5 tips for staging your home in Highlands Ranch

Staging a home for sale is all about making it inviting to the largest number of potential buyers. If a home is vacant, a stager will haul in furniture and décor so buyers can imagine themselves living there. If it’s occupied, the stager will declutter, neutralize and decorate for the masses.
Staging won’t make a home sell for more than it’s worth, but it can set your home apart and boost the selling price to the top of the range for comparable homes. It can also cut the time on the market.
Staging can cost anywhere from a few hundred to several thousand dollars. Kiplinger’s Personal Finance shares a few ways to stage your home for less than $1,000.

1. “Virtually stage” your vacant property.

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Buying Commercial Real Estate in Highlands Ranch

Buying Commercial Real Estate Can Be a Secure Investment
by Phoebe Chongchua - Realty Times

Buying commercial real estate can be a secure and profitable investment if you take the time to research, get advice from experts and know your risks and benefits.

"There are four main reasons to buy investment real estate: cash flow, appreciation, depreciation and principal pay-down," says Mike McCaffery, Investment Property Consultant, GFS Commercial, a division of the Guiltinan Group Real Estate Specialists. See more by clicking on this link.

Highlands Ranch School Directory

Looking for all the schools in Highlands Ranch? Check out this complete list at the link below:
http://www.dcsdk12.org/portal/page/portal/DCSD

Highlands Ranch Youth Sports

Check out all the youth sports available in Highlands Ranch.

Boys T-ball / Baseball
Girls T-ball / Softball
Boys' and Girls' Flag Football
Tackle Football
In-line Hockey
Boys Lacrosse
Girls Lacrosse
Sport Camps
Skateboard Clinics & Competitions

Highlands Ranch Park System

Highlands Ranch owns and maintains an impressive network of outdoor recreation amenities. With 21 parks, more than 70 miles of trails, and 2,000 acres of natural open space areas, Highlands Ranch is home to active people and a diverse wildlife population.

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Highlands Ranch Real Estate still strong

By Robyn Lydick - Staff Writer
Highlands Ranch Herald

Two years after construction began, most of the retail space in Town Center is rented. Add the opening of Civic Green Park and the interest in town houses surrounding the park and retail areas, and Shea's vision of new urbanism has come to life. Many of the store are open: Jamba Juice, Lansdowne Arms, Egg & I, Qdoba, Coldstone Creamery, Fatburger, Tattered Cover, Bed Bath Beyond and Home Depot, once the lone business in the center.

Seven Tips to Sell a Home in a Tough Economy

By Philip Moeller

The Boomerater™ Report, our weekly collaboration with online baby boomer resource Boomerater, this week offers tips to help sell a house in a down economy. “I’m looking for clever ways to help sell my home is this tough market,” a Boomerater member asks. “My mother has moved into assisted living and I need to sell her home.” Other Boomerater members weighed in with their suggestions:

Cover the basics. Simple repairs should always be taken care of, and a fresh coat of paint can make a huge difference. Be critical when you consider the home’s curb appeal, get rid of dead or overgrown bushes, and spruce up the yard.

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Selling a home? It's all about staging

These days, the market’s tough for those trying to sell their Highlands Ranch homes. With hundreds of houses available, buyers can be choosy — and they are, according to local real estate agents.


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