As I wait (im)patiently for spring, I browsed past year’s pictures, and found these lovely bloomers had popped up in March. That’s not very long to wait, really. Front range gardeners have a lot to look forward to! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [...]
Arvada CO Home Sales $200-250,000 March 2012
What this report tells you: While the median days on market and percent of distressed sales have improved to about the same level as two years ago, the number sold has greatly decreased. It’s a mystery why – there were far more under contract last month than the number that sold. I may have to [...]
Arvada CO Home Sales $150-200,000 March 2012
What this report tells you: Arvada homes in the $150-200,000 price range continue to struggle with distressed sales – foreclosures and short sales. These troublesome sales will keep prices from increasing any time soon. However, there’s only a 2-month inventory, and anyone who’s been shopping Arvada foreclosures will tell you they go fast, and often [...]
Arvada CO Home Sales Under $150,000 March 2012
What this report tells you: A 25% distressed rate of homes for sale in this category is a big improvement from last month’s 83%, but with such a small sample size we’ll have to see how things continue to trend. Since the percentage in the ‘under contract’ and ‘sold’ categories continues to be so high, [...]
Arvada CO Home Sales March 2012
This is a monthly market report for Arvada homes, a small town between Denver and Boulder. Arvada’s real estate market is not the same as Denver or Boulder, but is very similar to Westminster, Broomfield, Lakewood, and Golden. I hope that issuing these reports every month will help give you an idea of the real [...]
Expecting a Glorious Spring in Front Range Gardens
One of the frustrating things about gardening here, in Denver to Boulder’s front range, is just when the tulips are at their most glorious, we get hit with a heat wave. The tulips end up wilted and languishing before their time, then we seem to go back to milder weather for a couple of weeks. [...]
Concerned About the ‘Dirty Dozen’? Grow Your Own!
I get email newsletters from Park Seed, and here’s an article in today’s: Concerned About the ‘Dirty Dozen’? Grow Your Own! The vegetables in blue text are links to the Park Seed site, where you can learn more and buy seeds. “The Environmental Working Group’s guide to pesticides in produce identified 12 kinds of fruits and [...]
Open Houses – That’s How We’ll Find Our New Home!
While visiting open houses unrepresented by an agent can be fun for folks just beginning to think about buying a home, or for curious neighbors who wonder how their home would stack up against the one for sale, it’s not a good idea for the serious home buyer. Why not? First – the friendly agent [...]
Don’t List Every Small Detail of Your Home Maintenance
This morning, while looking for a nice home for my clients to buy – one in a good location that they’ll enjoy living in and look forward to raising a family in – I saw the following: 80 sq ft tuff shed w/loft storage & refinished cupboards throughout*spacesaver microwave & fridge w/ice maker*newer vinyl@kitchen & [...]
2012 Summer Concert Series in Arvada, CO
I look forward to the outdoor summer concerts every year, and this is the first schedule I’ve seen announced. The concerts are free, held in McIlvoy Park in Old Town Arvada on Thursday nights from 7:00 to 8:30 for the family and there’s a couple Thursday morning concerts for kids. Parking is still free in [...]
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