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real estate: Arvada CO Home Sales $500,000+ December 2011 - 01/11/12 03:16 PM
What this report tells you: Nice to see some movement in Arvada homes' $500,000+ price range, even though it's consistent with past years. There's still 40 homes listed in this price range, but this much movement so early in the year bodes well for getting that inventory cleared out.
Click this link to see Arvada Home Sales in the other price categories.
The following information was obtained from Metrolist on January 11, 2012. This report includes only detached single family Arvada homes that sold for more than $500,000.
6 Arvada homes sold in December 2011 at $500,000+. None were short sales or foreclosures, … (0 comments)
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real estate: December Blogging Challenge - Day 5 to More Business in 2011 - 12/05/11 10:49 AM
NOTE: If you're not an Active Rain member reading this, I want to assure you I have a lot more interesting posts available to folks thinking about buying a house or selling a house. This post is written for a contest for a networking site fore real estate professionals. Please click one of the links below to see if I'm telling the truth!
Days 3 & 4 what I did to bring in business, was continue to post the market update series I completed on days 2 and 3. I'll post the last one of that series today.
And now, to … (3 comments)
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real estate: December Blogging Challenge - Day 1 to More 2011 Business - 12/01/11 10:37 AM
Today what I did to get more business in 2011 was I prayed Really, Really HARD!
Nahhhhh - just kidding! Well, I did do that, but I also started gathering data for Arvada real estate market reports, a series of studies I've committed to do monthly for this year, which I just started doing last year.
I started it last month, so I've already developed the format and hopefully the posts won't take as long to put together as they did that first time!
This will probably take me three days to do, maybe more depending on how smoothly it goes. … (2 comments)
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real estate: How Many Homes are Underwater? - 11/08/11 01:20 PM
The number of homes that are underwater is something we hear on the news all the time, yet I still think this is an interesting question. For one thing public perception is so completely skewed, it's no wonder that even people who CAN buy a house AREN'T.
'Underwater' means more is owed on the house than it would currently sell for. Obviously, that doesn't apply to homes that are completely paid off. So, how many American homes don't have a mortgage on them?
Here is the link to the US Census Bureau showing about 1/3 of homes in America are paid … (0 comments)
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real estate: Real Estate Agent Makes Time for Clients, Quilting, Gardening - 02/04/11 04:16 PM
I managed to steal a couple of hours away from real estate to work on a quilt top, and had a 'helper' join me. There's just something comfortable about a quilt, even before it's done, and Gremlin here couldn't resist.
And with the chilly weather we've been having, every evening I wish I had this quilt top done, so I could snuggle under it while I did the hand-stitching.
Sometimes it's hard for me to take time to do the things I love, like quilting and gardening, because there's always something that needs to be done for my real estate business … (10 comments)
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real estate: Arvada CO Homes - How's the Market? (November 2010) - 11/15/10 04:45 PM
The answer to, "How's the real estate market?" is many fold, but this gives one piece of the puzzle.
Many parts of the country have so many distressed sales (foreclosures and short sales) that they are the majority of the homes being sold. Is that true in Arvada, CO?
Nope. I check on this every now and then. We do have plenty of foreclosures and short sales, if that's what you're looking for. There is definitely a large percentage, as shown by the findings below. These numbers were taken directly from Metrolist on November 1, 2010.
There were 40 homes for … (4 comments)
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real estate: Real Estate Market Report for Arvada, Colorado December 2009 - 12/09/09 12:23 PM
This snapshot of the real estate market in Arvada, Colorado provides info on homes for sale, under contract, sold in the past six months, and number of days on market using information taken directly from Metrolist on December 8, 2009.
I've provided a particular number called ‘absorption rate’, which many of you may be unfamiliar with. I think it's one of the most useful statistics we can be aware of. Absorption rate is an estimate of how long it would take all the houses currently on the market to sell, if no new ones were added, based on how many sold … (2 comments)
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real estate: Colorado Foreclosures - who's REALLY stripping them? - 06/07/09 09:08 PM
Pretty much everyone assumes the former owners are stripping foreclosed houses on their way out the door. But I have reason to believe that, in my local market, it's not them after all -
I was visiting with a client who recently bought a bank-owned home, the doors of which had all been removed, the evaporative cooler had been taken off the roof (and the big hole left open to the house below), the controls for the cooler taken off the wall, and all the appliances were missing. Throughout the whole transaction, the buyers kept asking, 'Why would they take that … (9 comments)
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real estate: Arvada Life - We've Got Trains - Between Denver and Boulder - 10/19/08 07:05 PM
One thing about Arvada, Colorado (an historic town between Denver and Boulder) - it’s criss-crossed by train tracks. Arvada’s history is intertwined with that of this nation’s rail system. And whether you love ‘em or hate ‘em, the sound of train horns are a part of life in Arvada.
People who live very close to the tracks tell me they get used to the sound, but not everyone feels the same at midnight or two a.m.!
The City of Arvada has been working hard to come to the aid of the sleepless - new measures have … (0 comments)
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real estate: Sell a House in Colorado - How Long Will It Take To Sell Your House? - 10/14/08 05:08 PM
These days, people start to wonder how long it will take to sell their house, even before they put it on the market! The question really nags after the house has been listed for a few weeks, and no offers have come in.
Here’s what you should do - let the market tell you what’s wrong. Yes, listen to the ‘market voices’.
One voice that speaks clearly is the ‘showings voice’. Are you getting at least 4 showings per week? Have you had more than 10 showings with no offer yet? If so, this market voice is telling you something.
The … (4 comments)
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real estate: Between Denver and Boulder - Olde Town Arvada - 09/26/08 02:40 PM
The story of Arvada begins with the discovery of gold in 1850, and the rail lines that followed soon after. Trains of the Colorado Central Railroad passed through the Arvada village twice a day. Passengers could travel east to Denver or west into the mountains as far as Black Hawk and Railroad Street became a thriving business area.
That street is now known as Grandview, and what a view it is. The quaint shops along Grandview sit at the top of a hill and as you stroll along her sidewalks you can see all the way to Pike’s Peak on … (0 comments)
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real estate: Between Denver and Boulder - Things to Do (Iris Farm) - 06/05/08 01:22 PM
Last weekend I got together with some friends and headed west from Arvada to Boulder to get some beautiful, sweet-scented additions for our gardens. The iris farm was our destination, it was about a 25 minute drive, and we had a great time.
You get to wander the fields, poking your nose into all your favorites, as long as you want to. Then, you grab a digging fork and a bag and go to it. They'll help you dig if you need it. They have some fields with named varieties and some where you just get whatever happens to be there. They also … (0 comments)
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real estate: Between Denver and Boulder - Things to Do (Celestial Seasonings Tour) - 05/27/08 02:55 PM
Last week, my friend Dee and I were thinking about doing something just for fun. Preferably something easy and cheap. So we kicked around ideas - what would we do if we were tourists visiting here? What have we wanted to do and just not gotten around to? She suggested the Celestial Seasonings Tour - and it met all the criteria, so off we went.
Easy - couldn't be easier. They're open for tours every day except major holidays. No reservations needed, just show up. Tours start every hour and while you wait, there's plenty to do. Sample teas, check out … (0 comments)
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real estate: Colorado Tornadoes - 05/24/08 10:45 AM
I never thought I'd have much to say about tornadoes, living as I do in Arvada, Colorado between Denver and Boulder. I've lived here 15 years, and only heard of small tornadoes way out east in the farm lands. But as you know if you've seen the news the past couple of days, we have six or seven tornadoes on Thursday, and one of them was a biggie!
It went right through the town of Windsor, which is too close to the college town of Fort Collins for comfort. Afterward, thousands were without power, hundreds hurt and one killed. I never … (4 comments)
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real estate: When I sell my house, should I disclose . . . - 05/18/08 12:06 PM
Did you know - when you sell your house, you're supposed to disclose any adverse conditions, even if they've been repaired? For example, water in the basement. If you don't disclose it, and the new owner later has a problem with mold, they can come back to you for the blame.
But if you do disclose it and that's all the info you give, the buyer is left wondering ... What was the problem, and was it fixed? Were the repairs done properly so there won't be a repeat?
It's so much better if you can present the buyer with work … (0 comments)
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real estate: Help for Senior Citizens - Get Your House Painted - 05/17/08 04:03 PM
If you're over 60, and your house needs to be painted, call Brothers Redevelopment right away (303-202-6340). You do have to demonstrate financial need, I don't have the details on that. But peeling paint is something that needs to be taken care of. A new paint job will save money on future repairs, and stave off problems when you want to sell. What a great way to add value and life expectancy to your real estate!
If you want to sell your house, most buyers will be getting FHA loans, and FHA will not approve a loan on an older home … (0 comments)
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real estate: Moving to Denver - Insider Info - 05/17/08 01:28 PM
This post consists of excerpts from emails between myself and a man thinking about relocating to the Denver area. He appreciated the personal perspective I provided, so I thought I'd put it out there for other relocators.
Robert: This is great information! I find it better to get personal recommendations than to just rely on the PR each city publishes. The Arvada/Westminster/Broomfield area intrigue me. I like that the schools have good reputations. And it sounds as though we'd be able to get good jobs in the area. Though I have concerns about affordability for the type of house we desire and traffic, being so close … (0 comments)
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