Property Tips
Buying a home? What’s the Walk Score, Bike Score or Transit Score?
By Duane Duggan | At Home Colorado Nowadays in 2023, more people are working from home. By working from home, workers can avoid commuting, and along with the increase in the price of cars, many are trying to get along without a car in [...]
Bold Designs Turn Kitchens, Bathrooms Into Showpieces
By Melissa Dittmann Tracey | Realtor Magazine Go bold in your home! Brighter color combos and loud wallpaper designs are dressing up interiors, but this attention-grabbing trend is being mixed with toned-down natural materials and accents. Houzz, a home renovation and design website, offers [...]
How to Declutter Before Moving: Have You Tossed Out the Right Stuff?
By Lisa Kaplan Gordon | Realtor.com If you’re about to move to a new home, there is one thing you absolutely must do: Declutter before moving. Really, this is your big chance! There is no better excuse than an upcoming move to unload dead weight. Think [...]
What to expect in 2023 outdoor living trends
By Tom Kalinski | At Home Colorado If you’re preparing your home for sale in today’s market, it must feel move-in ready. But what areas are worthy of a facelift from a prospective homeowner’s viewpoint? Today’s homeowners are most interested in outdoor living spaces. [...]
Thinking of remodeling in 2023? You’re not alone
By Tom Kalinski | At Home Colorado The forces behind a multi-year surge in home remodeling are waning. The homebound days of the pandemic that drove home updates are fading and the homebuying frenzy has stalled. In their place, concerns for high inflation and [...]
‘Rico to the Rescue’ Reveals the Biggest Mistakes Homeowners Make With Contractors
By Karli Mullane | Realtor.com Nearly every homeowner has run into problems with a contractor at some point—and a new HGTV show delves into what goes wrong, and how to keep a renovation on track. On “Rico to the Rescue,” Denver-based builder Rico León helps homeowners and the [...]
Colorado Homeowners Offered Largest Home Equity Loans Nationwide
By Tom Kalinski | At Home Colorado Accumulating equity is one benefit of homeownership. But offer amounts to homeowners seeking home equity loans vary significantly across the nation’s 50 states. The national average is $83,872. Within that average is a huge range from state [...]
Signs that you may need to downsize
By Tom Kalinski | At Home Colorado Downsizing is almost inevitable for most of us. Just like the home-preferences of single adults are different than those of families with young children, so are the home needs and wants of retirees. Often retirees need less [...]
Remodeling for the Sheer Joy of It
By Tom Kalinski | At Home Colorado With the cost and competition for home buying at historically high levels, many homeowners are opting to remodel their current home to better meet their needs. Remodeling can add value to your home in both intrinsic and [...]
The Best Flooring for Resale Value: Wood, Tile, Carpet, and Beyond
By Julie Ryan Evans | Realtor.com What’s the best flooring to boost your home’s resale value? Whether you’re selling your place or are just thinking about replacing what’s under your feet with something shiny and new, you’ll want to carefully consider which type of [...]
10 Critical Steps to Winterize Your Home
By Tom Kalinski | At Home Colorado The season for snowfall and freezing temperatures is here. Whether you are a new or experienced homeowner, it’s time to prep your home and protect against unwelcome repairs. Follow these steps to winterize your home’s structural and [...]
4 Things People Say About Selling a Home Today That Just Aren’t True
By Erica Sweeney | Realtor.com You’ve heard the stories: Maybe your neighbors sold their fixer-upper as is for $100,000 over asking price. Or your friends were deluged with crazed homebuyers engaged in a bidding war within 24 hours of putting their house on the market. It’s [...]
Gutters, Roof, and More: When It’s Time To Replace Things on the Outside of the House
By Ana Durrani | Realtor.com As a homeowner, you should be staying on top of regular maintenance and repairs—especially when it comes to the exterior of your home, which creates that all-important first impression. But there inevitably comes a time when repairs have done all [...]
Boulder Is the Best Place to Live in America, Says U.S. News
By Michael Roberts | Westword The just-released U.S. News & World Report survey of the best places to live in America in 2021-2022 awards the number-one spot to Boulder for the second consecutive year. And while the rankings for Denver, Colorado Springs and Fort Collins have slipped a bit [...]
Paint Maintenance and Touch-Up Tips That’ll Keep Your Home Looking Like New
By Julie Ryan Evans | Realtor.com You did the work, painted your home (or had it painted for you), and the results are fantastic. Congratulations! Now the question is: How do you keep it looking that way? Behold, our Bible on how to maintain [...]
Designing the Ultimate Outdoor Kitchen and Dining Space
By Micheline Stone | Colorado Homes & Lifestyles Quarantined at home the past year, many of us felt isolated and have missed socializing with friends and family. Now, as the world begins to open up again (just in time for summer!) we look forward [...]
8 Crucial Kitchen Improvements You Should Make Before Selling Your Home
By Lauren Sieben | Realtor.com Preparing to list your house? If you want to get top dollar, start sprucing up your kitchen now. "The kitchen is often the centerpiece in a home and the place where most of the entertaining happens," says Tony Rodriguez-Tellaheche, owner [...]
After 400 Renos, Drew and Jonathan Share Their Tips on How To Hire
By Drew and Jonathan Scott | Drew + Jonathan Reveal Make sure your pros are legit Ask any potential contractor for their license number, bond number and certification, and insurance certificates. And look for companies that have set themselves up as businesses—in many states, [...]
Colorado A Top 20 State To Move To
By Tom Kalinski, Broker/Owner, RE/MAX of Boulder Americans want something more and they are making it known with their feet, according to United Van Lines Movers Study. The latest data showing which states are people are moving to versus fleeing shows inbound states are [...]
7 Easy DIY Living Room Projects You Can Tackle While You’re Social Distancing
By Jennifer Kelly Geddes | Mar 23, 2020 Cooped up inside because of the coronavirus? In this unsettling time, doing your part to maintain social distance means you've been spending a lot of time indoors. And while movie marathons and board games can occupy [...]
Remodeling Your Home in 2020?
By Duane Duggan, an award-winning Realtor and author of the book “Realtor for Life.”Every year when spring arrives, homeowners think of remodeling, repairing, and improving their homes. Reasons might include enhancing the sheer enjoyment of the home, practical updates, or getting the home ready to [...]
Can’t Stand Minimalism or Maximalism? Try Happy-Medium Design
By Margaret Heidenry | Jan 16, 2020 Think minimalism is too stark, and maximalism too much? Then you're in luck, since the home decor pendulum seems to have swung to the middle. So what is it? Fittingly, it's called happy-medium design. In a recent [...]
Survey Shows Why Homeownership Makes People Happier
By Tom Kalinski, Broker/Owner, RE/MAX of Boulder Ninety-three percent of Americans say they are happier after buying a home, and 83 percent would never go back to renting, according to Bank of America’s latest Homebuyer Insights Report. Of the nearly 2,000 consumers surveyed, most [...]
Selling Your Home, Downsizing, or Just Getting Rid of Junk?
By Duane Duggan, Realtor, RE/MAX of Boulder Published in Daily Camera’s At Home section on Oct. 11, 2019 One of the basics of selling your home, or enjoying it to the fullest, is getting rid of clutter. As they say, a cluttered home means [...]
Help Sellers With Built-Ins
by Barbara Bollinger Bookshelves and cabinetry incorporated within a home’s architecture once was equated with grandeur, offering homeowners the opportunity to showcase personal treasures and knickknacks. But over time, the pieces may look dated. Here are updated ideas with pizzazz that buyers may love. Built-in [...]
7 Helpful Tips for First-time Homebuyers
By Bill Gassett Looking for a new home can be a pretty exciting task. With that much money on the line, it’s worthwhile to read up on the process before you set out. Unnecessary mistakes can and should be avoided while trying to get [...]