Category: Home Building
HOW DID DAVE’S 2024 HOUSING MARKET PREDICTIONS TURN OUT
What an interesting year 2024 was! I, for one, will say that I am happy it is in the rearview window, but before we altogether (next week) move on to my predictions for 2025 and start living life through the windshield, let’s take a quick look at how my predictions for 2024 fared. Spoiler alert…….The... Read More
IS THIS THE END OF 6% COMMISSIONS PART 3
(continued from last week)Dear Dave, Wow, holy headlines! Can you please give your insight into this new real estate lawsuit and if it’s really “The biggest shake up in real estate in the last 100 years.” I’d love to get your thoughts on it! Thanks!Bob – Mack, CO Bob,Installment #3. Let’s get down to the... Read More
THINGS TO WATCH FOR IN A HOA
Dear Dave,We are downsizing and most of the places we have looked at are part of an HOA. What are typical things that you see a HOA managing? A couple of them seem pretty strict. We do not currently live in an HOA and are not sure if it is something we will like being... Read More
NO TUB IN THE PRIMARY BATH
Dave, We are in the process of designing our new home and looking over many floor plans and we have noticed that many don’t have a bath tub in the master bathroom. We are now considering only putting a shower in our primary bath, as neither of us are “tub” people and rarely, if ever, take... Read More
2024 REAL ESTATE MARKET PREDICTIONS
Happy New Year! Much has changed over the past 12 months and last week we revisited my predictions for 2023…..some hits and some misses, but isn’t that the way it always goes? This week we are going to look through the windshield at what I see coming for 2024. So here we go! Let me... Read More
WHICH IS BETTER ALUMINUM OR COMPOSITE DECKS
Dave, I’ve lived in my home for six years and I’ve always wanted to add on a deck for some additional outdoor living space. I’m finally ready to pull the trigger and I’m curious…What is the advantage of aluminum deck vs composite? Collette, Fruita Collette, I can break this down pretty easily, I think. Another... Read More
SHOULD WE DO A BASEMENT
Dear Dave, We are making plans to build a home in the next year. As you know, there are so many decisions to make as we go into this process. As we are considering builders and building plans, we are trying to make a decision on whether or not to have a walk-out basement in... Read More