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The popular Larimar Square will become a street museum for the weekend. There will be food and drink served [...]
Monthly Archives: June 2007
Comcast La Piazza dell’ Arte ~ June 23 & 24
Street art in Denver
Art takes to the street this weekend when artists demonstrate their talents in the 5th annual Comcast La Piazza dell’ Arte show.
The popular Larimar Square will become a street museum for the weekend. There will be food and drink served along with fun.
The festival will be located between Speer Boulevard and 15th Street, and 14th [...]
BYOHT
Occasionally my imagination gets a workout when I’m driving down the
highway. I see a moving van and wonder who’s possessions are inside.
Where are they going? Where are they coming from? How long (if ever)
will it take them to sort through the boxes to assemble order to their
lives?
I’ve personally moved more times in my life than [...]
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The cost of elbow room
Homeowners from parts of the country where the lots are large always want a large lot. "I need elbow room," they say. But of course it is natural to want to duplicate the conditions they are used to.
But let’s discuss this first. Denver and the metro area is high plains desert. What that translates [...]
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Colorado Swimming Pools…a home amenity or not?
Backyard swimming pools as nice as they are when the weather is hot, aren’t necessarily a hot commodity across the country. The Phoenix Real Estate Guy was answering a question in his blog today. Questions like this are ones I deal with frequently when hearing about homeowners wish lists who are relocating to Colorado.
It [...]
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Bumper Stickers
Bumper stickers don’t seem to be as popular as they once were. Now
a days it seems the people who have them have tons of them so many you
can’t even begin to read them all while driving down the street.
Today I grabbed a glimpse of out that said, "Where are we going? And why am I [...]
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Denver Real Estate Statistics ~ May 2007
May 2007
Metro Denver Prices:
Metro Denver Prices:
Single Family Average Price: (Detached Dwelling)
 
May 2007
$318,904
 
 
Apr 2007
$322,510
 
 
May 2006
$315,257
Condo Average Price: (Attached Dwelling)
 
May 2007
$183,896
 
 
Apr 2007
$182,549
 
 
May 2006
$189,986
Combined Average Price:
 
May 2007
$288,905
 
 
Apr 2007
$293,016
 
 
May 2006
$287,327
Percent of Sales Price Change:
from May 2006 to May 2007
 
Single Family:
1.16%
 
 
Condo:
-3.21%
 
 
Combined
0.55%
Total Combined Number of Homes for Sale:
 
May 2007
29,110
 
 
Apr 2007
27,858
 
 
May [...]
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The Two Laws of Real Estate
We all know the law right? When it comes to real estate the 3 most important things to focus on are;
location
location
location
What about the second law? Everyone knows that;
timing
timing
timing
Actually
everyone doesn’t know the second law. In fact I have investors tell me
all the time how they have the bad habit of buying high and [...]
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Win-win wins
When negotiating a residential real estate contract, there are
typically 4 items we "fight" over. Those are; 1) price 2) terms 3)
possession 4) personal property.
Buyers and sellers should
consider these items and rank them according to importance. Sometimes
the best transactions occur when we find the buyer and seller have
matching needs. For instance a seller may not [...]
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How Absorption Rate is figured
Knowing your area’s Absorption Rate, helps to track trends. Understanding the market and where it is headed is part of our job as real estate professionals.
Absorption rate is NOT an exact science. Figuring it is based on
the premise that one will be looking for a TREND. It is advised to
consistently do the numbers each month, [...]
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