THE MID- CENTURY MODERN HOME

They fly off the shelves like HOT CAKES!

      I remember these homes in our neighborhood when I was growing up and even then, I thought they were so cool! 

     

     Denver has seen a huge boom in Home Buyers really desiring and looking for the Mid Century Modern home in the last few years and the trend is still in full force.

     

     The homes were developed roughly around 1933 and through about 1975.  Although always popular in Southern California they did move west and we have many parts of the Denver Market where they exist and are a hot commodity!

      

      They come in 2 styles, the ranch style home and the split level home. The younger generations are drawn to the non traditional floor plans and love the vaulted ceilings with exposed beams and lots of windows. The kitchen also was almost always open to the rest of the front living spaces and lots of them came with fireplaces that also provided a great focal point for the home.

     

     Some of the homes came with an attached Carport which was much more cost effective to build than a garage back then and design wise, really make these homes unique. The Homes are trendy and stylish and we can't keep them in stock!

   

    You will see this style of home in many areas of the City.  The Virginia Village area ( West of Colorado Blvd and Mississippi) The North Harvey Park Area (Yale and Lowell), South Centennial area between Broadway and Colorado Blvd and also some South Englewood areas. There are also little patches of the homes near Yale and I-25 and some right off south Lowell Blvd between Belleview and Bowles. They even show up in the Greenwood Village areas and Bow Mar in Littleton. 

     

     Time over time we are seeing this style of house demand prices far above the any of the other architectural home designs. Sometimes getting over $100,000 more than asking in today real estate environment here in Denver and the surrounding areas. 

    

    The homes don't come cheap even in the most outdated of conditions. A real fixer upper of this style of home will put the buyer in a purchase price range of around $600,000. The home designers/investors are usually the first to snap them up as they generally purchase as cash buyers against buyers that need traditional funding to get into the homes.  Even with Cash purchasing power the investors almost always find themselves in competing offer situations and paying top dollar. So the Denver Market goes.....

    

     If you are lucky enough to get one of these great designed homes, the popularity never seems to diminish on them and they are a great investment opportunity for the future growth of equity!

Cyanda Monaco

RE/MAX Professionals Denver

Managing Broker

      

Mid Century Moderns!

So whats up with the come back of the MID CENTURY MODERN HOME?!

      I remember these homes in our neighborhood when I was growing up and even then, I thought they were so cool! 

     

     Denver has started to see a boom in buyers really desiring and looking for the Mid Century Modern home in the last few years.

     

     The homes were developed roughly around 1933 and through about 1975.  Although always popular in Southern California they did move west and we have several parts of the Denver Market where they are in small bunches!

      

      They come in 2 styles, the ranch style home and the split level home. The younger generations are drawn to the non traditional floor plans and love the vaulted ceilings with exposed beams and lots of windows. The kitchen also was almost always open to the rest of the front living spaces and lots of them came with fireplaces that also provided a great focal point for the home.

     

     The home came with an attached Carport which was much more cost effective to build than a garage and design wise, really make these homes. They are trendy and stylish and we can't keep them in stock. 

   

    You will see this style of home in the Virginia Village area ( West of Colorado Blvd and Mississippi) in Denver in the North Harvey Park Area (Yale and Lowell), South Centennial area between Broadway and Colorado Blvd and also some South Englewood areas. There are also little patches of the homes near Yale and I-25 and some right off south Lowell Blvd between Belleview and Bowles.

     

     They are drawing a big following now and some of my investors are taking that seriously. Most of the homes have not been updated so they are a great project for the home designers in the area. 

     

     I am blessed enough to be working for one of them and she really is cutting her own broad path in the market by pulling these homes into the 21st century. She has a great eye for finding the perfect homes for her projects and turning them into gorgeous homes that hit the market with buyers chomping at the bit.

     

     Her eye for detail has created a following of buyers even from as far away as California. Waiting in the wings for her next project to come to market.

    

     The homes don't come cheap even in the most outdated of conditions. A real fixer upper of this style of home will put the buyer back anywhere from $400-$500K. The home designers/investors are usually the first to snap them up as they generally purchase as cash buyers against buyers that need traditional funding to get into the homes.  Even with Cash purchasing power the investors almost always find themselves in competing offer situations. So the Denver Market goes.....

    

     The good news is the designers are bringing beautiful Mid Century homes to the market that the buyers love and are waiting in line for.  I am happy to represent a great product and thrilled to see the excitement this style of home is bringing to our marketplace.

      If you have interest in our current projects or would like more information about the homes, please feel free to reach out to me anytime!

Why I always buyer flowers First!

I don't know about the rest of you but grocery shopping is at the bottom of the list of things I enjoy doing. 
I always go with a list, so at least I am not wandering around aimlessly buying items I don't need.  I have found a great way to get through this mundane chore with a smile on my face!

I always enter my Super Market on the side that has the flowers in the entry way right as you go in. There I can stop and spend a few mindless, creative minutes, choosing the flowers I plan to take home for my kitchen. Its my favorite part of grocery shopping!

Once my flower choice is made the flowers get nestled into the side of my basket with them leaning right towards the handle of the cart. This way, I not only get to smell them the entire time I am shopping I get to look at how beautiful they are too as I weave my way through crowded isles.

I gather the items I need off my list and I head to the check out with my full basket. The Flowers are still staring at me as I think about loading,, unloading,,, carrying groceries into the house and putting everything away. It somehow make's the task bearable.

I put the flowers together in an arrangement the minute I get home, even before the ice cream gets put in the freezer. Then I can take my time, putting everything away while I enjoy the decompression the flowers give me. Not only are they beautiful they shift the energy of a room and that feels really good to me......Try it sometime, I promise you will feel great after all the work you just put in.....

Atlantis Car Wash.....

Why this blog isn't as boring as you would think!?

Ok..So lets talk car washes and the vacuum's they all have....

Just an observation but I seem to be more insightful than I have ever been. Don't know if that is from the Yoga I added to my exercise regimen or my Acupuncturist that keeps my Chakras open!

I try hard to keep my stress to a level I can handle. The state of the world, our cities and neighborhoods and don't forget traffic these days can make that difficult enough.

I just want to say how thankful I am to my local Atlantis Car Wash at 10001 Morrison Road, Lakewood,Co for helping me with this?

I know you have noticed at many car washes,,as much as I have how LONG the vacuum runs when you put in your dollar worth of quarters. You usually spend your time with the awkwardly large hose running around your car trying to get the car completed before the vacuum shuts off. I'm sure we all look like adults playing musical chairs with our own cars. What a sight...

I have found a Car vacuum near my house that runs so long I actually start feeling guilty that it must be broken? I vacuum the front, the back, the trunk and if its still running I start back over, LOL.

What I have discovered is I can actually relax and take my time with this vacuum... what a relief.. not only do I not feel pressured to hurry,, when I am done, I then get to take my car through the auto wash that feels like a mini spa treatment. With the "Bubble Volcano" that drips on the windshield, for 5 minutes it feels like "car wash take me away".

So I just want to say THANK YOU Atlantis Car Wash for creating a non stress, super clean place I can take my car and take my time....