Gorgeous home on 11 acres in Evergreen with a prestigious membership

1May 2012

BUYERS OF A FULLER SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY LISTING IN EVERGREEN, CO TO RECEIVE A COMPLIMENTARY FAMILY AND GUEST MEMBERSHIP TO THE PRESTIGIOUS HIWAN COUNTRY CLUB

As a special incentive to entice buyers even beyond the beauty of the home itself, broker Kerry Endsley of Fuller Sotheby’s International Realty is offering the homebuyers of his listing at 2817 Keystone Drive in Evergreen a complimentary family and guest membership to the private and prestigious section of The Ridge at Hiwan Country Club (a $30,000 value). There they will enjoy access to a championship golf course, tennis courts, swimming and a clubhouse for dining and events. To qualify for this promotion, an offer must be accepted by June 30, 2012. In addition, the buyer’s broker will receive a generous 3.5% commission on the sale.

An exquisite mountain hideaway on a quiet cul de sac, 2817 Keystone Drive is a sprawling and elegant residence that boasts a wealth of unique features such as striking vaulted ceilings, stone fireplaces that lend warmth and beauty, generous light from oversized windows, top-of-the-line finishes throughout, and stunning snowcapped views of Mount Evans.

With nearly 7500 square feet of space, five private bedroom suites and eight bathrooms, this grand home has been completely updated inside and out, and affords ultimate comfort and convenience for relaxing, doing business and entertaining. Among its unique highlights are: an elevator; upper and lower walk-out levels; zoned air conditioning; a dramatic sweeping staircase with curved iron rail; a gourmet kitchen with rich custom cabinetry, slab granite countertops, a large island and hand-rubbed plank walnut floors that opens to the great room; an entertainment bar; media and billiards rooms; a wine cellar; a private executive office suite (connected to the main residence by a porte-cochere) complete with its own bath and kitchenette, floor-to-ceiling bookcases and conference room; an expansive outside party deck that provides breathtaking views of the continental divide; a tile roof; and a four-car heated garage. The property also comes with a buyer’s warranty, making it one of the best home values in Evergreen.

Its majestic setting on 11 gently-sloping landscaped acres and prime location near great schools, restaurants, shopping, services, and the I-70 to Denver make this opportunity even more appealing.

5 Bedrooms 6 Baths 8,180 Sq Ft.

2817 Keystone Dr
Evergreen, CO 80439
$2,498,000

For more information on this listing, please visit www.KerryEndsley.com.

Or contact Kerry Endsley at 303.570.0267, or Kerry@KCHproperties.net.

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Fuller Sotheby’s International Realty reports a solid month of March for Denver luxury home sales

27Apr 2012

Fuller Sotheby’s International Realty outpaced the market during a strong showing for luxury real estate sales in Denver during the month of March. Overall, the entire Denver market achieved $84.4 million in sales of homes priced over $1 million, and homes listed by FSIR were on the market for an average of only 21 days (well ahead of the market average of 33 days, as reported by Metrolist). FSIR also had the most expensive listing in March at $4.5 million and highest average sales price at $2.283 million compared to Metrolist’s average of $270,000.

“Fuller Sotheby’s International Realty continues to be looked upon as the preeminent company for people who want to buy or sell a luxury home, and the results we achieved during the month of March further exemplify our knowledge of and experience in the market,” said Scott Webber, President of Fuller Sotheby’s International Realty. “Our brokers and company as a whole won multiple awards at the Denver Metro Association of REALTORS® 2011 REALTOR® Roundtable, including being recognized as the Top Producing Office in 2011 with more than $690 million in closed sales volume. We are consistent producers, who work hard to deliver the results our clients expect.”

According to the Metrolist Report, the number of homes sold in March 2012 was up 63 percent from February, and up 48 percent from March 2011.

“We believe, along with other market experts, that the increased sales numbers indicate that the upcoming spring and summer months hold a great deal of promise for selling a luxury home, and that now is the time to strongly consider putting a home on the market for sale,” said Webber. “Inventories are down from a year ago, as are ‘days-on-market’, making conditions very favorable for those who are thinking of selling their home. It’s a good time for both buyers and sellers in the Denver market.”

Denver’s housing growth makes it the nation’s best place to invest in 2012

15Jan 2012

According to a Fox Business News interview with OwnAmerica.com CEO Greg Rand, Denver’s active lifestyle and peerless quality of life make it the nation’s best place to invest in 2012. People from all corners of the nation are flocking to the Mile High City for the fresh mountain air, stimulating growth in the housing market. Unemployment rates and foreclosure rates in Denver are also much lower than the national average.

Rand goes on to explain how investors can profit from Colorado real estate, particularly the residential housing market, which is booming due to skyrocketing rent prices and falling home ownership rates. Watch the complete interview here.

Holiday Open House Tour in Greenwood Village to benefit suburban food bank

3Nov 2011

Thankfully, inner-city food banks frequently receive a lot of time and attention from people who want to help those in need. However, there are also many food banks in the suburbs that people may not be as readily aware of.

The Inter-Faith Community Services Food Bank, located at 3370 South Irving Street in Englewood, is one example of a suburban food bank. It has been serving people and families in Centennial, Englewood, Glendale, Highlands Ranch, Littleton, Lone Tree, Sheridan and unincorporated Arapahoe County since 1964.

This year, it is facing a major food shortage.

On Sunday, November 13, from noon until 4:00, a special “Open House Tour” is being hosted by Sotheby’s International Realty® and The Villager as a way to collect non-perishable food for the Inter-Faith Community Services Food Bank (IFCS). The tour is free and will include thirteen exclusive homes throughout Cherry Hills Village and Greenwood Village that are currently on the market for sale. Each of the homes will have a food collection station where people can drop-off their food donations.

“This has been a very challenging year for our food bank, and we want to do all we can to help assure that the people and families who depend on us for food will have full stomachs during the holiday season,” said Maria Pearson of IFCS. “We’re grateful for the efforts of Fuller Sotheby’s International Realty and The Villager to host this incredible tour of homes, where people can make their food donation. It’s another great example of community spirit and people helping one another.”

The tour will also include special presentations and “treats” at most of the homes. For example, a professional chef will be cooking and sharing holiday recipes at one of the homes, and an interior designer will share tips at another.

“We became aware of IFCS’s situation through one of our brokers, and our team immediately took action to create a plan to support this important cause,” said Scott Webber of Sotheby’s International Realty®. “The Villager didn’t hesitate to get involved when we approached them, and we’re hoping for a tremendous turnout, even if somebody wants to skip the tour and simply drop-off food at a home that is convenient to them.”

More information regarding the upcoming Cherry Hills Village and Greenwood Village Home Tour is available at www.fsirhometour.com or by calling 303-893-3200.

For more information about The Villager, please visit http://villagerpublishing.com.

Information regarding Inter-Faith Community Services is available at www.ifcs.org.

Fuller Sotheby’s International Realty announces expansion into the Vail Valley and Beaver Creek with the newly formed Fuller BCV Sotheby’s International Realty

21Oct 2011

Beaver Creek, CO (October 2011) – Homebuyers and sellers in Vail and Beaver Creek will benefit greatly from the global marketing abilities of the newly formed Fuller BCV Sotheby’s International Realty office in Beaver Creek. Fuller Sotheby’s International Realty (FSIR) made the decision to expand its presence in the world class mountain resorts with the acquisition of Forbes Sotheby’s International Realty, which has been headed by Kraig Forbes since 1995.

FSIR is a firm with six other offices serving the Denver/Boulder area. As a fellow Sotheby’s International Realty® affiliate, FSIR offers the same exclusive connections and global access that Vail Valley clients have enjoyed for the past 16 years.

The new arrangement will benefit clients and brokers alike by strengthening the firm’s marketing power even further. As part of a larger partnership, the new Fuller BCV Sotheby’s International Realty will have access FSIR’s comprehensive website and will advertise in the quarterly publication Connoisseur, which has a circulation of over 65,000 in both the Vail Valley and Denver markets. Now more than ever, the firm is uniquely positioned to help buyers and sellers navigate today’s market challenges and opportunities.

“We’re very excited about our new association, and ability to provide unparalleled marketing and support services to our customers,” said Forbes, founder of the original Beaver Creek office in 1995. “We are excited to partner with another long-standing Sotheby’s International Realty® affiliate to provide unmatched service for our clients.”

As Fuller BCV Sotheby’s International Realty, Forbes added, “No other residential real estate firm will be able to match our local, state, regional, national or global coverage. We’re looking forward to introducing all that we have to offer to current and future clients, as well as to brokers who are looking for ways to take their careers to another level.”

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Sotheby’s International Realty® to host a free tour of some of Castle Pines Village’s outstanding homes

18Oct 2011

The tour will benefit the Douglas County Task Force with a request for food donations

Sotheby’s International Realty® will host a free tour of some of CastlePinesVillage’s outstanding homes on Sunday, October 23rd from 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. The tour will benefit the Douglas County Task Force with a requested food donation (attendees are asked to bring a non-perishable food item or items to the Fuller Castle Pines Sotheby’s International Realty the day of the tour: 858 Happy Canyon Road, Suite 100, Castle Rock, CO).

In order to attend the free tour of homes, and to be eligible for the drawing for a United Airlines gift certificate, please visit the Fuller Castle Pines Sotheby’s International Realty office the day of the event (address above).

Each of the homes on the tour will feature a specific theme (with professional insight and expertise from Sterling Custom Homes, Woodhouse Day Spa, Fine Art Photography, Johnson Moving & Storage, Unique Landscaping, First American Home Warranty, Ken Elliott and Deb Fuelberth, Bank of America and Doug Wodark) including:

CustomHomeBuilding
Spa Treatments
Moving & Storage
Home Warranties
Landscaping
Art

The homes on the tour are:

83 CastlePines Drive
114 CastlePines Drive
330 Paragon Way
9 Seefeld Place
778 International Isle Drive
211 Equinox Drive
1042 Country Club Estates
145 Capulin Place
772 Capilano Court
661 Ruby Trust Drive

For more information regarding Sotheby’s International Realty®, please visit www.fullerproperties.com.

Two teams from Fuller Sotheby’s International Realty rank among the top 200 real estate teams in the nation

11Oct 2011

Denver, CO – The Wall Street Journal and Real Trends, Inc. recently compiled a summary of the Top 1,000 real estate agents and teams in the U.S. (based on the number of closed transaction volume for 2010), and two teams from Fuller Sotheby’s International Realty – The Wolfe Group and The Behr Team — were among the top 200.

The Thousand Top Real Estate Professionals awards program was developed jointly by The Wall Street Journal’s Business Development Group and REAL Trends, a leading source of analysis and information for the residential real estate brokerage industry. The Real Estate Top 1,000 honors America’s elite real estate agents and their companies and is compiled and analyzed by REAL Trends.

The top rankings are indicative of Fuller Sotheby’s International Realty’s continued success as a company as a whole, providing outstanding results for clients throughout 2010 and 2011.

“We’re very proud of all of our brokers and staff who work incredibly hard to provide our clients with the superior level of service and results they deserve,” said Scott Weber, President of Fuller Sotheby’s International Realty. “This most recent recognition of two of our top teams – The Wolfe Group and The Behr Team – exemplifies our ability to provide homebuyers and sellers with exceptional real estate service, cutting-edge resources and local market expertise. We’re looking forward to continuing in our role as a leader in the residential real estate market.”

“The best individual agents and teams – including these award-winning efforts – were nothing short of phenomenal considering the challenging real estate market,” said Steve Murray, founder of Denver-based publishing and communications company REAL Trends, which compiled the list. “Ironically, if you look at the top 250 in each category you will find that collectively, their sales volume and transaction sides held up quite nicely compared with the market as a whole.”

“Becoming a member of such an elite group as The Thousand Top Real Estate Professionals is an incredible accomplishment in any market, but what these teams did did during these challenging times is impressive on so many levels,” said Marti Gallardo, vice president, Global Sales, Vertical Markets Advertising for The Wall Street Journal. “Their efforts topped 99.99 percent of the more than 1 million REALTORS nationwide.”

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Luxury and vacation homes are selling

30Sep 2011

The growing number of high net-worth individuals nationwide is breathing new life the luxury real estate market, particularly in mountain resort areas such as Vail and beachside
communities in California. Markets like New York City have started to see a slight uptick in median price, but for now most positive market news is anecdotal. The increase in the number of wealthy Americans is real, however—according to HousingWire, the number of millionaires in the US grew by 9% in 2010, bringing the total just shy of the pre-recession total of 9.2 million. Wealth always brings investment, and a survey by the Institute for Private Investors found that 30% of high net-worth individuals plan on investing in 2011.

Vacation homes are not just the province of the affluent in 2011, however. According to a survey conducted by the National Association of Realtors, vacation home prices fell more dramatically than residential home prices last year. In 2010, vacation home prices sunk by 11%, compared to 6% for primary homes. The continued price decline has made buying an attractive option for many who never considered owning a second home an option. Prospective buyers should expect to keep their bargain vacation home for a long while, as prices show no sign of increasing. However, renting remains a viable option to offset the cost of purchase.

A healthy tourism industry in the Rockies will provide Vail Valley resort communities with an economic cushion to offset recent market conditions. Job markets in Colorado remain strong comparatively, and the state was ranked #19 out of 50 in a recent US Bureau of Labor and Statistics report on 1-year job gains. Fourteen Colorado-based companies made the Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing private businesses this year, and Vail’s own Rocky Mountain Vacation Rentals was honored in the top 5000, along with Summit County-based Pinnacle Mountain Homes. Based on the magazine’s rankings, it is clear that the fastest-growing private companies in the Rocky Mountains are in the growing tourism and real estate industries. Vail Valley has the perfect storm for buyers—a growing economy and falling prices.

America’s Recession Resistant Cities for Real Estate

28Sep 2011

Three Colorado cities were ranked in the Top 25 Recession Resistant Cities for Real Estate, according to a report compiled by Zillow. Analysts used statistics to compare 25 US cities that have seen home price increases in each month of 2011. Michigan communities Bay City and Battle Creek topped the list, but Pueblo came in at #3 thanks to a 2.5% price gain in the first quarter and a 5.5% gain in the second. Boulder and Ft. Collins ranked at #14 and #15 respectively. Researchers attribute Boulder’s hopeful housing market to it’s lack of a real estate bubble to begin with. Read more.

Promising Economic Indicators Across Colorado

27Sep 2011

Colorado’s economic future is improving in 2011, according to multiple reports. According to the Denver Post, experts predict positive job growth in the fourth quarter, particularly in the manufacturing, transportation, and information industries. A majority of employers plan to keep current staff and 16% plan to hire new employees. In addition, fewer Colorado employers plan to cut payrolls than the national average. This bright spot in the state’s economic forecast comes on the heels of encouraging federal data that ranked Colorado 19 out of all 50 states in 1-year job gains.

Rapidly-expanding private companies continue to drive job growth in Colorado. Fourteen Colorado companies made Inc.’s top 500 list of fastest-growing private companies, with four breaking the top 100. Federal data showed economic growth across the state in 2010, and cities like Boulder, Colorado Springs, and Fort Collins actually surpassed the national average of 2.5%.

Labor Day saw fewer travelers to the mountains this year, due in part to rising fuel costs—but promising retail numbers showed that those who did vacation in the Rockies spent twice as much as they did last year. Despite a slight decline in tourism, Colorado is a popular destination for older Americans looking for a place to retire, with Broomfield coming in at #1 on a Forbes report of top suburbs for retirees.