If you are interested in new construction and don’t know where to find what’s available in the Pikes Peak Region, try readynewhomes.com.  This site shows you what’s available now and what’s available in future months.  When you are ready to work with a builder on inventory homes or having them build you a home, send me an email to learn how I can help you get the best deal!

If you want to hear positive news about what’s happening for first time homebuyers, check out this recent information from CHFA, Colorado Housing and Finance Authority.  35% of CHFA buyers are buying foreclosures.  If you want to speak with an excellent lender to know more, send me an email today for contact information you can trust. Colorado CHFA website

If you would like to learn everything you need to know about buying your first home, come to the First Time Homebuyers class offered by Partners in Housing in conjunction with the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority. There is a small charge and you must pre-register with Partners in Housing, 473-8890. The class is offered the first Saturday of each month.

The next class is July 9, 2005, at 9am in the downstairs seminar room at Ent Federal Credit Union at 4545 Galley Road in Colorado Springs.  I will be teaching the real estate contracts portion that morning, so I hope you will join the class and prepare yourself before taking this big step.  There are a lot of things to consider if you are going to do it right and have your first home purchase be a stepping stone to financial wealth in your life.  Don’t miss this opportunity to get top quality, comprehensive information from experts in their field.  You will leave with your own workbook and sample documents.  The class ends at 2pm and covers the real estate purchase process and contract, brokerage relationships, the loan process and credit, plus homeowners insurance.  I hope to see you there.

If you are buying your first home, one of your first questions is “How much home can I afford?”. The best way to determine this is to speak with a competent lender who will work with you to buy now or help you position yourself to buy in the future. You will find links to lenders who can assist you in the LINKS section. There is no obligation to check them out. These are all lenders I know and trust to work with my clients. Right now the median home price in the Colorado Springs area is $195,000. This is an increase from a year ago when the median price was $182,850 according to PPAR statistics from April 2004 to April 2005. Interest rates are still staying low for the moment. If you would like to know what your payment would be on a specific home price, contact me and I would be glad to help you determine what homes in Colorado Springs would fit your desires and finances. After all, you still want to have money left over for fun too!!

I have helped many homebuyers and it would be my pleasure to help you as well.  We continue to add content to help answer your home buying questions so come back often and learn more.  To view homes in the Pikes Peak Region, click on Property Listings and you will find excellent search tools.  Try out the Map Search.  If you continue to click on a section of the map it will zoom into neighborhoods where you will get current information on all the homes available there.  You can also restrict your search to homes in that neighborhood in a certain price range, or with other features you desire.  Then CALL OR EMAIL ME and I would be pleased to meet with you and help you find that perfect home.

But don’t take my word for it.  My clients will share their experience with you:
I just wanted to drop you a line and tell you how pleased Dana and I are with our new home.  My biggest fear was picking a house or neighborhood that my wife wouldn’t like, but with your help I doubt I could have gone wrong.  I am very pleased with the deal we got.

Rob J.

Kathy Genz was a joy to work with!  She was especially attentive to our desires and worked hard to find us just the right house.  We were especially impressed with her attention to detail and timely completion of all matters.  We would highly recommend her as a skilled and personable real estate agent!

Gwen & Tyler D.

What we liked about working with Kathy is that she is an honest person.  And she was fun to be with.

Michael & Robin M.

During our search we found Kathy to be extremely knowledgeable in her field as our real estate agent.  Thanks to Kathy Genz we seem to have the exact property to fit our needs.  We highly recommend seeking out Kathy in the event you are in need of buying or selling a home.

Richard and Pauline S.

Thank you so much for all that you did to get us in our new home.  It is so wonderful to live out here in the peace, quiet, and beauty.  Thank you for joining us as we celebrated our new home.

The G. Family

The first time I spoke with Mrs. Genz I was immediately put at ease.  Kathy has an easy going manner while at the same time being highly professional and extremely knowledgeable.  Our family loves our new home and we are very grateful to Kathy for helping us through the process of making the purchase.

Adam H.