Monthly Archives: December 2004

Denver Real Estate Sales Statistics - December 2004

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Metro Denver home sales hit a record in December 2004
Overall appreciation came in at 4.3% for single family homes, while condos only increased 1.9%.
The biggest change this month comes from the inventory that is being depleted. We have 3.1% [...]

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Denver Art Museum

Every chance I get, I drive by the new art museum building.  It’s exciting to witness the changes and progress on a weekly basis. Today’s photos are taken from 14th Street and the Denver Public Library.
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Hiking in the Canyon

Denver is so well located for outdoor activities.  It’s close to the Rocky Mountains so hiking in the foothills is an activity that can be enjoyed within a few minutes drive.
The day after Christmas, our temperatures were at 60 degrees.  The sunshine was warm at mid-day, warm enough to hike up the canyon without a [...]

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Colorado’s Population Growth is Slowing Down

Population growth in Colorado has slowed this past year, but is still significant enough for Colorado to rank #14th. Considering the state has been in an economic slump, the numbers indicate that Colorado is a popular destination state for relocation.
Throughout the 1990’s and into 2002, Colorado consistently ranked among the fastest growing states in the [...]

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Colorado Foreclosures Year End Update

Good news, bad news for Colorado in the foreclosure department.  The rate of foreclosures in the state dropped in the second quarter of this year, but inched back up in the third quarter.
Overall, Colorado is below the national average for foreclosures.
The loans going into foreclosure are the risky non-prime loans.

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Time to move?

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Westminster Announces New Mall to be Built

Westminster is developing a new mall located at I-25 and West 144th Avenue, to feature 1.1 million square feet of shops, restaurants and entertainment.  Additionally, there will be office space and 500 residential units.
The mall will be named, Orchard.  The two national tenants to become Orchard’s anchor stores are Foley’s and J.C. Penney.  Additionally, AMC [...]

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Building permits growing

Denver metro area home builders have pulled 20% more permits through October, than the same period last year.

Permits through October

Year
Permits

2004
18,867

2003
15,754

2002
18,508

2001
25,343

2000
22,837

1999
21,835

1998
23,732

1997
19,956

1996
16.771

1995
15,473

Source: Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Denver, Includes single-family homes, condos/town homes, duplexes and apartment units.

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Study: Colorado needs 1.3 million homes

Population Growth will spur demand
Colorado needs more than 1.3 million new homes and more than 1.7 million square feet of office and retail space to keep up with anticipated population growth between now and 2030, according to a new study.
The report, released Monday by the Brookings Institution, in part challenges local leaders to promote growth [...]

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Denver Population is Highly Educated and Ready for Employment Opportunities…

The  city and county of Denver’s Office of Economic Development’s Division of Workforce Development released a study that shows metro Denver has a very educated work force and is ready to respond to the economic trends in the next three years.
Some of the findings include:

The metro area continues to possess a highly educated work force.  [...]

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