We are halfway through 2026, and the Denver metro housing market is doing something it has not done in a while: it is just being steady. No crash, no frenzy. If you have been waiting for a dramatic signal before you make a move, this might be the year you stop waiting for one. Here is where things actually stand at mid-year, and what it means for buyers and sellers alike. Where prices stand at...
About half of all homes in Colorado have radon levels high enough that the EPA recommends doing something about them. That is not a scare statistic - it is just the reality of living on top of the kind of soil and rock we have here. The good news is that radon is one of the easiest home problems to find and fix, as long as you actually test for it. If you are buying or selling a home in the Denver metro,...
I was walking a buyer through a brand-new home in one of Parker's newer subdivisions last month, and she stopped cold when she saw the property tax estimate. A similar-sized house two streets over had a tax bill almost $2,000 a year lower. The home wasn't the difference. The metro district was. If you're shopping for new construction along the Front Range, this is one of the most expensive things people...
When was the last time you watered your lawn and then opened your water bill in July? Along a lot of the Front Range, those two moments are starting to change how buyers feel about big, thirsty lawns, and that's worth paying attention to if you might sell. I've been watching this shift in Parker and Aurora yards for a couple of seasons now. Let's talk about what xeriscaping really is, the summer math...
You've probably seen the ads. "We'll buy your house for cash. No showings. Close in a week." For some Colorado sellers, that's exactly the right answer. For most, it costs more than they realize. The trick is knowing which one you are before you sign anything. I had a seller in Aurora last year who got a cash offer that looked great at first glance. We sat down, ran the actual numbers side by side against...
Most people I meet who qualify for Colorado's senior property tax exemption have no idea it exists. I've sat at closing tables in Parker and Highlands Ranch with sellers in their 70s, owners who had been in the same house for decades, and when I mentioned the exemption they looked at me like I'd handed them a coupon they were never told about. So let's fix that. If you're 65 or older and you've owned your...
A finished basement adds value, just not the way most sellers expect. Here is what below-grade space is really worth in Colorado and how to price it.
In much of Colorado, the minerals under your home may belong to someone else. Here is what a severed mineral estate means and how to check before you buy.
You found the perfect lot in Franktown, or maybe you have a builder lined up in Castle Pines, and then you hit the question nobody prepared you for: how do you actually pay for a house that does not exist yet? Building a home is different from buying one, and the financing works differently too. A regular mortgage funds a finished house. A construction loan funds the process of building it, in stages, with...
If you are shopping for a home above about $862,500 in the Denver metro this year, you are most likely looking at a jumbo loan, and the rules work a little differently than most buyers expect. I work with a lot of buyers in Cherry Creek, Greenwood Village, Castle Pines, and the higher end of Lone Tree, and the question I hear most is some version of "why is this loan harder to get than my last one?" The...
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