Monthly Archives: April 2006

Free WiFi hotspots in Downtown Denver

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Thanks to the Downtown Denver Partnership, the 16th Street Mall now is a free Wi-Fi hotspot.
Cool!
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What does $238,500 Buy in The Denver metro area?

The Denver Post had an interesting article with photos of homes priced at $238,500.
You can read the whole article here.

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A Short List of Relocation Mistakes

Compiled over the years I come to learn from experience the mistakes people make when relocating to a new area.  Here are some of them for you to ponder;

Arrive unprepared to purchase - that could mean your home is not currently sold or under contract.  Having contingencies on a present home means potentially losing [...]

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Orbitz.com chooses Denver #6

As far as summer vacations go, the online travel website ranks Denver as the #6 place to visit.
Understandably Orlando was #1, but Seattle for #2 (who likes rain on vacation?), Las Vegas, Chicago and Los Angeles all precede Denver in rankings.

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Denver ranks well as a city according to Inc.

The May issue of Inc. Magazine rated 393 cities in the U.S and judged them by several growth factors.  Denver/Aurora was awarded #37.
In the smaller city category Colorado Springs and Boulder also ranked very well.  Boulder was #37 and Colorado Springs #43.
The northern Colorado town of Greeley received the best of all Colorado rankings in [...]

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Denver Employment Outlook is Strong

In an article yesterday The  Wall Street Journal noted Denver’s employment  outlook as Strong.  Considering employment is a leading indicator for real estate sales, this is good news.

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Flight 93 by Universal Studios

This has nothing to do with Denver real estate, but a friend of mine from High School published a website with a discussion on his participation of the Flight 93 promotions.  Gary is an audio engineer, his job placed him at the screenings with the families of the victims of the infamous flight on [...]

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Insulating Your House

Insulation…How much is enough?
Source & thanks to: David Roos, Colorado Home Inspector, ASHI #243378 Safe and Sound Home Inspection
When I step off my ladder to report to a prospective home buyer how much insulation exists in their attic, they often ask “is that enough insulation?: That question seems simple enough, however there are quite [...]

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March 2006 - Denver real estate Statistics

March 2006

Metro Denver Prices:

Metro Denver Prices:
Single Family Average Price: (Detached Dwelling)
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Mar 2006
$313,339

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Feb 2006
$305,017

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Mar 2005
$292,046

Condo Average Price: (Attached Dwelling)
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Mar 2006
$182,727

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Feb 2006
$175,422

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Mar 2005
$184,409

Combined Average Price:
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Mar 2006
$284,489

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Feb 2006
$276,746

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Mar 2005
$269,254

Percent of Sales Price Change:
from Mar 2005 to Mar 2006
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Single Family:
+7.29%

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Condo:
-0.91%

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Combined
+5.66%

Total Combined Number of Homes for Sale:
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Mar 2006
27,309

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Feb 2006
25,484

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Mar [...]

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Colorado #1 for Concentration of Tech Employees

Seven years running, Colorado has managed to maintain the highest concentration of Tech workers.  Our tech workers are among the best paid ranking #8 out of all the U.S. locations.
When it comes to total exports, tech exports total more than half of Colorado’s total.
The top ten high tech states are as follows (stated per 1,000 [...]

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