New Normal |
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The new catch phrase seems to be the "new normal". Want to discuss global warming and weather patterns? The answer seems to be the new normal. Want to dissect the past election, red states vs blue and electoral votes? The subject of the new normal will definitely enter into the conversation. Family television has re-defined the Donna Reed/June Cleaver household and the Modern Family has become the new normal. Everything seems to be a new normal these days so let's explore the new normal in the housing market!
The new normal, mortgage delinquicy rates are down, meaning more people are current on their mortgage payments. Interest rates at record lows making it easier to make that payment; but wait, low interest rates are not the new normal. What goes down will always rise again.
Hoping to stay a new normal is the sales volume for October.
In the Denver metro area MLS the sales volume in October was up 45.9 %, in the Kentwood Companies it rose to 64.1% from last year. Compare that to the year to date figures; MLs was up 28.5% and the Kentwood Companies were up 53.1% from last year. Seeing a pattern here or the new normal?
With vacancy rates at a record low mark, the new normal for housing, homes are selling!
Now is the time to join the new normal! Contact me for an overview of the marketplace.
judy@kentwoodcity.com
Judy Fahrenkrog
Kentwood City Properties
posted: November 13, 2012
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La Vraie Chose |
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When Alice Waters decided to open a restaurant, she decided to use the name Panisse, the compassionate hero of filmaker Marcel Pagnol. They were "seeking to re-create the idea that life was lived close to the land, where food was produced by people who were sustained by each other and by the earth itself, where life and work were inseparable, and where the daily pace left time..." They tried to re-create a lifestyle, filled with beauty and sustenance, collaboration and friendships, beauty and harmony with nature, and simplicity in sophistication.
Chez Panisse opened its doors forty years ago, and Alice Waters became an icon in the food industry.
Alice Waters was the speaker for the CU Center for Women's Health Research in Denver, Coming Back To Our Senses:Nourishing the Next Generation. The take away from her talk was not only that food, the preparation and sustainability of food, should be the primary focus for living well but actually living well trumps food. How we live and where we live is truly as important to our well being as the food we eat, our homes are just as nourishing to our souls.
Taking a moment to look back at some of your fondest memories or happiest times and you will see a home in that portrait. Our homes create the memories, nourish our families and friends and are the investmet that sustains our lives.
If your current home does not nourish or sustain, it is time for a change.
Housing prices are steadily climbing but still quite reasonable and interest rates are at record lows. Banks are lending, sellers are selling and rentals are scarce. There has never been a better time to purchase.
Contact judy@kentwoodcity.com for more information on the variety of listings that I have available city close and country wide.
As always, if you currently have an agency relationship, this is not meant as a solicitation.
Be sure to check out the many cookbooks and books from Alice Waters and Chez Panisse.
The excerpts quoted are from her new book:
40 Years of Chez Panisse
The Power of Gathering
posted: September 6, 2012
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The Home Connection |
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According to Suze Orman, "Owning a home is a keystone of wealth, both financial affluence and emotional security". There has never been a better time to buy a home than the present, interest rates are low and seller incentives are high. If you have been thinking of a lifestyle change, whether it is to buy up into that home that represents your keystone or to downsize your current home to reflect your financial plan for the future, connect the dots now.
Connect with Judy Fahrenkrog, she will introduce you to homes currently on the market and homes that will be listed in the near future.
posted: January 27, 2011
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Numbers Game |
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Friday's date is 11-11-11, the eleventh day of the eleventh month in the eleventh year of this century. It is a very cool number and if you are into numerology it reduces to the number 1! Numerology exists with an address too and it is easy to discern the type of house that you inhabit by doing some simple math.
According to Fran Ouelette's House Numbers, based on the 12 houses of astrology, two numbers may be working in your address, the Master Number and the Choice Numbers. Adding the numbers in the address across and continuing to reduce down will give you a single digit number, the Master Number. Adding up all the numbers in the address and subracting from 12 will give you the Choice Number, subtract until you have a number from 1-12. Condo and Apartment numbers are included in the math, but not rural routes as they are too general. So let's play.
89 Indigo Way in Castle Pines Village is a fantastic lot that is available for a lucky buyer. Let's look at the numbers to see what luck this house will bring! 89 reduces to 17 down to 8 for the Master Number and subracting 12 from 89 brings a 5 to the Choice Number. What does it mean?
A Master Number 8 house will bring a bountiful harvest, for here are the results of your performance as a unit or as a part of another (an 8 house also deals with the process of relationship). Here your relationships become potentially fruitful by proper management, seems like we're talking buyer, architect, builder here. In a #8 you may find the type of experience that causes you to make perhaps the deepest and most vital choices of you life. Wow! All that on a gorgeous home site!
A Choice Number 5 house occupant may be a bit of a dare-devil taking some risks possibly through activities. Creativity is high in this home and compatibility is a high note. I think we can see the buyer - architect - builder pattern again! What are you waiting for?
Tomorrow is as good a day as any to explore the creative potential of building you dream home. Tomorrow is a #1 day and 89 Indigo Way is the perfectly creative spot to get going!
If you would like to find out the meanings behind your current home's Master and Choice Numbers email me at judy@kentwoodcity.com
posted: November 10, 2011
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Some Like It Haute! |
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A white December snowfall welcomed many a Coloradoan this morning. Time to get your cozy on and light the candles, stoke the fire, sip a "haute" toddy from a comfy couch in your "haute" property. With December's short days and cold wintry nights, isn't it time for you to get "haute"?
There are plenty of "haute" properties in the Denver metro area, from Boulder to Castle Pines Village, but many of these properties are quiet listings. A quiet listing is a property that is not officially listed in the area's metro list service, nor can be found on the internet. The marketing is a cozy "word of mouth" transaction and many are getting sold quickly. A quiet listing is always "haute"!
The elegant but cozy fireplace shown in this blog is one of four in a quiet listing on a spectacular lot in Castle Pines Village. Four fireplaces to get "haute".
For more information on this Frank Lloyd Wright styled masterpiece, email me at judy@kentwoodcity.com.
posted: December 1, 2011
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Surf's Up! |
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Surfing the web has taken on a whole new meaning for the Denver real estate market. Denver.com was recently purchased by Peter Niederman, the CEO of the Kentwood Company, Denver's premier real estate firm. Denver.com is the source and guide to the city's arts and culture, tourism, hotels, entertainment, sports, dining and music. Location is the keyword in the real estate world, in the digital world the brand name is the location. Denver.com, the geodomain, is the newest addition to previously acquired brands. Google keywords place Denverrealestate.com at no. 1 , followed by Denverhomes.com then HomesinDenver.com. all directing traffic to Kentwood.
Ride the wave with the keyword Denver, for instance Google Denverfootball or footballDenver and the No. 1 spot goes to the Denver Broncos, followed by Fantasy Football. Google Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos fall to No. 6, missing is the keyword Denver. Type in PeytonDenver and Broncos rise to No.1, maybe they can do that with the regular season.
Try the words Judy and Denver and you will be directed to a website that highlights the 2012 Colorado Home of the Year, 31 Albion Place in Castle Pines Village. Since most Buyers and Seller in the national and international real estate world surf the listings first, having Denver as a keyword positions Sellers and adds one more layer of value added for Buyers. In Niederman's own words, Denver.com's price tag is "priceless".
For priceless service while buying or selling real estate, add the value by choosing an experienced broker. I have been serving Buyers and Sellers in the Denver, from Cherry Creek to Castle Pines, for over 30 years.
Email: judy@kentwoodcity.com for more information on the real estate services that I provide.
Judy Fahrenkrog
Kentwood City Properties
www.judysdenver.com
www.denver.com
posted: August 16, 2012
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SOLD AND SOLD! |
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The Denver area real estate market is as hot as the outside temps!
New Under Contract is 1551 Larimer St #3101, recently reduced to sell and that it did! Also, New Under Contract is 1133 14th Street, better known as the Four Seasons Residences, another 34th floor unit with views! Whew...Bring Out the Fans! While I have been busy negotiating with buyers and sellers for these fantastic downtown properties, I always have time on the calendar for new clients. I specialize in city close or urban properties as well as the villages just south of Denver. If I do not specialize in your desired area, I have a wide network of qualified brokers that I know and trust. Referrals from friends and past and current clients have always been the cornerstone of my business.
The June Million Dollar Sales Surpass 2011 YTD! Through June 2012 year to date, Buyers purchased $340,217,658 in single family Million Dollar properties comprised of 226 transactions compared to $292,343,422 in sales and 198 transactions in 2011. This resulted in an increase of 14.1% in transactions and a 16.4% increase in volume respectively.
For more information contact me at Kentwood City Properties
303-820-2489 or judy@kentwoodcity.com
If you are currently engaged in an agency relationship, this is not meant as a solicitation.
posted: July 6, 2012
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Santa Baby... |
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...slip a Christie's under the tree!
Hot off the press is the December issue of Christie's International Real Esate magazine and the cover girl is Gan Aden, better known as 31 Albion Place in Castle Pines Village.
The cover photo is a first for Colorado and the central region of the United States, there have only been international and east and west coast estates that have been chosen in past issues.
Gan Aden, is the Colorado Homes and Lifestyle's Home of the Year for 2012 and listed for sale at $10 million. The inspired architectural design blends modern/contemporary architecture with the natural wooded beauty of the Castle Pines Village landscape. It sits on a one acre lot that was professionally landscaped by Martin Mosko of MARPA, mixing zen and Asian influenced garden themes with the natural and indigenous plantings of Colorado. A teahouse and koi pond are visible from the major rooms of the home, offering a tranquil retreat for the homeowner and guests.
The home is the brainchild of Chris Davis and Sarah Brown of Semple Brown Architects and Kevin Collins of Cadre Construction. Rooms are articulated in subtle zones with eleven foot ceilings and floor to ceiling pocket doors, allowing for the transition between public and private spaces of the home. The design mixes a contemporary aesthetic with imported antiques. The spectacular outdoor courtyard boasts a stunning reflection pool and waterfall, engaging the eye immediately upon arrival.
Many of the amenities include a spectacular saltwater aquarium in the master suite, a temperature controlled wine room with red leather flooring, an in-home gym,a professional grade chef's kitchen, a smart home system with energy efficiency including heated surfaces throughout the interior and exterior.
Gan Aden, Hebrew for the Garden of Eden, is contiguous to 32 Albion which is also available, and is a continuation of the stunning gardens with a complete pool/spa area and separate home/guest home.
For more information on this home or other homes in the Castle Pines Village and Denver areas, please contact me at
judy@kentwoodcity.com
posted: December 10, 2012
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Happy |
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It's the most wonderful time of the year, the Colidays...not a typo but the Holidays in Colorado. Take a look at a holiday trip around the Denver area the weekend before Christmas and Chanukah.
Day One:
Friday evening brings a walk through the Denver Botanic Gardens spectacular light show, Blossoms of Light or the whimsical display at the Denver Zoo for Zoo Lights. Both are so illuminating that you need to see both, don't forget the 3 D glasses as seeing is believing. After cups of hot cocoa it is time to dine at one of the many new organic and "foodie" restaurants that have just opened in Denver...Charcoal, Linger, Bittersweet, even the names tempt the palate.
Day Two:
A Saturday stroll down Larimer Square with performing carolers, swags of evergreens and local shops. Stop into the French Bistro Vendome for a quick Croq or Tartare before walking up to the Denver Performing Arts Center for the Colorado Ballet Company's performance of Tschaikovsky's Nutcracker Ballet or Broadway's revival of West Side Story. It makes you want "to live in America"!
A quiet evening of wrapping gifts or driving through the Denver neighborhoods for to view the holiday home decorations and lights. Country Club, Morgan's District, Cheesman and Park Hill are appealing and Dickensian with tudor architecture and towering pines.
Day Three:
Teeing the Bow on your favorite Bronco fan and tailgating on a sunny Sunday Funday in the mile high city.
Temps in Colorado can swing from 40 to 60 in one day. A Patriot win is not really a Denver loss as they had to go home to Boston and Bronco fans were soon planning a trip up the hill for fresh tracks on Monday morning. With skiing out the back door, it is easy to shut the front door on a bah humbug loss.
The perfect ending to a Sunday evening with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra's sold out performance of Handel's Messiah.
What city offers a weekend of world class ballet, symphony, theatre, dining, shopping, football and skiing?
For more information on the Denver area's residential real estate market email: judy@kentwoodcity.com.
Spend the "Colidays" here!
posted: December 19, 2011
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Losterity |
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A word that should be a word, according to Lizzie Skumick and the New York Times, is "losterity" along with "lostentatious" and "elostic". When thinking antonymicaly, losterity is the opposite of prosperity but in thinking residentially compulsory downsizing, or losterity, is not the negative to the postive. If this is lost in translation, reflect back on the last few years during the housing crisis. During that time, downsizing became compulsory for many households and families. Even the one percent did not escape the downsize trend, less vacation or second homes equals losterity. However, losterity was not necessarily the hardship that many anticipated, in fact, it has gained a certain cache in the last year.
During the "boom" years neighborhoods such as the Highlands or the Golden Triangle were considered investments with risk. Today, homes selling in the Highlands are pricier than a few years ago and are flying off the market. These neighborhoods have become the new modern for the downsizer, those leaving the larger lots, larger neighborhoods and larger full size homes.
Downsizing is the new trend and it is a trend back to the city, usually in areas that have been redeveloped into chic urban communities with small plate restaurants, cozy coffee shops, petite boutiques and corner wine shops. The trend is small, downsized with a vibe and friends of the early elostics are ready to get on board before the prices and interest rates rise.
Kentwood City Properties specializes in residential properties city close and country wide. I have lived and worked in communities from Castle Pines Village to Lower Downtown. I currently reside in Cherry Creek North. I know the city and I work with brokers that list and sell properties, many prior to notification in Metrolist, Trulia or Zillow.
For more information on some of these neighborhoods and options if you are downsizing or just thinking about a change, email me at judy@kentwoodcity.com or you can reach me at
Kentwood City Properties
303-820-2489
posted: February 10, 2013
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