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2009
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As I reported in my blog posts earlier this week, both existing home sales were up for February (5.1%) as well as new home sales (4.7%). Today, another key indicator was announced --- Consumer spending is edging upward. Although it is a small increase, 0.2%, for February; it represents the sec...
03/27/2009
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Although local unemployment rates jumped in January, they remain consistently lower than the national level. Boulder County's unemployment rate increased almost a full percentage point rising to 5.8 percent from 4.9 percent in December. Broomfield County's unemployment rate also increased the ...
03/25/2009
Just announced today; nationally, new home sales increased by 4.7 percent in February. While this is a very positive step in the right direction, February's sales were still 40 percent lower than February of 2008. Breaking down the February increase regionally reveals the largest increase o...
03/25/2009
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National existing home sales made an unexpected 5.1% increase from January to February! This was the largest increase since July of 2003. More buyers are choosing to take advantage of the great deals available. This is good news! The median price was also up slightly from January to Febr...
03/23/2009
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SPRING HAS ARRIVED! The first official day of spring this year is March 20th. Below is a handy checklist to get your home "spring ready." Give me a call if you need a referral for any of the services below. ROOF: Inspect roof surface flashing, eaves, and soffits. Check for any loose or mi...
03/20/2009
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SPRING HAS ARRIVED! The first official day of spring this year is March 20th. Below is a handy checklist to get your home "spring ready." Give me a call if you need a referral for any of the services below. ROOF: Inspect roof surface flashing, eaves, and soffits. Check for any loose or m...
03/20/2009
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Good Morning and "Happy St. Patrick's Day" to all of you. Hoping that the luck-o-the Irish will be with you this morning. Did you know the first three clovers on a shamrock represent "Faith", "Hope", and "Charity" and if it has a fourth then it is called "The Grace of God". The "LUCK-...
03/17/2009
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Our new Real Estate of the Rockies office, located at 1505 Pearl Street in Boulder, CO is opening this week! There is still a lot of moving activity with boxes being opened, furniture being moved in and equipment being installed. We are definitely opening the doors though and preparing to serve...
03/09/2009
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With so much negative news on our economy and horror stories about declining home values, I've had a number of clients, friends and family members ask me recently about their home values. They all ask pretty much the same question: "how much less is my home worth now than it was last year." Whil...
03/09/2009
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