Life Style Denver by Gretchen Faber

Denver Economics – Real Estate Market and Current Trends – part 2

This week, The Kentwood Companies sponsored a real estate and economic forum for our agents and clients. The speakers were nationally recognized experts in their respective fields, and had some extremely interesting comments to make about the U.S. economy, the Denver, Colorado economy and real estate trends. Over 1,000 people attended, and the local media was there as well. I plan on presenting to you the highlights from each speaker, but will write one at a time. Today, let’s hear from...Continue Reading!

Denver Economics – Real Estate Market and Current Trends – part 1

Last night, The Kentwood Companies sponsored a real estate and economic forum for our agents and clients. The speakers were nationally recognized experts in their respective fields, and had some extremely interesting comments to make about the U.S. economy, the Denver, Colorado economy and real estate trends. Over 1,000 people attended, and the local media was there as well. I plan on presenting to you the highlights from each speaker, but will write one at a time. Today, let's hear from...Continue Reading!

Denver Colorado Real Estate | Top 5 Ways to Move Your Listing to First Place

Many home sellers are finding themselves heading into the Fall and Winter months with their house still on the market. "Why?" They ask, "My home is wonderful and I love it, why doesn't someone else? Why are we missing the bullseye?" Denver real estate is very segmented right now with some segments selling much better than others. Many home sellers are on their second or even third listing agent and have reduced their price along the way. They're wondering where they go...Continue Reading!

You Can Live in Spectacular Colorado

You must know that when you live in Colorado, you have breathtaking vistas every day. Sometimes it's not enough to just enjoy the mountain views from a Denver freeway, you need to get out there and experience it for yourself. Manitou Springs in the Fall A dear friend gave me an overnight to the Cliff House in Manitou Springs last year. We finally got around to using it this weekend, and what a gorgeous weekend to get out of town! Denver's weather...Continue Reading!

Gretchen Faber’s Relocation Interview

I have two observations before you watch this: 1) What the heck is that awful expression they froze me on? I asked Mark at Broker IPTV to fix that and he said I look fine - what's he smokin? 2) The camera really does put on 10 pounds! (At least that's my story and I'm sticking to it.) BrokerIPTV: Today we are talking with Gretchen Faber, managing broker for Kentwood Company at Cherry Creek. Gretchen thanks for...Continue Reading!

September ‘08 Market Stats

Metrolist has released the sales data for September, and the trend continues to show that days on market are shortening. As we see inventory moving in the medium price ranges, with fewer new listings coming on the market, we'll see that properties are selling more quickly. The high end properties continue to languish, and as you can see in the attached chart, average sales price is falling. A friend of mine, Lon Welsh at Your Castle Real Estate, publishes...Continue Reading!

Gretchen Faber’s International Real Estate Interview

BrokerIPTV: Today we are talking with Gretchen Faber. She is the managing broker for Kentwood Company at Cherry Creek. Gretchen thanks for being with us. Gretchen Faber: Hi, Dan. BrokerIPTV: Lets talk about international real estate, because when people say international real estate they think like Milan or Germany, but does Denver have kind of an international component to it? Gretchen Faber: Well, at Denver and Colorado we have buyers from all over the world, many from eastern Asia, from India, a lot...Continue Reading!