As a homeowner, adding green features to your home can quickly increase your home’s comfort and levels of health, while saving you money. However, for real estate investors, there are also many benefits for adding green features to your properties. Green real estate investments are quickly becoming popular due to their high […]
Denver rent averages have reached levels not seen since metro Denver’s apartment boom days in the dot-com era. A report released in October 2013 from the Apartment Association of Metro Denver and the Colorado Division of Housing states that the area’s overall vacancy rate is 4.4 percent, which is a pretty tight market for renters. […]
Walkability is a measure of how friendly an area is to walking. A high walk score mean that you will have neighborhood restaurants, coffee shops, grocery stores, schools, parks, and more nearby. It also means you will have more public transportation options. (Walk scores range from 0 to 100, with 100 being the best.) The Walk […]
Solar tubes, also called SolaTubes and light tubes, are an attractive and energy-efficient way to bring natural light into your home. These are great for homes in historic Denver neighborhoods, as many of the homes were built very close together and don’t get much light. Our older homes also usually have attics and solar tubes […]
Water-heater efficiency is a boring topic, but water heating is actually the second largest energy expense in your home, accounting for around 18% of your energy bill. If your water heater is older and less efficient, you can consider getting a newer model, using less hot water, turning down the thermostat on your water heater, […]
Whether you want to sell your home now, or well… never, it is always a good idea to increase the value of your home. Here are 10 smart ways to maintain and improve your home value. 1) Let There Be Light – Lighting can enhance a home’s appeal in many ways. Soft lighting brings warmth […]
FHA’s Streamlined 203(k) program permits homebuyers and homeowners to finance up to $35,000 into their mortgage to repair, improve, or upgrade their home. Homebuyers and homeowners can quickly and easily tap into cash to pay for property repairs or improvements, such as those identified by a home inspector or an FHA appraiser. Homeowners can make […]
Conscious Real Estate is proud to announce a partnership with award-winning Denver nonprofit, PlatteForum. PlatteForum is an innovative nonprofit arts, youth-development, and urban artist-in-residence program in Denver that teams underserved youth (K-12) from around the Denver metropolitan area with contemporary master artists in intensive, structured, and long-term creative learning environments. In 2002, Judy Anderson and […]
On May 28, Governor Hickenlooper signed into law the Colorado Energy Saving Mortgage Program. Under this program, a homebuyer purchasing a new or renovated Zero Net Energy (ZNE) home is eligible for an $8,000 reduction on financing the total cost of their home mortgage. A ZNE home produces as much energy as it consumes. […]
A good nonprofit seeks to solve problems with creative solutions. Denver nonprofit, Yard Harvest does just that. Yard Harvest connects with local homeowners who have a surplus of produce on their fruit trees and vines. Volunteers harvest the produce, leave a portion with the homeowners, and deliver the rest to daycare centers, homes for […]
