keller williams dtc: 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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keller williams dtc: 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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keller williams dtc: 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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keller williams dtc: 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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keller williams dtc: 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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keller williams dtc: Exquisite Walkout Ranch in Castle Pines Village
- 06/30/15 07:41 AM
Walkout Ranch For Sale in Castle Pines Village
183 Morgan Place Castle Pines Village, CO Offered at $1,399,000 MLS number: 429864
Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 5 Square Footage: 6,157 Contact The Colorado Dream House at 720-446-6325 to see if this property is
still available and arrange a showing.Enjoy Luxury Living in the Exclusive Gated Castle Pines Village CommunityEnjoy lavish, hassle-free living in this majestic four-bedroom, five-bath, six thousand sq.ft. plus ranch style home with a main floor master and a picturesque view overlooking the 11th fairway of the Castle Pines Country Club. As soon as you pull onto the automated heated paver driveway (think … (0 comments)
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keller williams dtc: Is Capitol Hill The Most Beautiful Neighborhood in Denver?
- 06/30/15 02:51 AM
If you have read some of our previous blogs or you subscribe to our newsletter, you'll know that we love Denver neighborhoods. Previously, we have covered some of the luxury neighborhoods such as Bateleur, Hilltop or Castle Pines Village. We have also touched on some of the upcoming areas such as River North (RiNo). Now that Denver is now becoming more and more popular, we are now showing up in blogs and articles about how wonderful our city is.
In the most recent blog, I’ve read. Denver ranked number 10 in the most beautiful neighborhoods in America. In the 12 years of living … (0 comments)
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keller williams dtc: 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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keller williams dtc: Growing Trend of New Agents By Marc Bayes
- 06/01/15 07:00 AM
Real estate agents are a dime-a-dozen in 2015. All the talks of it being an amazing seller’s market have drawn everyone and their mother out of the woodworks to take a stab at real estate. How hard can it be right? With the growing trend of new agents starting in the business, we are seeing more and more issues with contracts, dates and deadlines, and overall professionalism from the agents on the other side of the deal.
There are many pros to working with an established and reputable agent when doing the deal. For one, you’re getting someone that’s done this before. This isn’t … (1 comments)
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keller williams dtc: 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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keller williams dtc: 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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keller williams dtc: 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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keller williams dtc: 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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keller williams dtc: Choosing the Right Lender By Marc Bayes
- 04/06/15 04:39 AM
With the current real estate market being very competitive, there is a ton of mortgage professionals trying to earn potential buyers business. The problem with choosing a lender that your real estate agent does not know is that the real estate agent has lack of control throughout the transaction. From my experience this week, I felt that I had to base this week’s article on choosing the right lender.
I had finally found the perfect home for my buyers and this was the week that we were finally going to close. Normally, closings are the easiest part of the transaction, but I kept running into … (0 comments)
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keller williams dtc: Buyer Desperation By Marc Bayes
- 03/17/15 02:34 AM
Last week I talked about the impending interest rate hike that might take place as early as June. This week I wanted to talk a bit about what the aftermath of that will look like in our market which will lead to what I call buyer desperation. Many of you may even think you’ve seen desperate buyers, but I promise you, you have not.
Buyer desperation is when buyers write offer after offer and fail to win. This happens sometimes when buyers are not presenting strong offers or if their terms are unreasonable. A buyer will have to experience this a few times … (1 comments)
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keller williams dtc: Interest Rate Rise? By Marc Bayes
- 03/16/15 07:16 AM
Did you know that U.S. employers added 295,000 jobs last month? This report comes directly from the government, and the news had a pretty substantial impact on the real estate market. If you didn’t know, interest rates are determined by national and worldwide factors. Interest Rates are also the heart of the real estate business since the changing of the rate can determine if you can buy or can’t buy.
With the news of the increase of jobs last month and the decline in unemployment, it looks like the economy is taking a turn for the better; which is great news. … (1 comments)
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keller williams dtc: 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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keller williams dtc: It’s Almost Impossible to Keep the Earnest Money
- 02/02/15 12:22 AM
When you submit a contract on a house, you also submit what they call ‘earnest money.’ This is a deposit that is a portion of your down payment money which you will use to purchase the house. Earnest money can be as little as $500, but we have handled earnest money as much as $250,000. The money is usually held by the title company or a brokerage firm during the course of the contract. The funds are used and released at closing. In the event, that a dispute arises in the contract or a buyer defaults during the contract, a seller may attempt … (0 comments)
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keller williams dtc: Flat Rate Fee Companies By Marc Bayes
- 01/23/15 05:53 AM
What’s the question on everyone’s lips? How’s the market? So, how is the market? It’s up, it’s fast, it’s strong, and it’s a seller’s market. Seller’s market means low inventory higher prices and much more competitive offers. In fact, majority of sellers are selling their homes for the asking price and higher. The more this information travels, the more people will stop thinking about selling their homes and start to sell them.
Next comes a pitfall that just about every seller has had to deal with: commissions. The problem, with selling your home using a realtor, is that it comes with a … (1 comments)
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keller williams dtc: Why Douglas County is The Best Place to Live By Elena Nolan
- 01/07/15 06:12 AM
Recently, there was an article in Huffington Post stating that Douglas County in Colorado is listed at #2 as one of the 10 best counties in America. What the article failed to mention in detail’s, why it is the best county in the U.S? Since our team specializes in selling homes In particularly in the area, we wanted to share our expertise on why Douglas County is the best place to live in Colorado.
Beautiful Views and Quality of Life – Douglas County consists of cities such as Castle Pines, Castle Rock, Larkspur, Lone Tree, Parker, and Highlands Ranch. Nestled against the foothills of the Rocky Mountains and … (0 comments)
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