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Requeim for a Newspaper

Larry D. McGee, Denver Realtor — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:16:27 +0000

Image via Wikipedia My old friend Rocky died on Friday, February 26, 2009. Rocky, whose real name was The Rocky Mountain News, and 2 months shy of 150 years old, died not a victim of old age, but rather the New Age. In recent years, Rocky had partnered with longtime rival, The Denver Post, saving money [...]

Short Sale Conundrum

Larry D. McGee, Denver Realtor — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 01:34:54 +0000

Perhaps I am just slow, being a broker/owner and all, but the short sale niche seems to be poorly understood by most of the stakeholders involved. Especially the offer and acceptance part. So let’s work through it together: A homeowner calls the Realtor and says “I want to sell my [...]

Denver’s Real Estate Market: A Snapshot

Larry D. McGee, Denver Realtor — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 03:54:09 +0000

As of the close of business this Friday the 13th, Metro Denver’s MLS provider, Metrolist, officially had 18,298 residential dwellings (not condos or attached dwellings) available for purchase. or “in the market”. Comparing some segments of that total against homes that have sold and closed in the past 30 days provides the following information that [...]

Denver Schools Helps Real Estate Values

Larry D. McGee, Denver Realtor — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:41:49 +0000

On Tuesday, January 27, Denver’s Board of Realtors hosted their Annual Luncheon for the Denver Public Schools Leadership. This years gathering of Realtors and school Honchos was organized by Realtor Rebekah Brock and was attended by over 100 Realtors and 30+ educators. School Board President Theresa Pena introduced the new Supertentendent of the Denver Public [...]

Denver’s Economy

Larry D. McGee, Denver Realtor — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:18:10 +0000

Image via Wikipedia Robert Heilbroner labeled at least some of the worlds great economist as “the gloomy philosophers”. Most of today’s economists continue to paint “gloomy” scenarios of societal wealth. Since the principal job of an economist is to predict the financial health of an enterprise (including countries) based upon “modeling” of prior events, [...]

An Open Letter to our President Elect

Larry D. McGee, Denver Realtor — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 02:55:31 +0000

Dear Mr. Obama, By this time next week, I and everyone else will call you “Mr. President”. You are assuming an office with truly awesome power, weighty responsibilities, a nation in crises, and considerable support from a hopeful nation. While we are a generally well informed people, with high levels of education and compassion [...]

20% Short Term Returns on Denver Real Estate

Larry D. McGee, Denver Realtor — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:46:45 +0000

Too Good to be True? It’s a fact! Such returns are happening every day in a narrow segment of the Denver real estate market. Before you read on, be aware that there is work involved, and cash is mandatory. Here is what is happening: There is currently a seller’s market in recently foreclosed homes priced under $100,000 in [...]

Denver Zoning and Land Use

Larry D. McGee, Denver Realtor — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:14:20 +0000

Image via Wikipedia I read a post in DenverInfill a week ago regarding the City of Detroit that gave me pause for thought. That thought was brought into sharp focus as I attended and participated in the Denver Board of Realtor’s Government affairs Committee meeting on Thursday. As some of my readers may remember, Denver is in [...]

Denver Lights

Larry D. McGee, Denver Realtor — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:52:03 +0000

This wonderful picture was taken by Kristal Kraft at dusk on January 6, 2009 from the Interstate 25 pedestrian bridge at 20th Avenue looking east. The very cool thing are the 6 construction cranes visible in this photo, 6 of the dozen at work making Denver an even better place to be. If you are [...]

The Senator Appointment Game

Larry D. McGee, Denver Realtor — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:50:30 +0000

The no controversy political appointment.