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5/12/09 - Another change to the First-time Buyer $8,000 Tax Credit - it can now be used as a downpayment!  Click here to see the CHFA's JumpStart Fact Sheet on how to use the Tax Credit as a downpayment in CO.

2/19/09 - The IRS' ARRA of 2009 expands the first-time homebuyer credit to include purchases made before Dec. 1, 2009.  Click here to see The National Association of Realtors' full breakdown of the 2009 First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit

The IRS announced Feb. 25 that for first-time homebuyers who purchase in 2009, the maximum credit is $8,000 (with no payback) and can be claimed on a buyer's 2008 federal tax return.  The credit is claimed using Form 5405. 

Please contact me with questions of how you can benefit from the First-time Homebuyer Tax Credit.

The business of real estate is changing rapidly.  Obviously the internet and the current global economic situation have had a huge impact on every business.  Consumers are much more informed, and, they can get the information they want at their leisure.  However, today’s online consumer is also inherently impatient – rightly so.  If you can’t deliver the service they desire in a timely manner (within minutes) than they will find someone who can.  Needless to say, they can find that other person in mere minutes.  Service today is defined by instant gratification. 

To that end, Perry&Co. established its “Internet Lead Team.”  Most real estate companies have a system for addressing internet leads but we think ours’ is unique.  Most of our competitors’ systems rely on handing the lead down an assigned chain.  Such that if the first person in the chain doesn’t respond in 10 minutes, the lead gets handed to the next person in line, and so on and so on.  When a lead comes though the Perry&Co. system, a text message gets sent to all the members of our Internet Lead Team.  The first respondent receives the lead.  On average, five agents respond to the lead notification text message within 30 seconds.  Thus the consumer is responded to regularly within two minutes of submitting a request.  This response comes from a licensed Perry&Co. real estate professional, not some third party virtual assistant who is contracted to incubate leads.

The Perry & Co. Internet Lead Team is committed to the following principles: To always have their email enabled SmartPhone on their persons, and to responding to any lead within minutes – no excuses.  The members of this team are specialists in utilizing the latest technologies available to today’s real estate professional.

Don’t misunderstand us, the business of real estate is still all about relationships.  But how people foster and cultivate those relationships has changed dramatically.  Rest assured that we recognize that behind every internet lead is a human being who is asking for service.  At Perry & Co. we are committed to providing a unique customer experience, one which emphasizes extraordinary service.

Many of you have noticed that some Perry&Co. Agents have the title “Associate Regent,” in addition to Broker Associate, printed on their business cards.  This term may be foreign to you, and you’ve probably wondered why you don’t see it on other Denver real estate companies’ business cards.

When Perry & Co. was selected to become the exclusive Denver Regent for the Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate Board of Regents, we were given the opportunity to appoint our company Associate Regents.  Our criteria was well-defined; Perry & Co. Associate Regents were chosen primarily because of their knowledge of the global luxury real estate market. 

Luxury properties require innovative marketing strategies in order to target the ultra-discriminating buyer.  The lessons learned by working with luxury real estate sellers, and buyers, can only be had through this specialized experience.  Additionally, Perry & Co. Associate Regents are committed to networking with the most elite luxury real estate professionals regionally, nationally and internationally.  Because of their understanding of real estate markets around the world, they think of themselves as being Global Realtors.  In fact, twice a year at the LuxuryRealEstate.com conferences Associate Regents from all over the world get together to talk about their markets and their luxury clients’ particular needs.  These relationships are crucial in exposing local luxury properties to potential luxury buyers worldwide.  Perry & Co. Associate Regents have the ability to look at the big picture.  They have the ability to tailor their services to the individualized needs of their clients.  Perry & Co. Associate Regents are simply the best of the best.

You may not have even realized that a URL could be made of all numbers.  And we know it’s gonna throw a few people off.  However, as we move into the new marketing age, rest assured if you want to know anything about Metro Denver real estate you can still give us a call, but now you can also hear what we have to say online. 

Perry&Co. Real Estate Professionals has been “A Denver Tradition” since 1971, and we’ve had the same phone number during every one of those 37 years of real estate business.  We are the experts in Denver real estate.  Our customers know that they can talk to a person they trust by dialing 303-399-7777.  Why should online be any different?  When you visit our Blog you are carrying on a personal dialogue – we’re talking.  It only seems natural that our blogsite should be an extension of our telephone number.    

You can always visit our main website at perryandco.com to search properties for sale, search for global luxury homes, meet our agents, find open houses, use our easy mortgage calculator, and much more.  But, now with our blogsite you can find out what we think about current market conditions, or our area neighborhoods.  You can learn about our commitment to the community or what our agents really think about their listings.  We also talk about our alliances and how we market luxury properties globally through LuxuryRealEstate.com.  We’ll even give you an occasional human interest story about what our staff is up to.

Another great thing about our blogsite is that it affords you the opportunity of commenting on what we’ve posted.  In fact, we urge you to tell us how we are doing, and if you agree or disagree with what we’ve said.  We promise to respond to you in a timely manner.

Alas, if the phone number address still confounds you… our same blogsite can be found at perryandco.wordpress.com. 

Everyone at Perry&Co. looks forward to hearing from you.

“Global Realtor Screening” is a term that Perry&Co. coined recently which means that whether you, or someone you know, is moving from Denver to San Francisco, or to Chicago or even Paris, France, we have the expertise and the connections to find you a reputable Realtor to help you buy, or sell, a home anywhere in the world.  Because of this, our agents often refer to themselves as “Global Realtors.”  This attitude reflects the view that all global economies are interconnected, and “Global Realtors” pride themselves on their expertise of real estate markets around the world.  In fact, Perry&Co has a Global Property Search built right into our website perryandco.com.  Through advances in online networking sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn, our agents have formed relationships with trusted Realtors all over the planet. 

There is another key that improves Perry & Co’s interconnectedness, and that is our associations within the Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate Board of Regents exclusive network.  As stated in the earlier blog, Perry & Co = International Exposure, “Perry & Company works hard getting to know the other Regent companies personally, in order that we can refer a client moving to another city to them with the assurance that they will be treated with the same level of integrity and professionalism that we’ve built our own reputation on.”

We’re specialists in Denver Metro real estate, but when you are buying or selling property anywhere else on the planet, let us introduce you to the expert in your new destination – that’s Global Realtor Screening.