Our Bloggers
Denver & Suburbs
Larry Hotz - Selling nearly 1000 homes since 1978, Former Managing Broker and Faculty Member, Colorado Association of Realtors. Follow Larry on Twitter
Littleton & SW
Dennis Martin - Another Dad/Daughter Real Estate Team sells homes throughout Denver's Southwest Suburbs. Dennis also managed a real estate company and sold homes for over 30 years.
Erie, Niwot, Northwest
Paula King
- a Certified Residential Specialist helping folks in Denver's north suburbs.
Downtown Denver
John Ludwig - Lo-Do, Business District, City Park, John lives in and knows the city.
West Denver
Melody Rivera
- and Rivera Team sell homes in Highlands, Lakewood, Westminister. She is also President of The Denver Board of Realtors.
Longmont & North
John Callis -
Broker since 1982 in Denver's northern suburbs. Lives in Boulder.
First Time Homes
Elizabeth Hotz
- Purdue grad and broker since 2005, Liz has lived in both the City and Suburbs. She know the best places for first-time buyers.
Douglas County
Doug Hutchins - Doug lives and works throughout Douglas County including Castle Rock and Parker. He's a long-time Realtor with local knowledge about issues in Douglas County.
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Broomfield Develops
By Paula King, North Denver Suburbs Expert
Broomfield has long been known for it’s great public schools and its golf course communities. It’s been like an island between Denver and Boulder on Highway 36. But, the less developed portion of the city is further north and east and can actually be accessed off I-25 on the way to Loveland.
As Bill Moore, Co-Owner of the Kentwood Company, said recently,” Highway 7 and Interstate 25 is the the gateway to Northern Colorado.” The McWhinney Company of Loveland has just announced development of the 973 acres they purchased in June at the southwest corner of these roads. Read more
Wells Fargo
By Larry Hotz, All Denver Real Estate
Wells Fargo is Colorado’s largest home loan lender. So, it is significant that they just this month upgraded Denver and the metropolitan area real estate market from “distressed “to “stable”. That means that borrowers will be able to borrow more money when they purchase a home than they have been able to do in the past and terms will be the most favorable the bank has to offer.
Now, there is one major exception to that change. Well County has not been upgraded. The bank did not give any reasons so we are left to speculate as to why that happened. But, based on an arrest today in Mexico, fraud may have been a contributor to home foreclosures there. Read more
Boulder Teahouse
by Paula King, Boulder Real Estate Specialist
Boulder has a lifestyle of its own. There are some very wonderful things to see and do on lazy Saturday or just about any time.
One of my absolutely favorite ideas for the perfect weekend outing in Boulder is hitting the Saturday Farmer’s Market. Fresh and organic produce and items grown by small farmers in and around Boulder are displayed in a very fun and appealing way. It’s healthy and the people alone are worth the watching.
Then, we like to follow that up by sitting on the patio of the picturesque Dushanbe Teahouse. Read more
Corn Maze
by Dennis Martin, Littleton Real Estate Expert
Living in Denver is full of “little treasures”. One of my favorite is downtown near the Cherry Creek shopping Center. it’s call the Denver Botanic Gardens where you stroll through indoor and outdoor gardens from all over the world. They even host outdoor concerts in the summer and seasonal events. And, they have an extension in Littleton near the Chatfield Reservoir where they provide a seasonal Corn Maze. Read more
Average Prices
By Doug Hutchins, Douglas County Real Estate
You have probably seen the news articles telling you about the large drop in the “average” single family home price in the metro Denver real estate market. Depending on the numbers viewed you might see quotes of “average” price drops from 10% to 15% compared to last year. But how accurate is the average? I believe you can easily argue that only a 2% drop in the “average” home price has occurred compared to the same period in 2007. Why the difference? Read more
Greenwood Village Fitness
By Larry Hotz, All Denver Real Estate
Greenwood Village, Colorado hosted the annual Fitness Festival last weekend. At 7:30 in the morning on Saturday, runners, joggers, walkers, fitness experts and just plain Village residents gathered at Belleview and Yosemite. The Fitness Festival was beginning. Read more
Fed Mortgages
by Nancy Deane, Colorado Express Mortgage
As you know, in a truly historic event yesterday, Treasury Secretary Paulson and Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Lockhart announced that “FHFA has placed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into conservatorship.” The government (FHFA) will now be managing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for the foreseeable future. What does mean to you?
Virtual Tours
By Larry Hotz, All Denver Real Estate
We have dramatically improved your ability to search for virtual tours inside luxury homes for sale. All luxury real estate is now included from Cherry Hills Village, Greenwood Village, Castle Pines Village and all of our most desirable neighborhoods in Denver and the suburbs.
If you haven’t used our “Search for Kentwood Virtual Homes” tool lately, you’re going to find some vast improvements from the old system. Read more
Erie Gold
By Paula King, Erie, Colorado Real Estate
Even though Erie is one the most upscale Denver suburbs north of downtown, I still find find many people think it’s just an adjective describing Colorado as somehow “Erie”. Our small town is not at all scary. I am afraid this charming and secret suburb of Denver needs something to put it on the map or at at least put it into people’s consciousness about a great place to live.
How about a new Gold Rush? It might help if folks thought of gold when they heard the name Erie instead of a good place for Halloween which it also is. Well, we have found Olympic gold in Erie, Colorado. Read more