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April 7, 2011

PACE – Parker gets a new Arts, Events & Culture Center.

PACE or Parker Arts, Culture & Events This is a scan of the post card the Town of Parker handed me at the recent “State of the Town” meeting I attended. To be honest learning about this new (soon to be finished) cultural center in the center of town was actually the most exciting part of […]
April 7, 2011

Hot Real Estate Investment Deals In Parker Colorado

Do you want the “Hot Sheet” with this weeks really awesome investment properties for Parker Colorado? Click Here. We are currently working on a new program that we will have available soon for real estate investors. We all know that the real estate investor is going to be the saving grace of this massive real estate […]
April 7, 2011

Stonegate Annual Neighborhood Garage Sale 2011

The Annual Stonegate Neighborhood Garage Sale Link to the Stonegate garage sale 2013 LINK to the 2012 Stonegate garage Sale Friday and Saturday June, 3rd and 4th. From 8:00 AM to 2:00PM Directions: Stonegate is 3 miles East of I-25 and Lincoln in Douglas County Colorado in the town of Parker. Stonegate is on the North […]
March 18, 2011

Lowball Offers Are Sometimes The Only Offer

I wrote this in response to another blog post on another blog. I felt I should share it here. It seems some Realtors and Sellers get really bent out of shape when a buyer makes a lowball offer. I admit that it can be an insult but many times it’s a wake up call to the […]
March 17, 2011

Stonegate home gets painted kitchen cabinets done correctly.

More Photos of the painted cabinets below. Stonegate Neighborhood Home Updated with Painted Cabinets. Falcon built, Victoria Model. We have all seen them. The dreaded orange kitchen cabinets. (Pictured below)  My wife and I call them orange but the builder called them “natural” when they sold them to all of us. I guess in the mid […]
March 2, 2011

The Timbers Luxury Home Sales Report.

This report shows you what has sold and closed in The Timbers over the past 4 years. Only closed sales over $750,000. Last week at the end of February one of my buyers offered on and reached an agreement for a $1.225 million listing over in Pradera. So yes I believe the luxury home market in […]
March 1, 2011

Luxury Custom Home Buyers Love The Timbers in Parker CO.

At some point in our lives most of us consider or at least dream of owning or building a custom home. I know I have. In Parker Colorado we have the top selling custom home community in the entire Denver Metro area. The Timbers. The Timbers is located in the The Pinery which is a 27 […]
February 16, 2011

Parker Colorado Lifestyle – Horse Property

A few weeks ago I went out to the Rocky Mountain Air Park to show my kids an airplane that a friend of mine built and flies. While we were there I took a photo across the prairie of this beautiful Colorado horse ranch. I couldn’t get the mountains on the other side but I’m sure […]
February 16, 2011

How do the new FHA Mortgage Insurance Rules Impact You?

Did you know that in mid April all new FHA loans will change? For FHA case numbers pulled after April 17th there will be a very noticeable increase in monthly mortgage insurance. FHA will be increasing their monthly mortgage insurance fee by .25% for a 30 year fixed rate loan with a minimum down payment for […]
January 27, 2011

Pradera Golf Club 4 Years of Home Sale Trends

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 […]
January 21, 2011

Douglas County Working Parents and Top Pre Schools Options Limited

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 […]
January 20, 2011

Have we hit the bottom in Parker Colorado Real Estate Market?

“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 […]