Between Denver and Boulder

Arvada’s Meadowglen neighborhood currently has only 3 homes for sale, ranging in price from $287,500 - $360,000. None of them are a foreclosure or short sale. These three homes have been on the market since last July and August. There are no Meadowglen homes currently under contract.  Four homes ...

Wyndham Park - it's a destination neighborhood.  You know, like instead of someone saying they want to live northwest of Denver, they say they want to live in Wyndham Park.  It's a newer neighborhood (built in 1998-2002), yet isn't near Arvada's busy train tracks. In fact, as of last week, if you...

  Arvada’s Pomona Lakes neighborhood currently has only 2 homes for sale, ranging in price from $254,900 - $274,900. One of them is a short sale. That one has a pending offer, waiting on the bank's approval, and has been on the market since last June. The other has been on the market  since Novem...

Arvada’s Wyndham Park neighborhood currently has seven homes for sale, ranging in price from $249,900 (for an attached home) to $494,900. One of them is a short sale.  There are two Wyndham Park homes currently under contract. One was listed at $400,000 when it went under contract but started at ...

Arvada’s Lake Arbor neighborhood currently has 23 homes for sale, ranging in price from $132,500 - $290,000. (Four of them are townhouses; the lowest-priced single family home in Lake Arbor is $181,555.)  Nine of the available homes are short sales, two are bank-owned foreclosures. Four homes hav...

Everyone’s heard what a great time it is to buy a house.  “It’s a buyer’s market,” the headlines shout.  “Banks are desperate to unload foreclosures!”But you’re a smart person – you know that even in this climate, many things can stand in the way of getting that one home that’s right for you.  Do...

Moving - well, this is where the 'rubber meets the road'. You're maybe still a little 'high' from the excitement of getting that house and all the hopes and dreams it holds for your plans and your future. But now, there's a lot of work to be done and it's not very glorious. Things to do ahead of ...

Once you've written a good, strong offer and the seller has accepted, you are 'under contract'. Now, there are a number of events that need to happen in pretty quick order. First, you need to understand the word, 'contingency'.  A contingency is something that must be satisfied in some way or rem...

Up to now, most home owners only thought about lead-based paint if they listed a pre-1978 home for sale. At that time, their real estate agent should have discussed their obligation to disclose whether or not they knew of lead-based paint in the home. This involves reviewing and signing the form,...

I saw a question about buying a house on Trulia.com this morning. I answered the question along with other agents, but I really wanted to respond with the buyer’s feelings about all the concerns associated with buying a house these days. Here’s the question:  I don't know why but to think you now...