Real estate-minded Colorado entrepreneurs, company owners and investors know that the current business environment is active and churning with possibilities. Regular readers of our blog at O'Brien Legal Services LLC in Denver certainly know that, given several of our...
Year: 2018
Five things to ask before you buy a condo
Buying a condo provides many of the benefits of buying a home and eliminates some of the drawbacks. You own the space, so you have the privacy and financial benefits of owning a home. However, you are not responsible for all the maintenance involved in home ownership....
Report stresses upsides for buyers in Denver residential market
Wax and wane. Advance and retreat.That seems to be material gist – the bottom line, if you will – in the most recent report authored by the Denver Metro Association of Realtors concerning the state of the city’s residential housing market. To wit:...
Settling construction disputes: arbitration as courtroom alternative
A bullet-point list of problematic issues that can arise during the course of construction transactions is decidedly lengthy. Construction principals are many and diverse (ranging from buyers and sellers to lenders, contractors, architects and more). Projects...
A bit of realty-linked alphabet soup: HOA CC&Rs
For readers of our Denver real estate legal blog who might be unfamiliar with the acronyms in the above post headline, we'll quickly spell them out: homeowners association covenants, conditions and restrictions.If you're just looking into a Colorado purchase in a...
A title review’s importance for a property buyer
Many prospective buyers of Colorado residential or commercial property might underestimate the importance of thoroughly vetting title-linked issues prior to a closing, being understandably focused on many additional matters.After all, there is a lot to think about...
Denver realty report notable for sellers, buyers and investors
Can a local residential real estate market be advantageous for both sellers and buyers at the same time?It can be, indeed, according to the Denver Metro Association of Realtors. That group's recently released report on Colorado real estate indicates that residential...
Denver’s commercial real estate market should continue growth
Business continues to be good for those who own commercial real estate in Denver. The city was ranked the eighth hottest commercial real estate market in the country in 2017, after first breaking the top ten the prior year.According to the Colorado Real Estate...
Key importance of legal due diligence in real estate transactions
It is commonly noted that buying real estate - whether a principal residence, rental housing or commercial property - is the largest single expense ever for most people.That is hardly lost upon careful buyers, who take due precautions during the purchase process to...
The role played by earnest money in a Colorado home purchase
Many sellers and purchasers of Colorado properties are likely well acquainted with earnest money and its purpose in a residential real estate transaction.That is not universally true, though. In fact, the concept might reasonably be foreign to some, with the function...