Are you getting ready to move? Then it's time to spruce up that curb appeal! You only get one chance to make the first impression...so make it count! What's the first thing that potential buyers will notice about your house?…
Lauren Collier has received the Accredited Luxury Home Specialist designation. This designation is a recognition of Lauren's particular expertise for professionally marketing high end homes in Colorado Springs. Properties valued at and above $500,000 require particular attention to detail to attract…
Granite counters have long been the gold standard of a high end kitchen remodel. But if you, like me, like to do things a little differently. Or if you want to save money. Or if you you enjoy lots of…
Here are 6 Tips for Spring from Trulia and Forbes, followed by reactions and commentary form Lauren
Posted March 21, 2014 at Forbes
1) Right Now = A Great Time To Sell
2) Know Your Numbers: 60% of homes sell from May to August
3) Price It Right
4) Bidding Wars Aren’t Back
5) It Pays To Be Ahead Of The Curve
6) Make It Pop Off The Computer (Or Smartphone) Screen!
Lauren Reacts:
1) In Colorado Springs
The Live Dream Colorado Marketing plan provides a unique QR code to every listing, sending buyers directly to your online video, photos, features list, and description directly from the sign in your yard!
REColorado is Colorado’s largest network of real estate professionals. Founded in 1984, it was one of the first regional MLSs in the nation and is considered an industry leader. When your listing goes in REColorado, it gets distributed to over…
June 4, 2013 In a sign of a continued recovery in the area's housing market, sales of single-family homes in May hit 1,114, the first time monthly sales have topped 1,000 since July 2007. The Pikes Peak Association of Realtors'…
By ANDREA BRAMBILA, PAUL HAGEY and TEKE WIGGIN April 12, 2013, Inman News It’s the kind of language not heard since the height of the boom. In Westminster, Colo., broker Chris George reports listing prices that seem “almost egotistical.” In Denver, Andrea Lard says…
NAR: Median home price posts annual gain for 7th month in a row By Inman News, Friday, October 19, 2012. Sales of existing homes slipped from August to September but were still up strongly from a year ago -- a sign…
By Inman News, Wednesday, September 12, 2012, Inman News® CoreLogic: 5 percent price gain would give another 2 million equity in their homes Rising home values helped 1.3 million homeowners get out from “underwater” in the first half of the year, and…
Mastering Negotiations in Real Estate is both an art and a science. Understanding the science of negotiation is just the start. How to create an effective negotiation plan. How to manipulate the persuasion cycle to the client’s advantage. How to…
People ask me all the time what the difference is between a REALTOR® and a real estate agent. The phrase “real estate agent” is a job title that carries with it certain duties and responsibilities to represent one’s clients under…
