Torrey Drake 💥 Denver Realtor

Sharing cool homes and Denver Housing Market info blended with a wee bit of sass 🤷🏼‍♂️

[Torrey Drake 💥 Denver Realtor @TorreyDrake]

📍 For sale in Littleton Colorado

Fantastic Mid Century Modern with (funny enough) an awesome laundry room 😂

4 beds, 3 baths with 2700 SQFT

https://t.co/gilGqta5tP

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📍 Centennial Colorado

If I wanted a home that backs up to walking trails, sits in the #1 school district in the Denver metro (Cherry Creek 5), and has a 12-foot kitchen island… I would be obsessed with this one

https://t.co/WuQeiY1kl8

[Torrey Drake 💥 Denver Realtor @TorreyDrake]

This Week in Denver Housing 🏠

We saw less showings / offers / new homes Superbowl weekend which is normal.

Normally after SB weekend we see more buyers/sellers enter the market which is what we’re already starting to see.

It’s gonna get competitive. Know how to win 🏆

[Torrey Drake 💥 Denver Realtor @TorreyDrake]

One of the biggest reasons (of many) the Denver Housing Market is secure?

People move here for our awesome weather, mountains & lifestyle

Those aren’t going anywhere ❌

Thus, demand will stay strong 💪🏼

Thus, secure housing market ✅

[Torrey Drake 💥 Denver Realtor @TorreyDrake]

Is this the WEIRDEST house for sale in Colorado??

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If ripped skinny denim jeans were a neighborhood in Denver… it’d be Baker.

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Made-Up Client:

“I want access to Denver but also want to own some land but not pay an arm & leg for it, maybe have some horses and everyone minds their own damn business.”

Me: Can I introduce you to Parker?

[Torrey Drake 💥 Denver Realtor @TorreyDrake]

The worst part about Aurora Colorado?

The painfully overdramatized and extremely out-dated stigma against it.

Fight me.

[Torrey Drake 💥 Denver Realtor @TorreyDrake]

4 Places with Real Fireplaces in Denver:

🔥 🪵 🔥 🪵 🔥🪵🔥🪵🔥🪵🔥🪵

☕️ Coffee: The Study inside Hotel Teatro

🥘 Trendy Food Spot: Tavernetta

🍝 Fancy Food Spot: Barolo Grill

🍻 Pub: Bull & Bush

[Torrey Drake 💥 Denver Realtor @TorreyDrake]

Three Suburbs in Denver with their Own Downtown / Social Scene 🍹🥘🤩

Littleton: Historic Littleton

Arvada: Olde Town Arvada

Westminster: Downtown Westminster
(currently being built)

These suburbs have reasonable prices & cool areas you can enjoy in your own area 🎊

[Torrey Drake 💥 Denver Realtor @TorreyDrake]

Want to buy a house in Denver but feel like you can’t afford it? 🏠❌

Check out Metro-DPA ✅

They can grant up to 6% of the loan towards downpayment or fees 💰

For a $500k house that’s $30k granted that you do not have to pay back if you live in the home 3 years or more 🤯

[Torrey Drake 💥 Denver Realtor @TorreyDrake]

The 3 Times Price Increases When Buying a New-Build Home:

1: When you choose the lot / location in the community where you want the home built

2: Choosing structural items (basement, fireplace, high ceilings, etc)

3: Design Studio Choices (cabinets, countertops, curtains, etc)

[Torrey Drake 💥 Denver Realtor @TorreyDrake]

Something I love about buying a New Build Home:

😍 The 1-2-10 Warranty 😍

1 Year: ‘Door to Door’ coverage
2 Year: Electrical & Plumbing Coverage
10 Year: Structural Coverage

It’s nice to buy something expensive and know there’s a warranty covering the heavy-hitter items 🏆

[Torrey Drake 💥 Denver Realtor @TorreyDrake]

One of my favorite parts of buying a New-Build Home:

✅ Incentives ✅

Most builders will offer incentives for you to buy their home instead of another builders.

Could be: Free appliances, covering closing fees, free finished basement, etc

[Torrey Drake 💥 Denver Realtor @TorreyDrake]

This Week in Denver Housing Market:

Showings increased noticeably between Dec & January.

Homes that went under-contract also increased noticeably.

More buyers coming to the market.

This likely indicates a busy/competitive first few months of 2023 - but way less than ‘20-‘21

[Torrey Drake 💥 Denver Realtor @TorreyDrake]

Crazy-Stupid-Over-Simplification of the ‘homebuyer seasons’ here in Denver based on historical averages:

Feb - Aug:

MORE homes to choose from & MORE buyers to compete against 🧐

Sept - Jan:

LESS homes to choose from & LESS buyers to compete against 🧐

[Torrey Drake 💥 Denver Realtor @TorreyDrake]

Top Neighborhoods in Denver to buy a Victorian Home:

🏠 Capitol Hill
🏠 Baker
🏠 City Park West
🏠 City Park South
🏠 Curtis Park

Denver has some VERY cool older homes with lots of character 😍

[Torrey Drake 💥 Denver Realtor @TorreyDrake]

My Denver Housing Market 2023 prediction (Backed by Historical Data):

February - July:

✅ More multiple offer situations
✅ Much more buyers in the market
✅ Homes prices (reasonably) rising
✅ Homes selling faster

Spring is competitive in Denver.

Buyers: Be ready.

[Torrey Drake 💥 Denver Realtor @TorreyDrake]

Where to find Modern Homes in Denver Colorado 📍

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This popular phrase I hear in real estate makes me go mad mad in the feels

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