Jude's Real Estate Blog

Real Estate Outlook: After the Credits - The Federal Reserve's latest region-by-region analysis of the national economy, the so-called "Beige Book" released last week, has an important message for anyone interested in real estate: It's a gradual recovery out there, but it's for real and it should...

Denver-area luxury-home sales jump 62% - Denver-area sales of homes priced at $1 million or more jumped 61.8% last month from a year earlier.  Fifty-five homes priced at $1 million or more sold in May in the metro area.  The median price of the luxury homes that sold in May was $1.28 million.  "T...

Lawmakers consider home tax credit extension - First-time homebuyers looking to land an $8,000 federal income tax credit may have a little more time to close on their purchases if a Senate amendment unveiled Thursday makes it into law.  The closing deadline could be pushed back to Sept. 30 under ...

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Dear Aurora Association of Realtors Friends and Colleagues-By now you should have received your electronic ballot for the Aurora Association of Realtors Board of Directors election. I, Jude Sandvall, am asking for your vote.The association and its directors provide an important part in safeguardi...

Denver is the "most improved U.S. housing market," according to a new report from Bloomerg Businessweek. "In Denver, the economy and employment slowed just as other areas did during the recession, but things appear to be moving in the right direction this year," the report says. It says Denver-A...

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Fed's Beige Book reports modest growth in Colorado, neighboring states - The economy in Colorado and six neighboring states “grew modestly” over the last several weeks “with expectations of further improvement in the coming months,” reported the U.S. Federal Reserve in its latest “Beige Book” sur...

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Denver-area single-family home prices up 4% in April from 2009 - Single-family home prices in metro Denver rose 4% in April from 12 months earlier, according to a report Tuesday from Integrated Asset Services LLC.  That followed March's 12-month rise of 4.1%.  Read full article:http://www.bizjour...