The HUD $100 Down payment incentive is back and is getting a lot of attention in Grand Junction CO. To qualify you will need to meet a few criteria such as it must be your primary residence, you must use FHA financing and you will need to bring $1000 earnest money. Then your HUD Expert realtor will need to make a special note of this when writing the HUD contract. Andrea Haitz and the Diva Team at Keller Williams Colo West Realty are the when it comes to writing HUD offers and contracts.970-201-3578Andrea HaitzBroker/Owner Diva TeamKeller Williams Colorado West Realty 01/15/2012

I have 3 babies... Romeo is my 4 year old Yorkie. He thinks he's a little Stallion, and is Super Dog! He has that "MIGHTIER than Thou" attitude, and will stand up to ANY dog. He tries to be friendly, ALWAYS, but if they are snippy, he snips right back. Hafta be careful he doesn't become a "snack" to a big dog! He LOVES to talk, and will carry on a long conversation in the cutest little voice, with all kinds of cute doggie talk. Especially on the phone. He knows EXACTLY what he's saying. So do I MOST of the time! LOL! He's really tiny! Such a sweetie! Romeo putting his ear to the UPSTAIRS floor, trying to hear us DOWNSTAIRS, planning his BIRTHDAY PARTY! Juliet is my 4 year old SPAYED Female Yorkie. She's 2 weeks younger than Romeo. SHE IS the BOSS of the house! She gets EVERYTHING she wa... 01/08/2012

A Brokers Experience counts when buying or selling a home in Grand Junction Co. Knowledge of the market is the key for your buyers agent finding the right house for your needs. Experienced agents are out in the field, on the MLS, studying,visiting, searching and understanding the workings of the market.  This helps you the buyer see homes already previewd with your needs in mind. We will show you only homes in your price range, homes that meet your needs, we will help you grasp the dynamics of the Grand Junction real estate market. All markets are local. Grand Junction's market is unique and we know it well. How do we know our market so well? That is where experience comes in to play. Preview,study and intuition are our tools.. We speak with builders,loan,officers, go to zoning and plan... 12/27/2011

Now is the time to buy a home in Grand Junction   It is mistakenly perceived that The Holiday season is a bad time to look at and buy real estate. At this time of years homes look their best and people are happy and cheery.  The holidays present people in good moods. Good moods but people in negotiating mode.  Buy now and avoaid the June rush.  12/27/2011

Merry Christmas from Grand Junction Colorado I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas.  The Christmas Spirit is alive and well in Palisade and Grand Junction.  The Holiday season is always welcome.  Even though Pilgrim's punished people for celebrating Christmas and the English Kings taxed presents we all rebelled and had a good time.  12/27/2011

It was in the 50's in Grand Junction Colorado while it snow in Denver  The weather forecasters have been wrong for days now. I am glad! They said it was going to snow. We have not even had frost.our neighbors to the East and West have had it bad though. Davis County in Utah has been on the news roll showing over turned semi trucks. Denver got hit with lots of snow. Yesterday when coming back from town (Grand Junction) my car thermometer read 56. I talked to a friend in Key West and it was in the 60's. Not that much of difference. She said she was having a cold spell. We have been having lots of record highs. I am glad. I hate driving in the snow here. We hardly ever get snow. It freaks people out. I live in Breckenridge and it snowed more on 4th of July in there than here in the winter.... 12/27/2011

Your Home's VALUE, a matter of PERCEPTION. How do YOU see it? If you ask several people what they think the VALUE of your home is; you are likely to come up with several different answers. That's why your REALTOR's opinion should be relied upon when listing your home for sale. They know the market, and they know how to PROPERLY PRICE the home to get it SOLD. Your Realtor has an UNBIASED opinion that is determined by doing a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA, also known as a Current Market Analysis or Competitive Market Analysis depending on who you ask.) Below are the results of an In-Depth Study that was performed; Based on the opionions of parties involved in a real estate transaction. We asked the the value of a particular home and none of them could agree. They all have a different p... 12/09/2011

This year 2011, we have seen a trend in our market with an increase in the volume of sales but a decrease in home prices.  Sales for the 1st 9 mos. of 2011 were up 5.4% over the same period in 2010.  While there were a larger number of sales, the dollar volume dropped 8.7%, or $39.1 million.  Looking just at October, there were 227 sales which was an increase of 8.6% from October 2010 but volume was down 6.8% for October compared to last year.  More than 25% of total sales for 2011 were between the prices of $120,000 and $150,000.   As you know, our real estate market is linked directly to the economy and unemployment rate.  As more people return to work, more will qualify for a home mortgage.  As of September 2011, our unemployment was down to 8.5%. While we still have a ways to go, th... 12/08/2011

Black Friday in Grand Junction Colorado I love a bargain like everyone else but I wait for the prices to come down before I shop.  I saw a great deal at Best Buy for a TV for $199.00. The sale was to start at midnight. I was going to friends for Thanksgiving so the chances of leaving their house close to midnight were good. I thought I can do that!. I took a drive to our Best Buy at around 5 to see what was happening. There were at least 100 people at 5 waiting for the store to open. I decided that saving a little money was not worth the hasstle. An article in this morning’s paper stated that a mathematician determined that the best bargains were in the early part of December or after Christmas. I can wait at home where it is warm.   Those people are nuts who wait out in the cold. They ... 11/25/2011

Happy Thanksgiving from Grand Junction Colorado Turkey Day is here.  I love this Holiday more than any other because it is all about being grateful. I am grateful for so many things this year. My 90 year old mother survived brain surgery and my baby sister scheduled for brain surgery was told in pre-op her tumor had disappeared.  I am grateful for my wonderful loyal clients,  my neighbors, my family and my old and friends. I am also thankful for my success in selling homes in Grand Junction. When the market went down my goal was to have the best year ever. I worked hard but thankfully it paid off. ActiveRain has been a great place for me to learn from others. The added bonus is that my writing skills have improved. I am thankful for that. This year has been full of reasons to be thankfu... 11/24/2011

What is that HORRIBLE SMELL? Selling a home and have to leave it vacant? Going on an extended vacation? Have a rarely used sink, tub or toilet in your home? Be aware that failure to run water down ALL of the drains can cause sewer or septic tank gas to invade your home. It is caused by the water in the S traps and/or P traps evaporating enough that it siphoned out (breaking the seal) leaving the traps empty.   Sewer gas odor comes from the decomposition of waste, and when the traps in your sinks, laundry, showers, toilets or floor drains dry out, (The water IS the seal) sewer or septic tank gas comes in. This gas is combustible, contains methane and can make you sick! This will emit sewer gas odor into the home. If you have a vacant home for sale, be sure to run water down ALL the drain... 11/19/2011

Move-In-Certified Home Inspection offered in Grand Junction by Affordable Inspections ASAP  In today's real estate market it is important for sellers to have an advantage over other homes for sale on the market. Having your home inspection completed as soon as possible when selling your home will give you peace of mind, and an edge over other properties for sale. A Move-In Certified Home Inspection sign displayed in your yard will alert buyers that the inspection has been completed and is available for their review. It also makes your home memorable to them, as: "The home that was Pre-Inspected" so it stands out in their minds, and is set apart from all the other homes on their list. Realtors should urge their sellers to have the inspection done as soon as possible so there are no surpr... 11/15/2011

Did you know... Affordable Inspections ASAP your Grand Junction CERTIFIED Home Inspectors also offer Radon and Well Testing, Termite Inspections, Septic Tank Inspections and Locates as well as many other Inspection Services? Our prices are VERY competitive with home inspectors in the Grand Junction and surrounding area. You will be pleased with our quote! Give us just 1% of your confidence and we will earn the other 99%! We accept major credit cards. We can deliver the report on-site at the time of the home inspection if requested. We understand that time is of the essence! Cheryl was a Realtor in Delta and Montrose so we are very aware of deadlines, and the importance of presenting the inspection report in a professional manner. It is great to see the real estate market starting to pic... 11/11/2011

The HUD $100 Down payment incentive is back and is getting a lot of attention in Grand Junction CO.  To qualify you will need to meet a few criteria such as it must be you primary residence, you must use FHA financing and you will need to bring $1000 ernest money.  Then you HUD expert realtor will need to make a special note of this when writing the HUD contract.  Andrea Haitz and the Diva Team at Keller Williams Colo West Realty are the Grand Junction experts when it comes to writing HUD offers and contracts.       970-201-3578   Andrea Haitz   Broker/Owner Diva Team   Keller Williams Colorado West Realty   11/11/2011

Grand Junction Homes for Sale:I sell homes by advertising on the Internet. The Internet has become the premier spot to advertise listings. Statistics from NAR show most people look online first before calling a real estate agent. Buyers see hundreds of listing online before going inside a prospective home. Buyers we are told drive by first and then contact an agent.  I advertise all my listings on line. I am a member of 3 MLS boards. I enter my listings in all three boards. Every listing entered into a MLS is automatically posted to at least Realtor.com, Trulia and Zillow. Some MLS boards post to 7 or more listing aggregates. When I enter a listing I post to over 21 listing sites just by entering my properties on the MLS. I also have several websites. Each website has the capacity to sy... 11/11/2011

Homes for Sale in Grand Junction Market picks dramatically. This is the time of year when things are supposed to slow down. It is the time of year to get ahead of Christmas and prepare for Thanksgiving. Not so this year. I have been busier this month than July and August. Other Realtors are experiencing the same movement. Is it because the interest rates are low, property prices are low and we are getting an influx of gas and oil jobs? What ever it is, I love it. I can eat out for Thanksgiving and give out checks for Christmas.  11/07/2011

Article from our local Grand Junction newspaper the Daily Sentinel   Real estate sales pick up momentum More sold, at higher prices, than same period last year By Mike Wiggins Friday, October 28, 2011 The Mesa County real estate market continued to show signs of stabilizing and improving in the third quarter, as the number of real estate sales surged over the same time past year while sales prices flattened following a steady decline the last two years. There were 789 sales of all types of real estate in July, August and September, a 28 percent increase over the same three months in 2010, according to data from Real Data LLC, a Grand Junction company that tracks all real-estate transactions in the county. Residential sales, which accounted for 85 percent of the transactions, climbed 29 ... 10/29/2011

Grand Junction is a baseball town. We host JUCO the college world series. Supluzio Statium has been the venue for years. This year the statium is being renovated. The renovation will add a new pressbox and hospitility suites and add new seats. The $8.3 million is exspected to completed in May, in time for the Alpine Bank Junior College World Series. Grand Junctions support of JUCO spurred the Munforts co owners of the Colorado Rockies to move their minor league team from Casper Wyoming to Grand Junction. There will be 30 games played at home. The schudule has been arrange to accomodate, local high school games, JUCO and CMU games. The stadium will hold 10,000 fans. Having a professional team here will be a great addition to the town and the economy. The team's name changed from the Casp... 10/22/2011

I had my first experience with radon levels over the normal limit. It was scary. The house was in Colorado where there are a few Uranium mines. Apparently in the time period from 1940 to 1980 uranium mill taiings were given away free to the public to use for back fill, cement making, gardening, sand boxes for children and whatever other uses people could think of to do with the sand. In 1970 the EPA figured out that this was dangerous and started a program to remediate the area. A free government program allowed any homeowner to have an  inspection to detect the presence of mill tailings. There were more than 100,000 notice sent to homeowners. 70,000 responded. The other 30,000 were not inspected. Any home or property that had dangerous levels of radiation was re-mediated. They dug out ... 09/29/2011

Grand Junction homes, like Grand Junction itself, are becoming increasingly desirable.  The close-nit community, convenient location, and welcoming atmosphere make Grand Junction homes the perfect place to live. The affordability of Grand Junction homes makes them some of the most desirable housing in western colorado.  With the slew of bank owned properties hitting the market, home prices in Grand Junction are priced to sell. The town's location is one of Grand Junction's many perks.  Close to the Denver and Salt Lake as well as nature, everyone is just minutes away from their dream environment.   Gas and Oil filed workers can live in town yet commute easily to the work field which makes Granbd Junction homes a great place to live.  The town's neighborhoods have an atmosphere that is w... 08/26/2011