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    HOW DID DAVE’S 2024 HOUSING MARKET PREDICTIONS TURN OUT

    By Dave Kimbrough | January 10, 2025

    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

    HOW DOES THE ELECTION AFFECT THE HOUSING MARKET PART 2

    By Dave Kimbrough | September 9, 2024

    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

    By Dave Kimbrough | September 9, 2024

    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

    SHOULD WE CONVERT OUR GARAGE TO LIVING SPACE

    By Dave Kimbrough | August 16, 2024

    Dear Dave, I own an older home, built in the 1980’s. I’m doing some upgrades this spring and am considering adding on to it. I recently saw a home that was a similar age and when they remodeled they turned the 2 car garage into a living room and opened up the adjoining wall into... Read More

    SHOULD WE CARPET OUR BEDROOMS

    By Dave Kimbrough | July 5, 2024

    Dear Dave, Two years ago we completely remodeled our kitchen and replaced all of the tile floors throughout the home and living areas with laminate wood, but decided to wait to replace the bedrooms’ existing carpet for financial reasons. We will be selling our home next year and are ready to replace the carpet, but... Read More

    ARE THE ZILLOW ZESTIMATES ACCURATE

    By Dave Kimbrough | June 21, 2024

    Dave, We are thinking about selling our house, but we would first like to know how much our home is worth. We’ve seen a few websites—like Zillow and Truila, that say they can estimate the value for us, but we aren’t sure if they are reliable. When you are selling a house how do you... Read More

    TIPS FOR FAMILIES WITH YOUNG KIDS TRYING TO SELL THEIR HOME

    By Dave Kimbrough | June 21, 2024

    Dear Dave, We are preparing to put our house on the market in the next month or so and I need some advice. I have two small children and…can you guess where I might be going with this? We need to sell our home, but we also need to still live in it! I think... Read More

    WILL UGLY CONCRETE HURT THE SALE OF MY HOUSE

    By Dave Kimbrough | June 11, 2024

    Dear Dave, My company is transferring me to a new location and I am going to be selling my home in the coming months. I own a fairly new home, about 6 years old, in a nice north area subdivision. My driveway and front walkway don’t melt off well when we get snow and ice,... Read More

    IS THIS THE END OF 6% COMMISSIONS PART 3

    By Dave Kimbrough | April 19, 2024

    (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

    By Dave Kimbrough | April 16, 2024

    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