Should We Bring Back The Tax Credit In Denver?

We want to know what your opinion is on bringing back another “Tax Credit”  for Denver real estate?  We feel that the media is creating a bit of uncertainty in the Denver market by suggesting that they are “thinking” about bringing it back.  We feel that people will put off buying because they think that something better is coming, even though RIGHT NOW is a great time to... [Read more...]

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Hightower Goes “Over The Edge” For Cancer

Travis and Colonel Hightower went ”Over The Edge” this weekend for The Cancer League of Colorado at One Lincoln Park in downtown Denver, CO.  This event is very near and dear to the Hightower’s as they have had many family members that have lost their battle with cancer or who are still fighting this devastating disease.  Most recently Travis lost his grandmother to lung cancer... [Read more...]

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Denver Real Estate, Lowest Rates In 60 Years

It is hard to believe that there is actually something better out there than the $8,000 tax credit in Denver.  It is all over the news, in the newspapers and on the Internet!  NOW IS the time to buy in Denver.  Don’t believe everything that you read, the Denver real estate market is improving.  But there is still uncertainty in the Denver market and rightly so, we still have a ways to go... [Read more...]

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More Help For Denver Home Owners

One of our main objectives on The Hightower Team is to make sure that our clients know what help is available.  We understand that all the information out there can be overwhelming and confusing.  The important thing to remember is that there is HELP.  Another good article from DS News on success for distressed homeowners.  According to an independent evaluation of the NFMC program by the Urban... [Read more...]

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Colorado Wines Not To Be Ignored

So I decided that I would take a break from the real estate world again, nothing is new, prices in Denver are up, unemployment is up, and the government is still running in circles trying to figure out how to get us out of this mess!  So lets talk wine, nobody ever gets tired of drinking right?  We just drink more when times are bad.  My good friend Rachel Katz and I had dinner  in Denver at Root... [Read more...]

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Hightower Tops Torreys Peak via Kelso Ridge

This weekends big adventure for The Hightower Team was to conquer Torreys Peak via Kelso Ridge.  This climb was in honor of when Ron Snow and Colonel Hightower first met 8 years ago on this exact ridge.  As the story goes Ron Snow caught site of Colonel Hightower heading up this gnarly ridge dripping in sweat, wearing a cut off t-shirt and an old air force survival vest.  As Ron watched Colonel... [Read more...]

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Free Help For Denver Homeowners

Great news for Denver homeowners who are struggling to find answers about what to do when they want to avoid foreclosure.  DS News published a great article on what Fannie Mae has put in place to give homeowners the help they need.  Those homeowners who recognize that they can no longer afford their mortgages, but want to avoid having a foreclosure on their credit history, can find information on... [Read more...]

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“Over The Edge For Hightower” We Need Your Support!

In November of 2008 the Hightower family suffered a great loss.  Ruthelle Hightower (Travis’s Grandmother) lost her battle to lung cancer.  She was truly the backbone of the family and losing her to such a dreadful disease just made it all the more difficult to let her go.  This year the Hightower family was faced with the news that another family member, Keith Hightower, who was diagnosed... [Read more...]

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Hightower On Top Again!

Travis Hightower, Colonel Hightower and Abigail Hayes (Hightower in spirit) set out Friday afternoon with visions of a summit in their heads.  We arrived late evening in the San Isabel National Forest, it was raining when we arrived and we were a little discouraged that we would have to set up camp in the rain.  As soon as we arrived in the town of Winfield the rain stopped.  Camp was set and we... [Read more...]

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