Teller County Real Update: Winter's here in our beautiful mountains. Brilliant sunshine and cobalt blue skies are still the norm during the day, with temperatures dropping at night. A great time to cozy up in your new home around a warm fireplace after a brisk hike.
2012 is expected to be more positive in the housing market, with the hope that home prices will stablize towards the end of the year.
What's going on with local sales? Buyers are out in force, both second home purchasers and folks moving up from Colorado Springs and out of state relocations. Our spectacular mountain area remains popular with buyers from around the country, with Texas and California still leading, but I'm also assisting buyers from Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, and Arizona. People still need to move - job transfers, retirement, wanting to be closer to family, finally deciding it's time to get to the mountains, their lifelong dream - and homes that are in good condition and priced properly are selling.
We're seeing sellers dropping prices to move their homes this first quarter, and buyers are responding.
Your upcoming life chapter: If you've always dreamed of a horse property in the mountains or a log home situated in the aspen and ponderosas, this is the time to do it. Interest rates are amazing, inventory is good and probably at the bottom of the market - and the elk are calling.
WHY PURCHASE A HOME NOW?
- Mortgage rates should remain low - unbelievable rates right now, and they are well below what they used to be!
- Overall, according to a recent Fannie Mae study, citizens in the United States still believe that owning a home is a safe and desired investment
- Tax cuts are helpful, encouraging a more rapid recovery for our economy
- Inventory is good, with some great values and beautiful homes and land for sale at prices you probably won't see again
I have new listings coming in on a regular basis, so check back often - and I am selling homes in all prices ranges, so if you need assistance with your home, call for an overview of my services. Extensive marketing includes Mountain Homes Illustrated Magazine, strong internet presence, staging ideas, customized home portfolios, Showcase Listings on REALTOR.COM and approximately 100 websites, all designed to feature my properties to their fullest advantage.
QR bar coding has been used on my listings for several months now with good results - smartphone technology has made it possible for buyers to drive up, click a picture of the code on the side and see a visual tour of the property right in front of the home. Amazing. I remember when we didn't even have fax machines back in the old days of real estate...
Let me know if you're thinking of selling your mountain property or considering a purchase - my 18 years of experience will be beneficial to your real estate transaction.
What's going on specifically with the market? Call or email me if you'd like current information on sales in Teller County - recently compiled statistics are now available for residential and land sales. Phone: (719) 359-1340; Email: LenoreHotchkiss@gmail.com
Want more information on our beautiful area? Listen to www.TellerNetcast.com, the local source of information here in Teller County with talk, news, and cultural events. Photography on Teller County can be viewed on www.LenoreHotchkissPhotography.com on the Colorado Scenery Gallery - aspen, sunsets, mountain ranges and more. Information on Teller County can also be obtained through www.woodlandparkchamberofcommerce.com
Welcome to your Teller County real estate resource. I provide real estate services to Woodland Park, Divide, Florissant, Lake George, Guffy, Green Mountain Falls, and Cripple Creek.Mountain real estate is a great investment whether you are purchasing your first home, second home or are a seasoned investor. You are invited to visit this site often to view Teller County homes for sale, read home buying advice, get information about local schools, and the mountain community.
Selling your home - the sale of your home should be handled with care and professionalism. For more information about the selling process, please visit the home selling advice section.
With a successful career in real estate spanning over eighteen years, Lenore is consistently one of the top selling brokers in Teller County. She belongs to the Pikes Peak Association of REALTORS, The Colorado Association of REALTORS and the National Association of REALTORS.
Specializing in Teller County, she's lived in the area for over 18 years and has been a Colorado resident for over 34 years. Lenore is a top negotiator, has a comprehensive understanding of real estate law and is detail oriented. A marketing specialist, she includes some of the top advances in technology as part of her real estate sales. Everything from online virtual tours, audio descriptions and smart phone applications to econtracts and automated feedback system are offered.
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Community involvement is important to Lenore, from past President of the Pikes Peak Regional Hospital Foundation and trustee for numerous years, numerous boards of directors and advisor to non profits, to the Greater Woodland Park Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, currently on the Executive Committee. She's an award winning nature photographer and artist, with work in numerous public and private collections and published in magazines, books, posters, calendars and on websites.
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