Jennifer Allan's Charming Old Denver Blog

Dear Denver Homebuyer, If you've been searching for just the right real estate agent to help you find your Charming Old Denver home, I'd like to apply for the job. But first, let's talk about, egads, BUYER AGENCY. In case you aren't familiar with the term "Buyer Agency" here's what it means. When...

On Sunday morning, I met some friends for a little bike ride from Highlands to Confluence Park, and up & down the Platte River Bike Path. Perfect temperature, just a slight breeze, sky so blue it was almost purple. It was my first venture across the new pedestrian bridgeconnecting Northwest Denve...

Writing the book was the easy part...It's all the details to manage after you've PUT your words on paper until you SEE those words on paper where you really earn your money. (Kinda like GETTING a listing is only the first step toward SEEING a paycheck from that listing!) But... it's DONE and out ...

I attended an excellent CE class this week taught by the wonderful Oliver Frascona. I always come away from his classes with a brain-full of blog topics – Thanks Oliver! Okay, so here’s the exciting thing I learned from the class on Listing and Buyer Agent Issues… (FOREWARNING – many of you won’t...

I have a new investor client who buys homes at auction and then either flips them or rents them. Yesterday he took me on a tour of his recent purchases. The first house we went into had a wicked smell that permeated my brain and even my teeth. For the rest of the day, I could still "feel" the sme...

At the risk of destroying my reputation as a happy-go-lucky, always smiling, always cheerful, with never a harsh word to say (tee hee), allow me to say (shout) "I HATE SPRINGTIME IN DENVER!!!" The rest of the world is enjoying mild temperatures, flowers in bloom and soft green grass. Snow? No, th...

So… according to this morning’s Rocky Mountain News, my little piece of paradise here in Northwest Denver is the second strongest zip code in the city with an annual appreciate rate of… get this… 18.5%!!!! Go, us! What’s interesting is just yesterday I was doing an analysis of the number of Lend...

In January of this year, I moved into my 1927 Bungalow. I’ve owned the house for 3 years, but it’s always been a rental. I never dreamed I could actually fit into a 950 sqft home – after all, I’m an adult with lots of stuff. My last 5 houses (I move a lot) have been much larger – specifically, 2,...

I've been a real estate agent in Charming Old Denver for almost 12 years. About 7 years ago, I started taking pictures of Denver neighborhoods & amenities to use in my virtual tours. I'm an organized sort, so all the pictures I've taken thru the years are easily found in the My Pictures section o...

 Like we didn’t already know it, but we’re officially on 5280’s “safe” list of Denver neighborhoods that are still stable or even appreciating. The article even goes so far as to call us the “it” spot of the last five years! Washington Park is also on the list, as are Bonnie Brae, Mayfair and Con...