kristal kraft realtor: Sunday Travels - 05/05/08 07:23 PM
Sundays when I am not out with clients are days I try to spend with my husband. We both work selling Denver real estate and enjoy taking time to explore the area when we can.
Yesterday was a bright sunny spring day, so I begged to go take a few pictures to … (42 comments)
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kristal kraft realtor: Real estate and relocation, not as hard as it looks... - 02/22/07 12:07 AM
It is time to talk real estate.
Relocation to Denver or any other place can be exciting and/or scary. Some people embrace change, taking it on like a new suit. They study and analyze it, pondering over every minute aspect until it becomes a natural for them.
Others approach moving to the new … (29 comments)
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kristal kraft realtor: SunBelters...The Time to GLOAT is Now!....UPDATED...Updated again - 12/20/06 02:35 PM
Part of my job as a relocation specialist to the Denver Metro area is to dispel myths. The biggest myth I deal with is the one that Denver is "hip-deep" in snow all winter long. Out-of-staters are generally very skeptical of my words when I tell them Denver enjoys more than … (118 comments)
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kristal kraft realtor: Home Inspectors ~ Do you have to justify your existence? - 12/15/06 11:21 PM
Lately I have been lucky enough to work with sellers who either pay attention to their home and keep it extremely nice OR listen to me and properly stage and package their homes for market.
I have learned the importance of educating the seller so there are no surprises. We take the … (25 comments)
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kristal kraft realtor: Two Laws of Real Estate - 12/14/06 11:17 AM
We all know the law right? When it comes to real estate the 3 most important things to focus on are;
locationlocationlocationWhat about the second law? Everyone knows that;
timingtimingtiming Actually everyone doesn't know the second law. In fact I have investors tell me all the time how they have the bad … (39 comments)
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kristal kraft realtor: Are you serving up discontent? - 12/09/06 09:56 PM
Are you serving up discontent?
As humans we all have a basic need to be wanted and liked. Sometimes our jobs require us to do things that are contrary to our basic needs.
It's really tough to have to tell a buyer you can't help them because their expectations are out of … (15 comments)
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kristal kraft realtor: REALTOR...It's NOT about you! - 12/09/06 05:47 PM
Throughout history we can trace changes in society, brought on by cause and effects of certain events. Our country went from agrarian, to industrial to the information age. Each transformation of society brought with it new practices and ways of living and going about our daily lives.
The progression of real … (42 comments)
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kristal kraft realtor: The S Files are Closed - 12/09/06 04:29 PM
For many years the X Files was a popular TV show that explored the possibility of beings from space. Sometimes it was almost believable, more often than not is was just plain scary.
S Files are not scary, nor are they a TV show but a real live location and a preferred destination of … (3 comments)
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kristal kraft realtor: In my next life... - 12/02/06 11:14 PM
In my next life I have decided I want to come back in a different form. It would be nice if I could live in a beautiful place, have people to wait on me, groom me, take care of my daily diet, accompany me during exercise.
Then I work, I want to … (16 comments)
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kristal kraft realtor: Thanks to Art on the Rail - 12/01/06 10:57 PM
Quality of life improves when there are lovely things to look at. Citizens along the front range of the Rockies have the incredible back drop of the mountains. For most folks the view is inspiring enough, each day one only has to look west to see the snow capped peaks of the Rocky Mountains.
In … (21 comments)
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kristal kraft realtor: Let's Compare My Apples to Your Oranges... - 11/30/06 12:47 AM
Foreclosures are a hot topic these days. Some people say Colorado is #1 in foreclosures, others say it's not so! Who do we believe and why?
The Denver Business Journal featured a good story on this very topic, "Is Colorado really worst in foreclosures?" The answer to this question is, "It Depends … (11 comments)
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kristal kraft realtor: Was my face red? - 11/27/06 05:05 PM
Sometimes working with buyers that aren't on the same page is challenging. My buyers were both looking to move, but not into the same house obviously. Each time I showed them a home, one would like it the other would hate it.
By the third house it became abundantly clear the couple … (24 comments)
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kristal kraft realtor: Desperation Sales... - 11/25/06 10:56 PM
Desperation salesSales in our market continue at the same pace as last year. In October we sold 4,133 units. Last year in October we sold 4,006 units. Our days on market is longer last year it was 89,65 days but this year it is 102.6 days.
Why the change in days on … (17 comments)
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kristal kraft realtor: You Can't Get There From Here! - 11/24/06 11:35 PM
Ever wonder why things happen the way they do? I am always amazed at certain things. For instance our new Light Rail line just opened last week. The service is running well, but...
The Light Rail goes by the Park Meadows Mall. It's one of the area's most popular malls, people come … (19 comments)
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kristal kraft realtor: Denver burbs town talk...Centennial Airport - 11/21/06 08:21 PM
Denver burbs town talk...Centennial Airport
Located in what we call "City Close" Centennial Airport is tucked away in southeast Arapahoe County. When it opened in 1967, this location was considered to be far enough away as to not disturb anyone, but close enough to downtown Denver to be very convenient.
Today Centennial … (6 comments)
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kristal kraft realtor: Denver burbs town talk...exploring Southeast Aurora, Colorado - 11/20/06 11:20 PM
Denver burbs town talk...exploring Southeast Aurora, Colorado Real Estate
Once considered too far away, Southeast Aurora is now more convenient thanks to E-470 the highway around the city's outskirts. The highway had the concept of build it and they will come. And come they did; developers, builders and merchants have changed the scoop of this high plains dessert into … (16 comments)
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kristal kraft realtor: What are your odds of selling? - 11/16/06 08:31 AM
Pricing Your Home to Sell...Since the real estate market seems to be getting slow on many fronts, now more than ever it is important price a property right. Sellers need to have a clear picture of the market and what the competition is selling at (or not!). Graphic illustrations of the … (35 comments)
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kristal kraft realtor: Grow like a tree - 10/21/06 11:43 PM
Amid volumes of openness a single tree stands tall.
When faced with adversity are you like the tree?
Reflect and grow...
Dig your roots in deeper for strength.
Look to the heavens for enlightenment.
Sway in the breeze for flexibility.
Stand tall and proud for you are unique individual...and that is Okay.
<photo was taken on top of … (10 comments)
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kristal kraft realtor: Graffiti as art...or vandalism - 10/21/06 10:37 PM
Tagging has become a major problem in many areas. Up until a few minutes ago, I thought all tagging was graffiti and all graffiti is vandalism.
Vali, my daughter quickly set me straight on this. In her opinion graffiti is street art and not to be confused with tagging.
In my old fashioned … (10 comments)
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kristal kraft realtor: Urban migration... - 10/19/06 09:36 PM
Across the country we are experiencing a migration of people moving back to the city. The urban "sprawl" has run it's course, folks who so desperately wanted to live in the country are now reversing their decisions and returning to the city.
Why? Long commutes, gas prices and the feeling of dis-connectivity all attribute … (14 comments)
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