Category Archives: Taxes

Friday's Fun Facts and Figures

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Susana

(AKA, Real Estate Insider Info that’s rolled across my desk this week.) Are mortgage rates still cheap? I’d say so. This week’s 30-year fixed mortgage rate: 4.875%. Care to know how many Picocuries per liter of Radon you have wafting … Continue reading →

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Vacation Home: For Fun or Profit?

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Susana

A client of mine receives my automatic listing alerts. She’s hoping to buy a two-bedroom condominium in the $200,000 – $300,000 price range close to the Steamboat Springs ski area, and one came up that she expressed interest in. She wanted to know what … Continue reading →

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Procrastinators Awaken!

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Susana

Calling all first-time homebuyers – deadlines are approaching, and there has been no talk of extending them.   Deadline # 1: April 30th This is the deadline by which you will need to have a property Under Contract. “Under Contract” … Continue reading →

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Two Ways to Use the Long-time Homeowner Credit

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Susana

1. Get Your Start in Investing Buy a new home and rent out your current home. And Voila! You are now a real estate investor and Uncle Sam has helped you out with a $6500 tax credit. If you have … Continue reading →

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Mortgage Rates & Prices Falling Like Snowflakes

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Susana

The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage  dropped to a new record low of 4.71% this last week, according to Freddie Mac. The week before it was 4.78%, while last year the average for a fixed-rate, 30-year mortgage was 5.53%.   The … Continue reading →

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Ouch! Government Tightens Capital Gains Exclusion on Your Home Sale

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Susana

You can almost tell how old someone is, or how recently they’ve sold their primary residence, by their working knowledge of the Capital Gains Laws. To put you “in the know,” I’m going to share with you a bit of … Continue reading →

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Three Types of Buyers Who Have it Made

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Susana

The way the market is right now, there are three types of buyers that really have it the best if they want to buy a home, townhome, condo, whatever, in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. In fact, if you are one of … Continue reading →

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