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Pleasant Park Beautiful Home for Sale in Conifer Littleton Area

Bob Maiocco (Keller Williams DTC) — Mon, 11 May 2009 14:08:53 -0500

This is a spectacular home for sale between Conifer and Littleton; 14012 Kuehster Road is an 11.28 Acre parcel of gently sloping, East facing, well treed property overlooking Denver. Just 3.5 miles of maintained County Road from Pleasant Park, Conifer or High Grade, Littleton and at the end of an easy paved driveway is a spectacular mountain contemporary.

The home boasts 3,347 square feet of elegantly designed architecture, quality finishes and superior craftsmanship. Immediately upon opening the stone arch-framed front entry, the view corridors will inspire awe as you see through to the large windows framing the city lights.

The main floor is wholly vaulted with extensive natural light, and provides care-free open living between kitchen, dining and great room. The kitchen comes complete with maple cabinetry a wealth of drawers and cabinets, a large island with stainless steel range, spice rack and breakfast bar. The slate floors accentuate the typical traffic flow and add to the overall atmosphere of quality and style.

Just beyond the Antler Chandelier is access to the huge deck and hot tub-your place to unwind and rejuvenate as you look over the twinkling lights of lower downtown Denver.

Real Estate Summary: 14012 Kuehster Rd. is a 3 Bedroom (plus a loft and a theatre room) and 2 3/4 bath, 3347 Square foot, Multilevel Custom Home with a walkout basement on 11.28 acres, Zoned A2, Household use well, Built in 1997, 2 car garage, gentle paved driveway, Hot tub and stainless appliances: $550,000.

A large secondary bedroom on the main floor has a large closet and access to a close bath.

A few steps up is the master bedroom with its own South facing deck, exposed-beam vaulting and a large private bath and walk-in closet. Just off the master is the loft or retreat overlooking the family room.

The lower level theatre room is currently configured as a 4the bedroom, has an arched doorway and is prewired for surround. It is adjacent to the play area and access to the back yard slider. Also on this level is another bedroom and full bath along with an enormous laundry room, mechanical space and extra nook for an additional fridge, sewing area, table etc…

The garage is large enough for comfortably parking two vehicles (big enough for a suburban) and a large work bench and storage. The driveway is paved and has an extensive parking area and turnaround place that's ideal for playing or overflow parking…

Overall this is a property that excels in all categories, is well built, well maintained, and thoughtfully designed in a place of inspiration!

Below is the map of all Conifer homes for sale and Littleton Mountain homes between $520,000 and $580,000 so you can see how aggressively priced this home is compared to the other market inventory.

See these related posts:

All Conifer homes for sale

Littleton Horse Property

Evergreen's New Gen-Xers Group Inaugural Meeting

Bob Maiocco (Keller Williams DTC) — Mon, 04 May 2009 16:05:21 -0500

Gen-Xers Group forms in Evergreen

This newly forming group is for those in their thirties and forties, whether single, married, with kids or without. Our first meeting will be held in the organizers' home on Sunday, May 17 at 3:00 p.m., with appetizers provided. Possible group activities include hiking, camping and ski trips; dinner parties and barbeques; book clubs and attending cultural events. At our first meeting, we will brainstorm ideas for activities and discuss how we envision this group evolving. Some activities will be oriented toward adults, and other activities will be more kid-friendly, depending on the interest of the group. Please join us at our first meeting to learn more about the group – your kids are welcome to come with you. You do not need to be new to the Evergreen area to join! Please contact Bryce or Alayna at 303-330-0728 or alaynajbloom@hotmail.com to RSVP. See our related posts:

Evergreen real estate

Conifer Real Estate

April Storm Buries Evergreen and Conifer

Bob Maiocco (Keller Williams DTC) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:56:51 -0500

April 18 and I'm writing from my little horse ranch in Conifer at about 8000 feet. We are snowed in! I was able to keep my driveway open for most of yesterday but I eventually got stuck-- even with chains. And now the snow has accumulated to a depth well beyond the capacity of my Ford F350 or it's captain.

We lost power some time after 2 AM as did all of Conifer and most, if not all of Evergreen. According to IREA we can expect to the power loss to last through the weekend and possibly as late as Monday.

I've called my neighbors who usually rely on me for plowing and they are all okay, hunkered down and waiting it out. Maybe we'll have a neighborhood Monopoly match later. One Belle Meade neighbor has a generator so we may head over there-- eventually. He's a Scotch drinker though so it could get interesting.

Anyway, it's springtime in Denver! It will be in the sixties by Tuesday and soon all this snow will be a distant memory. But for now it's time to play in the snow.

I have started to see signs of cabin fever in my wife though! It's been 3 hours since we noticed the power outage--she's starting to show some minor insanity. Most recently she asked if I would snowshoe to Starbucks to get her a latte. It's only 2.5 miles but I just don't see it happening. Maybe I'll make a run to Sushi Hai--I suspect they don't need power to make a big plate of raw fish!

Well we all survived! IREA had the power up at our place by Saturday evening. It was fully restored to all of Conifer later that night. Sunday morning I was able to dig out my plow and open up the road. Several LARGE trees came down around me while I was plowing. In fact one tree leaned over and caused a fire in my neighbors yard. The fire was contained without any help, the Elk Creek fire department scouted it but wasn't very impressed! All in all it was a great weekend. The snow provided a nice reprieve from the constant connection, whirls and buzzing, that we're so used to. At least for the Maioccos it was a weekend of bonding over the Monopoly board!

Happy days!

Here's a link to my earlier article about Conifer Real Estate

And A Great Conifer Horse Property

And I wrote a little ditty about Evergreen real estate as well.

Sunset Ridge And Kittredge Video in Evergreen Colorado

Bob Maiocco (Keller Williams DTC) — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:49:06 -0500

Sunset Ridge and Kittredge in Evergreen

Kittredge is a beautiful community just East of Evergreen, CO with a wide range of homes for sale. This video shows a quick overview of Sunset Ridge, a new home community just above Kittredge, overlooking the Bear Creek Canyon, with spectacular views of Mount Evans!
The video is amateur at best and pretty shaky with an impromptu script. However, The intent is to give you an idea of the atmosphere of the neighborhood and various streetscapes... The map below shows the homes available for sale throughout both Sunset Ridge and Kittredge. Clicking on a home icon will provide a wealth of details about each home.

Search all homes in Kittredge and even Evergreen by clicking on the map!

Find out more about Evergreen CO Real Estate

Sunset Ridge and Kittredge Real Estate in Evergreen, CO

Bob Maiocco (Keller Williams DTC) — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:24:46 -0500

Sunset Ridge and Kittredge in Evergreen

Kittredge is a beautiful community just East of Evergreen, CO with a wide range of homes for sale. This video shows a quick overview of Sunset Ridge, a new home community just above Kittredge, overlooking the Bear Creek Canyon, with spectacular views of Mount Evans!

The video is amateur at best and pretty shaky with an impromptu script. However, The intent is to give you an idea of the atmosphere of the neighborhood and various streetscapes... The map below shows the homes available for sale throughout both Sunset Ridge and Kittredge. Clicking on a home icon will provide a wealth of details about each home.

Search all homes in Kittredge and even Evergreen by clicking on the map!

Find out more about Evergreen CO Real Estate

Denver 's Speer Neighborhood & Speer Real Estate

Bob Maiocco (Keller Williams DTC) — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:41:53 -0500

Just North of West Wash Park and South of Speer is one of Denver ‘s oldest neighborhoods. The Speer neighborhood is bound on the West Side by Broadway, Alameda to the South, Downing on the East and Speer to the North. The Baker neighborhood is immediately to the West and Denver Country Club is Immediately to the East, West Wash Park is across Alameda to the South.

Take a look at this interactive map with all homes available in Speer, and Baker.

Hint: if you drag the map or zoom in to an area of interest you can see exactly where various homes for sale are and how they relate to the neighbor’s homes, street and the parks…

Recently related articles include Sloan’s Lake Real Estate, Cherry Creek North Real Estate.

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Conifer CO and Conifer CO Real Estate

Bob Maiocco (Keller Williams DTC) — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:08:54 -0500

Conifer, Colorado

Welcome to the Conifer Community Website. Conifer is an unincorporated mountain town of Jefferson County, Colorado in the foothills South and West of Denver, CO along highway 285. Conifer serves as the gateway to Colorado’s Southern mountains, South Park and a wealth of fly-fishing, mountain biking, skiing, snowmobiling and overall Colorado mountain activities!

The town of Conifer sits at about 8,300 feet although there are homes at the top of Conifer mountain approaching 10,000 feet in elevation and at the bottom of Foxton Road at the North Fork of the South Platte River the elevation is about 6,400 feet.!

Conifer is home to the well known and visible sledding hill of Meyers Ranch open Space. Passersby on Highway 285 can see sledders and snowboarders enjoying the gently sloping grassy hillside which in the spring and summer can be filled with hikers, mountain bikers and an occasional herd of Elk.

Residents in Conifer typically commute to Denver and enjoy a peaceful, low population density community with its own schools including West Jefferson Elementary, West Jefferson Middle School and Conifer High School—Home to the Lobos.

The real estate market in Conifer is one of great price diversity, with homes starting, at the time of this posting at $134,900, but with 15 homes over $1,000,000 including Conifer’s most expensive active listing at $2,500,000 in Rampart Highlands off of Richmond Hill. That said the average purchase price of homes so far in 2009 in Conifer is about $300,000.

Homes can range from the weekend mountain cabin to expansive rocky mountain horse property. Equestrians enjoy extensive trails, varied terrain and quick access to specialized veterinary care.

Conifer experienced a tremendous surge of retail growth in 2007 and 2008 with new grocery stores, including King Soopers and Safeway’s Flagship store—complete with it’s own boutique coffee bar, juice bar, sushi bar, and a lot more! In fact I believe it is the second biggest Safeway store in the U.S.! In addition many new restaurants have popped up in Conifer including: Pier 49 Pizza, Heidi’s Deli, Anthony’s Pizza, Chile’s—which despite my own efforts to eat as much as I could has subsequently closed, a beautiful Sushi restaurant- Sushi Hai, Lucille’s Steakhouse, Sonic, 3 Margaritas- who was kind enough to sponsor the third grade lacrosse team, Qdoba, Wendy’s, Fiesta Jalisco, Raven’s—a local eatery and tavern, and probably a few more that are slipping my memory right now. But none of them compete with J.J. Madwells manicotti at 26412 Main Street!

Be sure to check out these related posts:

Littleton Horse Property

Golden Real Estate

Evergreen Real Estate

Subdivisions in Evergreen

Bob Maiocco (Keller Williams DTC) — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:26:08 -0500

Subdivisions in Evergreen

I've been researching the various Subdivisions in Evergreen and thought I would share what I believe is a comprehensive list. If your subdivision is missing from this list please let me know!

Ackerman & Grimes Nob Hill

Amber Woods Condos

Arapaho Park Estates

Bear Creek Estates

Bear Mountain/ Lone Peak Area

Bear Mountain Vista Meadow

Bear Mountain Vista Unit 3

Bear Mountain Vista Unit Ii

Bear Mountain Vista

Bear Mountain

Beaver Brook Canyon

Beaver Brook Lodge Estates

Beaver Brook

Beaverbrook, Pine Valley

Bell Park Estates

Bendemeer Valley

Bergen Creek

Bergen Glen Estates, Hiwan

Bergen Glen Estates

Bergen Park

Blue Creek Area

Blue Creek

Border Soda Creek

Broken Arrow Estates

Brook Forest/ Alpine Hills

Brook Forest Country Club Uni

Brook Forest Country Club Unit

Brook Forest Estate

Brook Forest Estates

Brook Forest Flg #1

Brook Forest Flg #2

Brook Forest Flg #4

Brook Forest

Buffalo Park Estates Unit 2

Buffalo Park Estates

Center At Evergreen

Circle K Ranch Homesites

Circle K Ranch Sites

Cragmont, Evergreen

Cragmont Estates

Cragmont

Crest At Sun Creek Ph 3 Condo

Crest At Sun Creek

Cub Creek Ranch, Evergreen

Diamond Park

Echo Hills/ Castlewood West

Echo Hills Subdivision

Echo Hills

Echo Hills.Bergan Park Estates

El Pinal 1st Flg

El Pinal 2nd Flg

El Pinal 3rd Flg

El Pinal 4th Flg

El Rancho, Evergreen

Elk Meadow Estates

Elk Rest Meadows

Estates At Bergen Mountain

Evergreen Hills Flg No 2

Evergreen Commons

Evergreen Heights Ex Sur #1

Evergreen Highlands Unit 2

Evergreen Highlands Unit 4

Evergreen Highlands Unit 5

Evergreen Highlands

Evergreen Hills Flg No 1

Evergreen Manor

Evergreen Meadows Unit 3

Evergreen Meadows Unit 4

Evergreen Meadows Unit 5

Evergreen Meadows Unit 6

Evergreen Meadows Unit 7

Evergreen Meadows Unit 8

Evergreen Meadows Unit 9

Evergreen Meadows

Evergreen North Village Flg 2

Evergreen North Village

Evergreen Park Estates Unit 2

Evergreen Park Estates Unit 4

Evergreen Park Estates Unit 7

Evergreen Park Estates

Evergreen Springs Ranch Amd 1

Evergreen Val.Ley Estates

Evergreen Valley Estates Ex S

Evergreen Valley Estates

Evergreen West Central

Evergreen West Highlands

Evergreen West

Evergreen

Forest Hill Mtn.Parks

Forest Hill Second Flg

Fox Ridge At Soda Creek

Fox Ridge Estates

French Springs

Genesee Park State

Glen Eyrie / Uppper Bear

Glen Eyrie

Grand Perserve

Grand Prederve

Grand Preserve, Soda, Bear, Kerr

Grand Preserve @ Saddleback

Grand Preserve

Green Preserve

Greens At Hiwan Ex Sur No 2 T

Greens At Hiwan Flg #2 The

Greens At Hiwan The

Greystone Estates

Greystone Lazy Acres

Greystone Lazy Estates

Greystone

Hangen Ranch/ Elk Ridge

Hangen Ranch And M& B

Hangen Ranch

Herzman Mesa

Hidden Valley

High Prairie/ Cragmont

High Prairie 2nd Flg Amd #1

High Prairie 2nd Flg

Hillcrest Village Resub

Hillcrest Village

Hillstone

Hiwan, Island, Bergen Park

Hiwan / Bergen

Hiwan 1st Flg

Hiwan 2nd Flg

Hiwan 3rd Flg

Hiwan 4th Flg

Hiwan Clubhouse Courts Condo

Hiwan Fairway 2 Hiwan 5 Ph3 A

Hiwan Fairway 2 Hiwan 5 Ph3 Am

Hiwan Fifth Flg Ph 1

Hiwan First Flg Amd #1

Hiwan Golf Club

Hiwan Hill/ Hiwan Village

Hiwan Hills Blk 2

Hiwan Hills Blk 3

Hiwan Hills Blk 4 Amd 1

Hiwan Hills Blk 4

Hiwan Hills

Hiwan Homestead Estates Amd 2

Hiwan Sixth Flg

Hiwan Village

Hiwan

Homestead Hideway

Hy-Glenn Park

Hyland Hills

Imes Subdivision

Imes

Independance Heights

Independence Heights Unit 1

Independence Heights

Kerr Gulch, Evergreen

Kerr Gulch, Hiwan, Genessee

Kerr Gulch, Hiwan

Kerr Gulch, Soda Creek, Hiwan

Kerr Gulch Highlands

Kerr Gulch M& B

Kerr Gulch M & B

Kerr Gulch

Kittredge & Kittredge Amd Map

Kittredge & Kittredge Amd

Kittredge

Kolterman Sub/ Blue Creek

Le Masters Elephant Park Add

Litten Jorden

Lodges Ii 1st Supp Condos Pha

Lodges In The Ridge At Hiwan A

Lodges In The Ridge At Hiwan

Lower Bear Creek Rosedale

Marschner 4th Flg

Marschner 5th Flg

Marschner

Marshdale, Evergreen

Marshdale Park 2nd Add

Marshdale Park

Marshdale

Mary N Williams Estate Add

Maxwell Falls

Meadow Mountain Heights

Meadowview Condos

Mountain Meadow Heights Amd 2

Mountain Meadow Heights Ex Su

Mountain Meadow Heights

Mountain Park Home Amd 4

Mountain Park Home

Mountain View Condos

Near Cragmont

Near Evergreen Meadows

Near Hangan Ranch

Near Marshdale

Near Soda Creek

Nob Hill

None Known

None S Of Wonderview

North Santa Fe Mountain Divis

Observation On Independence Mt

Observatory@Independence Mt

Observatory @ Independence Mt

Observatory On Independence Mt

Pine Valley Acres

Pine Valley Ranch Estates

Pine Valley Subdivision

Pinedale Ranch Sub

Promontory At Soda Creek Firs

Promontory At Soda Creek First

Quartz Mountain

Range At Hiwan The

Raven Rock Ranch

Red Fox Run

Reserve At Tanoa

Ridge At Hiwan 1st Flg The

Ridge At Hiwan 2nd Flg The

Ridge At Hiwan 3rd Flg

Ridge At Hiwan 8th Flg The

Ridge At Hiwan Estates

Ridge At Hiwan Ninth Flg The

Ridge At Hiwan Sixth Flg The

Ridge At Hiwan Tenth Flg The

Ridge At Hiwan

Ridge At Pine Valley

Rocky Mountain Baptist Villag

Rocky Mountain Baptist Village

Rosedale Acres

Ruby Ranch

Saddleback Beaverbrook Hyland

Saddleback Heights

Saddleback Mountain Subdivisi

Saddleback Ridge, Evergreen

Saddleback Ridge Estates

Saddleback Ridge

Saddleback

Schaufus Sub

Schrof Div 2002 Amendment

Segers Evergreen Acres

Silver Spruce Village Condo P

Silver Spruce Village Condos P

Silver Spruce Village Condos

Singing River Estates

Soda Creek At Bergen

Soda Creek Flg #1

Soda Creek Flg #2

Soda Creek Flg #3 Amd #1

Soda Creek Flg #3

Soda Creek Flg #4

Soda Creek Near

Soda Creek

Southern Shelter

Southview Office Condos Ii

Spruce Dale Park

Spruce Hill Add

Spring Ranch

Stagecoach Valley

Stanley Park 1st Add

Stanley Park

Summit The

Sun Creek Condos Ph 1

Sun Ridge Ex Sur # 1

Suncreek Condos Ph 2

Sunset Ridge, Kittredge

Sunset Ridge

Tall Grass

Tanoa, The Woods

Tanoa At Elk Meadow Flg No 1

Tanoa At Elk Meadow Flg No 3

Tanoa At Elk Meadow

The Club At Hiwan

The Grand Preserve/ Saddleback

The Summit / Tanoa

Timber Place/ Echo Hills

Timber Place

Timbers Estates Resub

Timbers

Troublesome Gulch

Troutdale Estates Sub A & Sub

Troutdale Glen

Troutdale Village Ex Sur # 2

Troutdale Village

Troutdale

Upper Bear Creek Ranch

Upper Bear Creek

Upper Bear

Upper Bendemmeer Park

Upper Lower Bear Creek

Valley Hi Ranch Estates Flg 3

Valley Hi Ranch Estates

Valley Hi

Villas At Hiwan

Wah-Keeney Park

Wah Keeney/ Mountain View Condo

Wah Keeney Park 2nd Flg Amd #2

Wah Keeney Park 2nd Flg

Wah Keeney Park Ex Sur # 1

Wah Keeney Park

Wah Kinney

Westhaven Heights Amd

Westhaven Heights Sub

Wilderness Point/ Circle K

Wilderness Point

Wilderness Ridge

Wilmot Woods Add To Evergreen

Wonderview Marshdale

When "They" Say Denver is The Best place To Live--"They" Mean Evergreen

Bob Maiocco (Keller Williams DTC) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:21:40 -0600

I've blogged in the past about Denver and the Denver metro being ranked among the best places to live. This is not only my opinion but now a certifiable fact. It turns out that when most people are realizing that the grass is greener elsewhere—they’re thinking about Denver, and they’re right, but probably really picturing Evergreen!

According to a new national survey by the Pew Research Center’s Social & Demographic Trends project; 43% of respondents replied that they would like to live in Denver and it’s surrounding metropolitan area-- when I hear someone say "surrounding area" I hear "The Mountain towns west of Denver-- Like Evergreen, Golde, Conifer, Morrison; -- it's probably just too long and awkward of a sentence to publish (except on this blog)-- really-- who would say they wanted to live in the "surrounding metro" and mean Aurora? After reading the entire 45 page report (you can too at: http://pewsocialtrends.org/assets/pdf/Community-Satisfaction.pdf I think the people who didn’t vote for Denver and it’s suburbs probably just don’t know enough about it to realize that it is most likely the right answer for them too!

As I write this I am gazing out my window, out to the snow capped mountains above Golden and Evergreen. I wonder who has the statistics on cities with the highest level of playing hooky! When I was eating breakfast today, in the sun and fifty-something degree March weather, I almost called it a day and went biking or skiing instead of hunkering down to be productive. That said, our Economic Development Council will tell you that our workforce is very efficient, probably prompt, and has some very high level of attendance— but it’s tough on days like today.

The quality of life Denver offers its residents is hard to quantify but I believe its fueled by the freedom of the hills. Take me for example: I am a work-a-holic and spend a great deal of time in front of clients, the computer, and driving, but I know that on any given day—I can run up to the mountains, melt my stress away with crisp, mountain air. Deep blue-skies and a dose of fresh powder or a run along a beautiful single track trail! The fact is, I probably won’t have a chance to get out there tomorrow—but I might. And if I lived in Cleveland; I know I wouldn’t. So I work a way, happy as ever living in the Rocky Mountains.

Another reason Denver is so great is our cost of living According to the highly regarded Council For Community and Economic Research or C2ER.org Denver is significantly less expensive to live in based on prices of more than 60 goods and services than the other top cities.

Take San Diego for example:I have moved many families to Colorado from San Diego and the story is virtually always the same. Houses are expensive in and around San Diego, schools are horrible, the traffic, crime and overall atmosphere makes it difficult to be happy. In all fairness, I suppose recent transplants to Denver, virtually always bash their previous city of residence. But the fact is the average home in San Diego costs. 85% more than in Denver! ($638,081 versus $343,969) Well, let me tell you, I would be a little less pleasant if I spent $640,000 on a house and found out that it was just average. Overall, living in San Diego is about 25% more expensive than Denver. Seattle (a distant third place in the poll) is also significantly more expensive, with their average home price at about $445,978 a full 30% more than Denver! I think I could use that 30% for better things—like sending my kids to college, mountain bikes, recycling or bailing out local retailers.

I’ll wrap this up with some more interesting facts in”Denver is THE Best Place to Live Part Two” If you're hungry for more great reasons to love Denver; take a look at my earlier posts: http://www.denversrealestatenews.com/denver-luxury-homes-in-the-mountains-of-golden/ or Denver Average Temperature for more.

And if you're still not convinced that Denver is the best place to live-- check out this Evergreen Real Estate and picture yourself living here with only a 30 minute commute to downtown Denver and 60 minutes to skiing!

First Time Home Buyer Tax credit

Bob Maiocco (Keller Williams DTC) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:03:27 -0600

In a continuing effort to boost the economy by jumpstarting real estate sales by first time home buyers, Congress recently enacted a bigger and better tax credit of up to $8,000 for qualified first-time home buyers purchasing a principal residence on or after Jan. 1, 2009 and before Dec. 1, 2009.

A tax credit is significantly better than a tax deduction since it is a direct reduction in the amount of taxes owed. This typically results in a huge tax refund! Or if you alter your tax withholdings-- you will net considerably more from each paycheck.

The tax credit is for first time home buyers only. DON'T RULE YOURSELF OUT if you have previously owned a home. The law defines a first time buyer as one who has not owned a principal residence in the previous 3 years-a rental home or vacation home will not exclude you from this tax credit.

Most purchases will qualify for the entire $8,000 credit since it is equal to 10%of the home's purchase price (up to $8,000).

There are income restrictions with the credit which are important to consider. The tax credit is reduced proportionately for tax payers with Modified Adjusted Gross Incomes greater than $75,000 for an individual or $150,000 for a married couple filing jointly. The tax credit is not available for individuals with Modified Adjusted Gross Incomes greater than $95,000 or $170,000 for married couples.

The tax credit does not have to be paid back-as long as you use the residence as a principal residence for at least three years!

Any home that will be used as a principal residence will qualify for the credit. This includes single-family detached homes, attached homes like townhouses and condominiums, manufactured homes (also known as mobile homes) and houseboats although, again, you would have to use the residence as your principal residence.

You can even build a new home-or have a contractor or new home builder to build the residence as long as long as the first date of occupancy of the new home is before December 1, 2009 and if a new home builder builds it-the closing occurs prior to December 1, 2009.

This program can be combined with the Mortgage Revenue Bond (MRB) for additional benefit.

Overall this tax credit is basically like a bonus for first time Buyers. The government is more or less paying $8,000 to you to buy a home! This combination of tax credit bonus, low interest rates, large amount of inventory and reduced prices on many homes makes it a great time to buy a home.

If you're considering buying a home in Colorado take a look at Evergreen Real Estate

New Listing Web Site For Golden and Evergreen Real Estate

Bob Maiocco (Keller Williams DTC) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:00:30 -0600

As part of our ongoing effort to Market our homes with as many effective channels as possible we have added an additional resource: Realbird.com This site has extensive photo options and some pretty slick mapping tools. Although we already use Obeo for virtual tours after seeing the additional resources and syndication that Realbird provides I thought I would give it a try. Since I have begun listing 27867 Meadowlark Drive, Golden, CO and it will be coming soon to the MLS and Evergreen and Golden searches-- it makes sense to use as many outlets as possible. Please let me kow your thoughts on the overall presentation and quality of realbird. I'd love to see your comments! -Bob Evergreen Real Estate Marketing Guru (720)273-4262 direct

Evergreen Real Estate Info "Spotlight on Jefferson County"

Bob Maiocco (Keller Williams DTC) — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:22:18 -0600

The Jefferson County real estate market is changing on at a rapid pace and hob nobbing with the politicians who effect our market can be an enlightening and revealing experience! Wednesday the Jefferson County Association of REALTORS is hosting a reception for real estate professionals—just before the reception is a Continuing Ed class “Spotlight On Jefferson County” with one hour of CE credit offered.

I’ll be attending and I hope to meet you there and I’ll tell you all about my new Evergreen real Estate listing in Spring Ranch at 27867 Meadowlark Drive in Spring ranch!

Seating is limited and at last check there were only 10 seats remaining.

For more information check out Spotlight on Jeffco

Bob Maiocco
Broker Associate
The Maiocco Team, Inc.
Keller Williams
(720)273-4262 direct
follow me on Twitter: BobTheBroker
blogging at: www.DenversRealEstateNews.com
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Evergreen Real Estate for sale at 27867 Meadowlark Drive Golden Colorado Coming Soon!

Bob Maiocco (Keller Williams DTC) — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:16:56 -0600

27867 Meadowlark Drive in Spring Ranch in the Evergreen Real Estate Market will be coming on the market very soon!

This original post is from my main blog at Evergreen Real Estate.

We are very proud to be marketing this unique custom mountain home and are very excited with the marketing materials that we have cued up as we get closer to the official launch date of the listing. Here’s an overview to wet your appetite:

27867 Meadowlark Drive - This grand mountain estate is situated on what may be the highest, private, 5 acre lot in Spring Ranch. Boasting commanding views of Cold Springs Valley and backing to the huge Genesee Denver Mountain Park!

The huge vaulted entry, makes a great impression with a soaring ceiling and multiple view corridors through ornate ironwork railings. The magnificent two-story foyer is just a hint of what is to come. The informal family room with extensive stone work offers an oversized fireplace with detailed mantel and as the focal point with each side flanked by built-in bookshelves. Floor to ceiling stonework adds a dramatic flair competing for your attention with the vast views through awe inspiring windows.

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The epicurean kitchen is the entertaining hub and equipped with top of the line appliances, glass front cabinetry and a massive stone slab center work island with sink. The adjacent casual eating nook easily accommodates six to eight diners with amazing views across a frequently elk-filled valley and access to a generous outdoor eating/cooking deck .

The Master retreat with custom tiled fireplace is located on the first floor and accented with views of the Rocky Mountains and discrete access to a private outdoor retreat . An elegant ensuite bath is an embarrassment of riches with an oversized shower and immense tub perfect for relaxation. The second level offers large bedrooms with walk in closets and full bath access, a bonus room and a loft/office/computer area.

The well designed walk-out basement allows for multiple entertaining opportunities with a stacked stone fireplace with gas logs, home theatre, wine cellar, study with walk in closet, designer Berber carpet, generous exercise room, Game room, second laundry room and a sitting area.

Spring Ranch itself is a peaceful, serene setting, with great hiking, a lake for boating, fishing and ice skating. In fact the private neighborhood is a large loop frequented by residents walking, jogging, biking, site seeing and so much more....... This estate sits on the finest home site in Spring Ranch, one of about 45 sites on 5 acre lots adjoining the vast Denver Mountain park system’s Genesee Park. Spring Ranch has quick access to I-70 (measured in yards not miles) but with no hint of the highways presence visually or audibly.

This home is a 30 minute commute to lower downtown Denver and yet from here the quality of life that Colorado offers is limitless and close!

For more information on this estate please feel free to give me a call!

Bob Maiocco
Broker Associate
The Maiocco Team, Inc.
Keller Williams
(720)273-4262 direct
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Evergreen Luxury Home For Sale 27867 Meadowlark Drive, Golden, CO

Bob Maiocco (Keller Williams DTC) — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:23:05 -0600

This is a coming soon notice. I have recently agreed to begin marketing a luxury home at 27867 Meadowlark Drive in Golden, Colorado. The address is technically in Golden but the home is actually much closer to all of the conveniences of North Evergreen. Meadowlark is in Spring Ranch which is a little known, secret neigborhood just South of the Chief Hosa exit. The Chief Hosa exit is one exit closer (East) to Denver from the Evergreen exit. I foresee most of my marketin materials referring primarily to Evergreen when discussing the merits of this home since many of the residents are more socially active in Evergreen than they are Golden. Nevertheless, stay tuned for more information. I'll be poosting more and more information, news, pictures and video about this home as we approach the official launch date! Information and media will also be located on my primary blog about Evergreen Real Estate

Why some agents don't get paid very much

Bob Maiocco (Keller Williams DTC) — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:04:55 -0600

I've posted this reply to another agents concern about a potential commission dispute because the comment thread is for members only but felt like the reply was suited for the entire public.

Dear X,

I'm intrigued by you post partly because I do quite a lot of short sales in and around Denver but also because it seems to shine a light on some common mistakes that reflect poorly on our industry.

Of course we all know that the commission is negotiated between Seller and Listing broker. It may even be that you are not authorized to negotiate your commission only your managing broker is.

Any of us who have sold homes for years has run into those who believe we get paid too much for limited effort. You know what? That may be true. It certainly may be true for someone who e-mails a blank contract off to some one and lets them fill in the blanks. You indicated that you "read" this couple so well that you decided not to follow up with them. I've heard about this "reading" before and to me it sounds more like you qualified them and they didn't fit the parameters of someone who you were willing to invest time with. I can certainly appreciate that. In fact I strongly urge my agents to qualify their prospects before spending time with them.

However, I wonder if you think you would have had a better experience if you invited the husband and his wife to join you at your office to go through the purchase process. Perhaps teach them how you and the Seller came up with the listed price, discussed the various required documents and the state approved form for writing an offer, explain at length what occurs during the short-sale negotiation and lay the foundation for a long and challenging escrow. A planned presentation goes a long way to overcome the most common objections and in building your image as a trusted advisor.

Even a know-it-all buyer deserves to have best-in-class service and/or representation since they may be the most susceptible to being duped. Or, as may have happened in this case, they may have erred in the completion of the form or at a minimum omitted some customary approaches to the various blanks. If the couple refused to come to your office I think a better approach would have been to seek out other alternatives such as other times for the meeting or perhaps meeting at their house. I am assuming you signed the offer at some point acknowledging that you were the agent who wrote it. Certainly this approach marginalized your credibility, and probably voided your e/o insurance. It most likely is a violation of your office policy manual. If nothing else it perpetuated the Buyers' belief that you as an agent did very little if anything to earn a commission.

The variety of replies with a slant toward preserving the commission, in my humble opinion, is misdirected. We as an association need to remember the value that we bring to the public. Concern about the public being too smart or that the commission is non of their concern, or worse, Sara Homan's position that maybe you only have to present the offer if it comes from a REALTOR® is mind boggling. We are paid to protect the public through our education, our processes and our skill. Furthermore, to pretend that there is some secret formula that occurs behind the scenes that the uneducated public doesn't know anything about but should respect paying a fat commission for is dangerous. With technology advancing and adding much needed transparency to our industry we need to continue striving to add value in our representation. It should not be up to the public to guess whether we add value or not-we should prove it each and every time we have an opportunity to earn some business. Frankly, that's what the public expects and if we don't do it we get paid what we deserve.

Bob Maiocco

www.MyHomeBuyingResource.com

RSS feed Readers

Bob Maiocco (Keller Williams DTC) — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:17:30 -0500

I am building a site and on which I would like to have an rss reader which will post news about certain search phrases or keywords. Does anyone have experience with this type of tool and is it something I can expect to have accomplished relatively easily?

From a SEO standpoint I'm under the impression that if it is an XML feed then the content of the reader will help my rankings

Firelight Highlands Ranch Market Update October 21, 2007

Bob Maiocco (Keller Williams DTC) — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:01:44 -0500

Firelight Highlands Ranch Colorado Market Update homes sold under contract and new listings October 21

October in Firelight has been pretty steadily plodding along: there are currently 12 homes under contract in Firelight. Of which two contracted since my last update (in the last 7 days)

3267 Ashworth Avenue, Highlands Ranch, a Shea Sage on open space contracted after only 11 days on the market.

And A Beazer two story after 46 days on the market that sits on over a quarter of an acre (0.27 a m/l) which makes it a contender for one of the largest yard in Firelight!

List Price	Bed/Bth	Sqr Ft	Address	City	Subarea
$295,950	3/3	1992	10646 CherryBrook Ci	Highlands Ranch	Firelight
$307,950	3/3	1804	2649 Westgate Ave	Highlands Ranch	Firelight
$339,900	4/3	2283	10727 Middlebury Way	Highlands Ranch	Firelight
$369,900	4/3	2562	3267 Ashworth Ave	Highlands Ranch	Firelight
$409,000	4/4	2220	3155 Windridge Cir.	Highlands Ranch	Firelight
$419,000	4/3	2420	10733 Ashford Cir.	Highlands Ranch	Firelight
$515,000	5/5	3138	3361 Westhaven Pl.	Highlands Ranch	Firelight
$549,000	4/4	3561	2794 Pemberly Ave.	Highlands Ranch	Firelight
$598,000	4/4	3321	3200 Lynwood Ave.	Highlands Ranch	Firelight
$599,900	5/5	3192	3285 Lynwood Ave.	Highlands Ranch	Firelight
$689,000	4/4	3264	2969 Newbury Ct.	Highlands Ranch	Firelight
$875,000	5/5	5073	2680 Danbury Ln.	Highlands Ranch	Firelight

And we have three new listings including a Shea Tarryall on open space priced at $269,900.00 at 10647 CHERRYBROOK although it’s incorrectly entered in the MLS as a Denver listing…

List Price	Bed/Bth	Sqr Ft	Address	City	Subarea
$269,900	3/3	1678	10647 CherryBrook	(Highlands Ranch)	Firelight
$339,950	4/3	2098	10540 Laurelglen Ci.	Highlands Ranch	Firelight
$430,000	3/3	2680	3076 Fox Sedge Pl	Highlands Ranch	Firelight

No closings in the last seven days in Firelight so here’s how it looks as of October 21:

42 homes active on the market in Firelight;

10656 BRASELTON STREET , HIGHLANDS RANCH reduced it’s price to a new low of $255,000 up to the high of $799,999 on Danbury which by the way is now for rent as well as for sale.

For a closer analysis of the market conditions, to discuss how we adapt our efforts to timely and specific Firelight market information, or to schedule a showing of any of the 42 homes for sale please logon to http://www.myhomebuyingresouce.com/ also I've added a new automated pricing tool to give you a way to determine the value of your home in Firelight, or really any home served by the metrolist MLS take a look at Firelight Home Value Calculator and let me know if you think it's valuable.

-Bob Maiocco

(720)273-4262

Andy Andrews-- The Decisions You Make Today Dictate Who You Are Tomorrow

Bob Maiocco (Keller Williams DTC) — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:34:32 -0500

I had a an opportunity to see Andy Andrews at a Keller Williams convention a few weeks ago.

After experiencing his talk related to his book The Travelers Gift Seven Decisions That Determine Personal Success I bought a whole box of his books and cd's to share with my team and my loved ones.

Since I drive so much with my business I have listened to hours and hours of his conversations. Andy is very clear that he's not a speaker nor a motivational coach-- more of a conversationalist. That suits me just fine since I'm not big on motivational speakers in general but I've recently become a big fan of Andy Andrews!

Since pretty much everything he says or writes is copy written and I don't have the press credentials to get access to his media kit so I can't quote the book. However I can say that the seven decisions are based on Andy's extensive research of over 200 Biographies of wildly successful people in history. Andy's gift to the world is his ability to notice things-- and what he has noticed is how the presence of the "Seven Decisions" changed each of their respective lives.

To acknowledge and approach the Seven Decisions with a conscious deliberation is one of the easiest to integrate into your daily life. Each of the decisions that Andy talks about are decisions that each of us make or don't make during the course of our every day life.

I strongly recommend that if you aren't where you want to be in your life, professionally or personally Andy Andrews is a great resource. His light humor and easy going conversational ability makes for quick reading and engaging study.

Take a look at http:www.andyandrews.com

I'd love to hear your success stories related to this. Please feel free to comment...

Jump on The Colorado Rockies Bandwagon!!!!

Bob Maiocco (Keller Williams DTC) — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:37:12 -0500

What could be better than rooting for a winner?

I was heading in to the office this morning and was listening to the sports experts talking about all of the people who have recently jumped on the Colorado Rockies Bandwagon. The host and a few callers seemed almost surprised at how many new fans the Rockies have accrued in their historic run to the World Series-- The Fall Classic!!!

Well what do they expect? I have to admit even I am getting excited about baseball. Now don't get me wrong I love a great game of baseball. PLAYING baseball that is or maybe some coed softball with some friends. But let's face it. Baseball is tough to watch until your team is winning.

Well they are winning now and winning in a big way. The Rockies have now won 20 of their last 21 games. First, it was a miracle they made the playoffs at all. Now they're actually recognized nationally. They are 7-0 in the playoffs! Yes, there's a real baseball team here in Colorado. The Rockies are going to the World Series if they win tonight or as long as they don't have a historic meltdown.

LETS GO ROCKIES!!!!

I'm rooting for the Rockies all the way. I just hope the schedule of the world series doesn't conflict with the Avalanche!

Highlands Ranch Colorado market update

Bob Maiocco (Keller Williams DTC) — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 19:42:38 -0500

How did Highlands Ranch do in September? Highlands Ranch finished September very strong relative to all of the "Sky is Falling" news in Real Estate lately. Our average price for a sold home in Highlands Ranch and Lone Tree combined increased quite a bit from the end of August. We started September at about $343k and finished at about $383k. Although we had fewer sales in September than we did in August, that is a typical seasonal pattern. I generally help home sellers understand that when the number of new listings decreases at the same time the number of under contract homes increase-- it's a good time to list their home to sell. That happened twice in September in Highlands Ranch. The second week of September we had a good dip in new listings while 3 weeks in a row our new under contracts increased over the previous week in September and even beat August's performance. In fact, the number of new listings for the week ending 9-30 was the lowest increase to inventory since early summer! If the number of new listings continues to decrease we'll have to start calling this a neutral market instead of the Buyer's market that is on everyone's lips. Overall the total level of inventory is about the same level it was at the end of July. Interestingly, the average list price is up quite a bit and very close to the highest level of the year! This could explain the end of the trend of more and more homes under contract. Overall, Highlands Ranch continues to exhibit very typical Supply and Demand traits. The market is very fair right now and those who are willing and able to consider and react to all of the facts are getting very reliable results. This analysis is based upon my ongoing research and is provided as a summary of the entire market in Highlands Ranch and Lone Tree. This post was created almost exclusively from Metrolist (MLS)facts. I also track and provide information on individual neighborhoods. Neighborhood information is much more valuable, frequently has significantly different trending than the overall picture and I'm happy to share it with you free and with no obligation. Let me know where you'd like me to focus and I'll put together a very comprehensive analysis that is easily understood and helpful. Logon to http://www.myhomebuyingresource.com, send me your e-mail address and I'll respond promptly. Thank you.

Firelight Highlands Ranch Colorado homes sold under contract and new listings October 14

Bob Maiocco (Keller Williams DTC) — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 13:38:10 -0500

We had some quality activity in Firelight this week. While historically October isn't a big month for market activity I'm pleased to post that there are currently 10 homes under contract in Firelight. Of which three contracted since my last update (in the last 10 days)

2649 Westgate, Firelight, Highlands Ranch, CO is under contract after only 15 DOM (Days on market)

10733 Ashford Circle, Firelight, Highlands Ranch, CO is under contract after 55 DOM

2794 Pemberly Ave, Firelight, Highlands Ranch, CO is finally under contract after 195 DOM after almost $50k in price reductions over the last 6 months.

There has been one closing in Firelight in the last few days:

10688 Riverbrook Circle, Firelight, Highlands Ranch, CO, a two story Berkeley greyrock sold after 30 DOM for $305,000.

Overall we have 40 homes active on the market in Firelight ranging from $259,900 up to $799,999. For a closer analysis of the market conditions, to discuss how we adapt our efforts to timely and specific Firelight market information, or to schedule a showing of any of the 42 homes for sale please logon to http://www.myhomebuyingresouce.com/

Tuscany South in Aurora CO-- A top notch community packed with value

Bob Maiocco (Keller Williams DTC) — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:50:21 -0500

I recently researched a wealth of information about Tuscany South in Aurora, CO for a Seller client of mine who I have known for several years. I really wanted to pinpoint why this Seller has had so much difficulty selling their beautiful perfectly maintained home that we feel has been priced very well.

So I started by analyzing and graphing the data from all of Aurora South. Now Aurora South is huge. It's in Arapaho County and adjacent to the Denver areas's second largest core of office space, the Denver Tech Center. It's a major feeder area for the hundred of thousands of professionals who want a short commute while also having excellent schools-- namely Cherry Creek, arguable the best school district in Colorado. So, I was pretty sure that mapping the entire sold results for the city was going to be fruitless however, I was pleased to see a few easily recognizable trends:

It's easy to recognize the seasonal dip in sales that begins in August and starts ramping up again in March. I was pleasantly surprised to see that the overall performance this year has been relatively steady with no material decrease in sales volume, price or even number of expireds.

Well that's all fine and dandy but not much help to my Seller in Tuscany South who is absolutely going to take a large loss after buying at the very peak in pricing back in 2005. So I have now graphed the Tuscany South results and here's the bad news:

Firelight Highlands Ranch Homes for Sale recent sold information and Days on Market graph

Bob Maiocco (Keller Williams DTC) — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:07:25 -0500

One of the things about blogging real estate information is that it's a learning process for both reader and writer. I've been selling homes and maintaining a market conditions report for my own office for years-- actually I started in 1996. But to produce something that's worthy of sharing with the public is a different story. So I've been experimenting with various graphs and statistics that I think are helpful and plotting them with different styles.

This graph is for Firelight, Highlands Ranch, Colorado and gives a visual indicator of what's been going on. Although Firelight hasn't been experiencing the crazy boom days of 2005 anymore it still performs pretty well. In my opinion this is because of the intrinsic value that Highlands Ranch offers along with the specific great attributes that Firelight offers. Take a look and let me know your thoughts. Feel free to send me an e-mail at BobMaiocco@kw.com or visit my website at www.MyHomeBuyingResource.com and I'll share with you my trending analysis as well as how I use what I know about the market to position my clients to take advantage of any situation.

Firelight in Highlands Ranch did the Dam Break? An optimistic Market Update

Bob Maiocco (Keller Williams DTC) — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:34:13 -0500

Firelight in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Yesterday I gave an overall summary of recent market activity in Highlands Ranch and Today I want to focus on Firelight. Firelight is a terrific community in South Highlands Ranch with many great features including fast access to the new Southridge Rec Center, http://www.hrcaonline.org/Fac_Southridge.asp which is loaded with amenities, great public schools within the Douglas County School District: http://www.dcsdk12.org/portal/page/portal/DCSD including:

Mountain Vista High School - grades 9 - 12 boundary map MountainVistaHighSchool Mountain Vista High School Feeder Doc Size: 238.50 KB

Mountain Ridge Middle School - grades 7 - 8 see the boundary map Mountain Ridge Middle School Doc Size: 331.10 KB

Copper Mesa Elementary School - grades K - 6, see the boundary map Copper Mesa Elementary Doc Size: 131.74 KB

Heritage Elementary School - grades K - 6, see the boundary map Heritage Elementary Doc Size: 160.43 KB

I'm a big fan of Firelight and the roughly 1,850 homes and active listings ranging from $259k to $799,999 as of October 2, 2007. Homebuilders include Beazer, Berkeley, Joyce, Richmond, Ryland, and Shea Homes.

This evening as I review the market in Firelight I'm pleased to announce that the results from September are fairly promising. We had nine closings in Firelight in September ranging from $249,900 up to 572,000. And although one of the new listings to Firelight contracted very fast (7 days) the average is now 57 Days on Market (DOM) and the average closed price to list price is a reduction of 2.11%.

There are two new listings this week: A Richmond Flatiron backing the open space that leads to the Rec Center at $598,500 and a Beazer Bradbury for $588,000.

Four new under contracts in the last week so here's how Firelight's inventory looks overall:

42 homes for sale ranging from $259,000 up to $799,999. For a closer analysis of the market conditions or to schedule a showing of any of the 42 homes for sale please logon to http://www.myhomebuyingresource.com/

19137 East Maplewood Ave. Tuscany South, Aurora, CO Cherry Creek Schools

Bob Maiocco (Keller Williams DTC) — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:30:59 -0500

Front View : Excellent Corner Location

A tremendous value in a superior location within the Cherry Creek School District

Address: 19137 E. Maplewood Ave.	City/ST: Aurora, CO	Zip Code: 80016
Location: In Beautiful Tuscany in Cherry Creek School Dist.	Property Type: Single Family Home	New or Resale: Resale
Square Footage: 4082	Bedrooms: 5	Bathrooms: 4 full, 1 half
MLS# 549173

The Glenwood is historically one of the most popular floor plans with a great combination of well thought out Architecture and plenty of usable space. This home carries on the tradition and brings a wealth of upgrades and timeless design elements. The home's huge double front doors welcome you into a very impressive two-story entryway. Once inside the upgades throughout are evident in flooring, paint, cabinetry, counter tops--really no corners have been cut. The Kitchen is a wonderful use of generous cabinetry and lots of counter top space-- even a large pantry. The bedrooms are all oversized, the Master has it's own reading retreat, huge walk-in closet and comforting five piece bath. Two of the secondary bedrooms share a Jack and Jill bath. The full basement offers an additional 2096 square feet of unfinished storage space or an enormous space for the ultimate finished basement...
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