Ask The Realtor
Ask the Realtor: Buying a mountain home? Affordability has a new playbook
We've been talking a lot about housing affordability lately, but I think it's time we change the conversation. Affordability isn't just about how much money you've saved for a down payment or closing costs anymore. It's about understanding the market, knowing which...
Ask the Realtor: Could these 321 mountain homes be the answer to homebuyer affordability?
Every once in a while, I come across something in real estate that genuinely surprises me. This week was one of those moments. What if I told you there are currently 321 homes for sale across our mountain communities that qualify for a special mortgage program...
Ask the Realtor: Unpermitted space – No big deal – until it costs you a buyer
Here in our mountain communities, houses have a funny way of evolving. A two-bedroom cabin becomes a three-bedroom home, a storage area becomes living space, and suddenly there's an extra bathroom that wasn't there when the house was built. Sometimes permits were...
Ask the Realtor: A real estate transaction doesn’t need a winner and a loser
This past week, I closed an escrow where I represented the seller. It was a difficult transaction. At seemingly every turn there was another unusual request, another delay or another issue that made an already complicated process harder than it needed to be....




