Posts Tagged ‘Denver Colorado Real Estate’

Perry & Co. was started in 1971 when four real estate and insurance agents – Ken Perry, Don Larrance, Ed Talmadge and Ken Grunwald — split off from Bishop-Perry & Co. to continue doing business in Denver, while the rest of the company relocated to do business in Vail. The original downtown office was moved to Cherry Creek in 1976 and continues to be the headquarters.


R. Don Larrance, CEO of Perry & Co. was honored today for his 40 Plus years of consecutive membership in the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) with a surprise celebration at the company’s weekly sales meeting. Barbara Lambert, CEO of the Denver Board of Realtors made the announcement and presented Don with congratulations, appreciation and a 40-year pin from Vicki Cox Golder, President of the National Association of Realtors®. For his 40 Plus years of membership, Don becomes a Realtor Emeritus, a high honor not often bestowed by the NAR.


“Conscientious sellers, do a great job of fixing minor repairs and de-cluttering their homes before they go on the market. But buying decisions are often made right there at the front door while the agent is getting that lockbox open.”


What’s makes a great website? Most of us would answer that it’s finding what we need when we need it, the quicker the better. To quantify that description the Website Quality Certification (WQC) Board from Leading Real Estate Companies of the World uses ten criteria to judge real estate websites and then certify them. Perry & Co. Realtors just received a top score and the official WQC certification based on: Usability, Design and Content, Interactivity, Customer Service and Client Respect, Branding and SEO (Search Engine Optimization).


Denver Colorado’s Perry & Co. has been nominated for Marketing Excellence Awards under the categories of New Media Usage and Company Brand Advertising for real estate brokerages with 51 – 200 associates that are members of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World.


The homes in University Park are very diverse. Over the last year, the least expensive home was $200,000 while the most expensive home was $1.4 million. During the same time period, the average home price was $693,000 and the median price was $765,000. University Park is quickly becoming a luxury neighborhood as older homes are razed in favor of brand new, larger, more expensive homes.


Tiffany Burke said, “I’m thrilled to be moving to Perry & Co., one of our ‘sister’ companies in Leading Real Estate Companies of the World.” Perry & Co. and Colorado Landmark both belong to Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (aka LeadingRE), the largest consortium of privately-held, locally-owned real estate companies world-wide, providing national and international relocation and marketing services.


In general, real estate professionals consider between 5 and 6 months of inventory a normal market. Less than 5 to 6 months of inventory is considered an appreciating market or “sellers” market. Over 6 months is considered a depreciating market or “buyers” market.


Metro Denver prices, while still lower than the highs seen in 2006, rallied at the end of 2010. See a chart of average prices for residences (single-family homes) and condominiums (including townhomes, lofts and duplexes) from 2004 – 2010.


Last year in Metro Denver, December sales were nearly as strong as August giving the metro area a strong finish. Preparing a home for sale, marketing it, and getting to contract and closing can take a few months, so if you’re considering a move in 2011, now is the time to start.



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