Denver Fresh

Ahhh, Spring is here and it’s the best time to take care of the upkeep items around the house that you’ve been putting off.  No time is better than the present. 
SNiff out odors.  Boil lemon juice in your microwave to eliminate the lingering food odors – grind the lemon rinds down the disposal.   Washing the inside of the refrigerator […]

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The Zi Lofts at 22nd & Blake are looking sharp — with a few short months to go before completion they are looking closer and closer to being complete.

 Zi lofts is a Infineum Properties development that will be a residential building with a splash on retail upon completion.  The building, due north of Coors Field, has inspiring city & mountain views.  The ground-floor will be retail and the second […]

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Summer is right around the corner and home improvement projects are on the mind.  Enjoying the outdoor space at home is one of  my greatest pleasures.   The garden is my relaxation and the patio is merely an extension of the kitchen during the summer months — entertaining friends and family is always outside.  Improving outdoor space […]

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April 2008

Metro Denver Prices:

Single Family Average Price: (Detached Dwelling)
 
Apr 2008
$267,259

 
 
Mar 2008
$274,693

 
 
Apr 2007
$322,510

Condo Average Price: (Attached Dwelling)
 
Apr 2008
$175,245

 
 
Mar 2008
$173,493

 
 
Apr 2007
$182,549

Combined Average Price:
 
Apr 2008
$247,583

 
 
Mar 2008
$254,011

 
 
Apr 2007
$293,016

Percent of Sales Price Change:
from April 2007 to April 2008
 
Single Family:
-17.13%

 
 
Condo:
-4.00%

 
 
Combined
-15.51%

Total Combined Number of Homes for Sale:
 
Apr 2008
26,171

 
 
Mar 2008
25,516

 
 
Apr 2007
27,858

Percent of Change in Available Inventory: (April 2007 vs. April 2008)
 
 
-6.06%

Number […]

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Look them go! Only a few short months after construction began again and they are moving right along on Spire located at Champa & 14th in downtown Denver.  They are working on the 9th floor of the 33-story residential building to be ready late 2009. 
Prices of the 503 units will now be starting in the […]

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Salon Posh
300 Filmore Street #1A
Denver, CO 80206 
This coming Friday evening Salon Posh is having a charitable fundraiser to benefit the children & families of Hinote Heros.  The evening will be accepting donations for the Denver charity and selected salon services will be available to prepare you and your girls for the rest of the night.  Salon Posh will be offering […]

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Buckle your seatbelt and grab somebody who has been down this road before because it just got a lot more difficult to buy an attached dwelling in Denver.
Loans on condos in Denver have fallen under stricter guidelines and mortgage insurance companies have set a maximum loan-to-value ratio of 90% on conventional loans.  If are are considering buying […]

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Fiesta.  Forever. — Ok, maybe just this weekend.  Cinco de Mayo falls on Monday so all the celebrations are happening this weekend so get in on some of the action.
Museo de Las Americas is F-R-E-E every 1st Friday so check out this one-of-a-kind muesem to brush up on Latino art, culture & history. 
If your Cinco de Mayo celebration envolves food and […]

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Frequently when showing homes to potential buyers the biggest “Whoa! What happened here?”  is usually provoked when we stumble upon a homeowner’s do-it-yourself home remodeling.  Unfortunately this list runs long and touches about every aspect of home improvement projects — I’ve shown homes with mis-cut granite counters to nifty hand-dug basements.  Home improvement?  I don’t think […]

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