History of Highlands Ranch

Before it was claimed as Spanish territory in the mid-1500s, our Highlands Ranch community was a prime hunting area for the Ute, Cheyenne, and Arapaho Indians. For the full story, courtesy of www.highlandsranch.com, can be found by clicking here.

7 Tips to Sell your Highlands Ranch home now

What do you do if you're on the wrong side of a slowing market? Selling in a slump is part mental adjustment, part common sense.

Here are some critical pieces of advice for selling your home in this market:

1. Price it right. Most real estate agents agree that pricing your home correctly is one of the best strategies in a competitive market. But this is also one of the toughest hurdles for sellers who remember asking prices from several years ago. Because things have been changing in this market from month to month, it can be hard to get a handle on what kind of pricing the market will allow. This means you must rely heavily on the expertise of your real estate agent and a property appraiser.

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Outdoor Rooms Are A Must-Have For Most

by Michele Dawson
Realty Times

Homebuyers aren't just clamoring for the upgraded kitchen and bathroom amenities when they look at and ultimately buy a new house. Climbing up the priority list is the outdoor room. Indeed, nearly 60 percent of the 1.8 million new homes built last year have a patio, porch or deck, according to the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association. In addition, outdoor hearth products were sold in record numbers for the second straight year.

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Budgeting to Buy a Home - Highlands Ranch

Courtesy of MSN.com

If you want to buy a house, start by estimating what you can afford and making a budget to buy. Many prospective buyers find it difficult to accumulate enough cash for a down payment, especially if they are saddled with heavy debt. With some discipline and creative strategies, you can probably come up with more cash than you think. Check your current finances and investigate ways to save and raise extra funds.

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Seven Tips For Homebuyers - Highlands Ranch

By: Shelly K. Schwartz

Inventories are high, prices are low and housing markets across the country are still testing the bottom following the real estate recession that wiped out more than $4 trillion worth of homeowner equity since 2006.

Tough times if you’re a seller. But those in the market to buy have assumed an enviable position indeed.

“Buyers are paying 20 to 40 percent less than they would have paid two years ago and far less in some markets,” says Eddie Fadel, a real estate agent and author of “Don’t Rent, Buy!” “You have more bargaining power right now.”

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Hot Tubs And Dirty Secrets

Many homes in Highlands Ranch have hot tubs. Here are some reminders.

by Stuart Lieberman
Realty Times

There is little that compares to a hot tub especially, if you live in a cold environment and have one outdoors. While it's 10 degrees outside, your soul can be warmed with 100 degree waters. Be at peace with yourself, meditate, and contemplate, as it's snowing around you.

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Moving on Up? Thinking About it?

Courtesy of RealEstateABC.com

Sometimes, making the decision to sell your house and buy a new home is relatively easy. If you’re a couple and both partners agree that it is “time”….you move. If your employer s relocating, or chooses to relocate you to a different location, and you want to stay with the company…you move. Perhaps a child is on the way, maybe a divorce or a death. Maybe ..

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