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Coach’s Corner: Agent Behaviors That Make a Financial Difference

By CandysDirt / July 5, 2021 /

By Mark JohnsonCEO, JP & Associates Realtors I’m often asked, “Should I hire a coach?”  “Should I create or join a small group in my office?”  “What’s the value of these client events I hear about? “ “Should I hire an assistant?”  So, I went on a mission to quantify a better answer. We surveyed agents…

Peace, Love, and Lakewood: Lakewood Home Festival Unveils Auction Party Theme at July Fourth Parade

By CandysDirt / July 4, 2021 /

From Staff Reports Grab your bell-bottoms and put flowers in your hair, because the 2021 Lakewood Home Festival Auction Party theme is “Lakewoodstock”! The Lakewood Early Childhood Parent Teacher Association (LECPTA) Auction Party Chairs and their families cruised down Lakewood Boulevard in classic cars from the Woodstock era, including a 1967 Jeep Kaiser M715 and…

These Two Telluride Homes Feel Like Living at The Top of The Mountain

By CandysDirt / July 2, 2021 /

Of all the ski towns in Colorado, Telluride is definitely one of our favorites. I mean, how could you not fall in love with a town nestled in a picturesque box canyon that takes all the outdoors activities we love and throws in heaping helpings of world-class restaurants, an arts scene, and some of the…

As Rents Are On The Rise, So Are Apartment Sizes, Report Says

By CandysDirt / July 1, 2021 /

From Staff Reports Back at the start of the last decade, the average apartment size in McKinney, Texas, was 937 square feet. And toward the end of the past decade, apartments in this Dallas-Fort Worth suburb were getting smaller — the average size was 20 square feet smaller. But, after time trapped indoors with the…

Robert Redford’s Ranch in Utah Gallops Onto Market

By CandysDirt / June 28, 2021 /

A decade before he became an A-lister, Redford started buying up land in Utah. Sixty years ago, he purchased two acres in Provo Canyon for an unprecedented $500. Today, the legendary actor has accumulated about 1,800 acres in the Sundance area—30 of which recently hit the market for $4.9 million. Located about 16 miles north…