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Denver Home Buyers

Having a honey-do list is true to some extent in everybody’s house.  Chores are always getting completed just as a few more items are added.   It’s good to understand the difference between items on the list that don’t have to be taken care of immediately and those that needed to be fixed yesterday.  Here’s the list [...]

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Roof Basics for Homeowners

by Vali Hooker on April 28, 2011

in Denver Home Buyers

      This is a roofing maintenance checklist homeowners can use to assess the health of their roof. As for repairs, it is always recommended that a licensed, professional roofer is used. You may find a problem using the methods below, but it is essential that repairs are performed correctly and thoroughly by a [...]

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How do I buy a HUD house?

by Vali Hooker on March 22, 2011

in Denver Home Buyers

HUD-owned properties are homes there were acquired by HUD (US Department of Housing and Urban Development) by mortgage default on an FHA-insured mortgage. HUD offers the properties for sale that they have obtained through foreclosure to recover their loses from the defaults. Greater denver has HUD-owned foreclosures in all neighborhoods, in every price range in many conditions [...]

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The term Deed Restricted comes from the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance passed by Denver City Council passed in 2002. Deed Restricted housing in Denver real estate terms is the same as Income Qualified, Affordable or Work Force Housing and they are all references to the City of Denver’s Affordable Housing Program. This program is actually an [...]

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5 years ago, Mayor Hickenlooper appointed a community-based Zoning Code Task Force to guide and oversee a multi-year effort to update the zoning code that has been in effect since the 1950’s. Back in the 50’s the zoning code was simple, to make Denver as automobile friendly as possible. The old code didn’t just allow [...]

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Denver Tax Credit

by Kimberly Beethe Byers on September 27, 2010

in Denver Home Buyers,Homebuyer Tax Credit,Mortgage News

Do you think that all of the tax credits have expired? Well, think again! The City and County of Denver offers a Mortgage Credit Certification (MCC) program that allows qualifying borrowers to receive an annual federal income tax credit equal to 20% of the annual interest they pay on their mortgage loan. A tax credit differs [...]

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10 Ways to Prepare for Homeownership

by Vali Hooker on July 19, 2010

in Denver Home Buyers

Are you ready to start the process of buying a house in Denver but don’t know what the first steps are? This is a question I get asked most often so here is a quick list to get the ball rolling down the correct path.  Once you do decide this is the direction you would [...]

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Learn how to use the $8,000 first-time home buyer to purchase your house using CHAF’s JumpStart program.

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First-time Homebuyer Tax Credit

by Vali Hooker on February 19, 2009

in Denver Home Buyers

Below is a chart comparing the Revised First-time Home buyer Tax Credit 0f 2009 with the Firt-time Homebuyer Tax Credit introduced in 2008.  When you purchased your home will have a direct effect on which credit you will be able to take advantage.   Those who have pruchased in 2009 CAN take the creidt on their 2008 Taxes.   [...]

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The downtown Denver Partnership is hosting a housing event, Center Yourself, with a long list of condo developers and new rental communities — find out the haps in the downtown housing market! The event is this Thursday, October 9th, 2008 in the Grand Ballroom at the Oxford Hotel (1600 17th Ave.) from 5-7 PM. There [...]

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