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homes between denver and boulder: Arvada's Pomona Lakes Neighborhood - Between Denver and Boulder - - 06/03/11 09:46 AM
Pomona Lakes - an established neighborhood in the north eastern quadrant of Arvada, Colorado, in Jefferson County. Featuring parks, playgrounds, trails, wide, curvy streets and sidewalks, churches and shops.
There actually is a 3-acre lake called Pomona. It is one of a number of nearby lakes, and residents enjoy walking its perimeter on a paved walking trail, or fishing, or sitting on a bench and enjoying watching the ducks and geese. You'll meet lots of neighbors with dogs or on bicycles too (that's my little beagle Daphne, in the photo).
The neighborhood also enjoys three parks and many nearby stores, restaurants, … (2 comments)
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homes between denver and boulder: Arvada Homes - Have we Hit Bottom Yet? - 01/12/11 04:36 PM
Now that I've been blogging for over two years, I thought it would be enlightening to go back and see what I said about real estate in Denver's northern suburbs, back in the 'olden' days. I hoped I wouldn't find any foolish statements, but if so I could give myself a chance to rectify the situation.
The first post I wanted to address was a market analysis of Pomona Lakes, a 1970s neighborhood in Arvada (a town about midway between Denver and Boulder). In that post I concluded that, even though there was an apparent 10% drop in prices, Pomona Lakes … (6 comments)
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homes between denver and boulder: Lots of Helping Hands When You Need It - 12/06/10 04:37 PM
This post is partly inspired by a post written by a fellow member of Active Rain (an online network of real estate professionals) thanking the Active Rain community for helping her through a rough time. I'm glad she found the help she needed, but I thought of this organization, Lotsa Helping Hands, that exists solely to help people build community in time of need.
It reminded me of a time a neighbor was suffering with leukemia, and a friend set up a group on Lotsa Helping Hands, so they could communicate updates, without spending a lot of time and energy … (0 comments)
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homes between denver and boulder: Household Trash Talk Between Denver and Boulder - 09/27/10 04:10 PM
I was raised in the Portland, Oregon area, where residents have to crush every object flat before they trash it, because they have such a limited amount that they can put out for collection. It's always seemed lazy and wasteful to take advantage of the fact that the amount of trash we put out every week here in Arvada Colorado is virtually unlimited.
But I've gotten used to it. I may have to learn some new tricks.
The City of Arvada, and other nearby cities, are planning to create city-wide trash collection policies.
This is a good thing.
Currently, *every homeowner … (6 comments)
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homes between denver and boulder: Colorado Real Estate News - Special Financing for Teachers, Nurses, Firefighters, more - 08/19/10 03:47 PM
BBVA Compass offers special financing for home buyers who are certified teachers, school administrators, law enforcement officers, firefighters and healthcare professionals including nurses, pharmacists and medical technicians.
The My Community Program features
- low down payment
- no private mortgage insurance
It's true that this loan is not going to give the lowest possible interest rate. However, since there is no private mortgage insurance (PMI), the overall payment is often lower than loans with lower interest yet charging PMI.
I met with Brant Helferich of BBVA Compass and asked how it was even possible to not have PMI, and Brant … (4 comments)
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homes between denver and boulder: Colorado Real Estate News - Special Financing: Professional Program - 08/18/10 10:08 PM
BBVA Compass is offering special financing for doctors, dentists, attorneys, CPAs and CEO, CRO, CIO, COO or chairman of a publicly traded company or their direct reports.
Here's the scoop
- financing is available with no downpayment up to $1,000,000
- There is no private mortgage insurance (PMI)
- Competitive rates
It’s true that this loan is not going to give the lowest possible interest rate. However, since there is no private mortgage insurance (PMI), the overall payment is often lower than loans with lower interest yet charging PMI.
I met with Brant Helferich of BBVA Compass and asked how … (4 comments)
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homes between denver and boulder: First Time Homebuyers - No Mortgage Payment for the First Three Months! - 08/18/10 07:50 PM
First time homebuyers in Colorado* need to check out Compass Bank's First Time Home Buyer Program.
The First Time Home Buyer Program features
- first mortgage payment not due for three months**
- low down payment options***
- no origination or other lender fees, including no private mortgage insurance (third-party fees may still apply)
This loan could be a great thing for people who will have to invest money in fixing up their new home, and wouldn't be able to come up with the bucks if they were making a mortgage payment. It might also allow a new home owner to … (3 comments)
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homes between denver and boulder: Lafayette Colorado Home for Sale - 1213 Alexandria St. - Great New Price - 08/18/10 03:22 AM
1213 Lafayette CO - a pre-approved short sale - now just $217,000!
We have received word from the bank that they will accept listing 1213 Alexandria at $217,000. This is a short sale, which are the best deals around. And the lienholders are proving very easy to work with.
Since reducing to the new price, we've had a lot of showings. So if you're interested in a home in Lafayette that backs to open space with mountain view from the deck, you better hurry!
Read more in my post about 1213 Alexandria, or check out the property website for 1213 Alexandria.
* … (2 comments)
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homes between denver and boulder: About Arvada Tennyson Park Neighborhood Between Denver and Boulder - 07/31/10 09:35 PM
Tennyson Park in Arvada Colorado has a lot of unique features to offer. Homes in Tennyson Park are almost new, yet established enough to have full-sized trees lining the streets and shading the grassy yards.
Most of Arvada's newer neighborhoods are on the more-expensive western side. But in Tennyson Park, you can get more newer house for the money. Plus, if you will need to get on I-25 to head to Denver, Fort Collins, or you'll be at the airport more than a couple of times a year, this is a better location than neighborhoods farther west.
Tennyson Park has … (2 comments)
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homes between denver and boulder: About Arvada CO Neighborhoods - Pomona Lakes' Trend Analysis - 07/16/10 07:00 PM
Trend Analysis isn't a term most people hear as often as Market Analysis. That's because not all agents do Trend Analysis for their clients. But I feel it's very important to know which way values are headed before making a decision to buy or to sell a home, so this is one more step I take before recommending what price to list your home for sale, and to help you decide what to offer when buying a home.
Trend Analysis of Pomona Lakes Neighborhood in Arvada, CO
In 2007 three 2-story homes sold in Pomona Lakes, between $214,000 … (0 comments)
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homes between denver and boulder: Gardening Between Denver and Boulder - My Favorite Plants - 06/27/10 08:05 PM
The pleasure of creating and tending my own gardens is one of the reasons I own a home here in Arvada (a town between Denver and Boulder), rather than rent. Colorado homes are only blessed with a short gardening season, but a lot of beauty and life is packed into those weeks!
This is the second installment of my favorite plant of the day series. The dates you see are below are the days I posted them as status updates on Facebook. See the first Gardening Between Denver and Boulder post, and the next Gardening Between Denver and Boulder post.
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homes between denver and boulder: Lafayette Colorado Home Now Sold - 1213 Alexandria St. - 06/10/10 12:53 PM
This home has sold.
1213 Alexandria St.
MLS # 908939
Now $217,000 !!
http://1213alexandriast.eproptours.com
pre-approved short sale
1858 square feet, 3 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms
Backs to Open Space with Great Views from Deck, Kitchen/Dining Area, and Master Bedroom
Main level features
Roomy kitchen with sliding door onto shady deck, bay window with views of open space, wood floors, and bountiful natural light. Stove, dishwasher, microwave included.
Dining area that also enjoys the view and opens onto deck
Full bath
2 bedrooms, both with walk-in closets
Wood floors
Evaporative Cooler
Lower Level Features -
Large open living area
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homes between denver and boulder: About Arvada Real Estate - What Happened to the Short Sales? - 06/01/10 12:45 AM
"Short sales dominate the market!" That's what I keep hearing, and maybe you do too.
But I have a message for home buyers and home sellers in Arvada, Colorado - it simply ain't true here.
Please, don't get your real estate 'facts' from the national news.
Just five minutes ago I did a little research - in the past month, 146 homes sold in Arvada. If you've been getting your real estate info from the national news, how many of those would you guess are short sales? How many would you guess are bank owned (foreclosures)?
Go ahead ... pick a … (5 comments)
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homes between denver and boulder: My Ten-year Anniversary Selling Homes Between Denver and Boulder - 05/29/10 02:54 AM
I just realized that in a few months, I will have been selling houses in the Denver area for ten years. It was a huge surprise, not in the sense of how fast time flies, but considering how many times I nearly gave it up.
Going way back to real estate school - on the last day of class, the teacher divulged the discouraging news that the vast majority of people who get their real estate license quit in the first year, and something like 90% quit in the first two years, because it's just such a tough business.
Now, I … (8 comments)
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homes between denver and boulder: About Arvada Real Estate - What's a Short Sale? - 05/16/10 05:14 PM
First, here's the link to the Wikipedia definition.
The type of short sale I'm talking about is when a home owner needs to sell the house, but they owe more than it will sell for. They may have more than one mortgage, and there may also be late HOA payments or other liens such as unpaid water bills, plus taxes need to be paid up until the day of the sale. If they fall behind on the mortgage, the bank(s) may have started foreclosure proceedings, or second mortgages may have been sent to collections.
If you are a Colorado home owner … (0 comments)
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homes between denver and boulder: Open House - 10040 W. 74th Pl - Arvada - Sierra Vista Neighborhood - 04/10/10 09:57 AM
This home is sold, her new happy family is moving in soon. If you are looking for a home for sale between Denver and Boulder, please call or email me!
Open this weekend - Saturday, April 10 from 10 am until 1 pm and Sunday, April 11 from noon until 3 pm.
The home is located in Arvada's desirable Sierra Vista neighborhood, off of Kipling, simply go west on 74th Place to the second home on the left.
If you want a beautifully remodeled home on a huge lot* with views in Arvada, this is the one for you. (*Zoned … (8 comments)
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homes between denver and boulder: About Arvada - Rainbow Ridge Neighborhood - Between Denver and Boulder - 04/04/10 05:21 PM
Rainbow Ridge is one of my favorite Arvada 'pocket neighborhoods', because the homes there are so unique. Normally, I try to take photos of the neighborhood that don't feature houses, because they tend to look so similar from neighborhood to neighborhood. But this post will feature some of the distinctive custom homes of Rainbow Ridge. (These homes are NOT currently for sale, and this is NOT an attempt to market these properties!)
Rainbow Ridge is in west Arvada, being just off of Ward Road, and is proximate to I-70, which isn't close enough to cause a noise problem … (0 comments)
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homes between denver and boulder: About Arvada - The Pond Neighborhood - Between Denver and Boulder - 04/03/10 12:19 AM
The Pond is a ‘pocket neighborhood’ nestled between Pond Lake and Standley Lake Regional Park Wildlife Refuge. It is a private, covenant-controlled community, built in the early 1970s to early 1980s.
Community members enjoy the use of a clubhouse, pool and tennis courts in addition to strolling around the private pond.
The Pond is popular for its quiet streets, trails where members can enjoy the sights and sounds of Pond Lake, and great location in North Arvada. Another thing residents like is the vicinity to the Standley Lake Library.
One main street meanders through The Pond – Independence Way … (1 comments)
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homes between denver and boulder: What do Real Estate Agents do to Earn Their Money? (Finale ) - 03/23/10 10:51 AM
I've been thinking about finishing up this series, I have to write the last part about Attracting Buyers and giving good Advice (if you don't know what I'm talking about, see my previous post). I admit, I've been putting it off because it's so difficult to put into words what must get done to fully market a property, especially while I'm busy getting it done.
Just over a week ago, I listed an Arvada house for sale. The seller wanted to get the paperwork done early, and not start showings until several days later. This gave me the opportunity to get … (3 comments)
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homes between denver and boulder: What do Real Estate Agents do to Earn Their Money? (Continued ... ) - 03/04/10 01:39 PM
In light of the fact that the question, "What do real estate agents do to earn their money?" has been asked and answered thousands of times, it seems the public feels the answers haven't been very good. Please read my first post on the subject here.
My value to you is three-fold:
Attracting other agents
Attracting buyers
Advice
1. Attracting Other Agents
Most people don't realize how important a factor this is. The vast majority of home sales in Colorado have one agent who listed the house and another who brought the buyer. If you think about it, the reason for … (6 comments)
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Arvada,
CO
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