Real Estate Stats

April 13, 2011

Douglas County Real Estate Market Update

2011 1st Quarter Real Estate Stats Douglas County Colorado Here is a quick look at the numbers as seen in the full report linked to above. This is for the Douglas & Elbert Market areas. Average Sold Price = $337,668 which is down 5.1% from 2010. # Sold homes = 926 which is up by 6 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
November 11, 2010

Be a VOYEUR! See what is happening in your Parker CO neighborhood.

Here is an excellent way to monitor ACTIVE and SOLD homes in very specific areas and neighborhoods. The Market Snapshot. This report is easily setup by me or by you that automatically emails you monthly or bi-monthly all the homes sold and active in a specific area or neighborhood. (Sample Report Here) As a Buyer: You […]
October 13, 2010

Stonegate Neighborhood Parker Colorado Homes Sold

Stonegate Neighborhood Market Report for Homes Sold from Jan 2010 to October 2010. Parker, Colorado Homes Sold in Stonegate = 80 Average Total Days on Market = 45 Lowest Price Stonegate Home Sold = $163,000 Highest Price Stonegate Home Sold = $490,000 Average Stonegate Sales Price = $311,137 Total Volume of home Sales in Stonegate = […]
October 10, 2010

Luxury Home Sales Report in Parker & Franktown Colorado

This is a report for the Luxury Home Sales in Parker and Franktown Colorado. The high-end luxury home sales in Parker and Franktown Colorado is moving ever so slow at the moment. The report below will show you luxury home sales fron January 2010 to October 2010. High-end homes are defined here as any home that […]
September 23, 2010

Who controls appreciation in your neighborhood?

The wonderful new system that our government has forced upon us is the HVCC. Home Valuation Code of Conduct. When you combine this with appraisers that are incapable and or incompetent then boy do you end up with a cluster… I’m not going to go into the full details of the HVCC but I did add […]
August 30, 2010

Paying off my house and the BIGGEST load of CRAP in real estate.

Should you pay off your mortgage? I think most people should. Today I’m talking about mortgages, paying them off and what I consider to be a load of crap pushed on home buyers by the lenders of America, accountants and YES the real estate brokers. I’ve never understood why everyone says “oh you have to have […]
July 8, 2010

Idyllwilde in Parker Colorado Real Estate Market Report

This is the real estate & homes sold market report for Idyllwilde and Reata North in Parker Colorado. These are homes that sold and closed from January 1, 2010 to June 1, 2010. This homes sold report does not inclde FSBOs so there could possibly be other sales. Idyllwilde is a neighborhood in Parker Colorado that […]
June 29, 2010

Housing Market News for Denver and Colorado

Here are some quick links to local and National news articles pertaing to the housing & real estate market. I thought you might enjoy. U.S. home prices rise 0.8% in April: S&P – Prices have moved up 3.8% in the past year, marking the third consecutive year-over-year gain.  Prices rose in 18 of the 20 metropolitan […]