http://www.larryhotz.com Denver Real Estate News and Views Thu, 15 May 2008 23:28:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dennis Martin, Littleton Real Estate Expert One of the many joys of being Realtor is meeting people that make a difference in peoples lives.  I have been selling Real Estate in the Denver Metro area for over 30 years and didn’t know that Littleton Housing Authority had a Rehabilitation program for residence of Littleton. [...]Search the Denver MLS.]]> http://www.larryhotz.com/blog/littleton-rehabilitation-program/ Denver Real Estate Sales of single-family homes in the Denver metropolitan area improved by7% in April according to statistics just-released by Metrolist, the Denver MLS reporting agency. These are homes that actually went "under-contract" for purchase during the month Of course, we’ve been saying all along that Spring is the top selling [...]All Denver Homes for sale available at All Denver Real Estate]]> http://www.larryhotz.com/blog/april-home-sales-improve/ Kentwood Company Recently I was pleased to have a one-on-one breakfast with Peter Niederman, one of the new owners of The Denver Real Estate in the Denver Tech Center and Kentwood Companies in Denver.  Peter explained to me the operating philosophy he and his partner, Bill Moore, are bringing and expect [...]Highlands Ranch, Colorado]]> http://www.larryhotz.com/blog/new-kentwood-owner/ Dennis Martin, Littleton Real Estate Expert Southeast Denver has several luxury home communities on private Country Clubs. The southwest suburbs have very few high-end communities for the luxury home buyer. Now there is an alternative on my side of town. Let your cares fade away in the rear view mirror.  Set your sights on a [...]All Denver Homes for sale available at All Denver Real Estate]]> http://www.larryhotz.com/blog/ravenna-golf-community/ Denver Real Estate  Even though home prices in some parts of the Denver area fell in February over the year ago period, Denver home prices held up at the fifth best level in the country according to the most recent Case- Schiller report. The report tracked home prices in 20 cities across the United [...]Luxury homes in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado]]> http://www.larryhotz.com/blog/denver-home-prices/ Dennis Martin, Littleton Real Estate Broker Having lived on the Ken Caryl Ranch for over 25 years and raised 3 children during that time, I’m still very active on the Ken Caryl Ranch. Recently, we downsized and moved to the patio homes at Meadow Ranch but we have many friends who live on the Ken [...]Neighborhood reports for Denver suburbs]]> http://www.larryhotz.com/blog/ken-caryl-election/ Denver Real Estate A proposed 80-acre park at Lowry in Denver was sold to a private development company for only $10 when the City expressed concerns about dangerous pollution at the former Air Force base landfill. Lowry Vista is located in the former Lowry Air Force Base which is now a thriving [...]Moving to Denver? 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Young and old lined the streets and the roof tops enjoying the sunny spring day. Music was playing from every local radio station as you walked the streets. It was a carnival atmosphere [...]Moving to Denver? Check out Denver Relocation.]]> http://www.larryhotz.com/blog/play-ball-at-coors-field/ Denver Real Estate "Shock and awe….Amazing….The best home I’ve ever seen, period". This mountain-style retreat has everything you could want in a 42,000 square foot home nestled on a 72 rolling acres with views of The Rocky Mountains. This magnificent home took seven years to complete the perfect getaway for an [...]All Denver Homes for sale available at All Denver Real Estate]]> http://www.larryhotz.com/blog/evans-ridge-estate/ Dennis Martin,  Selling Denver Real Estate Over 30 Years When to call, hold or push it all in I get asked every week by someone “is this a good time to buy” and my answer is yes, yes and yes. The Colorado market is not in the kind of trouble faced by many other areas [...]Check out All Denver Real Estate blog stories]]> http://www.larryhotz.com/blog/when-to-buy-real-estate/ Paula King, Erie Colorado Specialist One of the perks of living in Erie is the annual Tree Incentive Program.  The town subsidizes up to $125 per family for a tree purchased at one of the many local tree farms.  They pay half the cost of the tree, with the aforementioned cap.  It is a [...]All Denver Homes for sale available at All Denver Real Estate]]> http://www.larryhotz.com/blog/springtime-in-erie-colorado/ Lo-Do "City Condo Prices: Sky’s The Limit". That was the lead headline this morning in The Denver Post, Denver’s daily newspaper. Despite a softer market outside the downtown area, developers are raising prices on new condo projects downtown. Dee Chirafisi of Kentwood City Properties is sometimes called "the Mayor" of Downtown  Denver. [...]All Denver Homes for sale available at All Denver Real Estate]]> http://www.larryhotz.com/blog/downtown-condo-prices/ Denver Real Estate Denver has a new suburb! Ok, it’s not exactly new. It’s been there for over 20 years. But, now Castles Pines North is the latest suburb to incorporate as its own city. There is no police force yet, no city hall or even city ordinances. But, this new city [...]Check out All Denver Real Estate blog stories]]> http://www.larryhotz.com/blog/castle-pines-north/ Littleton market for many years. I have seen good markets and bad. But,when it came to selling my own home in Denver real estate, I would only use the most qualified broker I could find to do it. I know selling [...]Highlands Ranch, Colorado]]> http://www.larryhotz.com/blog/discount-real-estate-broker/ suburbs   The Denver economy has been sustained by steady job growth and the resulting relocation of employees to fill a portion of those jobs. Now, more jobs are moving here. Three major employers have recently announced expanding their businesses to the Denver metro area. The net effect will be thousands [...]Search the Denver MLS.]]> http://www.larryhotz.com/blog/new-denver-jobs/ Denver Real Estate Denver home sales increased by 4% over the previous February period according to statistics released by Metrolist, Denver’s Multi-list reporting organization. Significantly, inventory of homes for sale remained essentially constant during the year over year period rising only .8% to 25,037 homes. Why is this important? First, home sales [...]All Denver Homes for sale available at All Denver Real Estate]]> http://www.larryhotz.com/blog/february-sales-increase/ Denver Real Estate It doesn’t make sense. Does it? Standard and Poors Case-Shiller Home Price Index just reported that Denver home prices declined 4.5% in 2007. But, another outfit, DataQuick Information Systems, out of La Jolla, California, says "Hold-On, not so fast". They claim prices appreciated as much 16.2% depending on the [...]Search the Denver MLS.]]> http://www.larryhotz.com/blog/2007-home-appreciation/ Washington Park this morning enjoying the "lakes", views and some volleyball. Even [...]Check out All Denver Real Estate blog stories]]> http://www.larryhotz.com/blog/denver-weather/