not true. Seems to be the way most rumors get started; based on something that gets distorted. I found the best explanation…..

From a recent press release:
HGTV is looking for recently renovated Mountain Great Rooms   Home & Garden Television’s (HGTV) BANG FOR YOUR BUCK is looking for fun and enthusiastic homeowners in the greater Summit County area RIGHT NOW!  Renovations must have taken place within the past three years on a budget ranging from $30K-$120K.  
Each episode will […]

Sales of Summit County real estate was up this quarter, by 29%. The majority of the increase for the quarter occurred in February, when we had a whopping 93% increase. The fact that February of 2009 was an all time low, with only 28 sales on the books, when in a "normal" year, we might have had 100 to 125 sales, has a lot to do with the percentage of increase being so high. Increase from 1 sale to 2, and you have a 100% increase, but it doesn’t mean much when you look at the actual number sold. January and March we only picked up a few sales each month with increases of 10% and 11% respectively, but it showed that we are continuing to move in the right direction. With the combination of sales year to date and the clients we are working with who are considering purchases this year, I am predicting that

Meredith Hanson has earned the prestigious Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE) designation, having completed extensive training in foreclosure avoidance, with a particular emphasis on short sales.  At a time when millions of homeowners are struggling with the possibility of foreclosure, the skills and education amassed by Meredith will help benefit Summit County-area homeowners.
Short sales allow […]