Blog Category - Buying Strategy

Jun 17, 2026 • 6 min read

How to Know if a Front Range Home Is Overpriced

The Kenna Real Estate Group was featured in a nationally published Redfin buyer's guide. Brian Burke was quoted as a real estate expert on how buyers can tell whether a home is priced fairly: How to Know if a House Is Overpriced, published by Redfin, now part of Rocket Companies.Here is what Brian told them: "Compare the asking price against recent sold prices of similar nearby homes, not other l

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Jun 17, 2026 6 min read

How to Know if a Front Range Home Is Overpriced

The Kenna Real Estate Group was featured in a nationally published Redfin buyer's guide. Brian Burke was quoted as a real estate expert on how buyers can tell whether a home is priced fairly: How to Know if a House Is Overpriced, published by Redfin, now part of Rocket Companies.Here is what Brian told them: "Compare the asking price against recent sold prices of similar nearby homes, not other l

Mar 4, 2026 9 min read

Lock-and-Leave Living in Colorado: What Actually Makes It Feel Low-Stress

In Colorado, “lock-and-leave” isn’t a vibe. It’s the moment you realize you can leave for ten days in February and not come home to a surprise. Not a blocked driveway you didn’t expect to shovel. Not an ice sheet on the front walk. Not a shutoff valve you can’t find when a neighbor texts, “Hey, is your garage ceiling dripping?” Real lock-and-leave here is a systems choice—how the home is built, h

Feb 9, 2026 6 min read

The Noise You Miss at a Showing, But Hear at 9pm

A showing is the quietest a Colorado home will ever be, most of the time: midday, doors closing softly, no one cooking next door. The sound you actually live with shows up after dinner, when neighbors are home, traffic patterns shift, and you're trying to unwind. A simple 10-minute evening test catches most of what a daytime tour misses.Most showings happen during the day, when a home sits empty

Feb 6, 2026 7 min read

The Quick-Errands Test for a Front Range Neighborhood

A neighborhood tests as "easy" when three ordinary stops, groceries, a pharmacy and one extra errand, fit into a loop of about 12 minutes without backtracking through the same intersection twice. That single test predicts more about daily satisfaction with a Front Range home than square footage or a listing photo ever does.It is not raw distance. It measures how many turns, lights and route choic

Jan 21, 2026 6 min read

Older Homes vs. New Construction: The Maintenance Reality for Denver Right-Sizers

You have likely felt the pull. On one side, there is the emotional draw of a brick Denver Square in a mature neighborhood like Wash Park or Applewood—tree-lined streets, unique architecture, and a sense of history. On the other side, there is the practical appeal of a brand-new patio home in Parker or Arvada—open floor plans, zero-step entries, and the promise of "lock-and-leave" freedom.For righ

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