Debbie Brinkman (deb@simpleorder-deb.com) a professional organizer in my Leads Club suggested we visit her website to get some thoughts on how to get off junk mailing lists that fill our physical mailboxes from the USPS. To see more go to www.simpleorder-deb.com. One of the links I found was to the Direct Marketers Association http://www.dmaconsumers.org/consumerassistance.html and found a link to "REMOVE MY NAME FROM THOSE LISTS" followed it and found a couple of great tools to get rid of a large amount of the paper junk mail, e-mail spam, and get taken off telephone lists. In this season of so much that we did not ask to get here is an early present.
Highlands Ranch real estate, Lone Tree Colorado, Littleton Castle Rock Centennial Englewood Parker co and metro Denver Colorado real estate property listings through the Denver mls is available at www.DenverRelocation.com including searches for properties and homes.
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Denver real estate market Overall
Denver Real Estate Market Report
Denver Real Estate has been a challenge for agents this last 3 months and statistically you can see why. It appears that sales fell to a “normal” level and the 10 to 15% drop from last year has really hurt allot of brokers, especially those with very little time in the business.
As one reviews the numbers I can see why so many have been singing the blues, however our bookkeeper tells me we are ahead of last year! Relentless Marketing is truly the key.
This is something we see often as Denver’s real estate market is not stagnant, and last year at this time I saw an indication to consolidate and streamline my business (2nd chart). This year looks like next year will be another good one, as long as the public does not panic with the stories of doom and gloom from the coasts. Take a quick look at these two charts.
What you see in the above chart is a significant reduction in “SOLDS” in July, August & September of 2006 from the previous year, yet those data points would normal in a typical market. So, did we have a bad market in Denver real estate in 2006 or a really good one in 2005? Certainly, we felt some of the reluctance in buyers, but we were not moving out of the business. But I am not a statistician, I just watch 2 key market indicators to see what to expect as a Real Estate Broker.
The above chart is a little more fun, and watching data points and statistics can drive you bonkers. The tall points in 2003 were an MLS rules change where we got an “Original List Date” for all listings. It skewed the data at the beginning of the year. However, Take note of last year’s NEW LISTINGS in August, and through the end of the year. They were up significantly indicating an increase in both number of properties coming on the market and therefore days on the market would also increase. 2006 shows a much more normal year that we are about to enter with new home listings slightly lower than “average”.
Another item that may have affected my view is a recent report that Highlands Ranch real estate sales are ahead of last year by only .3%, even though days on market are up from an average of 58 to 62. This is not true in the Castle Rock section of Douglas County where sales are ahead of last year by 8.2% and days on the market shrank from 117 to 104. I can send you this report from Land Title Company under a separate cover if you wish. Just ask.
The final item that tells me the market is strong (and frankly, I do not care that there are a “record number of homes on the market” as that is just bad information in relation to population) is the office and commercial real estate market reports. Every six months TransWestern gives their Denver MIDYEAR Market Snapshot and as it relates to the economy, the jobless rate, population growth, absorption of office space and a number of other factors. This 41 page document is also available to you in Word format upon your request, but the long and the short of it is things look good in the commercial sector in Denver.
Lone Tree Colorado Highlands Ranch real estate Littleton Castle Rock Centennial Englewood Parker co and metro Denver Colorado real estate property listings mls is available at www.DenverRelocation.com including searches for properties and homes.
Denver Real Estate has been a challenge for agents this last 3 months and statistically you can see why. It appears that sales fell to a “normal” level and the 10 to 15% drop from last year has really hurt allot of brokers, especially those with very little time in the business.
As one reviews the numbers I can see why so many have been singing the blues, however our bookkeeper tells me we are ahead of last year! Relentless Marketing is truly the key.
This is something we see often as Denver’s real estate market is not stagnant, and last year at this time I saw an indication to consolidate and streamline my business (2nd chart). This year looks like next year will be another good one, as long as the public does not panic with the stories of doom and gloom from the coasts. Take a quick look at these two charts.
What you see in the above chart is a significant reduction in “SOLDS” in July, August & September of 2006 from the previous year, yet those data points would normal in a typical market. So, did we have a bad market in Denver real estate in 2006 or a really good one in 2005? Certainly, we felt some of the reluctance in buyers, but we were not moving out of the business. But I am not a statistician, I just watch 2 key market indicators to see what to expect as a Real Estate Broker.
The above chart is a little more fun, and watching data points and statistics can drive you bonkers. The tall points in 2003 were an MLS rules change where we got an “Original List Date” for all listings. It skewed the data at the beginning of the year. However, Take note of last year’s NEW LISTINGS in August, and through the end of the year. They were up significantly indicating an increase in both number of properties coming on the market and therefore days on the market would also increase. 2006 shows a much more normal year that we are about to enter with new home listings slightly lower than “average”.
Another item that may have affected my view is a recent report that Highlands Ranch real estate sales are ahead of last year by only .3%, even though days on market are up from an average of 58 to 62. This is not true in the Castle Rock section of Douglas County where sales are ahead of last year by 8.2% and days on the market shrank from 117 to 104. I can send you this report from Land Title Company under a separate cover if you wish. Just ask.
The final item that tells me the market is strong (and frankly, I do not care that there are a “record number of homes on the market” as that is just bad information in relation to population) is the office and commercial real estate market reports. Every six months TransWestern gives their Denver MIDYEAR Market Snapshot and as it relates to the economy, the jobless rate, population growth, absorption of office space and a number of other factors. This 41 page document is also available to you in Word format upon your request, but the long and the short of it is things look good in the commercial sector in Denver.
Lone Tree Colorado Highlands Ranch real estate Littleton Castle Rock Centennial Englewood Parker co and metro Denver Colorado real estate property listings mls is available at www.DenverRelocation.com including searches for properties and homes.
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
ADD-Value-To-My-Home.com
I recently published a new series of pages on my website that are found by going to www.add-value-to-my-home.com and they are designed to help the person whose home failed to sell or who is thinking of selling, or remodeling their home. There are weekly e-mail tips on how to get ready to sell, what color paint not to use, how to improve the exterior appearance, why pre-inspections are important, electrical issues, asbestos, insulation, how much you could expect to receive for a total kitchen remodel when you sell, etc.
The e-mail tips are designed to help you focus on a single job of upgrading for a week, evaluate the time and costs to complete the job, and then to develop your own list of items that need to be done.
The first tip is on the first page: Lose the bold colors! We had a seller who had red and green on her main floor and the house simply would not sell. It is hard to tell someone their colors simply are too bright and bold, but NONE of the 50 odd buyers liked it enough to make an offer. I hate to use the "back in the day" but when we had a slow market in the early 1990's the first thing we would do to a house is "neutralize it". All walls became APACHE white. All trim came back to either white or wood. They were very "vanilla" homes, but sure as heck, they sold.
My wife had an orange wall (she called it "peach"). When my office of brokers toured it they said "lose the orange wall". It sold a few weeks after we painted the wall. Simply put, your tastes, as good as they might be, simply will not match every buyer that walks in. We have enough problems with them liking the floorplan, why would you shoo them out the door with your colors?
If you would like weekly tips on getting your house ready to sell, go to www.add-value-to-my-home.com and sign up by clicking the weekly tips button. If your home did not sell because you could not get enough from the sale proceeds, these are some low cost to no cost tips. And they are free.
Lone Tree Colorado, Highlands Ranch real estate, Littleton, Castle Rock, Centennial, Englewood, Parker co and metro Denver Colorado real estate property listings mls is available at www.DenverRelocation.com including searches for properties and homes.
The e-mail tips are designed to help you focus on a single job of upgrading for a week, evaluate the time and costs to complete the job, and then to develop your own list of items that need to be done.
The first tip is on the first page: Lose the bold colors! We had a seller who had red and green on her main floor and the house simply would not sell. It is hard to tell someone their colors simply are too bright and bold, but NONE of the 50 odd buyers liked it enough to make an offer. I hate to use the "back in the day" but when we had a slow market in the early 1990's the first thing we would do to a house is "neutralize it". All walls became APACHE white. All trim came back to either white or wood. They were very "vanilla" homes, but sure as heck, they sold.
My wife had an orange wall (she called it "peach"). When my office of brokers toured it they said "lose the orange wall". It sold a few weeks after we painted the wall. Simply put, your tastes, as good as they might be, simply will not match every buyer that walks in. We have enough problems with them liking the floorplan, why would you shoo them out the door with your colors?
If you would like weekly tips on getting your house ready to sell, go to www.add-value-to-my-home.com and sign up by clicking the weekly tips button. If your home did not sell because you could not get enough from the sale proceeds, these are some low cost to no cost tips. And they are free.
Lone Tree Colorado, Highlands Ranch real estate, Littleton, Castle Rock, Centennial, Englewood, Parker co and metro Denver Colorado real estate property listings mls is available at www.DenverRelocation.com including searches for properties and homes.
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