tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18142626Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:28:03 +0000http://www.mikesclients.com/blog/index.shtmlMike BradleyBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18142626.post-3900764545817259758Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:15:00 +00002008-04-17T15:28:03.164-06:00Coming soon! 1911 West Briarwood Avenue, Littleton, CO 80120 (map) A fantastic remodeled home in the heart of Littleton, CO. Backing to Lee Gulch. Every little detail has been taken care of, everything new! Hickory floors, granite countertops, new cabinets, new landscaping, new roof, new paint, and the list goes on and on. Tri-level with 2,005 square feet and another 702 square feet in the http://www.mikesclients.com/blog/2008_04_01_archive.html#3900764545817259758Mike Bradleytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18142626.post-6376005921705443516Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:26:00 +00002008-04-11T16:38:20.354-06:00You know how you can tell it's Spring in Colorado? No, it's not the robins appearing or the days when it's a blizzard in the morning and a sunny 60 degrees by noon, it's that people are back to the business of buying and selling homes! Every year, no matter the condition of the real estate market, there always seems to be certain "bumps" in showing and listing activity. 1) After the superbowl /http://www.mikesclients.com/blog/2008_04_01_archive.html#6376005921705443516Mike Bradleytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18142626.post-3691788426357865289Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:05:00 +00002008-02-22T11:11:26.207-07:00Following up on my last blog posting about something big possibly coming to Denver. It was announced early this week that Oil giant ConocoPhillips was the company that purchased the former StorageTek campus in Louisville. Any time a big company moves people to Colorado, it's a good thing. More people means more money for the economy and more homes will need to sell. I suspect the biggest benefithttp://www.mikesclients.com/blog/2008_02_01_archive.html#3691788426357865289Mike Bradleytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18142626.post-109282975622828540Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:24:00 +00002008-02-01T12:25:30.545-07:00In a time when most the media seems to report on nothing but bad news about the economy, here's a bit of something good: http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=85311http://www.mikesclients.com/blog/2008_02_01_archive.html#109282975622828540Mike Bradleytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18142626.post-6309023246503517351Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:33:00 +00002008-02-06T11:34:15.323-07:00There is a new scam going around that I wanted to alert you to. It's called the "Certified Deed Scam," and here's how it works: You receive an official looking letter in the mail from the "U.S. Government Federal Citizen Information Center," recommending that you have a certified deed on record, then pointing out that what you receive at closing (when you bought your home) is only a copy of thehttp://www.mikesclients.com/blog/2008_01_01_archive.html#6309023246503517351Mike Bradleytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18142626.post-9156961423513994132Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:46:00 +00002007-12-20T12:53:04.943-07:00I recently set out to buy a new mp3 player and I noticed my process of research and purchase was very similar to how people buy homes. I knew the features that I wanted in an mp3 player from day one, but as I researched some other devices, I added to my criteria some things that I didn't know existed before. I began by looking at the iPod nano, but soon discovered that while it stored 4gb of http://www.mikesclients.com/blog/2007_12_01_archive.html#9156961423513994132Mike Bradleytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18142626.post-9169129450993083400Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:16:00 +00002007-11-14T14:27:33.081-07:00If you believe all the media...which by the way loves to report on bad news...every home is in foreclosure. Now the statistics say that's just not true, but it's hard to believe the stats when you have a day like I did last Saturday. I showed a total of 19 homes on Saturday and all but three of them were advertised as, "subject to lender approval," or "bank-owned". And the buyers I was working http://www.mikesclients.com/blog/2007_11_01_archive.html#9169129450993083400Mike Bradleytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18142626.post-7507608045760806364Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:18:00 +00002007-09-12T10:29:29.325-06:00According to an article in today's Rocky Mountain News, the Denver apartment market is experiencing lower vancany rates and higher rental prices. This is the second sign in two days that we may be at the beginning of a real estate recovery. The first sign was the news that year-to-date sales in Highlands Ranch, Colorado were only down two transactions from this point in 2006. Since the 1920s http://www.mikesclients.com/blog/2007_09_01_archive.html#7507608045760806364Mike Bradleytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18142626.post-6444934657370740533Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:10:00 +00002007-08-16T10:35:50.398-06:00New carpet in a home does seem to help a home sell quicker as it impacts the first impression of a buyer. And because the home sells quicker, logically it should sell for more money. However, it's not a dollar for dollar investment. Suppose you list for $280,000 but put in $3,500 in new carpet. That doesn't mean you should list for $283,500. What it does mean is that you're more likely to get http://www.mikesclients.com/blog/2007_08_01_archive.html#6444934657370740533Mike Bradleytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18142626.post-8554673732887774380Mon, 13 Aug 2007 19:30:00 +00002007-08-13T13:30:47.512-06:00 Football season is nearly upon us and there's no better way to keep on top of the action then by having a 2007 magnetic football schedule featuring the game schedules of the Denver Broncos, CU Buffaloes, and CSU Rams! Get yours now by sending me an email with your name and address and I'll mail one out to you right away!http://www.mikesclients.com/blog/2007_08_01_archive.html#8554673732887774380Mike Bradleytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18142626.post-5765897568121780861Mon, 06 Aug 2007 21:58:00 +00002007-08-06T16:09:07.189-06:00InmanI've just returned from the Inman Real Estate Connect 2007 conference and even for a tech-hound like myself, it was enlightening. In the photo here you see the founder/publisher of Inman News (a major real estate publication) having a Q&A session with product managers from Yahoo! Real Estate, Microsoft Virtual Earth, and Google. Sorry for the poor quality, even from the second row a BlackJack http://www.mikesclients.com/blog/2007_08_01_archive.html#5765897568121780861Mike Bradleytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18142626.post-4755388259562556715Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:02:00 +00002007-08-06T16:10:37.204-06:00InmanI'm currently at the "Inman Real Estate Connect 2007" in San Francisco learning about new technology in the real estate industry! Metro Brokers is a platinum sponsor of the event as we are showcasing our outstanding search technology at http://www.ColoradoHomeStop.com. If you have not already visited that site to conduct a home search of the Denver real estate market, give it a look. It's the http://www.mikesclients.com/blog/2007_08_01_archive.html#4755388259562556715Mike Bradleytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18142626.post-5457747477590933314Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:25:00 +00002007-06-13T12:33:06.503-06:00Take a moment to watch this ~5 minute video from the Today show to learn a bit about staging your home. One part that is very interesting is the speakers opinion on how important it is to have furniture in the home as opposed to having an empty home. I've been learning a lot about proper home staging lately because in the difficult selling market that we have today, a properly staged home is http://www.mikesclients.com/blog/2007_06_01_archive.html#5457747477590933314Mike Bradleytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18142626.post-9185092659480737128Thu, 07 Jun 2007 19:46:00 +00002007-06-07T13:59:25.365-06:00Littleton VillageOn May 14, 2007 the City of Littleton Planning Commission approved the preliminary subdivision plat for Littleton Village located at 7400 S. Broadway, known to locals as the former Marathon Oil Company site. The 77-acre site is planned for mixed-use residential and retail. Contact me for more information.http://www.mikesclients.com/blog/2007_06_01_archive.html#9185092659480737128Mike Bradleytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18142626.post-4923393100874153508Wed, 16 May 2007 17:34:00 +00002007-05-16T11:53:23.978-06:00Due to the recent "foreclosure crisis" real estate appraisers are under tight control by the lenders that hire them. Some people, including the Colorado Real Estate Commission, feel that appraisers are to blame for recent over-valuations of homes where the owner now owes more than the home is worth. Gee, could it also be that the market has softened and home values have depreciated in some areas?http://www.mikesclients.com/blog/2007_05_01_archive.html#4923393100874153508Mike Bradleytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18142626.post-2806814796794968363Wed, 02 May 2007 21:05:00 +00002007-05-02T15:10:25.150-06:00Littleton VillageOn May 1, application was made with the City of Littleton to plat the property located at 7400 S. Broadway which is at the northeast corner of S. Broadway and East Dry Creek Road and was formerly owned by Marathon Oil Company. The 77-acre site was rezoned in March 2006 to allow a mixed use development. The application is under review. This is a vital step in the future of this new community. I http://www.mikesclients.com/blog/2007_05_01_archive.html#2806814796794968363Mike Bradleytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18142626.post-542089631184771386Tue, 20 Mar 2007 17:14:00 +00002007-03-20T11:18:02.730-06:00I visited the sales office for The Streets at Southglenn this morning and posted on the door was a sign that read, "Closed". Apparently, the developer of the residential portion of The Streets at Southglenn has decided that due to increased construction costs, the decline in rental vancancies, and the increase in rental rates, to change their business plan from selling condos to making them http://www.mikesclients.com/blog/2007_03_01_archive.html#542089631184771386Mike Bradleytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18142626.post-4828463448184596047Fri, 23 Feb 2007 00:20:00 +00002007-02-22T17:30:32.129-07:00There is some debate on the effectiveness of open houses to sell a home, but it's still a common tool in the Realtor toolbox. Some agents work an open house for one reason...to get new buyer leads. You might find at an open house that the agent sitting there isn't the one that has the home listed. It's often an agent from the same office that doesn't have many clients of their own just yet and http://www.mikesclients.com/blog/2007_02_01_archive.html#4828463448184596047Mike Bradleytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18142626.post-8320816294440172588Fri, 16 Feb 2007 17:47:00 +00002007-02-16T10:52:23.932-07:00Here's a cool tip. Every day go to the website, http://www.ColoradoHomeStop.com and look at the number that appears where it reads, "Search XXXXX properties updated daily...start here!" Right now, that site, which is the new Metro Brokers website, only has listings from the Denver metrolist so that number includes properties only in the Denver metro area for the most part. As spring approaches.http://www.mikesclients.com/blog/2007_02_01_archive.html#8320816294440172588Mike Bradleytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18142626.post-2070749280027174219Thu, 15 Feb 2007 16:56:00 +00002007-05-02T15:10:25.150-06:00Littleton VillageOn February 7, 2007 the Littleton City Council (again) approved the proposal to redevelop 7400 S. Broadway, which was formally Marathon Oil (one of Littleton's largest employers a few decades ago). The development to be called Littleton Village will transfor the 77+ acres into a mixed use commercial/retail/residential hot spot. Approximately 34 acres will be devoted to the commercial and retail http://www.mikesclients.com/blog/2007_02_01_archive.html#2070749280027174219Mike Bradleytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18142626.post-6945619978262893150Tue, 13 Feb 2007 20:50:00 +00002007-02-15T09:55:59.999-07:00Just reported by the Rocky Mountain News is this chart of home sales for the 4th quarter of 2006 compared to the 4th quarter of 2005. http://www.dqnews.com/ZIPCO.shtm Some interesting but overall unsurprising data. In summary: Douglas county still has some appreciation in home prices (1.4%)Arapahoe county has slipped in appreciation (-2.7%)The area where I do most of my business is Highlands http://www.mikesclients.com/blog/2007_02_01_archive.html#6945619978262893150Mike Bradleytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18142626.post-474832792959587991Tue, 06 Feb 2007 17:22:00 +00002007-02-06T10:24:00.130-07:00This just in...the National Association of Realtors estimates that for every percentage point reduction in the home sales price (on a national average basis), 50,000 additional home buyers could enter the market. Think about this when pricing your home, especially if you have had your home on the market for a long time.http://www.mikesclients.com/blog/2007_02_01_archive.html#474832792959587991Mike Bradleytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18142626.post-3343691508266820519Wed, 17 Jan 2007 18:24:00 +00002007-01-17T11:37:19.832-07:00A recent article that appeared in The Denver Post discussed words used in a listing description that can help or hurt the success of a listing. Now what the article stated came as old news to many of us in the real estate profession and to many people who have read the book, "Freakonomics". But nonetheless, it comes down to this summary: People are more interested in reading in a listing http://www.mikesclients.com/blog/2007_01_01_archive.html#3343691508266820519Mike Bradleytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18142626.post-116724706696722300Wed, 27 Dec 2006 19:12:00 +00002006-12-27T12:17:46.966-07:00According to the Rocky Mountain News today, "New homes sales post better-than-expected gain...providing hope that the serious slump in housing could be ending." Personally, I think the increase in new home sales is because of the incredible incentives the builders have been offering. I'd be willing to bet that the drop in re-sale home activity is because buyers have gone to buying a brand new http://www.mikesclients.com/blog/2006_12_01_archive.html#116724706696722300Mike Bradleytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18142626.post-115860015388229006Mon, 18 Sep 2006 17:14:00 +00002006-09-18T11:22:33.893-06:00If you are trying to sell your home pay attention to the first thing potential buyers see, the exterior. And this is the time of year when your landscaping can be a real challenge to maintain. Trees are dropping their leaves, grass is beginning to turn less-green, and snow is on the way. If you are trying to sell during the winter months it'll be important to continue to keep the exterior of http://www.mikesclients.com/blog/2006_09_01_archive.html#115860015388229006Mike Bradley