Neighborhood Profile: West Colfax West Colfax History: Colfax Avenue is a large part of Colorado history. Running 26 miles long, it’s been called “America’s Longest Street.” The West Colfax portion was originally known as “Golden Road” because it connected the towns of Golden and Denver. By 1896 the name of the roadway changed to Colfax, in honor…
March 2017 Real Estate Statistics The March 2017 Real Estate Statistics show a strong upswing to the 2017 Spring Denver real estate market. Although the price per square foot is down by 26.65% the median sales price increased to $370,000. That’s up 4.87% from last month. The number of sold homes also increased by 32.92% and…
Neighborhood Profile: Washington Virginia Vale Washington Virginia Vale History: In 1859 the Brantner brothers built a house close to the banks of Cherry Creek, now known as Four Mile House. Only one year later they sold the property to Mary Cawker. The widow and her two children opened the house as a stage and freight…
Signs of Spring in the February 2017 Real Estate Statistics These February 2017 Real Estate Statistics show signs of another busy spring real estate market with home prices and the number of listings rising over previous months. The number of houses sold was down slightly by 1.81%, but the number of new listings rose substantially,…
The annual pace of rising home values is 7.2% nationally, but Denver averaged a year over year rise in value of 8.9%. Here’s the list of Denver’s Hottest Neighborhoods 2016. Washington Virginia Vale This Southeast Denver neighborhood spans from Quebec to S Dahlia St, and Cherry Creek North Dr to Alameda. Median sales price in…
A Look Back At The Denver Market in 2016 The Denver Metro Real Estate Statistics 2016 show a slight slowing in the market over 2015. Home values were on the rise as reflected in the median sales price of $345,000, but listings were fewer and the average number of days on the market rose by…
A Cautious Start to 2017 These January 2017 Real Estate Statistics show us again that January is the slowest month in the Denver Real Estate market. This holds true to the start of this year, which shows the number of homes sold down 27.8% from December. The number of new listings, however, rose substantially to…
The answer to what a Trump presidency could mean for real estate will differ depending on who you ask. Having a real estate mogul as our commander in chief may excite some and terrify others. My opinion is that his policies, and those of the Republican House and Congress, are in position to benefit real…
A Slow End to 2016 The December 2016 Real Estate Statistics showed a continued decline as the market put on the brakes for the third straight month. The number of new listings dropped again, this time by 33% from November. Active buyers in December had few homes to choose from, although the price per square…
The Best Time of Year to List Your Home For Sale Clients are always asking me what is the best time of year to list their home for sale. I often answer that there will be more buyers out looking for homes in the spring when the weather is nice, but I wanted to see…
Market Continues to Put on the Brakes The November 2016 Real Estate Statistics show what we all felt as the market put on the brakes for the second straight month. The number of new listings jumped way down by 28% from October. There continues to be some uncertainty about the 2017 market on top of…
Market Puts on the Brakes The October 2016 Real Estate Statistics show what we all felt as the market put on the brakes. The number of new listings jumped way down by 19% from September. There is some speculation that this was due to fears and uncertainty around the election, on top of continued seasonally…
