If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!This year’s dividend from REI was burning a hole in my pocket. Last weekend I purchased a pair of showshoes, my first ever. We went looking for snow on Sunday, but didn’t find any deep enough to bother with the [...]
Monthly Archives: March 2006
Colorado no smoking law
Governor Bill Owens signed Colorado’s no smoking law. The much awaited law will go into effect July 1, 2006. The law isn’t “perfect” as there are still a few public places were smoking will be allowed, but considering the number of places where smoking was allowed and is no longer, it’s a good start.
Here’s to [...]
In search of snow
Today we went in search of snow to try out the brand new snowshoes. We took Highway 285 and went south to avoid the craziness of I-70. Well we avoided the traffic, but didn’t find enough snow to even bother with the snowshoes. Bummer! Guess we need to go to Steamboat Springs. I hear tell [...]
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First sign of spring in Denver
It seems to happen when no one is looking, first nothing then all of a sudden beautiful signs of new life appear. Spring! I love it!
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Rebuild a home in day!!
There’s a heart warming story about a family who lost their home to a twister. The next day the neighbors showed up to rebuild the house.
We should send the neighbors to New Orleans.
Read about the destroyed home here.
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February Statistics - Home Sales
February 2006
Metro Denver Prices:
Metro Denver Prices:
Single Family Average Price: (Detached Dwelling)
 
Feb 2006
$305,017
 
 
Jan 2006
$306,982
 
 
Feb 2005
$291,036
Condo Average Price: (Attached Dwelling)
 
Feb 2006
$175,422
 
 
Jan 2006
$192,271
 
 
Feb 2005
$186,418
Combined Average Price:
 
Feb 2006
$276,746
 
 
Jan 2006
$280,554
 
 
Feb 2005
$267,771
Percent of Sales Price Change:
from Feb 2005 to Feb 2006
 
Single Family:
+4.80%
 
 
Condo:
-5.90%
 
 
Combined
+3.35%
Total Combined Number of Homes for Sale:
 
Feb 2006
25,484
 
 
Jan 2006
24,387
 
 
Feb [...]
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Top 10 Metro-area home builders
D.R.Horton Continental KDB MElody Trimark
Richmond American Homes
Lennar Colorado Genessee Laureate U.S. Home
KB Home
Oakwood Homes
Shea Homes
Engle James Co.
Ryland
Centex
Beazer Homes
Rankings are for single builders in a given subdivision
Ranked by recorded new home closings
Based on recorded closings
Eleven month YTD 2005
source: Denver Business Journal/Home Builders Research
(Rankings are for single bulders in a given subdivision
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