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Front Range Fun in January

By - December 14, 2022

Front Range Fun in January Looking for some fun activities to start off the new year? Check out these activities throughout the Front Range for some family fun. Snow Much Fun Virtual (AR) Experiences Where: Nov 20th - Jan 31st When: Boulder Explore holiday lights both real and virtual throughout downtown Boulder! Check out twinkling lights near the library and take a self-guided, A

Increased Loan Limits for 2023

By - November 30, 2022

Increased Loan Limits for 2023 Hot of the press! The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has set the new maximums for the conforming loan limits for 2023. Good news for our market - the limit has increased from $647,200 to $726,000 in 2023. As our average home prices are so high, many of our counties quality for the elevated loan amaounts, such as Boulder County which will

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Local to Global

By - November 22, 2022

Many partners refer WK Real Estate to individuals, families, and companies that need our services in the greater Denver Metro and Northern Colorado areas. Year to date, an astounding 90 percent of those referrals have resulted in a successful transaction. Similarly, for our clients who have real estate needs outside of our Colorado service area, we make referrals to our partners around the world w

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Veterans Helping Veterans

By - November 22, 2022

The Veterans Community Project (VCP) was founded in Kansas City, Missouri, by a group of combat veterans looking for a way to help homeless veterans get back on their feet. The founders’ stated mission: To “stand in the gaps” of a fractured system that leaves too many of their brothers and sisters behind. After launching in Kansas City, the VCP has now expanded to additional lo

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Experts Share Their Predictions

By - November 22, 2022

It’s always a challenge to get good information when markets are volatile. It’s especially true in today’s real estate market, where headlines and industry analysts are painting contradictory pictures. To try to get some clarity on the national real estate market, Keeping Current Matters (KCM) collected the most up-to-date forecasts from five of the most respected, research-inte

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Forecast Cooler

By Lou Barnes - November 22, 2022

Winter is coming, and the housing market—saddled with mortgage rates approaching 7.50 percent—is making the soft, crackling sound of a pond freezing over. Since late last winter, mortgage rates have risen more and faster than at any time on record going back to 1971. Rates have roughly doubled in the past eight months, and the P&I payment on a given loan has increased by half in t

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Lighten Up

By - November 21, 2022

As days get shorter, interior lighting plays an even larger role in home life. Here are some suggestions, inspired by Mansion Global, for lighting interior spaces as we approach the winter solstice. 1. Mimic nature Smart LED solutions like Ketra and Lutron can gradually shift lighting throughout the day to mimic natural light from morning sun to amber sunset. 2. Be discreet Instead of direct

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Crazy Time To Buy?

By - November 21, 2022

Inflation is around 8%, impacting the stock market and fueling talk of a recession. Is this a crazy time to buy? Or is buying now a crazy-smart move? A fixed-rate mortgage removes your monthly housing payment from the wild fluctuations of today’s economy. It lets you secure what is likely your biggest monthly expense and locks it in at today’s rates (at least until you refi). So whil

Home Maintenance Checklist

By - November 16, 2022

Home Mainetance Checklist As the season progresses now is a great time to do some home maintenance! Feel free to use our checklist to keep your home maintenance on schedule. Early Fall: Yard Clean Up: rake leaves, remove branches and clear flower beds Fertilize lawn, sow grass seed if needed Inspects gutters and downspouts for damage Check room for damag

Keeping Things in Perspective as the Market Changes

By Martin Sugg - November 10, 2022

Keeping things in Perspective Many (but not all) of the communities in the Denver Boulder area have seen significant price declines since April 2022. We have now moved solidly into a Buyer’s Market (see the accompanying graphs my assistant and I have compiled). Observations and Take-Aways It’s better to act on the facts of the present than to be paralyzed by the specu

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Ghostly Disclosures

By - October 25, 2022

Ghostly Disclosures? I don't want to creep you out as we prepare for Halloween, but you could buy a haunted house and not have a ghost of a chance of knowing. No law in any state says an agent or the owner must explain if or why things go bump in the night or if the undead have a fold-out couch in the basement. If you diss the occult, disregard the underworld and dream of a ho

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Market Moods - A Balancing Act

By - October 25, 2022

Market Moods - A Balancing Act As our economy changes in an effort to quell post-pandemic inflation, it's easy to over-read the impact on real estate. Like many sectors of economy, the market continously shifts power between sellers and buyers. In property, as we face higher mortgage costs, the momentum is coming back towards the buyer after two years of incredib

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Front Range Fun in January

Increased Loan Limits for 2023

Local to Global

Veterans Helping Veterans

Experts Share Their Predictions

Forecast Cooler

Lighten Up

Crazy Time To Buy?

Home Maintenance Checklist

Keeping Things in Perspective as the Market Changes

Ghostly Disclosures

Market Moods - A Balancing Act

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