http://www.coloradodreamhouse.com Each Friday on this Blog I will post up to the minute market data information on different cities across the US courtesy of Zillow. This week we are looking at home values in Cherry Hills Village, CO.

In recent months, I have spoken to quite a few people that are concerned with keeping their expenses low in this economic environment. After all, it’s a smart practice in case the economy has a relapse, you lose a job, or you have some unexpected expenses.

Everyone is always looking for encouraging signs when it comes to the economy. After all, the economy is the number one topic on everyone’s mind these days and with the Holiday season here, people are looking at retails’ numbers as one sign to gauge if the economy is getting better.

I am sure by now that you saw the news from two weeks ago about the first-time home buyers’ tax credit being extended through April 30, 2010 and Congress creating a new credit for people other than first-time home buyers.

Wall Street has seen 10,000 on the big board a couple of time over the last week which has led many people to believe the economic recovery is here. I am not so sure that it is and here’s why.

My brother is in charge of North American sales for the world’s largest concrete and cement manufacturer. If anyone would have a good perspective about the stimulus plan from the Obama administration, it would be my brother. You see, the idea of the stimulus plan was to infuse money into the economy right away and [...]

On August 16th, I wrote a column entitled, “A Shortage of Homes”. In it, I wrote about a lack of quality homes for sale at $250,000 and below. I attributed this to the inventory statistics from Metrolist, plus the knowledge of knowing many homes builders that either have gone out of business or who have [...]

The Obama Administration’s program to rescue distressed home owners got off the ground this week. The program was announced on Feb. 18, but it took several weeks to put the bureaucracy in place.
Six of the nation’s largest banks signed up to participate, the Treasury Department announced Wednesday. They are JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, GMAC [...]

Money can’t buy happiness, but it can make life a whole lot easier.
MainStreet.com’s Happiness Index examined household income, debt, employment, and foreclosures to choose the states that are surviving the current economic crisis with the most panache.
The analysis discovered that despite disastrous conditions in parts of Michigan and Ohio, overall, the Midwest is navigating the [...]

Pending sales climbed at a seasonally adjusted rate of 2.1 percent in February from the previous month, according to the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®, up from an all-time low.
Double-digit gains in pending sales were posted in the Midwest and Northeast, and the report also shows home prices pushing the group’s affordability index to record heights.
However, [...]