Whether you’re buying your first home, your dream home, or your tenth investment property, yours will be a big investment. We know how important this is to you. And we have an army of experts to make sure we find the perfect property for your unique circumstances. Finding the perfect property is just one way we can help you with your real estate purchase. As real estate agents, we have ongoing access to experts in every related field from lending to relocation. We won’t rest until we've taken you through every step of the buying process. It’s our guarantee to you.

Because we have lived and worked here for many years, we can provide you with detailed information about our communities, cities, and state. We have a clear understanding of the local market, and the inventory of homes. We also have full access to our Multiple Listing Service (MLS) so you can shop online from the comfort of your own home. Make a list of the homes you want to see and we’ll tour them together.

"Compensation" means how the buyer's agent gets paid.   Compensation remains fully negotiable by Buyers and Sellers and their agents. In the past it had become normal for the Seller to offer compensation to the buyer's agent for bringing and representing the Buyer throughout the entire contract period.  This offer of payment was referred to as the "Co-op"  or "Comp" and was written in the MLS listing.  As of August 16, 2024 this has changed and it will no longer be a feature in the MLS.

• Practice change: Buyers must now sign a written agreement with their chosen broker before touring a home—whether in person or live virtually. The agreement will reflect the terms we have agreed upon, including what services I will provide, for how much and howas your buyer's agent I will be compensated. 
• Compensation remains fully negotiable by buyers and sellers and their agents. 
• If sellers have not offered compensation, buyers can request in their offer that sellers compensate the buyer broker. If the seller is not paying buyer broker compensation, the buyer will be responsible for paying their agent as agreed to in the written agreement prior to showing properties. 
• Buyers do not need a written agreement when just speaking to a listing agent at an open house or asking them about their services. 
• Current regulation does not allow agent commission payments to be financed as a part of a mortgage. But it can be included in the sales price of the home and given as a seller concession to the buyer for his buyer's agent.
• Practice change: The listing broker or the seller may offer compensation to the buyer’s agent, but there are limitations to how that offer can be marketed—i.e., brokers can no longer communicate offers of compensation on an MLS.  I will need to find out if the Seller is offering a compensation before showing you the home or writing an offer on a home for you. 
• Practice change: If there is an offer of compensation to a buyer broker from a listing broker or the seller, the seller must approve the specific amount or rate of payment in writing. (We have a form for that.)

The home buying process may seem complex, but we’ll make it easy for you. That's what we get paid for!    We will help you:

•    identify your priorities

•    understand the market

•    research different communities

•    apply for financing

•    understand the seller’s responsibilities

•    search for properties

•    complete and present the Colorado Contract to Buy and Sell

•    counteroffer until the deal is just right

•    help you evaluate your home inspection

As our client, you will have all the benefits offered by a professional Realtor.

We are part of Compass, the strongest real estate brokerage in the area. We have great confidence in our brand and you can, too. We are proud to be part of a  company that demands excellence from its agents at every level.The Niwot Group has established a rock-solid reputation for impeccable customer service and marketing strategies. When you entrust the sale of your home to us, you are putting your faith in our entire network of experts at Compass in:  •  Real Estate Sales  • Real Estate Purchases   • Marketing.   

One of the most important things we can offer you is buyer confidence. Because we have a wide network of buyer sales associates, we have access to many motivated buyers who trust their agents to find their dream homes.  At the Niwot Group we work hard to keep our fingers on the pulse of the real estate market, noting fluctuations and corrective strategies that make your home sellable in any market. We can help you decide how to price your home to sell with the best possible advantage to you.

Our listings are linked to many internet real estate websites including but not limited to www.Realtor.com , www.coloproperty.com, www.REColorado.com , www.Zillow.com , www.Trulia.com, www.Redfin.com , and their innumerable links. 

You may have heard about the recent settlement between NAR (the National Association of Realtors) and many real estate companies.   Here are the results as they effect us. 

• You still have the choice of offering compensation to buyer brokers. You may consider doing this as a way of marketing your home or making your listing more attractive to buyers.
• As your agent, I must disclose to you and obtain your approval for any payment or offer of payment that a listing broker will make to another broker acting for buyers.
• This disclosure must be made to you in writing in advance of any payment or agreement to pay another broker acting for buyers, and must specify the amount or rate of such payment.
• If you choose to approve an offer of compensation, there are changes to how this can happen.
• You as the seller can still make an offer compensation, but I cannot include it on a Multiple Listing Service (MLS)—MLSs are local marketplaces used by both buyer brokers and listing brokers to share information about properties for sale.
• I can advertise your listing via off-MLS platforms such as social media, flyers and websites.
• You as the seller can still offer buyer concessions on an MLS (for example, concessions for buyer closing costs).

These settlement practice changes went into effect August 17, 2024

Here is what the settlement doesn’t change:

• Agents who are REALTORS® are here to help you navigate the process of selling your home and are ethically obligated to work in your best interest.
• Compensation for your agent remains fully negotiable, and if your agent is a REALTOR®, and I am a REALTOR, she must abide by the REALTOR® Code of Ethics and have clear and transparent discussions with you about compensation. Feel free to ask questions about compensation and let's discuss what you would like to offer buyers.

Staging Your Property and Your Personal Website

We have a professional stager who will help us stage your home for its best viewing possibility.  You will also receive a private website which will be shown on your for sale sign as well as in the links on the internet. Be sure to click on my SOLD listing of 8174 Alfalfa Court in Niwot to see how I will market your home should you choose to list with me.  www.8174Alfalfa.com

Relax. We’ve covered all of your bases.  As Realtors®, we are confident that we can find the right buyer for your home.

Niwot Group is a team of real estate agents affiliated with Compass, a licensed real estate broker and abides by Equal Housing Opportunity laws. All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only. Information is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is subject to errors, omissions, changes in price, condition, sale, or withdrawal without notice. Photos may be virtually staged or digitally enhanced and may not reflect actual property conditions.