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All hail the new queen Quartz Countertops! Granite is out and Quartz is in! Coming up of Episode 15 of South Metro Denver Real Estate Report**Music** Recording from South Denver where the real estate market fluctuates as much as our weather this is South Metro Denver Real Estate Report and I am your host Joy Fraser licensed broker and owner of Colorado Luxury Houses powered by Keller Williams. This is Episode 15- Quartz CountertopsReal Estate Report for South Metro Denver- Options is the word for week. There are 3 attached properties priced under $200k! And 41 properties priced under $300k! In total there are 239 active attached properties on the market. The story is not quite the same for the detached properties there at only 33 properties price from 300-400k, which still tends to be the most popular buying bracket. And a total 1155 active properties on the market. But I do have some good news. Generally, Easter weekend is a very slow weekend because buyers take the weekend off so there is less competition for getting offers accepted. What’s Hot!For years and years Granite was king as the update homeowners and buyers alike wanted to see in their kitchens. Everyone oowed and ahhed. And over the last few years I yawned. I am so tired of granite and seeing it in homes and marketed as a high end feature. Fabricators have figured out a way to make granite thinner and keep the cost down so lots of people can afford it. Which don’t get me wrong, it’s better than travertine. But I’m a little tired of it. Enter in the new queen… quartz. Whenever people ask me what to put in I always will say anything but granite and quartz is just a little bit more than granite and has such a unique look, I swoon. Last year it was named most popular countertop…. You know that means, I’m going to get sick of it soon too!Tip of the Day-Don’t put in granite.Truth or Fail-What’s the worst excuse you have ever heard for a buyer backing out of a contract?One More Thing- When buying a house first a buyer does an inspection, then once that’s resolved the buyer pays for an appraisal, at this point you are 2 ½-3 weeks into a transaction. With Keller Mortgage and the Zero Plus Program they give $1000 for third party fees i.e. the appraisal since it’s not on the buyers dime they order the appraisal immediately. LIke my buyer who went under contract on Monday had an inspection on Thursday and the appraiser came to the property on Saturday. Don’t forget to play Would you rather on Instagram tomorrow just follow me @realtorjoyfraser. And if you or any of your friends or family have any real estate needs I am ready to help them visit my website at coloradoluxuryhouses.comThanks for listening to South Metro Denver Real Estate Report with Joy Fraser. If you like this podcast and want to know more check out coloradoluxuryhouses.com or leave us a review on iTunes. Join us next week when we talk about the market stats and something equally awesome.