Life Style Denver by Gretchen Faber

Eight Home Closing Essentials

Real estate purchases can entail hours searching online for possible homes, days in the car with your real estate broker looking at those homes. Discovering that sometimes the pictures don't exactly match up with the reality, and then finally pulling the trigger and preparing an offer. Now what? The period of time we call "under contract" in Colorado Real Estate, sometimes known as "in escrow" in other states, can stretch out for weeks and make time feel like it's moving at a...Continue Reading!

Denver’s Top 10 Secrets – Gretchen Faber’s too

Secret 1. We're proud to host the Democratic National Convention here this week. The city is shiny, spiffed up and ready to go. Conservative and Liberal friends alike want Denver to shine and our fair city to dump the "cow town" rep. (If you like cow towns, come back in January for the Stock Show.) We even welcome the protesters, and acknowledge their right to protest their cause. Let's hope they stay civil, though. We're generally a friendly place, and...Continue Reading!

Denver Real Estate Stats – July ‘08

I obtain the market statistics from Metrolist, Denver's MLS system. They publish monthly statistics based on their data of properties that are entered into the Denver MLS, and provide their statistics to help brokers and consumers understand the market. In July, Denver's market saw a bit of a pop over previous months - as you can see by the reduction in number of homes on the market. This could be a typical seasonal increase in activity, but I think that it's...Continue Reading!

Colorado Spa Treatment You Can’t Miss!

One of my smartest friends, Donna, proved to be even smarter than I thought when she recommended we take an entire day to go to Tall Grass Spa in Evergreen. We've been having a brutal streak of days above 90 degrees, and all of a sudden a cold front blew through with two solid days of rain and cold temperatures. I'm talkin' 40 degrees colder than just a few days earlier! So we headed out in an early morning down pour for...Continue Reading!

Denver Historic Walking Tours

Denver, the host of this year's Democratic National Convention, is gearing up and gussying up. We're happy to have so many visitors to our city. I met my husband for lunch on Friday, and already the 16th Street Mall was buzzing. People were everywhere, and judging from the name badges hanging around their necks, many were from out of town. Another tell tale sign that we had strangers in our midst were the maps clutched in hands for reference. A fun way...Continue Reading!

Riding Out the Storm

Is real estate struggling? Is there a storm? Are we riding it, or riding it out? Realtors I talk to are: optimistic, working harder than ever, looking forward to the future, getting out of the business, all of the above. Jim Morrison sang, "Riders of the Storm" but sometimes when I sing along, I change up the words. Denver Real Estate is faring well as compared with much of the U.S., and while we still struggle in some segments of the market,...Continue Reading!

Park Hill Masterpiece

Enter this lovely home and feel enveloped in luxury and comfort. You'll know Park Hill at it's finest, and will appreciate every aspect of the home and the neighborhood. The adaptation of classic Tudor for modern living is brilliantly conceived and built for today's lifestyle. Completed in 2007 with a vision of urban luxury. Enjoy the top-of-the-line finishes and fixtures throughout, and marvel at the ambiance created by the well defined living spaces. Each room is tied together by stunning milled...Continue Reading!