Between Denver and Boulder

A Tale of Two Fixers (Adventures in Arvada Homebuying) Chapter One: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times - for home buyers. Low interest rates, **lots of houses to choose from, yet fear paralyzed multitudes of would-be homeowners. Dire warnings from the media, old folks' tales abou...

I finally made it to the old-fashioned Christmas event that Olde Town Arvada calls, Lagniappe.  I've written about it for the past few years, but this year the weather was so nice and I have two grandsons to enjoy it with, so I refused to miss it! The highlight of Lagniappe for all of us was the...

  Graph tracks the percentage of homes sold in Arvada, CO over the past three years that were short sales and foreclosures. Anyone out there who's interested in tracking home sales in Arvada, CO - hopefully you've caught my monthly reports.  In each report, I compare that month's 2012 sales with ...

This is a monthly market report for Arvada homes, a small town between Denver and Boulder. Arvada's real estate market is not the same as Denver or Boulder, but is very similar to Westminster, Broomfield, Lakewood, and Golden. See current market reports for Arvada, Westminster, and Broomfield CO ...

See current market reports for Arvada, Westminster, and Broomfield CO (click the link) What this Arvada Home Sales Report tells you:  Arvada homes sold at $500,000 have shown a big improvement in days on market over the 3 years covered in this report, and the number sold are slowly rising.  Howev...

See current market reports for Arvada, Westminster, and Broomfield CO (click the link) What this Arvada Home Sales report tells you:  Arvada homes priced between $400,000 and $500,000 have gone on a wild ride the past 3 years.  Currently, there are a lot of homes for sale compared to the number t...

See current market reports for Arvada, Westminster, and Broomfield CO (click the link) What this Arvada Home Sales report tells you:  Within the boundaries of this report, the only struggle for sellers of Arvada homes priced between $300,000 and $400,000 is the number of days on market.  With 35 ...

See current market reports for Arvada, Westminster, and Broomfield CO (click the link) What this Arvada Home Sales report tells you: Last month I said this:  Interesting that while 19% of the Arvada homes in this price range for sale are distressed, and 27% of the homes under contract are distres...

See current market reports for Arvada, Westminster, and Broomfield CO (click the link) What this Arvada Home Sales report tells you:  It's distressing to see this price range still struggling with foreclosures. I would love to see a report about why people are losing their homes in such great num...

A lot of people who are moving to the northwest Denver area wonder which community is the best place to buy a home - Denver itself, or one of the suburbs. The best way to get your answer is to visit, of course. I'd love to show off the communities of Golden, Arvada, Broomfield, Westminster, Lafa...