Category: Home Buying
HOW DOES THE ELECTION AFFECT THE HOUSING MARKET PART 2
Dear Dave My husband and I are thinking about selling our house. We were at a BBQ this past weekend and got on the topic with our friends and they told us that during the election cycle is one of the worst times to think about buying or selling a home. They’re not Realtors but... Read More
HOW DOES THE ELECTION AFFECT THE HOUSING MARKET PART 1
Dear Dave My husband and I are thinking about selling our house. We were at a BBQ this past weekend and got on the topic with our friends and they told us that during the election cycle is one of the worst times to think about buying or selling a home. They’re not Realtors but... Read More
DO YOU HAVE TO USE A REALTOR TO BUY A FSBO
Dave, We’ve been on the hunt for a new house! We’ve used an agent to look at four houses so far, but last night we were driving through a neighborhood that we love and saw a great house that is currently for sale by owner. We called the phone number on the sign and they... Read More
SHOULD WE BUY A HOME WITH A SEPTIC SYSTEM
Dave, We’ve looked at a few houses with septic systems—which we learned is actually pretty common here—and we hate to admit it, but the houses that have them have moved down our list for that reason alone. We’ve heard some horror stories! We got to thinking about it though and what if we find a... 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
IS THIS THE END OF 6% COMMISSIONS PART 2
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, At the end of last week’s column, the remaining questions... 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
HOW DID THE 2023 HOUSING MARKET SHAPE UP
So typically we do a weekly question and answer on the “Ask Dave” column, but this week we are going to review my 2023 predictions to see how I scored with my crystal Ball…..and next week I will provide my 2024 predictions! To be honest, good riddance to 2023 as 2024 feels overdue so we... Read More
CAN THE SELLERS BACK OUT OF OUR CONTRACT
Dave, We recently made an offer on a house and the seller sent us a counteroffer that we agreed to, but then we received word that he had changed his mind and was going to sell the home to another buyer. We feel like he made a deal, and he should have stuck to his... Read More
IS A HOME WARRANTY A GOOD IDEA
Dear Dave, We are looking to buy a house and have narrowed it down to some of the older neighborhoods and older homes. One of the houses we looked at included a 1 year home warranty. We decided that house wasn’t right for us – but we did like the idea of the home warranty.... Read More