Author Archives: Doug Hutchins

Castle Pines North Needs More Inventory

By Doug Hutchins | Published: February 19, 2012
The City of Castle Pines saw the number of homes for sale reach an historic low at the end of December with only 60 homes available for sale.  Even though the number of homes available for sale is low, the pace of sales in 2011 stayed consistent with 2010.  182 homes sold in the City [...]
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Short Sales & Foreclosures Discounting Castle Pines Listings

By Doug Hutchins | Published: November 16, 2011
The most disturbing trend I am seeing in the City of Castle Pines is the disparity between distressed sales pricing and pricing by normal sellers.  Banks are discounting short sales and foreclosed properties more than has historically been seen in the Castle Pines real estate market.  It used to be a rare occurrence to see [...]
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New, Super-Park in Castle Pines

By Doug Hutchins | Published: October 3, 2011
The City of Castle Pines, newly incorporated town in Douglas County, and my hometown, has opened is newest and largest park. It’s called Elk Ridge Park.  Let me tell you, this is one amazing park with more bells and whistles than you can imagine!  This definitely enhances the amenities and lifestyle for us residents and [...]
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Castle Pines North Market Update

By Doug Hutchins | Published: August 9, 2011
Over the last few years, homes priced over $750,000 have seen prices fall substantially in the City of Castle Pines.  Homes priced from $500,000 to $750,000 have also seen price declines, but homes priced under $500,000 had generally seen prices holding steady.  Things are starting to change.  Over the last two months I have started [...]
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Castle Pines North Market Review

By Doug Hutchins | Published: January 28, 2011
Recent market-wide statistics do not yet show Denver real estate in recovery mode. But, individual neighborhoods are more in balance between supply and demand. Take where I live and sell homes  I’ll go out on a limb and make a prediction about the Castle Pines North real estate market. Low inventory levels and consistent homes [...]
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Is Now A Good Time to Buy A Home?

By Doug Hutchins | Published: December 6, 2010
This is the most common question asked by first time home buyers, move-up buyers and sometimes even Denver relocation home buyers today.  Although interest rates are outstanding, many Buyers are still nervous about the direction of home prices over the next few years. Google “real estate forecast” and you will find 74,000,000 links.  I can [...]
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Denver Home Sales After Tax Credits

By Doug Hutchins | Published: July 19, 2010
By Doug Hutchins, Castle Pines North Real Estate “Is this party really over?” Or, did federal tax policy, and what some would call reckless federal “spending”, actually prime the Denver real estate pump for future sales It is always interesting to see the effects of government policy. As you likely know,
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Castle Pines North Home Sales Up

By Doug Hutchins | Published: May 18, 2010
by Doug Hutchins,  Castle Pines North Real Estate  The number of homes sold in the 1st quarter of 2010 in Castle Pines North (CPN) increased by 39.3% compared to the 1st quarter of 2009. 39 homes sold in the 1st quarter of 2010 compared to 28 homes selling in the 1st quarter of 2009. There [...]
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I Needed A Realtor

By Doug Hutchins | Published: March 11, 2010
By Doug Hutchins, Castle Pines Realtor I recently purchased a home for myself and the one re-occurring thought I had during the process was “I need a Realtor!” Is that an odd statement for a Realtor to make? Not really.  Some say: The home buyer who represents himself has a fool for an agent. Of [...]
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Castle Pines North Update

By Doug Hutchins | Published: February 6, 2010
Strong Sales of Entry Level Homes  in Castle Pines by Doug Hutchins, Douglas County Realtor Castle Pines North real estate market report. Castle Pines North is a Denver suburb located in norther Douglas County. It’s where I work and it’s where I raise my family in a great, Colorado environment. 2009 has seen the real [...]
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