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Archive for January, 2010

Anti-Flipping Rule Good for Denver Investors???

Housing and Urban Development Removes 90 Day Seasoning Rule

Investors Rehab Home

This might not seem like a big deal to most home buyers in our average to higher end real estate market, but this will effect many first time home buyers in Denver.  In the past, an investor had to wait 90 days to sell a fix and flip home to an FHA buyer.  Since many of these investors need to turn their cash quickly, the homes sold to buyers with cash or conventional financing.  That left many FHA buyers looking at homes that they could not buy due to the government restrictions.  Those FHA buyers in Denver are now going to be on a level playing field with other buyers who have cash and conventional financing.

Will competition for lower priced homes increase?

The competition for homes in good condition under 200K is already pretty intense in and around Denver.  Now that the restriction is lifted Read the rest of this entry »

North Star Academy West Coming to Highlands Ranch

Charter schools are in high demand in Douglas County

Your may want to learn about a new Core Knowledge preschool – 8^th grade charter school is coming to Highlands Ranch.  The original vision for the school was created in 2004 by a group of Highlands Ranch parents with a strong desire to create a more challenging and meaningful educational program for their children and the community at large.  The founders successfully opened North Star Academy in Parker in August 2006.

Familiar Faces at North Star Academy West

Many individuals from the original founding team have joined our NSA West Board of Directors and parent volunteer base to ensure a successful opening. Read the rest of this entry »