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Is This Your Situation: Buying a Retirement Condo?

By The Kearns Team via HomeActions - November 01, 2021
It's common for people nearing retirement to think about a move. Maybe the house in which you raised your family is too big now that the kids have moved out. Maybe you chose your house because it was an easy drive from your workplace or because it was near other jobs in your field. Maybe the schools and parks were just what you wanted your kids exposed to. In any case, retirement is a big change,

Fixed Rate vs. Adjustable: Which Mortgage Is Right for You?

By The Kearns Team via RISMedia - October 16, 2021
When you're choosing a mortgage, there are many factors to consider. Your own personal finances will probably experience periods of increase and decline, interest rates rise and fall, and the strength of the economy waxes and wanes. Image courtesy of RISMedia With that as context, let's take a closer look at each basic type of mortgage: In a fixed-rate mortgage, the interest rate is fixed, wh

What Are 55+ Communities?

By The Kearns Team via HomeActions - October 02, 2021
If you've thought about moving during retirement, you're not alone. In 2020, a record 400,000 American retirees moved into new residences. The reasons people move are as varied as their life circumstances. Some want to be closer to family; some, done with child care obligations, want to move away from the area where their children live. Some want to move into a smaller place that's easier to maint

Do You Need a Mudroom?

By The Kearns Team via HomeActions - September 26, 2021
What are mudrooms? Typically found in parts of the country where mud, rain or snow are expected, mudrooms help keep the rest of your house looking its best. They are areas, usually around back or side doors, where wet coats and muddy boots are left in order to avoid tracking water and mud throughout the house. If you've thought about creating a mudroom for your home, here are a few things you shou

Is This Your Situation: Buying a House as an Investment

By The Kearns Team via HomeActions - September 14, 2021
It's no secret that wherever there's a product people need, there are people making money providing it. And there are few things people need more urgently than homes. That's why real estate is one of the safest investments there is. There are two ways people make money on homes: flipping and renting. Image courtesy of HomeActions Flipping a house means buying a home that's undervalued, fixing

Should You Set Up an Escrow Account?

By The Kearns Team via RISMedia - July 17, 2021
When bills come for insurance premiums and property taxes, your mortgage lender or servicer can use money set aside in an escrow account to cover the payments. The account is funded by small sums added to each regular mortgage payment. Then, when your insurance or property tax bill comes due, the lender uses the escrow funds to pay it. That way, you never have to pay a large bill in one shot. If y

New Homebuilders Coming to Painted Prairie

By The Kearns Team - June 10, 2021
Exciting news from the award-winning Painted Prairie community in Aurora, CO... three new homebuilders will be joining the mix in the upcoming Phase 2 of development! We were excited to be invited to an exclusive event recently, introducing Parkwood Homes, Remington Homes and Berkeley Homes as the newest homebuilders in Painted Prairie. Model home construction is scheduled to begin this sum

Spectacular Mountain Views, under $600k, in Denver Central Park

By The Kearns Team - June 08, 2021
Just listed: 3 bedroom townhome in Central Park Denver Priced at $599,000. Showings begin at noon on Friday, June 11, 2021. Spectacular Mountain views. Corner lot with fenced yard. Ground floor patio with gas hookup. Wrap around deck on 2nd floor. LEED Certified energy efficient construction. Single HOA. This three bedroom Thrive townhome has everything you're looking for in the Central Par

Painted Prairie Interview with Realtors Diana and Michael Kearns [VIDEO]

By The Kearns Team - May 03, 2021
In early 2020, the developers of the Painted Prairie community in Aurora, CO spoke with Realtors Diana Kearns and Michael Kearns to find out what makes Painted Prairie special. Learn more about the Painted Prairie community and available homes. Need more info, contact The Kearns Team today!

Expects Predict Housing Market Growth will Continue but Slow Down

By The Kearns Team - March 30, 2021
Fannie Mae (officially the "Federal National Mortgage Association") and Freddie Mac (officially the "Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation) are the two federally chartered companies who, "establish secondary market facilities for residential mortgages [and] provide that the operations thereof shall be financed by private capital to the maximum extent feasible." Recently both organizations predict

Brand New Home - available now! 21582 E 60th Avenue, Aurora (Painted Prairie)

By David Weekley Homes at Painted Prairie - March 22, 2021
Move-In Ready (available 3/25/2021) Corner Lot, 4 Bedroom, Gorgeous Designer Choices $624,990 This exceptional 2-story home sits on a corner homesite just three blocks north of High Prairie Park! Gorgeous features and superb craftsmanship come together to make the Brookpark an impressive new home in Painted Prairie. Open sight lines, well designed traffic patterns, large picture windows and

Will Increasing Mortgage Rates Impact Home Prices?

By Kearns Team - March 03, 2021
Image courtesy of RISMedia We are in the midst of a very active real estate market in Denver, and many people are talking about home prices in relation to mortgage rates. While mortgage rates have been relatively staple, some believe if there is a rapid rise of mortgage rates, home prices should decrease. Logically it does make sense for the price of the house to drop when interest rates are ri

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