dan polimino: Colorado Dream House Team Expands to California and Scores a Big Win
- 07/11/16 02:46 AM
As many of you know two years ago Gary and I became investors in Keller Williams Realty, San Diego Central. We are really pleased with the growth of the market center and thoroughly enjoy visiting our San Diego office. 14 months ago we teamed up with our business partner, at the San Diego office, Joe Lerner, to list a one-of-a-kind property. 711 A Avenue, on the island of Coronado, was not like any other house on the island. If you have ever visited Coronado, you know that the average home there is about 2500 sq. ft. and sits on a 3000 … (0 comments)
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dan polimino: What is the Most Important Topic in Real Estate Today?
- 06/22/16 07:31 AM
Check out this weeks Poll Question! Click on the link to Vote!
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dan polimino: Colorado Dream House Team Radio
- 06/22/16 07:22 AM
Sign up and listen to Dan Polimino and Gary Lohrmen, discuss what's happening in Real Estate, every Sunday from 8-9am. Click the Link below to visit our Podcast!
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dan polimino: Top 10 Tips for Buying and Selling in 2016 Part 2
- 06/22/16 06:15 AM
Last week, we started talking about my Top 10 Tips for Buying and Selling in 2016. If you missed Part One of the series, visit out blog page at http://www.coloradodreamhouse.com/blog/ and catch up. In the meantime, here is my Part Two list to help you buy and sell in 2016. By Dan Polimino
Sellers: Know which projects you can do to improve your value. We are always amazed at some of the projects that sellers feel like they need to do to improve their home to get it ready for sale. Epoxying the garage floor or replacing the fence is sure nice but it’s … (0 comments)
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dan polimino: Top 5 Tips for Buying and Selling Houses in 2016
- 06/22/16 06:07 AM
Top 5 Tips for Buying and Selling Houses in 2016 by Dan Polimino
Check in next week for five more tips about buying and selling.
1. Buyers: Don’t overspend.I know it sounds simple, but everyone can get caught up in the emotion of a bidding war. You have been waiting for that perfect house, you have lost out on three others, and one just hit the MLS and your inbox. You decided to outbid the other six suitors and pay 30K over asking price. That’s okay if you plan to die in that house or stay there for at least 10 years, but if you … (0 comments)
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dan polimino: Tips for Hail Season
- 05/25/16 05:49 AM
If you have ever lived in Denver, Colorado in the spring, you know it’s beautiful and it’s also hail season. Now, I am not a meteorologist, but here is how the hail phenomena was explained to me. Denver has an average of 300 plus days of sunshine every year (good for us). As such, the sun is out just about every morning. The sun heats up the snow on the mountains, and the snow melts. That moisture is absorbed into the atmosphere, creating storm clouds almost every afternoon in May and June. The air high above is still considerably colder at … (1 comments)
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dan polimino: Timing is Everything When Selling a Home
- 04/26/16 05:51 AM
“Timing in life is everything” is a saying that has been around for a long time, and it applies to just about everything we do in life. It’s never been truer than when you apply the statement to real estate. In the past, the mantra has been “sell high and buy low.” Many people don’t realize that it usually doesn’t happen in real estate. If you are selling a home at the peak of the market, chances are you are also buying at the top of the market, unless you do what I have been urging my clients to do … (0 comments)
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dan polimino: Colorado Dream House Radio Is Here!
- 04/05/16 04:40 AM
We are proud to announce that the Colorado Dream House Team is starting its own radio show. In conjunction with our partners, Lifetime Construction and Guild Mortgage, the Colorado Dream House will host a one-hour real estate talk show Sunday mornings between 8-9am on 710 KNUS.
There are many real estate radio shows around the country, but for the most part they all focus on the national real estate scene. We are going to focus on the local real estate market. We will give you information about what’s happening in your city, neighborhood, or even your subdivision. We will tell you what … (1 comments)
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dan polimino: Flat Fee Service vs Real Estate Agents
- 03/24/16 04:27 AM
We have all heard about the flat fee real estate service companies like Trelora, Help You Sell, Assist to Sell and many others. They tout a one low flat fee to sell your home and promise to save you thousands. The flat fee prices vary as does the services offered for each rate. Some suggest you pay a full 2.8% in commission to the agent and supply the buyer, yet still some others think you can get away with offering as little as $2,000 or $3,000 to the buyer’s agent. Sounds great! Problem is, it rarely works.
If you take nothing away … (1 comments)
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dan polimino: Election Year And The Real Estate Market
- 03/08/16 04:09 AM
In most years in real estate, you can accurately predict and advise your clients on how the market will perform, with one exception. It’s really hard to predict how the market will perform in an election year, especially since this seems to be an election year like none other. Establishment politics seem to be out the window, so what we can expect from a candidate or policies will be difficult to predict. How does this apply to real estate?
Traditionally in an election year people tend to be very conservative. That means they keep their hands in their pocket, they are cautious … (0 comments)
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dan polimino: You Asked. We've Answered. Mail Bag 2015 By Dan Polimino
- 08/11/15 05:12 AM
With the second half of the year upon us; I thought it would be a good idea to share some our customers real estate questions that we have received this year.
Q: Dan: What is the month of the year are most homes sold?
A: Actually, the two most active months of the year for home sales are June and October. Typically, more homes are closed during those two months than any others.
Q: Dan: What are the two slowest months of the year for real estate sales?
A: August and December. August is the month that schools start in Colorado so families are either … (0 comments)
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dan polimino: Little Known Facts About Selling Season - And Why They Matter
- 08/11/15 04:17 AM
The number one time to sell a home in Colorado is April 1st through July 31st. Now that the selling season has passed, how did it go for you? Did you take advantage of the market and got a premium price for your home? Maybe yours did not sell? Or maybe you’re still thinking about selling. Here are some thoughts and options going forward for the rest of the year.
If your home was on the market and did not sell, you need to ask yourself three questions: 1) Was it overpriced? 2) Did it show poorly? 3) Did my real estate agent … (0 comments)
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dan polimino: The Suburban Sprawl Is No More! By Dan Polimino
- 07/28/15 05:50 AM
From 2000 to 2006, all you heard about in the real estate headlines was about the suburban sprawl. People were moving out of the city in droves to find wide open spaces, amazing views, space between your neighbors and a slower, suburban type of life. Cities like Parker, Castle Rock, and Sedalia took off and became boomtown cities overnight. Builders seized the opportunity, giving people massive homes for a fraction of the price they would pay in the city. Moreover, for the first time, many people had land or at least an enormous backyard with a three- and a four-car garage.
I am sure … (0 comments)
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dan polimino: We Don’t Sell Your Home, You Do! By Dan Poliminio
- 07/22/15 07:16 AM
We speak with many consumers about selling their homes, and often people are confused with the exact role of today’s real estate agent. Yes, we sell homes and the Colorado Dream House Team sells about 100 or more per year, but what we really do is market homes. Whether your home sells or not is NOT always within the Real Estate Agent’s control. I know that sounds counter intuitive to our job description, so let’s take a look at what the agent controls and what they don’t.
Within an agent’s control: The marketing of the home including but not limited to photography, … (1 comments)
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dan polimino: Sometimes People Need to Hurt Themselves By Dan Polimino
- 06/01/15 07:30 AM
My son Micah is nine years old, and he’s all boy. I was cleaning the garage and watching him build a skateboard ramp at the end of the driveway. He had taken plywood, propped it on some bricks piled high and then built a landing ramp on the other side. His plan was to skate down the sloped driveway, hit the plywood ramp, fly through the air and hit the landing ramp. All while staying on his skateboard unharmed.
Being a boy once myself and having tried the exact same feat, I knew from experience that this was fraught with danger and … (0 comments)
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dan polimino: Are You Ready for the Market Slowdown 2015? By Dan Polimino
- 06/01/15 06:32 AM
You heard me right. We are about a month away from the annual market slowdown. You maybe saying, “Dan, you’re crazy. There is no inventory! It’s only June! The market is hot. It’s a seller’s market!” Yes, I have heard all this before, and if you are like me and study trends, you know that the slowdown is coming. Go back and study the sales numbers from 2012, 2013, and 2014. In Denver, we have followed the same pattern every year for the last three years, and there is no indication that this year will be any different. The market starts out as … (1 comments)
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dan polimino: If You Sell Your Home For Top Dollar, How Much To Be Inconvenienced?
- 05/04/15 06:52 AM
That’s a question that many people are asking themselves. Many homeowners would like to sell, but they don’t know where they would go. There are not enough homes to choose from on the re-sale market. Building a new home is nice, but it’s 6-10 months depending on the development and the builder. Consumers see an opportunity to sell their home this selling season, but if they do, they may be homeless. So what are the options if you really do want to sell your home at the peak of the market? Before we answer that question, think about this: If you sell … (1 comments)
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dan polimino: Meet The Two Types of People in A Seller’s Market By Dan Polimino
- 04/15/15 07:45 AM
In the recent weeks, we have been writing a lot about the hot and heavy real estate market. In case you missed the news, it’s a full-blown seller’s market in the lower price range and inventory no matter the price is at historic lows.
Putting a home on the market and getting it under contract is not the hard part these days. My team is spending so much of their time, effort, and knowledge behind keeping deals together. You see, getting the deal is the easy part, getting it to close is the hard part. Now you may be saying to yourself, “Why would … (0 comments)
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dan polimino: You Need a Realtor to Find You Off Market Properties By Dan Polimino
- 04/06/15 05:36 AM
The key to this tight real estate market will hinge on the ability to find off market properties. What am I talking about? In case you have not been following the Denver real estate market, there is a severe shortage of inventory. No, I mean there is a REAL shortage of inventory. A balanced market would be about 15,000 single-family homes for sale in Denver and surrounding suburbs. In Feb of 2014, there were 10,000 plus homes on the market, which as you can see is a far cry from a balanced market. Fast-forward to today, and there are only 4,500 single-family homes on … (0 comments)
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dan polimino: Can I Buy A Home Off The Market? By Dan Polimino
- 03/02/15 03:53 AM
The number one thing we hear from our buyers everyday is there are no homes to buy on the market. This is the biggest challenge the real estate industry is facing in the Denver Metro area at this time. Inventory has never been this low and as such, people are wondering how they could find a home to buy.
Consumers have gone to the Internet to try to find homes to buy that are not on the market, on sites like Zillow, Trulia, and For Sale By Owner. While this may seem like a good way to buy a home and not have to compete … (3 comments)
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