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Sandwiched between Downtown Denver and the Denver Tech Center, you can’t find a more central location convenient to everything. Neighboring DU, the newly streamlined I-25 and Light Rail stations, families are embracing this neighborhood and watching University Park Elementary School grow to its full potential as well. Convenient to the South Pearl St. business district, Mustard’s Last Stand, The Chez Artiste Theatre, Sunflower Market, University Hills Plaza, Colorado Center and Dave & Busters.
The tree lined streets in this serene traditional neighborhood harbor the 1880’s built 20-inch refractor lens telescope, housed in the Romanesque Chamberlain Observatory, along with much of the classic architecture original to the neighborhood and some outstanding redevelopment. Included in this neighborhood is 2450 S. Garfield St. A perfect Frank Lloyd Wright inspired tri-level boasting 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, a 2 car garage on a wonderful 6000 sq. ft. lot. New Paint, carpet, windows, roof, bathrooms, and landscaping allow the new homeowners to move right in and not touch a thing. Garfield is a family-friendly street that does not go through, a little horseshoe, offering little traffic and noise in this already pristine neighborhood. The charm of the neighborhood and a great home offered at $439,900!
Written by Perry & Co Real Estate Agent Brad Colburn.
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What’s Global Realtor Screening?
“Global Realtor Screening” is a term that Perry & Co. coined recently which means that whether you, or someone you know, is moving from New York to Aspen, or to Maui or even Athens (Greece), we have the expertise and the connections to find you a reputable Realtor to help you buy, or sell, a home anywhere in the world. Because of this, our agents often refer to themselves as “Global Realtors.” This attitude reflects the view that all global economies are interconnected, and “Global Realtors” pride themselves on their knowledge of real estate markets worldwide. In fact, Perry & Co has a Global Property Search built right into our website perryandco.com. Through advances in telephone communications, as well as, online networking sites such as LinkedIn and Facebook, Perry & Co agents have formed relationships with trusted Realtors all over the planet.
There is another key that facilitates Perry & Co’s interconnectedness, and that is our associations within the Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate Board of Regents exclusive networks. As stated in the earlier blog, Perry & Co = International Exposure, “Perry & Company works hard getting to know the other Regent companies personally, in order that we can refer a client moving to another city to them with the assurance that they will be treated with the same level of integrity and professionalism that we’ve built our own reputation on.”
We’re specialists in Metro Denver real estate, but when you are thinking about buying or selling property anywhere else in the world, let us introduce you to the specialist in your new destination – that’s Global Realtor Screening.
Written by Perry & Co Vice President Jon Larrance.
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Mission Statement:
To be the premiere boutique real estate company in Metro Denver by creating a unique customer experience, one which emphasizes extraordinary service.
Company Goals:
- Provide accurate and up-to-date information, skilled analysis and sound real estate advice to our customers and our community.
- Recruit, and retain, the best agents and staff in the industry – productive, enthusiastic, and hard-working.
- To continually explore ways to improve the real estate experience through new ideas and technologies.
- Maintain an atmosphere that is conducive to high productivity and positive energy.
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Berkeley And Sunnyside Are Hot!
If you’re a first time buyer in Denver, now is a great time to be looking. First of all interest rates are low, 6 percent as I write this, but you can click here for daily rates. Every Denver first time buyer I’ve worked with this year has found a great place at a great price. What’s impressive is that you can find a nice house with a yard in just about every direction and still be 10 minutes from downtown. Here’s where to look if the west side of town piques your interest.
Try Berkeley or Sunnyside – the popularity of the Highlands neighborhood is pushing north, and these two neighborhoods are benefiting. This zip code was up 18 percent in 2007, compared with the rest of Denver being slightly down. Berkeley, just north of 38th, features the Tennyson Street Art District, home of one of 5280 magazine’s best new restaurants, the Big Hoss Bar-B-Q and the incredibly popular Parisi restaurant. Sound like a place you’d like to live near?
I’ve also had great luck with Denver first time buyers this year in all directions, again, all of these will be ten minutes or less to downtown. South in Baker near the Santa Fe Arts District, north/northwest near Regis University, and east northeast in San Rafael and City Park North. All of these are affordable, up and coming neighborhoods for singles and young couples, and invite you to at to learn more.
Written by Perry & Co. Real Estate agent Dave Browning.
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To Blog Or Not To Blog
“Blogging is a citizen journalist writing about something they are noticing or something that interests them.”
“You cannot afford to close your eyes to Blogs, because they’re simply the most explosive outbreak in the information world since the Internet itself.”
And they’re going to shake up just about every business – including real estate.
“Blogs are a phenomenon that you cannot ignore, postpone, or delegate. Given the changes barreling down upon us, Blogs are not a business elective. They’re a prerequisite.”
“Instead of being passive consumers of information, more and more Internet users are becoming active participants.”
“Blogs are no different from marketing avenues like print, video, audio, direct mail and so on. They all deliver results – but of varying kind. The kind you can expect from Blogs is mainly about stronger relations with important target audiences.”
However, this new medium is indefinite. And, for the most part, it’s FREE!
“If your ideal prospect is unable to find you on the internet, you don’t exist, it doesn’t matter how great you are at your profession!”
It’s all about being connected. The New Marketing is primarily about Relationship Marketing, aka ‘Social Networking.’ Being connected on-line means, “Google and other search engines will favor your Blog content in their results.”
“Google and other search engines reward sites that are updated often, that link to other sites and most importantly, that have many inbound links. Start a blog and your search engine ranking will boost.”
“A Blog allows you to build personal relationships with your customers that create trust. All real estate agents are familiar with the importance of “farming” as a way of generating activity. Blogs allow you to create a tight pool of potential customers who you can deliver messages to on a regular basis.”
“Your Blog can make a prospective customer understand that you have something better to offer, or that you have the expertise and experience to make the home buying and selling process easier and to their financial benefit? Having a Blog gives your readers insight to who you are and what your business is all about.”
Your Blog content must set you apart from other agents in your market.
“By proving your expertise on a Blog, you’ll get more phone calls from potential buyers and sellers. You’ll get more referrals from agents who know and trust you through your blog. Furthermore, you might even get media attention from reporters who know they can turn to you for a quote when reporting on a subject you’ve carved out as your own.”
“For any organization, a Blog should be part of a long-term customer relations strategy. Since Blogs are easy to set up, launching a Blog should be at the top of your to-do list.”
“Blogging is taking the initiative to be a leader, a leader in thought, reporting, opinion and exposure.”
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Quotes gathered by Perry & Co. Real Estate Professionals of Denver, CO.
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Perry & Co is proud to be a member of Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate and LuxuryRealEstate.com – the most-viewed luxury real estate Web site in the world.
In fact, Perry & Co is also a distinguished member of the Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate Board of Regents. The Board of Regents is an exclusive network of the world’s most elite luxury real estate brokers, comprised of the most legendary names in the industry. As the Exclusive Regent in the Denver Metro marketplace, Perry & Co. has a relationship with a worldwide community of real estate experts. It is comprised of 85 brokerage firms representing more than 600 offices and 1,700 luxury real estate professionals from around the world. Each Board of Regents member is selected based on their qualifications and commitment to the Luxury Real Estate brand. Brokers selected to serve on the Board of Regents provide leadership in their communities and the highest level of personal service and commitment to their clientele. These individuals are the best of the best.
Having a network like The Board of Regents is crucial to the successful marketing of luxury properties. As a Perry & Co. agent, or client, you are afforded an instant connection/marketplace for your luxury property anywhere in the world. This word of mouth is key, however all Perry & Co. listings in the top 10% of the market (priced over $750,000) are displayed on LuxuryRealEstate.com. In addition, we syndicate all of our listings to over 22 other top global real estate sites, including Realtor.com, Trulia, Zillow & Yahoo Real Estate. Combine this with our Metro Denver presence through perryandco.com, and thousands of IDX partner websites, and you can be confident that Perry & Co. listings are viewed on the internet by virtually anyone in the world who’s passionate about luxury real estate.
“We work hard getting to know the other Regent companies personally, in order that we can refer a client moving to another city to them with the assurance that they will be treated with the same level of integrity and professionalism that we’ve built our reputation on,” says Jon Larrance, VP of Perry & Co., who incidentally sits on the LuxuryRealEstate Executive Committee.
According to John Brian Losh, CEO and publisher of LuxuryRealEstate.com, “The Executive Committee serves as council to me and my staff on the direction of the Board of Regents program. They refer new members and consult on new program concepts.”
Here is a partial list of the Regent companies that Perry & Co has strong relationships with:
Australia, Sydney – Marquette Turner
AZ, Phoenix/Scottsdale – Russ Lyon Sotheby’s
BC, Whistler/Vancouver – Sea to Sky Premier Properties
CA, San Diego – Willis Allen
CA, San Francisco – Alain Pinel
CO, Aspen/Snowmass – Mason Morse
CO, Boulder – Wright-Kingdom
CO, Breckenridge – Exclusive Mountain Retreats
CO, Steamboat Springs – Colorado Realty Group
CO, Telluride – Telluride Properties
CO, Vail/Beavercreek – Slifer, Smith & Frampton
GA, Atlanta – Harry Norman
GA, Savannah – Cora Bett Thomas
FL, Boca Grande – Gasparilla Properties
FL, Palm Beach – Waterfront Properties
HI, Honolulu/Oahu – Choi International
HI, Maui – Wailea Realty
MA, Chatham – Chatham Real Estate
NH, Concord/Manchester – Cowan & Zellers
NH, Franconia – Peabody & Smith Realty
NV, Lake Tahoe/Reno – Chase International
NY, Long Island – Daniel Gale Sotheby’s
NY, NY – Stribling & Assoc
NY, Westchester/Putnam/Dutchess – Houlihan/Lawrence
QC, Montreal – McGuigan Pepin
SC, Hilton Head – Cora Bett Thomas
Spain, Valencia – Rimontgo
TX, Austin – Turnquist Partners
TX, Houston – John Daugherty
UK, London – Chase International
VT – Lang McLaughry Spera
WA, Seattle – Ewing & Clark
For a complete list of Board of Regents members click here.
Furthermore, Perry & Co. is a part of the following Luxury Real Estate Board of Regents Lifestyle Alliances. Lifestyle Alliances are groups within the Board of Regents, aligning like-minded companies and servicing distinct communities.
Ranch & Farm Alliance was created for brokerage firms specializing in acreage, ranches, equestrian property, gentlemen’s farms, and vineyards.
Historic Alliance was created for brokerage firms specializing in antique homes, estates, mansions, and houses in communities of historic significance.
Global Alliance was created for brokerage firms specialize in serving international clientele.
Metro Alliance was created for brokerage firms specializing in city properties in a major metropolitan core.
Conclusion: Perry & Co. is synonymous with International Exposure for your luxury property.
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Perry & Co. Is Now On Twitter!
Follow Perry & Co. on Twitter. Twitter is a service for friends, clients, and anyone interested in Denver real estate to stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: “What are you doing?”
Don’t worry, we won’t bother you tweeting about which brand of coffee we’re serving today in our hospitality room; instead we will keep our tweets relevant to what’s happening in Denver real estate, luxury real estate, what Our Agents are doing, and the real exciting things happening at Perry & Co. (And if we should deviate from our Twitter mission please let us know that our bird has flown the coop.)
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The Market Summed Up
One needs to go back to the 80’s to find a real estate market with such an extensive list of attractively priced properties. In September, the average selling price in most markets continued down, but sales inched up and inventories began to decline. As a result, Buyers cannot assume this condition will last for a lengthy period of time. The interest rate environment has, and continues to be, highly conducive to a positive purchasing decision. Selection is high and Sellers are committed. The ability to negotiate is obvious…it is a Buyer’s market.
Written by Perry & Co. Denver real estate agent Amy Shonstrom.
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With all the negative news about the economy, I thought I’d write about something positive. If you’re reading this, well, there’s a positive right there! Another positive is the Denver real estate market is by far outperforming other cities. Living in Colorado will always be appealing, and I’m going to go out on a limb and say more people would rather live in Denver then say, Dayton, Ohio.
My roundabout point is that in the past four years, the population of Colorado has grown, and the more people who move to an area, the better for a housing market. U-Haul recently released an interesting statistic that more trucks are headed in-bound to our state than anywhere in the country, which raises a fascinating question. U-Haul releases statistics? Apparently so.
There are a number of other stats that point to now being a good time to buy in Denver, but if guys like Greenspan and Paulson can’t predict the future, neither can I. If you’re trying to time the bottom of a market, best wishes.
I know there are buyer’s out there, because I’m showing properties, and here’s a fun story. If you haven’t seen the movie “Funny Farm” with Chevy Chase, you don’t need to, because I’ve seen it and there’s only one funny part. Chevy Chase is trying to sell his farm and is so desperate to sell he says, “Cue the deer,” and releases a couple of Bambis so they’ll run out in front of the buyers to enhance the bucolic setting. When showing to a young couple last week there were deer at two of my showings. Maybe there are some desperate sellers out there, but maybe that means it’s a good time to buy too.
Written by Perry & Co. Real Estate agent Dave Browning.
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Tour will be a walking event this year in keeping with the green theme
The celebrated L’Esprit de Noel Holiday Home Tour and Boutique returns this holiday season for its 32nd year in 
the Denver Metro Area. Tours begin Friday, November 21, and run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Sunday, November 23 in the Belcaro Park neighborhood. The Phipps Tennis Pavilion at 3300 Belcaro Drive will showcase the boutique. This popular fund raising event, organized by the Central City Opera Guild, is considered one of Denver’s signature holiday events and benefits Central City Opera.
The annual Patron Preview Party will be held Thursday, November 20, and includes an evening tour with cocktails and an elegant grand buffet. Tickets are $250 for benefactors, $150 for patrons and $90 for junior patrons (age 35 and younger).
Five homeowners will open their homes to some of Denver’s most accomplished and renowned florists and table designers this holiday season. The boutique will showcase more than 40 vendors with holiday decorations and gifts, clothing, jewelry and gourmet food. In addition, Whole Foods will host a free wine tasting. With the grace and elegance of Belcaro Park, the spirit of the holidays will never be more alive. “We are fortunate to be in the Belcaro neighborhood where there is ample parking and the houses and boutique are within walking distance,” said L’Esprit de Noel Chairperson Cindy Koch.
Perry & Co. Real Estate Professionals is the presenting sponsor for another year. “We had such a great 
experience last year—from working on committees to volunteering at the homes and making new friends – it was an easy decision to come back this year as presenting sponsor,” said R. Don Larrance, President of Perry & Co. Real Estate Professionals. “Plus, we’re all becoming opera fans! Central City Opera is a truly a Colorado treasure.”
Advance tickets are $18 at King Soopers, buy now online, or through Central City Opera box office at (303) 292-6700. Tickets will cost $20 at the door. Admission is free at the boutique, and parking also is free for all home tour and boutique guests. There is still time for local merchants and service providers to support L’Esprit through advertisement in the Holiday Home Tour program 2008. Ad copy deadline is October 31, 2008. To place a Full or Half Page ad in this year’s program, you can contact one of the Sponsoring Agents (listed below) or follow this link will take you to the appropriate forms.
Proceeds support Central City Opera’s programs including its annual Summer Festival, the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Artists Training Program, the preservation and maintenance of the Opera House and more than 30 other Victorian-era properties and its education and community programs, which serve more than 60,000 people each year through performances in elementary and secondary schools, community centers, senior residences and theaters.
Special thanks to Perry & Co. Supporting and Sponsoring Agents:
Kim Hutchins, Barb Perry, Cindy Webb, Pam Parker, Barb Sheldon, Katie Nicholson Millice, Mary Sullivan-Ridge, Chuck Anderson, Jeanne Moore, Dagley Arnold & Courtney Ranson (not pictured).
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