Mile High Urban Living

Derec Shuler Announces Run for Colorado Senate District 34

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:41:21 +0000

Mile High Urban Living principal Derec Shuler has just announced his candidacy for the vacant Colorado Senate District 34 seat in the upcoming 2010 election, representing northwest Denver. As a small business owner and REALTOR in the community, Derec will bring valuable skills, background, and experiences to Colorado state government. His main principles are protecting individual liberty, [...]

2266 S Downing St Denver CO 80210

Derec Shuler — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:35:49 +0000

We’re glad to announce the latest home for sale in the University area of Denver that’s getting ready to hit the market in the next week! This wonderful home at 2266 S Downing St, Denver, CO 80210 is in easy walking distance to Safeway, shops, restaurants like Little India, and Harvard Gulch Park, giving it a [...]

New Making Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives Guidance Released

Derec Shuler — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:23:45 +0000

The Making Home Affordable (MHA) Program was created in March of 2009 with a goal of working with home owners to make their mortgage payments more affordable to avoid home foreclosures. To date, this program has mixed success since there are still some disincentives for servicing companies to modify your loan in timely manner, much [...]

Colorado Homeowners Underwater

Derec Shuler — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:57:03 +0000

The Denver Business Journal reports that 19% of Colorado home mortgages are upside-down, or the balance of the loan exceeds the value of the home. Characteristics Of Upside-Down Home Mortgages According to the Denver Business Journal, most upside-down mortgages share a couple of common characteristics: The properties were financed between 2005 and 2008; The homes were newly built; The homeowners [...]

HouseLogic Website Rolls Out With Homeowner Tools and Tips

Derec Shuler — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:17:40 +0000

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has rolled out a new site oriented to consumers that has some great resources for homeowners and community members called HouseLogic. HomeLogic has content covering home improvements, maintenance, greening your home, taxes, finances, insurance, and even ways to engage your community. NAR has introduced this site, with a sleek [...]

Denver Residences at The Ritz-Carlton Head Into Foreclosure

admin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:14:16 +0000

The luxury condo project adjoining Denver’s Ritz-Carlton hotel, The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton, fell into foreclosure in June 2009 after selling 1 of 25 units since presales began 3 years ago. According to the Denver Post, the lender on the project, Goldman Sachs, has taken the property back and is looking at ways to reposition the units [...]

New Tool to Estimate Closing Costs When Selling Your Home

admin — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:22:36 +0000

This past year, I attended the 2009 Inman Connect conference in San Fransisco. Inman offers several events a year for real estate technologists, innovators, and visionaries and is a great opportunity to talk with other people in the industry to find out about the latest trends and tools. A new service we’ve been promoting to home [...]