I am excited to announce that CORE Real Estate Service is now affiliated with ERA.

• National Brand with over 33,000 agents
• International presence in 50 countries and territories globally
• 3,000,000+ ERA listings
• 3.5 millions visits/month on ERA.com
• International Collections Luxury Program
• Relocation through CARTUS
• Seller's Security Plan (We'll sell your house or ERA will buy it*)
• Gold Properties Program (staging)
• TXTERA for listings

Short Sale and Foreclosure Resource Certification

I am excited to announce that on Saturday February 20th I participated in the National Association of Realtors new certification program; Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource Certification.

This eight hour investment has given me the opportunity to greater understand the Short Sale and Foreclosure process. In addition, these tools may afford me the opportunity to assist one with a successful Short Sale Listing and or Buyer transactions.

If you or somebody you know may want to learn more about one’s options, please feel free to reach out to me. My hope is to help bridge the gap between one’s dreams and one’s reality.

Fresh Listing in SW Littleton. $209,999

http://www.postlets.com/repb/2893466

Great home in Dakota Station.

Qualifies for the $8,000 First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit.

Quick possesison.

Non Short Sale.

Did you know? PARENTS CAN HELP GET $8,000 CREDIT

Parents who are looking for a gift to give their kids should consider a house. With prices in the cellar, this could be a terrific year to give a down payment or even the whole home. The Internal Revenue Service says a married couple can each give gifts of $13,000 of money or property without triggering taxes for the gift givers or the recipients. That means a married couple can give another married couple a total of $52,000 a year. To maximize that they can give $52,000 in December and another $52,000 in January for a total of $104,000 to be used on a property before the federal tax credit expires. This would buy a house in some parts of the country and be sufficient for a down payment in most others. Source: The Wall Street Journal

If a Parent (Who Will Not Live In The Property) Cosigns for a Mortgage, Will Their Child Still be Eligible for the Credit? Yes, provided that the child meets the other requirements for the tax credit. The IRS has spelled out guidelines for eligibility for the home buyer credit when co-borrowers purchase a property.When a home-owning parent of an adult child co-signs for a home loan and both names appear on the note, the IRS says that under some circumstances, the first-time home buyer can qualify for the whole amount. The IRS says the parent doesn't qualify for any portion of the credit, but if the child hasn't owned a home during the three years preceding the current purchase and can qualify based on income, he or she can be allocated the entire $8,000 credit. When unmarried individuals co-purchase a home and only one of them is eligible for the credit, then the full $8,000 can be allocated to the eligible buyer. Source: Washington Post Writers Group

From the International Builders’ Show: Selling to the Generations

By Erica Christoffer, Contributing Editor, REALTOR® Magazine

Whether you are working with a Baby Boomer, Gen Xer, or someone in the Gen Y age range, it’s important to know what your buyers wants in a home.

While age demographics are still a driving factor in the type of home your buyer is interested in, and three presenters at the International Builders’ Show Wednesday said there is a tie that binds – today, less is more.

Saying goodbye to McMansions, Mary Dewalt of Mary Dewalt Design Group, Steve Lane of Denver-based KEPHART, and Ken Perlman of Sullivan Group Real Estate Advisors outlined the driving demand behind each generation and what features they want in their downsized home in the session “From Wow to Now: What Today’s Home Buyers Really Want.”

Baby Boomers (age 45-65):

They don’t see themselves as getting older, and they don’t want to compromise their active lifestyles. Read more