Brendan's Blog

Here are the most recent sold properties for the Superior location. This graph drastically illustrates the importance of intelligent pricing. A couple of these were bank owned or short sales, however you will see their time on market is drastically longer than what is the average for the area.  A...

2009 is going to be a good year!   Wow, it isn't even here yet and 2009 is already looking to be a good year! Staying busy over the holidays is starting to pay off! Yet another one of my listings went under contract in under 30 days! (not trying to brag or anything but.... OH YEAH!) ;)   I have a...

Ha ha ha... or should I say Ho Ho Ho! I know I know, it's a silly title, and it probably shouldn't be taken to the extreme. After all, we realtors are humans too (though some refuse to believe it). We should be spending time with our families. It was Don Corleone that said "a man that never spend...

Goals We all claim to have 'em. But how many of us actually do? I'm not talking about some broad aspiration like "I want to be wealthy" or "I want to be a professional ______". I'm talking about specific goals, BIG & small, set somewhere in the forefront of your mind. Statistically only 5% of pe...

As you can see from the attached table, the average day on market in Superior has gone down to 59 from 84. The number of new listings is lower, and the absorption rate is quicker. As a Realtor who lives in, and serves, the Superior area, I can attest to the fact that Superior is further ahead of ...

Here are the statistics for the SSE Denver Metro area. As you can see, there has been significant improvement since 2007, and the improvement will continue to grow exponentially. Closings are up, days on market are down, inventory is down, inventory growth is down, rate of absorption is quicker, ...

    Luxury Colorado is intended to be a series of articles designed to educate consumers on the whereabouts/histories/real estate in Colorado's most luxurious communities.   The Luxury Colorado Series' will also proved its readers with information that may assist in a decision to move/purchase-r...

I ran across this article today whilst thumbing through my copy of REALTOR® Magazine. It was written by the Chief Economist for the National Association of Realtors® Lawrence Yun. Incase you haven't heard of Lawrence Yun, he is one of the most brilliant economists I have ever kept my eye on. He h...

So right now I'm sitting in my third story, air conditioned, corner office with an outstanding view of the mountains. I'm wearing whatever I felt like wearing this morning, going over my inventory, making sure there is no marketing piece left behind.    View from my desk: But there is something d...

Not too long ago, my mother started a relationship building company. Cup Of Conversation...       The Product: A simple coffee mug with the words "Cup of Conversation" on the sides       The Mission: To change the world, one relationship at a time   Here is my parent's story, the reason behind th...