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A recent 5280 Magazine article poked some fun at the Urbanite vs Suburbanite, or City Mouse vs Country Mouse. Many of the differences are obvious, for example a 20 minute drive for the Suburbanite is a daily occurence, many times twice daily and for the Urbanite it requires an overnight bag. The bicycle, eco-friendly and now super convenient with the BCycle Share program for the City Mouse. The bicycle for the Country Mouse is serious exercies dedication, a Tour de Workout. Take-out dinner? Not so simple for the Country Mouse, but the options are expanding. Take-out for the City Mouse is a challenging in the simple task of getting to a short list. The lifestyles are indeed varied and separate but having been both a Country Mouse, Castle Pines Village, and a City Mouse, Cherry Creek North
it is the best of both worlds. Two different communities bringing out the best of the Colorado lifestyle, friends with benefits.
For more information about these communities or others in the metro Denver area connect with www.judy@kentwoodcity.com
I can find that pied a terre that is the perfect "city fix" or the estate home on a major league golf course. Choose one or the other or both!
posted: April 25, 2011
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A recent 5280 Magazine article poked some fun at the Urbanite vs Suburbanite, or City Mouse vs Country Mouse. Many of the differences are obvious, for example a 20 minute drive for the Suburbanite is a daily occurence, many times twice daily and for the Urbanite it requires an overnight bag. The bicycle is eco-friendly and now super convenient with the BCycle Share program for the City Mouse. The bicycle for the Country Mouse is serious exercise dedication, a Tour de Workout. Take-out dinner? Not so simple for the Country Mouse, but the options are expanding. Take-out for the City Mouse is a challenge in the simple task of getting to a short list. The lifestyles are indeed varied and separate but having been both a Country Mouse, Castle Pines Village, and a City Mouse, Cherry Creek North
it is the best of both worlds. Two different communities bringing out the best of the Colorado lifestyle, friends with benefits.
For more information about these communities or others in the metro Denver area connect with www.judy@kentwoodcity.com
I can find that pied a terre that is the perfect "city fix" or the estate home on a major league golf course. Choose one or the other or both!
posted: April 25, 2011
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Bespoke |
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Design After Dark, the annual fund raiser for the Design Council of the Denver Art Museum, was sold out on Friday night. Patrons from the art, architectural and design communities convened to admire each other's accomplishments as well as the auction items that represented "Bespoke". Bespoke is a term that describes a high degree of customization and involvement by the end user in the production of goods. In clothing it would represent more than custom tailoring, it involves the selection of fabrics and features as well as the custom measurement.
Do you "bespoke"? The opportunity awaits with a great building site within Castle Pines Village. Set at the 10th green of the number one handicap hole of the Castle Pines Golf Club, the building site offers views of the golf course, ponds, mountains and the ponderosa pines. It sits at the end of the cul-de-sac on Indigo Way and encompasses close to two acres. This is the ultimate opportunity to bespoke your dream home in a dream setting. There are approved architectural plans, if you prefer to defer, however the lot itself is a cleared etch a sketch....a clean slate if you so desire.
89 Indigo Way sits in the heart of Castle Pines Village, a gated community of 2800 acres of ponerosa pines, scrub oak and relief.
It is located approximately 20 minutes from the heart of Denver's urban circle. It is 10 minutes from major shopping at the Park Meadows Mall location at I-25 and C-470. It is less than 10 minutes from Sky Ridge hospital and medical center.
For more information on Castle Pines Village or 89 Indigo Way, email me at judy@kentwoodcity.com.
Do you bespoke? It's time!
posted: February 13, 2012
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Innovation |
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What do Secretariat and Steve Jobs have in common? Innovation.
Secreatariat, with deep Colorado roots, was owned by Penny Tweedy. The innovation behind Secretariat was that the breeding empire that gave us Secretariat was built on broodmares recasting the destiny of horse racing. Steve Jobs' innovative brain changed the world and continues to change our world through innovations.
One change to watch is the Articulated Naturality Web, which is the future of augmented reality. This will be the next renaissance in computer vision, taking the world as a scene through a smart phone and then allowing the user to see the elements within. It is totally 3 dimensional and reveals what you don't see in the flat. An example would be to take a picture of a hotel from the street, ANW will allow the user to go within a room and virtually see how it is laid out and the amenities. It can go within a commercial space in a building and articulate the interior by adding desks and workspace and then rearranging or modifying. This will change industries across the world.
Check out the link to learn more at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnRJaHZH9lo.
Email me at judy@kentwoodcity.com to learn more about the innovative ways we can market your home.
posted: January 27, 2012
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@Pending |
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What a ThursDAY! The Halloween tricks have begun and Google seems to be the target with early released earnings reports that dragged down the NASDAQ composite. The untimely releae was an error related to "fat thumbing" on an android. Sound eery spooky? It was only terrifying if the bulk of your investment portfolio is tied into equities earnings, or maybe you enjoy the thrill of a roller coaster ride.
@Pending is a common real estate industry term. When a home receives an offer that becomes a signed contract complete with signatures, it is officially @pending a sale, but definitely not @sold. With such a low rate of inventory of homes for sale in many of the Denver communities, back up offers are not uncommon during the @pending stage. Properties priced correctly present high motivation for buyers anxious to get closed before the interest rates rise and inflation begins. During the @pending phase of the real estate transaction, due diligence begins and the contingencies of the contract are addressed. Contingencies vary from financing to appraisals, surveys and title work, inspections and review of documents upon documents. The process itself can be tricky, and of course the devil is in the details. Due to the set dates and deadlines, fat thumbing the droids are unusual.
Real estate is still the most reliable investment and should remain a significant portion of an individual's portfolio. This is a great time for home buyers so get in the game and add a home to the @pending file.
#Buynow
Email: judy@kentwoodcity.com
Kentwood City Properties
posted: October 19, 2012
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An App For That |
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The poster boy for the quantified self movement is none other than the cofounder of an online real estate website with an app for that.
And the question this begs? The quantified selfers use apps for everything from tracking numbers of hours slept, daily intake of berries and other super foods, the quantity of time spent with children and available homes for sale or sold, believing that measurement means improvement.
Certainly in the real estate industry, various websites that are available to the unlicensed consumer give the selfer every chance to research neighborhoods, homes for sale and solds, price per square foot, etc. There are apps for that. However,
in the real estate industry, the measurements are merely numbers and even the industry appraisers know that there is no app for the unmeasurable qualities that lead a home from a for sale status to sold. Often appraisers will call for information from brokers that have a recent sold in their inventory seeking facts that cannot be measured by a mere app. Disappointing news for the buyer selfers out there as many times they make their own search tedious and cumbersome and miss out on some of the best real estate purchases available to them.
Begs the question, how do you find the best real estate purchases available if there is no app for that? Enter into an agency relationship with a licensed real estate broker that is a member of the board and has not the app but the apptitude for the industry. There is no app that measures client trust or fiduciary responsibility. When a realtor enters into a client agreement, the specific duties are lined out in the agency contract, very measurable. What is not measurable is the difference between on-line and personal customer service. Will the website network with an office of top producing brokers to find out the details of quiet listings, coming to market soon listings or the "field of dreams" listings? Does the website preview listings and attend broker open house events for updated knowledge on market availability? Does the website attend continuing education courses on current Colorado Real Estate contracts, disclosures, and basic real estate law? There is no app for the duties perfromed for a client by a realtor, just as there is no app for the quality versus quantity of time you spend with your children.
Before you begin your search, to either sell or buy one of the bigger assets in an investment portfolio, trust the realtor not the app.
If you are thinking of buying or selling in the future, contact:
Judy Fahrenkrog
Kentwood City Properties
303-820-2489
email:judy@kentwoodcity.com
posted: February 25, 2013
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The Consumer Genome |
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According to an article by Natasha Singer from the New York Times Sunday Business section, there is a company that has amassed the world's largest commercial database on consumers, information about 500 million active consumers worldwide and about 1500 data points per person. This is obviously useful for any major company looking for insight into its consumers. The data ranges from media channel usage, read books and magazines, investments, text messaging, spectator sports, latest purchase or months since last purchase and on and on. It gets into the particulars of the consumer such as ethnicity, religion, pet ownership,, food preference or diet restrictions and again, on and on. So why not mix it up? Give the genome composition something to think about. Let's re-map it!
If you are a city dweller, maybe it's time to enjoy the whispering of the pines under starry, starry nights. Trade in the asphalt for the links by purchasing a home positioned on one of the signature Jack Nicklaus golf courses. Buy a lot or a home in Castle Pines Village, the consumer's position has never been better with record low interest rates and continued low pricing of existing homes. Castle Pines Village will always hold the magic of "where Denver becomes Colorado again". Your consumer genome will now include bird watching or hiking, or a tendency to exercise in fresh air or snow shoeing.
Reverse this sequence by moving from the country into the city, where you walk from your door into a top rated restaurant or world class opera. Keep the car in your garage and walk to the Broncos game or jump on a last minute ticket to a Rockies game. Your consumer genome will never include moments of boredom, but it might include gourmet "foodie" with a tendency towards Broadway musicals.
Now is the time to re-sequence and move that consumer genome and I can help you do that. I market homes, condominiums and lots in the greater metro Denver and Castle Pines Village.
Email me today and let's get started.
judy@kentwoodcity.com
Kentwood City Properties
posted: June 18, 2012
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The Eyes Have It |
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Eye contact, no, not a new class offering at all the major colleges and ,yes, almost a thing of the past.
In today's world of texting, robo texting, IM messaging, tweets and on and on, eye contact is a forgotten form of communication.
The average two year old can scroll through Mom's I-phone in seconds to find a favorite game. Many toddlers walk to the television screeen and slide their tiny hands across expecting the screen to move. The teenager is probably dutifully watching the same toddler from the couch but sending several simultaneous texts without looking at the electronic device. Walk into many a corporate meeting and you will see all heads down, listening to the speaker or checking email. Electronic communication is immediate and current, but it is not eye contact.
Eye contact is one of the most critical tools available in negotiating a real estate transaction. Many a buyer has walked through a listing and made verbal comments, but the truth about the buyer's feeback appears when reading between the eyes. That same non verbal messaging occurs when writing contracts and negotiating contracts, much of the truth lies behind the contacts. The email contracts are fast and immediate yet devoid of eye contact and the instant messaging the eyes reveal.
When choosing a broker to represent you and your family, remember the value of all communicative tools.
If you are currently working with a broker this blog is not meant as a solicitation, but, if you are looking...
Contact Me!
judy@kentwoodcity.com
We can meet, in person, and communicate!
posted: December 16, 2011
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The International |
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The International, the signature PGA tournament held annually at the prestigious Castle Pines Golf Club put the community of Castle Pines Village on a global arena. Many a tournament patron and television spectator wondered in awe at the beauty of this community and the lush golf course among towering Ponderosa pines and rocky foothills. The tournament was able to attract golf professionals from all over the world, many toured homes to purchase and it was consistently voted a tour favorite among the players. The tournament is no longer held during the beautiful summer months in Colorado, but Castle Pines Village did not lose its star status...(drum roll)...Christie's International Real Estate has arrived!
The Kentwood Company has affiliated with Christie's International Real Estate for the marketing of distinctive properties in the Denver Area. As a Christie's affiliate, I have a network that spans the globe with more than 130 affiliates in 42 countries, operating out of 1,000 offices with more than 34,000 sales associates. This network offers an incomparable level of service, worldwide visibility, lead generation and instant brand recognition, resulting in impressive sales and procurements. From a duplex in Manhattan, New York selling at $19,000,000 to an estate on Red Mountain in Aspen that fetched $43,000,000, Christie's targeted strategies have attracted international buyers and sellers.
So the International is not really missing from Castle Pines Village, it is alive and well and marketing properties to a worldwide network!
If you would like more information on the real estate services that I provide for buyers and sellers, or my affiliation with Christie's International Real Estate, don't hesitate to contact me at:
judy@kentwoodcity.com. I have specialized in Castle Pines Village as well as city close properties in the Denver area.
Judy Fahrenkrog
Kentwood City Properties
posted: July 5, 2012
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Yes, Virginia ... |
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There is a Santa Claus! Of course magic is in the eye of the beholder and many believers penning a wish list headed towards the North Pole will not have a bright and shiny new school on the list, but that is what is being delivered to downtown Denver.
The Denver Public Schools are moving forward towards establishing a new school in the downtown area. The location is 1860 Lincoln and the district will use the space in a multi-use way, housing the administrative offices there as well as moving the Emily Griffith Tech College and opening the Downtown Denver Expeditionary school.
According to today's Denver Post, the Downtown Denver Expeditionary School will be an elementary school scheduled to open next fall. This is the result of collaboration among community groups including but not limited to the Downtown Denver Partnership. Project approval is set for the next Board meeting scheduled in two weeks, right before the sleigh is loaded.
Check out the Denver Post article written by Karen Auge for more information on the sale and purchase and other changes and plans that the school district and Mayor's office are coordinating. This is exciting news as Denver moves into the future.
If you are interested in re-locating to Denver, our office is located directly across the street from Union Station, currently undergoing renovation for light rail expansion and under construction with multiple buildings that will house office, retail, restaurants and housing. We have gone from the mini stocking to the super size variety, a big city with the heart of a small town.
For the holidays, Kentwood City Properties has teamed up with LoDo Cares to provide necessities for the homeless such as socks, hats, gloves, scarves, dental items and toiletries. The company is matching the items purchased by the brokers and staff at Kentwood City with a cash donation to LoDo Cares.
The season of giving just keeps on giving in Denver.
Contact me for information on the Denver real estate market. I have worked with buyers and sellers for over thirty years, I would be happy to work with you.
email me at judy@kentwoodcity.com
posted: December 7, 2012
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