Happy Holidays from the Anderson Group!

There are many great Denver area homes for sale. Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call me at (303) 523-4364 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

Happy Holidays from the Anderson Group!

Hello from the Anderson Group!

We're here today to wish you a very Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Happy New Year! We hope your 2014 was a very successful and that 2015 will be even better!

We look forward to seeing you again in the next year!

Happy Holidays!

The Benefits of Active Marketing

We want to share with you today the difference between active and passive marketing. People always ask what we do differently. Aside from us being a team who can do much more than an individual, we are most proud of our active marketing style.

Most agents employ passive marketing techniques. While these techniques work sometimes, they aren't as effective. Simply putting a home on the MLS, putting a sign in the front yard, and praying for calls won't get the job done. Passive marketing is reactive, which means these agents are sitting back and waiting. Nobody ever got anything worthwhile done by sitting around and doing nothing. Our active approach is what makes us different.

We do many things actively to help market your home. We call all the agents that have sold homes in your neighborhood, along with all the homeowners in your area to gauge interest. We are actively going to business to see if they know of any buyers and are always talking to other Realtors and homeowners to canvas the area. That's the way you find a real buyer.

If you have any questions for us, feel free to contact us. We would be happy to help you with any problem you may have.

Would You Like a Free Pumpkin Pie?

We are so thankful for you! To show our appreciation for all our clients, family and friends, The Anderson Group is giving away PUMPKIN PIES for Thanksgiving.

First, you need to call or email to reserve your pumpkin pie by Sunday, November 16. Email info@AndersonGroupSells.com or call 720-484-2973 and speak to or leave a message for Diane, our Client Operations Manager.

Second, stop by our office on Monday, 11/24, or Tuesday, 11/25, between the hours of 4-6pm to pick up your pumpkin pie! Our address is 6300 S Syracuse Way #150, Centennial, CO 80111.

That’s it, that’s all you have to do!! Let us help make your holiday preparation just a little bit easier! We are looking forward to seeing you on the 24th or 25th!!

How to Stage Your Home to Sell this Winter

Welcome back. Today we are talking about selling homes during the holidays. A lot of people that put their home on the market at this time of year are unsure of how to decorate their homes. They want decorations to be festive, but not too cluttered because people are coming to see their home.

When decorating your home for sale during the holidays, you want to appeal to the mass audience. If you decorate for a specific holiday (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years), you will just have to redecorate once the holiday is over. Generic decorating with festive colors and non-specific ornaments will allow you to keep them up until January or even February.

On the outside of your home, keep lights to a minimum. You want potential buyers to be able to see your roof, your siding, and landscaping. Too many outdoor decorations can take away from that goal. Most showings won't take place at night.

If you have any questions about holiday decorating or listing your home in this market, give us a call. We can let you know if your plan to decorate will detract a potential buyer or not. Better safe than sorry!

Can you Sell your Home in the Winter?

Can you Sell your Home in the Winter?

Today we want to answer a question we get asked a lot around this time of year. The question is : "Is it a good idea to put my home on the market for sale in the winter?"

We say absolutely yes. The winter is actually one of the best times to put your home on the market. Here are 4 reasons why:

1. Low inventory
People are busy this time of year, and don't often have the time to put their home on the market, at least that's what they think. If you list your home during the winter, there is little competition for your home and it will stand out more among serious buyers

2. Buyers are serious

As we alluded to in the previous point, buyers that are out this time of year are serious. Would anybody be actively seeking out homes in freezing weather if they weren't? Buyers out during this winter, will want to buy this winter.

3. There is more time
A lot of people have vacation time built-up throughout the year, and use it during the end of the year so they don't lose it. This gives them more time to look at your home.

4. People are relocating
In addition to the increased time buyers have to look during the winter, companies often transfer their employees at the end of the year as well. Buyers who are relocating from another area will want to find and purchase a home before the new year starts. They have a lot of things to do and there is a lot of motivation to find the right home quickly.

There you have it , 4 great reasons to sell during the winter. If you are thinking about listing your home, or have any questions about the Denver market, please reach out to us. We have the answers your are looking for.

Meet our Preferred Lender, Giuseppe Battaglioli

Meet our Preferred Lender, Giuseppe Battaglioli

When you are purchasing a new home, the last thing you want to worry about is surprise fees and an unaffordable mortgage. We are very excited to be joined today by our preferred lender, Giuseppe Battaglioli. We refer all of our clients to Giuseppe because his team makes a 3-pronged guarantee that you just can't beat.

What Giuseppe and his company promise is incredible. They guarantee that they will close your loan on time, under budget, with no surprises. This means that they will close your loan by the time you need it, cheaper than you budgeted for, and with no extra or surprise fees involved. The systems that they have in place from over 12 years in business allows them to make this guarantee and to have nice, smooth transactions.

Their promise isn't the only reason we refer them. It is so important to have efficient systems in place like this team does. It can make all the difference during a transaction.

If you are looking to get a loan, give Giuseppe a call. And as always, if you are interested in buying or selling real estate here in Denver, reach out to us. We would love to help you out with whatever you need.

Introducing our newest member, Shawna!

Introducing our newest member, Shawna!

The Anderson Group wants to welcome our newest member to our wonderful Team. We're very proud to introduce Shawna, our new buyer specialist! She'll be in charge of all our home buyers, systems, and processes.

We're happy to have her, and she hopes to meet you soon!

Why Hire the Anderson Group?

Why Hire the Anderson Group?

Hey, everybody. We just want to take a minute of your time to talk to you a little bit about ourselves and how we want to benefit you if you are thinking of buying or selling real estate in Denver. We are really proud of our entire staff here and we are all about transforming lives, no matter what stage of life you are in. We work with buyers, sellers, first time home buyers, 3rd or 4th time home buyers. Basically, we work with every kind of client out there.

We set ourselves apart because we have proven systems that we use day in and day out so you get the same benefits as every other client we work with. We strive for that Disneyland type feeling where you walk away absolutely thrilled.

We also have specialists that are broken down into each facet of the real estate experience. From office managers to buyer and seller agents, we have specific roles for everyone on our team so we can work together to make your experience worthwhile.

Lastly, we spend a ton of money on marketing each month to make sure that our customers are getting the most exposure possible. Plain and simple: we are about transforming lives and your transformation could start today!

If you have any questions about our team, please give us a call and we can answer any questions you may have. Thanks and have a great day!

See How we Can Effectively Market any Home

A few videos ago we shared with you our 151 point system for selling your home. These are the steps we take, as a team, with every home that we sell. One part of that 151 point system is our marketing plan. Today, we want to share with you another helpful book we have compiled that has everything to do with our marketing system and how it works for your home.

We call this book our "Maximum Payoff Guide" and it details the nuts and bolts of everything we do in marketing your home. It includes our 75 point checklist for properly photographing and staging your home. Things covered in the guide include curb appeal, interior, kitchen, basement, attic, and everything we do on a daily basis when it's time to show your home.

We would be more than happy to send a copy of this guide to you and we really want to help you out in what ever way we can in the spirit of fellowship. Just give us a call if you are interested in getting your hands on a copy and we will send it out right away!

Get a Sneak Peek at How We Operate

There are many great Denver area homes for sale. Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call me at (303) 523-4364 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

Get a Sneak Peek at How We Operate

Have you ever wondered what exactly a real estate agent does? With so many agents out there, all operating in different ways, hiring an agent can be a real crap shoot. But it doesn't have to be.

We make our process as transparent as possible by offering a 151-point VIP Seller Program that walks your through the entire process. This program will prepare you so you know exactly what to expect when working with a team than has time-tested systems and a great deal of experience.

We're proud to show the world the type of organization we're running, what kind of people we are. If you would like learn more, give us a call or shoot us an email. We'd be honored to work with you.

Check Out Our For Sale By Owner Toolkit

Check Out Our For Sale By Owner Toolkit

If you are trying to sell your Denver home For Sale By Owner, you are not alone. Because we understand selling your home by yourself can be a harrowing journey, we have put together a helpful toolkit to ensure your safe passage.

We want to be your real estate resource so that your selling experience is as painless as possible. If you want a free guide to your For Sale By Owner journey, shoot us an email and let us know the best way to get it to you.

If at any point during the selling process you decide that you would like either professional assistance or simply have a few questions, we are always here to help. Many people do much of the work themselves and hire us to help them out with one step in the process, like negotiations. Regardless of what you need help with, we would love to make your selling experience as smooth as possible.

We Wrote the Book on Accurately Pricing Your Home

Pricing your home correctly is one of the most important things you can do when you are listing your property. At The Anderson Group, we have spent years perfecting the strategies and approaches that go in to calculating the best price for your home before it hits the market and the culmination of our experience is encapsulated in our own book, Pricing Your Home For Maximum Value: The Definitive Guide.

There are many factors that go in to pricing a home accurately and we cover them all in this publication. We spend hours and hours formulating the price for each of our individual listings so they can be sold quickly and for top dollar.

In addition to looking at the price of the home, we also look at what comps should be included within the deal. Taking these points in to consideration, we then look at the needs of the seller and compare them with the needs of the market to find the best possible price for your home.

We believe that pricing your home is so important that we would like to offer you a free copy of Pricing Your Home for Maximum Value: The Definitive Guide so you can look in to the processes that our real estate team completes when pricing. If you would like a free copy, or if you are looking to sell your home, give us a call at (303) 523-4364.

Your Guide to New Home Construction

There has been a huge rise in new home construction in the Denver area lately. Both large and small construction companies are buying up a lot of land all over the Denver area and building most of their homes from the dirt up. We want you to be informed about the building process and know what to look for when building a home.

It is rare you will find a house that has already been built that is just waiting there. Most of the time, new homes are already spoken for and there are a lot of buyers who have already bought their land, their builder, and their plan. It is usually a 8-12 month process in building a new home. We would like to share with you 3 keys that come up when building a new home and how you should handle them.

1. Choose a reputable builder

There are a lot of builders out there in the Denver market, but not a lot with good reputations. If you end up hiring a builder with a bad reputation, you will end up paying for their mistakes down the road. We have experience with many builders in the area and can give you great advice on who to hire.

2. Choose the right lot

The right lot means everything. You want to choose one that is in a prime location, not one that is next to power lines or a property that has bad drainage.

3.Choose the right floor plan

Focus on a floor plan that works. Always think about the plan with your end goal for the property in mind. How are you going to be able to sell or rent your property down the road?

These 3 keys are really important when looking at a property and looking to build. There are a lot of advantages to building in this market including great incentive pricing, new building products, and new energy efficient design options. If you have any questions about the building process or about the Denver real estate market in general, please feel free to give us a call.

Denver Real Estate Market Update

Denver Real Estate Market Update

Now that we are halfway through spring 2014, Colorado is having a record year. Here are a few highlights of what we are seeing in the market:

With a 28% decrease in the Time on Market from this time last year and an 8% increase in home values from this time last year, we are clearly in a seller’s market. This is huge for Denver after a ten year recession!
Inventory is down, which is posing a huge problem for sellers that have recently sold their home. To combat this problem, we are looking at the next step for where the seller wants to go beforehand.

Do we buy first and then sell?
Do we sell first, but make it contingent on the sale of the house?
Do we sell first and then rent back from the new buyer for a specified period of time?

Without having those options outlined beforehand, sellers are having trouble finding places to live after they’ve sold their home. However this issue is not entirely negative. With this increased demand:

Buyer interest is increasing
Homes that were being updated during the recession are finally hitting the market and are looking gorgeous!

If you have any questions, please feel free to call us. I look forward to our call being the best call of your day!

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2014 Cost vs Value Report: Remodel for the Biggest ROI

There are many great Denver area homes for sale. Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call me at (303) 523-4364 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

2014 Cost vs Value Report: Remodel for the Biggest ROI

Today I'm here to present you with the 2014 Cost vs Value report which details the top remodeling projects you can do on your home for the biggest return on your investment.

These projects, according to the data, will give you the best ROI in the Denver area:

Attic bedroom remodel, with 95% of the cost recouped.
Family room addition, with 87.6% of the cost recouped.
A two story addition, where 89% of the cost is recouped.
The addition of a wood deck will recoup 85% of the costs.
Vinyl window replacements will recoup 82% of the costs.
Minor kitchen remodels will fetch you a good return, with 83% of the costs being recouped.

Nationwide, some of the best projects in terms of ROI were: attic bedroom remodels, wooden decks, steel entry door replacements, garage door replacements, minor kitchen remodels, and wooden window replacements. All of these projects yielded at least a 79% recoup of costs involved.

When you're remodeling your home to make it more marketable or to get more money out of it, be sure to invest your money in projects that will increase the value of your home. If you're wondering how to do this, then please contact me or use this report for your own advantage.

Although these projects were not mentioned above, kitchen and bathroom remodeling are usually among the best remodels you can choose to do on your home. Buyers like to see nice, updated kitchens and bathrooms, and new paint and flooring are usually among the top recommendations too.

So, if you need any assistance in planning a remodel or would just like to chat with me about real estate in Denver, then feel free to contact me at (303) 523-4364.

Booming Market: Capitalize on Low Inventory, Appreciation and New Home Construction!

Booming Market: Capitalize on Low Inventory, Appreciation and New Home Construction!

A common question that my clients have been bringing up is whether or not they should buy now due to the current appreciating, seller’s market. My answer to them is always yes – when you combine the factors of low inventory, our booming economy, appreciation and active home builders, you create a perfect storm for investing.

Home builders spend millions of dollars investing in areas and neighborhoods; they don’t build with low expectations of their return. They also are building to make up for the lack of new inventory! You are also seeing new commercial buildings and small businesses rising up all over Colorado – it’s booming! However new construction is not the only category that is being effected by the low inventory. There are actually more homes under contract then there is available inventory!

Appreciation is huge; we are seeing homes in this market increase by 10-20% and the healthy market shows no sign of this stopping. We are in a supply and demand market, not an interest rate or false-lending driven market. Although interest rates are solidly sitting at 3.5%, we are really being pushed by the huge wave of appreciation. Now is the time to capitalize because there is no sign of it slowing down.
To slow appreciation down, more homes will need to come onto the market and that will take time. If more homes come onto the market, it will take time for those homes to sell; this means appreciation will continue! You also don’t to invest in any house in any neighborhood. Be sure to keep location of the property, popularity of the area, and how long you intend to live there.

Your location is essential because you don’t want to face power lines, back up to a busy road or commercial buildings and you don’t want a small backyard with little practical space. You also want to live in a popular area like the Highlands, the Knolls or the Baker area in Denver. Those areas are appreciating quickly! Most investments work the best in the long-term, so duration is also essential. By planning out a 5-10 year plan, you will see amazing return! In fact, your house value should double every 15 years in Denver.

If you have any questions about finding a home or putting your home on the market, feel free to call me. I always look forward to our call being the best call of your day!

2014: Our Market Continues to Strengthen!

There are many great Denver area homes for sale. Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call me at (303) 523-4364 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

2014: Our Market Continues to Strengthen!

Today I wanted to give you a snapshot of the past twenty eight days and what the market has done in the first month of 2014. There have been a lot of national projections for 2014, but I wanted to give you more of a local view of what we’re seeing. Last year was great; we finally left the recession by entering into a strong seller’s market. Homes were selling for asking price and even above asking price and the days on market decreased to less than thirty days!

This year is continuing the trend; currently there have been 1,600 homes sold in last thirty days in the greater Denver metropolitan area. That is a differential of 2,200 homes that sold in the first month of 2013. Although few homes have sold this year, our market still continues to improve! To keep you up to date on the current state of the market, I will be updating you month in and month out. I hope I was able to paint a picture for the first thirty days of 2014!

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at the Anderson Group. I look forward to our call being the best call of your day!

How You Should Start the Home Buying Process

How should you start the home buying process?

Today I wanted to discuss the beginning process of buying a home. I have three steps that set up your entire plan for success. Whether you’re a first time home buyer or a veteran in the real estate business, it never hurts to go back to the basics. In the last ten years I’ve been in real estate, the step has always been getting yourself in front of a lender, back or whoever will be financing your purchase. Having that preapproval locked in allows you to understand what you can afford, knowing where you need to be searching and focus you in.

Secondly, you need to decide what loan program fits you best. You can conventionally finance your home, VA loans are available for people with government backgrounds and also FHA loans to name a few. With all of the programs out there, it is critical to decide this up front.

For the third step, you want establish a budget for the home buying process. There costs associated with pre-closing! For instance there are multiple home inspections that range from sewer scope tests, radon tests and structural tests. Once you take care of the first three steps, you move onto the fourth step which is the most fun: looking for a house!

If you have any questions about the home buying process, don’t hesitate to call me. I look forward to our call being the best call of your day!

How to Prepare Your Home for Sale

Happy 2014! I hope you are having a great year so far. Today I wanted to talk about preparing your home for sale. You may be thinking about selling your home this year or later on down the road; either way, I have key information about preparing your home for sale.

Before I go into that, I want to mention two things; the first being our Market Snapshot Tool. If you’re interested in knowing the value of your home, this is a great tool we use with both our past and current clients. With this, you will receive a monthly email showing what has been selling in your neighborhood, what is active and what is under contract. Secondly, if you’re looking to buy a home, we offer a private portal that shows you the homes for sale in the areas you’re interested in. Feel free to reach out to me if you want to take part in any of these services!

Before prepping your home for sale, you’ll want to get a good feel for what neighborhood homes are selling for. The next piece of information you’ll want to know is what price range you want to sell your home in. This is a great opportunity for us to give you some initial values and general comparable properties via email. After this is determined, we have a 75 point checklist that analyzes the important areas, from room to room, to start preparing your home for sale. This checklist goes a long way!

Another step a lot of my clients like to do is to complete a pre-home inspection or obtain a home warranty before even placing the home on the market. This allows you to deal with any issues that may arise during the sale that you couldn’t see on your own. Consider it this way: the inspection process is not dissimilar to buying a used car!

With spring coming up, I hope this helps you when you’re preparing your home for sale. If you have any questions or any inclination to sell your home, give us a call! We look forward to your call being the best call of the day.

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"Very professional, knowledgable, friendly... can't say enough good things! Most of our family is involved in the real estate business, so we were hesitant to use an agent when we relocated to Denver (both because we feel pretty comfortable with the process and because we didn't feel that agents generally offer services worthy of a 3-7% compensation). Glad The Anderson Group changed our minds!! In a market like Denver's, particularly, it pays to have a professional on your side who not only knows the area well, but also has a strong network that alerts him/her of potential properties before they even hit the market. The ultra fancy relo materials, beautiful office, and stellar communication were the unexpected bonuses! Oh, and the champagne toast at closing... love!! Thanks so much for a great home-buying experience!!"

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"We used Ryan Anderson and the Anderson Group to sell our house. We are very happy with the results! He got us top dollar and definitely let us know what we needed to do to get our house ready and it sold very quickly. One of the things that we liked about working with Ryan was that he was a little different than other Realtors that we had used before. He had a business process that he laid out, and he talked about all of the issues about where we wanted to go. As you can see behind us is our new townhouse. Because not only did he sell our house but he wanted to know what we were going to do for the rest of our lives and the townhouse was part of that plan!"

Sarah T.

“Well I'm down sizing, I wanted to get rid of the yard so that I didn’t have to shovel snow anymore. It was very difficult to find a place and bid on it quickly. But Ryan and his Anderson group move fast. We looked at this home on a Thursday and began negotiating. On Friday I climbed a Fourteener, I was on Greys Peak. Every time I was able to get signal on my phone I would get a text from Ryan to update me on where we were in the negotiation. I kept climbing the mountain and getting texts and by the time I came back down, I had a text that said I needed to stop at a place that I could get signal long enough to sign the contract. With my finger on my phone to sign the contract, I had a house by the end of the day after climbing a Fourteener! It's been great. The "get things done now" process was exactly what I needed. Ryan knew what I needed, because Ryan and Tessa sat down with me for a couple of hours and actually got to know my wants and needs. With that I have exactly what I want, I've downsized and I have time to play and it's because of the team... the whole team!”

Donna & Art

"He was wonderful! Great ideas and even helped staged our rooms one afternoon. We sold in 10 days! What a work horse. Will use him again and again."

David K.

"Ryan was amazing. He made every effort to make sure I got the right house for me. Always had numerous showings set up and was very efficient with my time. What I thought would take 2-3 months to find the perfect house he found in 3 weeks."

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Happy Holidays from the Anderson Group!

The Benefits of Active Marketing

Would You Like a Free Pumpkin Pie?

How to Stage Your Home to Sell this Winter

Can you Sell your Home in the Winter?

Meet our Preferred Lender, Giuseppe Battaglioli

Introducing our newest member, Shawna!

Why Hire the Anderson Group?

See How we Can Effectively Market any Home

Get a Sneak Peek at How We Operate

Check Out Our For Sale By Owner Toolkit

We Wrote the Book on Accurately Pricing Your Home

Your Guide to New Home Construction

Denver Real Estate Market Update

2014 Cost vs Value Report: Remodel for the Biggest ROI

Booming Market: Capitalize on Low Inventory, Appreciation and New Home Construction!

2014: Our Market Continues to Strengthen!

How You Should Start the Home Buying Process

How to Prepare Your Home for Sale

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