10 Home Features Buyers Want

Do you agree??? Or is there something you think should be on this list that is missing??

REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-10 Home Features Buyers Want

Feel free to give me a call, send an email, or a text with any questions. Thanks!

Becky Behrens

10 Inexpensive Ways to Wow Buyers

Right now there are more homes on the market than we have seen in awhile. Once you decide to sell your home you are competing against bank-owned, forclosures, and short sale homes. These homes are usually priced less, but require some TLC (sometimes they require A LOT of TLC). So in order to compete with these homes, it is important that your home makes the best first impression possible. The following link will take you to some tips to help you accomplish this.

REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-10 Inexpensive Ways to Wow Buyers


Feel free to give me a call, send an email, or a text with any questions. Thanks!

Becky Behrens

REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-White Lies Some Sellers Tell

REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-White Lies Some Sellers Tell

Feel free to give me a call, send a text, or send me an email with any questions. Thanks!

Becky Behrens

Homebuyers-Some Things To Be On The Lookut for

If you are buying a home or planning on it, this article has some helpful advice. Thanks!

REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-White Lies Some Sellers Tell

Foreclosures Weigh on Home Appraisals

This is something us Realtors are struggling with lately. This is just another reason why it is so important to have an agent that is going to represent you and take care of you.

REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-Foreclosures Weigh on Home Appraisals

Call me CRAZY, but I'm optimistic

That is right. I said it! I'm optimistic of what this new year is going to bring. I was driving around town this morning and I saw the following quote on a couple of bus benches "Bill Gates started Microsoft during a recession". My Grandma always said "Life is what you make of it". So if we don't stand by idle and let life pass us by and if Bill Gates started one of the most successful companies during a recession, what have we got to lose?

Then I sit down at my computer this morning and there is a graph in a newsletter I get(you can view it Here). Did you know that the Dow Jones Industrial Average started at 8711.98 last year, it did hit a low of 6469.95 in March and continued to grow throughout the rest of the year and it ended at 10580.33. So overall there was an improvement. The following article was in our local paper The Daily Sentinel -Recession over in Colorado, economist tells legislators. Yes, locally our real estate market has taken a hit, but homes are still selling and folks are still buying them (especially below $250,000). People are still getting married, having babies, and downsizing. Life has not come to a halt, we are just more cautious. As we should be. I don't think we will have a quick recovery, but I think there will be a recovery. As our local paper quoted from our Senator in the above article, “There’s been a lot of rosy scenarios coming from some in the Capitol, but the reality is we’ve got some difficult months in front of us”. Notice he said months...not years. Our economy is slowly improving, we are slowly getting back on our feet, and step-by-step things are looking better. Wouldn't you agree?

2009 Cost vs. Value Report: Remodeling Projects

Last time I posted an article about exterior projects. So, I figured this time I should give you a link for interior projects. I really like these articles on cost vs value. It is a great tool for home owners as they are deciding which projects will give them the most bang for their buck.

Once again I was suprised at how low cost a couple of these projects are. If you are thinking of selling your home in the next year, you might consider taking on a couple of these projects. One of my favorite and accurate quotes this year concerning homes for sell is "It is a price war and a beauty contest out there". Some of these low cost projects could help you sell your home faster.

2009 Cost vs. Value Report: REALTOR® Magazine