Where have all the houses gone? The December 2017 Denver Real Estate Statistics showed a continued decline in the number of new listings and homes sold as we finished out 2017. With only 2,121 new units available in December, active buyers found themselves still in a very competitive market with multiple offers on nearly every…
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University Neighborhood Denver
Neighborhood Profile: University University Neighborhood Denver History: The University neighborhood Denver owes much of its history to Denver University. John Evans founded the school as Colorado Seminary in 1864. The name changed to the University of Denver in 1880. Just a few years later the school was outgrowing its original site at Fourteenth and Arapahoe Street….
November 2017 Denver Real Estate Statistics
Seasonal Slowing The November 2017 Denver Real Estate Statistics show signs of a continued slowing of the Denver real estate market. The number of new listings was down 23% from last month and even fewer homes sold in November compared to October. The slowdown appears to be caused by normal seasonal slowing, and we should…
October 2017 Denver Real Estate Statistics
Slower but still steady The October 2017 Denver Real Estate Statistics show signs of a slow, but steady, slowing in the market. The number of homes sold and the number of new listings is slightly lower than October 2016 and October 2015. However the median sales price for the five county Denver Metro area is…
September 2017 Denver Real Estate Statistics
Is this slowdown here to stay? The September 2017 Denver Real Estate Statistics show a big slowdown overall. Signs show that this may be more of a slowdown than typical seasonal slowing. For example, the number of homes sold and the number of new listings are lower this September than they were in September 2016…
Globeville
Neighborhood Profile: Globeville Globeville History: Globeville’s land was originally purchased by the Globe Smelting and Refining Company in the late 1880’s. Just like today, the area was primarily industrial. The neighborhood included the smelt plant, other packing plants and the railroads. These three industries were a big draw for people looking for employment. Globeville became its own incorporated…
East Colfax
Neighborhood Profile: East Colfax East Colfax History: In the late 1850’s gold prospectors and settlers would travel west to Denver over a branch of the Smoky Hill Trail. This trail connected the smaller town of Denver to the nearest big city in the east. Soon the trail would become known as the Kansas City Road….
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August 2017 Denver Real Estate Statistics
The August 2017 Denver Real Estate Statistics show the late summer market slowly winding down. Much like what we saw last month, August 2017 showed a drop in the median sales price, an increase in the number of days on the market, and less new listings. However, unlike July 2017, in August we saw a…
University Park
Neighborhood Profile: University Park University Park History: University Park owes much of its history to it’s proximity to the University of Denver. The school was originally founded as Colorado Seminary by John Evans in 1864. However, in 1880 the school added the name the University of Denver. Just a few years later the school outgrew its…
South Park Hill
Neighborhood Profile: South Park Hill South Park Hill History: Speculators purchased most of South Park Hill from the federal government in the 1860’s. It was Prussian German, Baron Allois Guillaume Eugen Von Winckler, however, who’s credited as “the father of Park Hill.” Winckler came to Denver in 1884 at the age of 25 and soon…
Sloan Lake
Sloan Lake Sloan Lake History: Thomas Sloan and his wife Sarah staked claim to 160 acres of what is now the Sloan Lake neighborhood in 1862. The Ohio couple moved to Denver in 1959, and ran a bar and boarding house on Larimer Street. The lake did not actually exist on the original homestead. Rumor has it that…