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VIDEO-7995 S. Roslyn Way, Centennial, CO 80112
Jan 30th 11
Asking Price $295,000
Over 2,300 SQFT with 4 bedrooms & 3 bathrooms.
Call Steve & 303-941-4663
Pradera Golf Club 4 Years of Home Sale Trends
Jan 27th 11
Pradera Golf Club Custom Home
Notice the reflection of the clouds in this custom home perched high on the hill in Pradera Golf Club.
Average Sale Price Down 12.83% in Pradera from it’s high in 2008. See data below.
After writing an article detailing home sale trends over the past 4 years in Stonegate, another Parker, Colorado community, I was asked to produce the same stats for Pradera Golf Club.
Over the past 12 months I have witnessed a new found demand for high end luxury homes in Douglas County including the custom home communities of Pradera and The Timbers. We all noticed the demand slow down for about a 12 month period in late 2008 and early 2009 simply because banks would not lend money to high-end luxury home buyers.
Well the lenders are back and so is the pent up demand from custom home buyers. Currently a majority of the home sellers and buyers I’m working with are in what I consider to be the high-end market. Steve’s definition of high-end = anyone buying or selling above $750,000.
What do you get when you list your home for sale with Steven Beam? See it here.
Here are the numbers for Home Sales in Pradera that have a sold closing price ABOVE $750,000 since 2007.
Total Sales by Year: (2008 was hot then the breaks were applied by the banks.)
2007 = 12
2008 = 19
2009 = 11
2010 = 9
Average Total Days on Market: (Like I said 2008 was HOT for custom home buyers)
2007 = 225
2008 =125
2009 = 216
2010 =207
Average NET Sold Price: (12.83% decrease in Value from high to low year.)
2007 = $1,085,417
2008 = $1,104,927
2009 = $975,631
2010 = $963,200
Remember I am only showing stats from homes that sold and closed at or above the $750,000 price point in Pradera Golf Club.
Total Volume of NET Sales By Year in Pradera Golf Club:
2007 = $13,025,000
2008 = $20,993,608
2009 = $10,731,943
2010 = $8,668,800
Average NET $ or Price per sqft Sold: (This is the sqft on the main level and upper level. It does not include the basement.)
2007 = $286
2008 = $314
2009 = $253
2010 = $276
Average Price per sqft Finished. (All finished sqft included.)
2007 = $224
2008 = $207
2009 = $172
2010 = $162
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Great Day of Snowshoeing in Colorado
Jan 25th 11
My Son Snowshoeing in Colorado
Not much to say here…My 5 year old enjoying a day of snowshoeing in a blizzard.
Douglas County Working Parents and Top Pre Schools Options Limited
Jan 21st 11
School Kids
Parker Parent Looking for the TOTAL Package in a School!
Please comment below if you have an opinion on this subject and I am certainly open for advice and other good options if you have a system that is working for your family. Please let me know. I would love to pass on the information. I don’t think there is a right or wrong answer to this problem it would be whatever works best for you and your family.
If you are a working family that does not have a Mom or Dad that stays home you may be in for a rude awakening when you go to enroll you kids into top pre school and kindergarten programs in Douglas County Colorado. I’m not only talking about Douglas County Schools but also privately owned schools and faith based schools.
Fact: Did you know Douglas County Schools is now the 3rd largest school system in the State of Colorado?
Opinion: I would also argue that it is also probably one of the wealthiest as well. Douglas County has a large tax base of high income earners.
What I have found personally and through many conversations with other parents is that we are blessed to have many great choices for schools and pre-schools.
The Problem:
Many of the great pre-school and kindergarten programs that we have found are very limited in offering only very short programs and many don’t offer 5 day a week classes.
We recently found a top local school that offers 2 or 3 day a week pre-school programs from 8:30 to 11:45 or 12:45 to 3:30. So if you work how could you possibly manage that? No 5 day a week program. No possible way to only send your kid or kids to school for only 3 hours a day 2-3 days a week. It’s a system that caters to the stay at home Mom or Dad. It’s unfair. To their credit they told us that if there was enough interest they “might” consider offering full day. Well I know a lot of parents that are interested.
We also have great schools that offer 5 day programs but close at 3:00 sharp. So drop off is 8-8:45 and pick up is 3:00. School is from basically 9:00 to 1:00 or 2:00 depending on the age of the student so you pay extra for after care from 1:00 or 2:00 until they close at 3:00.
My question is how many companies let you off at 2:30 so you can go pick up your kids and take them home for the day?
Options:
There are day cares that will come pick up your kids and bus them to their site for an afternoon session. I know a lot of people that do that and it seems to work for them but many express sadness in having to have their kids carted around during the day.
I also know that here in Parker there is a place specifically setup for after school care, drop off and recreation activities. I don’t know a lot about it but when we priced it out it was very expensive. Add that to already expensive pre-school and kindergarten.
We have now hired a Nanny to pick up our kids, bring them home and take care of them from 3:00 to 5:00. It works! I can feel comfortable knowing that they are home safe and sound. Some people cannot do this and I know we are lucky to be able to have this option. So, what do people do that are not as fortunate? They are stuck sending their kids to schools that may not be as good or may not be the type of school they want for their kids.
I do know that many of the neighborhood PUBLIC schools offer after school “Enrichment” programs at the kindergarten level. It seems to me that there is about a 50/50 split with parents on this option. Some feel their kids get super bored in these programs since class time ends around lunch and the kids sit around a play most of the afternoon. I hear some even have video games in the classes for the kids to play during the “a. I’m not sure I want my kids playing video games at school to keep them entertained until I pick them up.
Expense:
Two years ago we were paying $26,000 a year for two kids to go to school. Ages 4 & 2. My neighbor has a child at CSU and he was shocked at what we were paying but I told him I was happy to pay it if it provided what our family needed and at the time it was a SUPER fit for our kids. There are many families in Parker and Douglas County that feel the same way. I hear the discussions at sports practices, gymnastics etc…
Solution:
The best possible solution would be to have top ranked schools offer full day & week programs so all of us could participate. If you offer a great service people will use it. I for one would be happy to pay for such a service and I know a lot of people that feel the same way.
The one group that I have not mentioned:
The single parent! GOD I do not know how you guys do it. I praise you 1000 times because I could not imagine raising children all on my own. Neither could my wife. It’s beyond my comprehension how you work, pay the bills, and shuttle kids around with only YOU. I admire you for what you are doing.
Good Schools that you may want to consider.
Cozy Pine Montessori
Parker Landing
Parker Montessori
Core Knowledge
North Star
What do you think? Leave a comment below. Like I said I’m looking for options not just for my family but for our friends and neighbors too. If you don’t want to leave a comment call me 303-941-4663 Steven Beam
My next article will be about waiting lists at these schools and why do we have to have waiting lists? Why can’t all the schools be this good?
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Have we hit the bottom in Parker Colorado Real Estate Market?
Jan 20th 11
New Stonegate Neighborhood Clubhouse
“Have we hit bottom?” This is the question I and most Realtors get on a daily basis.
How about a 6.35% value reduction in Stonegate home prices from 2007 to 2010. See below.
The ANSWER IS YES we have BUT it also depends…on what your bottom is and what happens going forward with interest rates.
The only way I can show this is through actual real estate sales data from a specific neighborhood here in Parker Colorado. The data I will show you is from actual home sales in the Stonegate Neighborhood in Parker Colorado. I sell a lot of homes here, live here and know the neighborhood is one of the areas that many Parker Colorado Home Buyers will look in and want to live in.
Stonegate is a larger neighborhood in Parker CO that has a long history of steady sales. It isn’t a new neighborhood. It was started in the 1980’s and has homes as new as 2005. There are about 3000 homes in Stonegate.
You can see from the data below that the market has settled down and seems to have stabilized for the past two years. Over the past 3 years we can see a definite trend of steady sales prices and a more predictable market.
Stonegate home sellers make sure you price your homes reasonably within the market or you may be in for a long road before you sell.
Total Sales by Year: (2007 was obviously the down year for home sales in Stonegate.)
2007 = 79
2008 = 173
2009 = 121
2010 = 131
Average Total Days on Market: (No real difference)
2007 = 70
2008 = 82
2009 = 82
2010 = 76
Average NET Sold Price: (6.35% decrease in Value from high to low year.)
2007 = $329,191
2008 = $308,770
2009 = $308,292
2010 = $308,938
This is so true because I was completing a market analysis earlier this week and basically told the seller of a Stonegate home that their home was worth about $23,000 less than they paid for it in 2006.
Total Volume of NET Sales By Year in Stonegate: (Two years of consistent sales volume show a market that may have leveled out)
2007 = $26,006,053
2008 = $53,417,205
2009 = $37,303,358
2010 = $40,470,934
Average NET $ or Price per sqft Sold: (Seems to have settled around the mid $130 per sqft mark)
2007 = $143
2008 = $138
2009 = $135
2010 = $138
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Fika Coffee House in Parker Colorado. Yum! Right on Mainstreet.
Jan 14th 11
Fika Coffee House
Beam neighborhood today.
Jan 9th 11
Snow day in Parker Colorado
Rabbit Ears Pass Colorado heading into Steamboat Springs
Jan 9th 11
Lots & Land For Sale in Perry Park, Larkspur CO
Jan 6th 11
Larkspur Perry Park
Three 1 Acre Lots For Sale in Perry Park in Larkspur Colorado!
Asking Price $44,900 but Please Make an Offer!
Here we have a super deal and great value on 3 lots for sale in Perry Park located in Larkspur Colorado.
ASKING PRICE for each of these lots is $44,900. MAKE AN OFFER you may be surprised.
Buy one or all three of these Larkspur lots for sale. Two of the lots are side by side so you could potentially have a beautiful home on one lot and free open space next to you. You would have the ability to control who lives next to you! Everyone wishes they could do this.
Here is a link to the MLS Documentation for your review.
Photos Below.
The lots are gently sloping with massive views of unique rock outcroppings, rolling prairie hills and the foothills. Come out and take a look or enjoy the photos below.
These are fire sale prices however please do submit an offer. All offers will be considered!
For additional information Call Steven Beam at 303-941-4663 or shot me an EMAIL.
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Fun Snowshoeing with kids in Steamboat Springs CO.
Jan 4th 11
Kids Snowshoeing in Colorado
We took off to Steamboat Springs over the New Year’s Eve Holiday weekend. The weather was freezing…really freezing. New Years Eve it was minus 14 and a slight breeze. The kids were frozen.
Colorado snowshoeing with kids
We were able to get in some fun with our 2 and 5 year old though. We took them snowshoeing on some really cool trails around Steamboat. The photos here of our kids were taken on the Spring Creek Trail right in town near the high school.
It was snowing sideways at times but we bundled them up and they had a blast.Warmth, meaning good boots, gloves and clothes are critical to happiness in winter sports with kids.
Fun with kids Snowshoeing.
Here you see my daughter in what is waist deep snow to an adult but she was having a blast crawling around trying to get out of a large hole under a tree.
If you keep the mood light, the kids warm and add no additional stress we have found that even with small kids we are able to still enjoy one of me and my wife’s favorite winter outdoor activities.
For my 2 year old daughter I attached a rope to a $14 blow up sled I picked up at Walmart. It was surprisingly easy to pull and comfortable enough for her to eventually fall asleep while I was towing her from my waist.
Cheap Sled for towing small kids.
To find great trails check out the web or do what we do. Stop in the local ski shop and ask the people that live there. I wouldn’t try anything over a few miles in length since if the kids do get cold you will want to get back to the car quickly if needed.
Getting off the trial will also add some fun. We actually spend as much time climbing hills and deep snow drifts as we do walking the trails. It seems to be more fun off trail for all involved.
I highly recommend taking a lunch and snacks so when you are lucky enough to snowshoe in a blizzard it ’s pretty cool to find a huge evergreen and crawl under the lower limbs for a lunch and listen to it snow. It’s amazing how much noise snow makes when it’s snowing hard. I bet most people have never taken the time to listen.
Just because it’s cold out and snowing doesn’t mean you need to keep the kids inside. We would go nuts if we tried to keep our kids in. Get out and enjoy you kids and have fun.
Snowshoeing is cheap too. You can buy good snowshoes for under $100 or rent them for about $4 a day at REI or other outdoor stores.
Steven Beam is a real estate broker in Parker Colorado.
Me and my kids
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