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Tracy Shaffer

Tracy Shaffer

Real Estate Consultant/Writer/Social Commentator & Thriving Artist Alliance Founder: I MOVE PEOPLE.

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  • Congress Park Bungalow For Sale: Artisan & Craftsman

    Congress Park Craftsman New on the Denver Real Estate Market. 1048 GARFIELD STREET is one of those rare Congress Park homes where the upgrades don’t interfere with the integrity of the original Craftsman architectural detail ...

  • Georgia O’Keeffe: the Beautiful and the DAM

    There’s nothing like a room full of O’Keeffe to make me want to take a road trip and the “Georgia O’Keeffe in New Mexico: Architecture, Katsinam and the Land” exhibit at the Denver Art Museum ...

  • Before I Die… A Community in Communion

    Before I die, I want to… Driving the streets north of Downtown Denver one might turn some dodgy corners. The gentrification of Curtis Park, Ballpark and Five Points neighborhoods has pushed up real estate prices ...

  • Denver Real Estate Trends 4th Quarter, 2012

    I’d like to get all geeky on ya but I’ve brought the visual aids. Click below for the famous Your Castle Real Estate map of Central Denver to compare single family residential property values with ...

  • Buying a Home in the Winter? You bet your ice skates!

    After you’ve finished your holiday shopping, why don’t we go look for a house? The Denver winter has been mild so far and weather is still great for house hunting, but even in the snowy ...

  • The Buyer/Seller Love Connection

    I am (where real estate is involved) lucky in love. I’m not talking about the beach house I got in the last divorce *winks* but how often I find Cupid at the closing table. It ...

  • More Good News on the Denver Housing Market

    And don’t we all need a little good news? Working in the real estate trenches I’ve been watching the steady turn around, especially evident in 2012 as the Denver real estate market took a sharp ...

  • Real Estate: It ain’t about the bagels.

    Fortunately, my office meetings aren’t like that. One of the reasons I moved to Your Castle is because they’re widely considered the local experts in the Denver Metro real estate market. We don’t waste time ...

  • Singin’ and Dancin’ in the Rain…

    It was a watershed moment at Saturday night’s Riverfront Park Fashion show as the skies opened up for an evening shower. Thankfully, the downpour took place between designers, but left the fashionistas running for cover ...

  • TEENS AND THE CITY

    Planning a trip to New York is always exciting, but planning a ten day trip with two teenage boys is a handsome cab horse of a different color. How could they see New York’s New ...

By Tracy Shaffer on June 7, 2013 in Affordable homes in Denver, Buy a Home, Denver, Denver homes for sale, Denver Real Estate News, First Time Buyer, Homes for sale, Housing market, Lodo, Real Estate, Sell my house

New listing in Denvers HOT, HOT, HOT WHITTIER neighborhood! Close to everything, the block is on fire with homes going in the 500s, this half-duplex has recent comps above 200. The perfect solution for the renter who wants to build equity or those who want an alternative to condo living with a sweet little back [...]

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1048 Garfield as Young August Sees It

By Tracy Shaffer on March 7, 2013 in Art, Buy a Home, Denver homes for sale, Homes for sale, Housing market, Lifestyle, Musings on Life, Real Estate, Sell my house, Thriving Artist Alliance

I used to give my sons a box of Crayons and some newsprint, now it’s a zip file and video software.  

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Three Reasons Why We Love February (yes, February)

By Tracy Shaffer on March 7, 2013 in Real Estate

1. Because it snowed a lot in the mountains. 2. Because it’s over…and we don’t have to deal with Valentines’Day for another year. 3. Because the Denver Housing market continues to thrive, pushing aside all seasonal norms like an anxious crocus pushes a blanket of March snow. If you’d like to have your very own [...]

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Buying a Home? Find what makes you feel good.

By Tracy Shaffer on March 6, 2013 in Affordable homes in Denver, Buy a Home, Denver, Denver Happenings, Denver homes for sale, First Time Buyer, Home improvement, Homes for sale, Housing market, Lifestyle, Musings on Life, People, Personal power, Real Estate, real estate market trends, Self improvement, Sell my house

If you’re like me, you suffer buyer’s remorse any time you get a new pair of jeans. So what happens when you plunk down a quarter, half or million dollars for a house? Here are some great “homeopathic” remedies to help you avoid (or reverse) that bitter pill. 1. Before you start, imagine your life [...]

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How Low is Denver Housing Market Inventory?

By Tracy Shaffer on March 5, 2013 in Affordable homes in Denver, Aurora houses, Real Estate

It’s “Cruiseship Limbo Contest” winning low.  It’s Barry White “Can’t Get Enough of Your Love” low. It’s “Bring out the charts and graphs!” kinda low. When you look at the housing market, it’s all relative. “Fewer people buying houses with a lot more people having to sell them”, that’s the kind of market we got used [...]

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Sell Your House in a Weekend? Happens every day

By Tracy Shaffer on March 4, 2013 in Affordable homes in Denver, Aurora houses, Buy a Home, Denver, Denver Happenings, Denver homes for sale, Denver Real Estate News, Education, First Time Buyer, For Sale By Owner, Home improvement, Homes for sale, Housing market, Investing, Lifestyle, Lodo, mortgages, Real Estate, real estate market trends, Realtor, Sell my house, Thriving Artist Alliance, Tracy Shaffer

It’s a snowy March Monday. Getting ready to take some clients on round two of shopping trip for second showings of properties. The market is moving fast so there is no time to lose, especially if you’re going to list one home for sale and buy another.                 [...]

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But My Brother’s Wife’s Uncle’s Best Friend’s Daughter Sells Real Estate…

By Tracy Shaffer on February 27, 2013 in Affordable homes in Denver, Art, Arts & Culture Performance, Community, Denver, Denver homes for sale, Denver Real Estate News, First Time Buyer, For Sale By Owner, Home improvement, Homes for sale, Lifestyle, Musings on Life, People, Personal power, Real Estate, Realtor, Self improvement, Sell my house, Social Commentary, Thriving Artist Alliance

My friends were thrilled to be putting their home on the market. The empty nest felt expansive and overwhelming:  they made their decision, rang me up and started packing up the tchotchkes in preparation for the photos. The one big downside to their downsize would be telling their other Realtor© friend they’d listed with me. [...]

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Color Me (Re)Blue

By Tracy Shaffer on January 30, 2013 in Affordable homes in Denver, Buy a Home, Denver, Denver Happenings, Denver homes for sale, denver post, Denver Real Estate News, fashion, First Time Buyer, For Sale By Owner, Home improvement, Homes for sale, Lifestyle, mortgages, Musings on Life, Personal power, Real Estate, Realtor, Self improvement, Sell my house, Short Sales

One of my favorite things about being in real estate is looking at houses. I’m mad about architecture, color, design, shape and style. I love staging that brings out the best features in the home while keeping it homey. Watching home improvement shows, HGTV, and all that real estate porn… I must admit, excites me. [...]

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The Game of Having Game

By Tracy Shaffer on January 11, 2013 in Buy a Home, Cultural Events, Denver, Denver Broncos, Denver Happenings, denver post, Denver Real Estate News, First Time Buyer, Football, For Sale By Owner, Homes for sale, Lifestyle, NFL Playoffs, Real Estate, Realtor, Sell my house, Social Commentary, Thriving Artist Alliance, Tracy Shaffer

It’s Friday night. The Broncos are in the playoffs and the Mile Hi City is tickled…orange. In Denver, we take our football seriously. Denizens will brave tomorrow’s freezing temps to celebrate at pre-game tailgate parties and freeze their own tails in the stands, while the taste of beer, brats and a Broncos victory creates an [...]

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2013: YOUR PERSONAL WAKE-UP CALL

By Tracy Shaffer on January 3, 2013 in Community, Denver, Lifestyle, Musings on Life, People, Personal power, Real Estate, Realtor, Self improvement, Thriving Artist Alliance, Tracy Shaffer

The dawn cracks, pouring indigo, gold and steaks of pink through my windows. I steal one more moment in the glorious dream as time floats and wafts and mingles with the smell of coffee. Suddenly the realization slaps me like a wet towel— GET UP!-and somewhat reluctantly I prepare to face, if not carpe, the [...]

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Real Estate Consultant/Writer/Social Commentator & Thriving Artist Alliance Founder: I MOVE PEOPLE. Helping creative people buy, sell, invest and build wealth through real estate, I thrive on connecting creative people with the living & creative spaces that inspire them.

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