This Week in Stapleton Real Estate 8.16.19
Summer break is a wrap and it’s back to school time. We understand for many of you that’s where your focus will largely be over the next week. But once the kids are settled in and you have some breathing room we’d love to help you make that move to your next Stapleton home! In this week’s update on the real estate market we’ll show you all the latest listings, give you a sneak peek on 10 Stapleton listings our team has coming soon and give you a heads up on the “balancing” of the real estate market.
Before we start, quick public service announcement: Interest rates took a dip recently and they are still really low! That of course means potential buyers have more buying power right now but it also means that some of you who already purchased a Stapleton home may want to consider a refinance to get your rates down. Let us know if you’re interested and we can connect you with a few good local Stapleton mortgage providers. (our contact info is below) We don’t financially gain anything by you refinancing, we just don’t want you to miss out on a chance to get your mortgage down while you have the chance!
Alright let’s jump into the new listings…
New Stapleton Listings This Week
There were 8 new listings that hit the market this week in Stapleton. Here are a few of my favorites:
Master bedroom with stunning mountain views in 5538 Valentia Ct.
5538 Valentia Ct – This immaculate 3 bed, 4 bath end unit townhouse has amazing finishes, a fun location facing a pocket park with a splash pad and stunning mountain views! The open-concept main level is complete with living room, dining space, office/flex space, powder room, mudroom & kitchen boasting sleek, dark cabinets, large center island, Bosch stainless steel appliances & beautiful tile backsplash. A gorgeous wood beam staircase leads to the upstairs where you’ll find a loft & master suite featuring vaulted ceilings, large windows, 5 piece ensuite bath & private, west-facing balcony to enjoy picturesque Colorado sunsets. Plus the finished basement includes a large rec room, 3rd bedroom, full bath & plenty of storage. This one was just listed by Mariel Ross from our team yesterday. If you have any questions or would like a showing we’d love to help! You can start by checking out the virtual tour.
Stunning kitchen in 11396 E 27th Ave.
11396 E 27th Ave – This David Weekley Home in Bluff Lake (DPS) is one of the newest homes you’ll find on the South side of Stapleton. It gives buyers a ton of house for the price with over 3,500 finished sf for $709k! The home features a 3rd floor loft and balcony with amazing mountain views, 4 bedrooms and a finished basement. Plus the location is great, it’s just minutes from Stanley Marketplace, the Eastrbridge Town Center and the Fitzsimons Medical Campus. Take a sneak peek here with this cool 360 tour! Listed by Joe Phillips with Focus Real Estate.
Beeler Park “Asheville” model for sale
Parkwood Model Home
Did you know Parkwood Homes is selling their Beeler Park “Asheville” model home (one of my favorite plans in the neighborhood!)? For $1,250,000 you can have this custom designed, 5 bedroom, 4.5 bath home with over 5,000 finished square feet. It’s not listed yet but if you’re interested please contact Mariel Ross from our team for details or check out Parkwood’s website! (Mariel can be reached at (720) 320-3536)
Under Contract Homes This Week
There were 8 Stapleton homes that went under contract this week. So is everything still selling right away like it has been? Not exactly.
If you’ve been keeping up on the news you’ve likely seen articles that discuss how the market is become more “balanced”, meaning buyers are gaining back some leverage in negotiations with sellers (like this recent article from 5280 Magazine). We’re seeing some of this balancing in our business as we help buyers and sellers. For one thing, many homes are staying on the market longer than they used to. In Denver as a whole the median average “days on market” (the # of days between when a home is listed for sale and when it goes under contract) has risen from 18 days to 25 days from this same time last year a 38% increase. (per the CO Association of Realtors) When homes are available longer buyers often times gain leverage in the negotiations.
So what are the “take-aways” from these changes in the market for buyers and sellers?
Buyers may have more options than they’ve had in a few years, they are less likely to end up in a bidding war (but it still happens!) and they’re probably going to find a little wiggle room on price. (this year to date in Denver sellers are on average getting 99% of their asking price not 100% like last year).
Sellers need to get their home looking like a “10” via staging, they need to price it appropriately based on comparable sales, they need to plan for it to take a little longer to sell than it used to and they need to be reasonable in their negotiations with buyers.
Sold Homes This Week
Like last week, 7 Stapleton resale homes sold and closed this week. You can check those out in the link above.
Stapleton Resale Homes This Week
Stapleton has a total of 58 total resale listings at this time. Not seeing what you want in the resale options right now? Well be sure to check out our 10 coming soon listings below (reach out if you want more details on any of these!) and be sure to sign up at our site homesinnorthend.com if you want to stay current on the activity in North End where new Stapleton homes are being built.
Focus Real Estate Coming Soon Stapleton Listings: (organized by price range)
4 bed, 4 bath Standard Pacific home in Bluff Lake. This large corner lot home in the Bluff Lake area will hit the market in Fall 2019. DPS schools. Ballpark price high $700s.
4 bed, 4 bath Thrive Home Builders home in Willow Park East. This “ZEN” home will save you a ton on energy bills and it’s beautiful! It features 4 bedrooms, a finished basement, high end finishes throughout (including that white kitchen you’ve been wanting!) Ballpark price low/mid $700s and likely to list around the end of 2019.
5 bed, 4 bath Thrive Home Builders home in Eastbridge. This plan features 4 bedrooms upstairs (rare in this price range!), a finished basement and an extremely private back yard! Price will be around $730k & the home should be listed in mid/late September.
5 bed, 5 bath brick Tudor style home on a corner lot in the 29th Ave neighborhood. Beautiful home in a wonderfully walkable location with a sizable south-facing yard, 4 bedrooms up and a perfect front office & dining room. Coming in September in the high $600s/low $700s.
4 bed, 4 bath David Weekley with rare main floor master in Willow Park East. Light and bright with finished basement and low maintenance outdoor dining and turfed side yard. Listing this Fall/Winter in the mid $600s.
4 bed, 4 bath modern Wonderland home just across from Swigert International! Great floorplan with a main floor office, corner lot and even a fountain in the courtyard. Listing late Fall in the mid $600s.
4 bed, 4 bath modern Wonderland home on the best courtyard in Conservatory Green (so great, even the model home was there!) Outstanding finishes throughout and perfect outdoor grilling, dining and play areas! Listing this Fall in the high $500s-low $600s.
3 bed, 4 bath Wonderland Edge Town home in Willow Park East. Plenty of space, stylish upgrades with fantastic views and a large yard! Coming August 15 in the high $500s.
3 bed, 3 bath nearly new Wonderland “Elizabeth” in Beeler Park. Excellent modern upgrades and pre-inspected for your peace of mind. Listing September in the mid-high $500s.
3 bed, 3 bath McStain townhome in the E 29th Ave neighborhood with a nice little yard and 2-car garage! Coming early September in the low-$400s.
Thinking about selling your home or need more information about how to purchase a new build? As always, if you’re looking for a Stapleton-based agent (and neighbor) to help you find your perfect home – Mariel, Amy and I at Focus Real Estate are here to help!
Disclaimer:
Our Friday real estate updates are meant to be a “roundup” type post where we discuss all listings in Stapleton, not just our own. It’s our way of making sure we follow the market closely and we share it with the Scoop readers because we know many of you like to track real estate in the area as well. Many of the listings in these posts are not our company’s listings and we wanted to mention that here to make sure it’s clear. Thanks for reading the Scoop!
