Last week, a normal Denver overbid house was listed at $347,000, but sold for $361,000. Last week, 47 percent of the people who bought a home paid more than its asking price. The differences ranged from $1 extra to a full $60,000 more. This could eventually be your home too!

Read the full article by Megan Arellano on Denverite.com

Here are the top five over-list sales of the last week:

#5

18951 East 44th Place, sold for $32,100 above list price

The exterior of 18951 East 44th Place. (Courtesy of Redfin)

  • 4 bedrooms, 1 full bathroom, 1,711 square feet
  • Sold for $302,000, 11.9 percent above asking price

 #4

1847 West 41st Avenue, sold for $38,000 above list price

The exterior of 1847 West 41st Avenue. (Courtesy of…

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West + Main Homes' Founder + Owner, Stacie Staub, was quoted this week in the New York Times, who asked for her thoughts on Denver's ongoing Seller's Market and current housing market conditions.

In Denver, where the inventory of homes has been low for the past couple of years, there is no such thing as lowballing, said Stacie Staub, founder of West and Main Homes in Lakewood, Colo., near Denver. Often, she said, homes go on the market on a Friday and are under contract by Sunday.

The market is so tight that Ms. Staub often recommends that people looking to trade up to a new home should first sell their own house, and then go shopping with cash. Sellers generally frown on contingency offers, which are subject to the sale of an existing home.…

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What is the worst part of going Downtown on a Friday night? The parking. It's crazy to think that despite the 43,000 off-street parking spaces it still takes 20 plus minutes to find one of those valued spaces. 

The city of Denver has partnered with Parkmobile, an app that allows smartphone users pay for off-street parking through their phones; they receive a notification when their time is close to expiring. Download the app, and when you find a spot in any of the seven downtown-area parking lots managed by the Department of Public Works, pay for the parking space through your phone, instead of the meter. You will then receive your expiration warnings and meter maids will be notified of the payments. 

 Parkmobile offers…

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We love shopping local and supporting small retailers and artists in our unique Colorado community!

With the completion of the West + Main Headquarters located in Denver West's popular Applewood neighborhood, we are happy to announce that we have dedicated a large space in order to host temporary pop-up shops!

If you are a Colorado-based artist, crafter, or retailer, we would love to host your pop-up shop in our space. 

Please contact hello@westandmainhomes.com for more information.

 

 

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  Choose from 4 fantastic lots in Denver's popular Cory-Merrill neighborhood, and build one of 3 completely unique and thoughtfully designed home models. Build an Urban Ranch Home, a 2-story Colorado Farmhouse, or a stunning Mountain Modern home (seen above) with clean lines and contemporary finishes. Proven builder with an amazing track record - we have homes at all levels of finish that are available for you to walk, and we would love to bring you into our showroom to check out floor-plan options, available finish choices, and our convenient + exclusive financing solutions. We look forward to working with you to build your dream home!   1711 S Jackson St, Denver, CO (One of four listings)   $875,000   Listed by Doug Sutton for West…

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Live in the heart of the city! Step outside & jump on the light rail to the airport or to get downtown. Take a nice stroll to downtown or to RiNo to grab a bite to eat or grab a drink with a friend. Walk to a ballgame at Coors Field as it is under a mile away. Head up to City Park for Jazz in the Park, to take a run or to go to the museum. Get into this hot Five Points neighborhood at a great price & enjoy the lifestyle & neighborhood growth!

Nice open layout is perfect for entertaining. Balcony perfect to grill on or sit outside and enjoy watching the sunset. This is the perfect condo for those who like high quality, low maintenance city living!

For more photos and floorplans please visit 2550washington.com

2550 Washington St. #409, Denver,…

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Should You Buy a Home With Cash?

If you have the ability to purchase a home with cash only, then you’re part of a slim percent of the American population - congrats! Before you head to the bank to withdraw those fat stacks of greenbacks, make sure you consider both the pros and the cons (yes, there are some cons) of skipping the mortgage. 

Pros

Skipping the interest. Buying a home is often a good investment, but buying one flat out may be an even better one. This is because you save on mortgage interest that is usually paid over the life of the home loan – interest that could amount to anywhere between several thousand dollars to hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Avoiding the fees. With an all-cash deal, you skip those loan origination fees, an…

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Hip West Highlands bungalow with open floor plan, mountain views, and a prime location between all the shops and restaurants in Highlands Square and on the Tennyson strip. The open kitchen has concrete counters and SS appliances with a professional Thermador oven and a silent Bosch dishwasher. The remodeled upstairs bathroom features a deep soaking tub and a concrete counter, and in the fully remodeled downstairs bathroom there is a rainfall shower with body jets and a floating vanity with storage. Laundry room has a high efficiency LG washer&dryer with lots of room for storage. The fenced-in private backyard is perfect for dogs and BBQs. New oversized 2-car garage has a tons of attic storage plus another fridge and workbench. The original 1-car…

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When selling your home, especially in this market, you want to make sure you get top dollar. Thanks to a recent study published by Zillow, we now know that simply painting rooms in your home with a certain color could increase your home's value by thousands of dollars!

Zillow’s 2017 Paint Color Analysis inspected 32,000 photos from sold homes to understand what makes a home more valuable. From these photos, the site noted a correlation between house sales and the color blue.

kitchens

Homes with blue kitchens (typically a soft gray-blue) sold for $1,809 more than a white kitchen.

bathrooms

Homes with "light pale blue to soft periwinkle blue" bathrooms collected $5,440 more than then competing bathrooms.

bedrooms

Homes…

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Kids, and adults alike, all over the country are being kept busy and off their electronics with this fun new art project of painting rocks!

The groups are organized by state, county or town, and often originate on Facebook, gathering local members who wish to join in the fun of painting rocks, hiding rocks and hunting for rocks painted by others.

It's a simple act of kindness that's making a big impact in communities across the country. From Vermont to Arizona, rock painting groups are brightening the days of strangers — one colorful rock at a time.

To read the full article please visit Today.com

Megan Murphy is a life coach from Massachusetts who started the Kindness Rocks Project, a movement that many rock group creators credit with…

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