Vickie Slade's Blog

Homes for Sale in Boulder, CO; Compare Median Home Values Take a look at the graph below which tracks and compares median price among several Boulder County Communities (also Denver).  The old saying "pictures are worth a thousand words" is so true.  Just take a look at what has happened to our m...

Boulder County Farmer's Market is Back!   This Saturday, April 2nd,  kicks off this year's Boulder County Farmer's Market.  The Boulder County Farmer's Market started in 1986 and has since been growing stronger and getting bigger every year. Located on 13th Street between Arapahoe and Canyon, the...

Today is Earth Hour Earth Hour was originated by the World Wide Fund for Nature/World Wildlife Fund (WWF).  Earth hour was created to be an annual international event to increase  awareness to be proactive on conserving energy and resources. The event takes place on the last Saturday of march.  H...

Spring Has Finally Arrived in Boulder, County The warmer weather feels great, buyers are out shopping for new homes, residents are out working in their yards, the kids are out playing and..........the spring flowers are FINALLY starting to bloom.  These daffodil blossoms were not yet open yesterd...

Attn: Buyers - Boulder County Home For Sale With Potential for 4.25% Financing! Buyers, if you are out looking at homes this weekend perhaps you should take a look at this awesome home!  Move-in ready, Ranch-style home with over 4,000 square feet, has a gourmet kitchen, hardwood floors, master be...

What is a Home's "HERS" rating and What Does It Mean?   A HERS is a Home Energy Rating Score based on the HERS Index. The HERS Index is a scoring system which was established by the Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET).    Basically a net zero energy home would receive a score of "0" and ...

Boulder County Real Estate; NEW Home Pick Of The Week   409 Jackson, Lafayette, CO  80026 This home, built by Meritage Homes in the Coal Creek Village community of Lafayette, CO offers a lot of VALUE for the price.  This spacious ranch-style home has 2,062 square feet above grade with another 2,0...

Professional Affiliates Are Critical To Our Success!     Our professional affiliates Partners are critical to the success of our business.  They can either help us look like a rock star or.......the alternative which is never a good outcome. We are fortunate to have a W.R. Starkey Mortgage Profes...

Homes for Sale, Louisville, CO - Steel Ranch Update   Rapid progress is being made on the infrastructure for the new Steel Ranch Home Community, located just north of South Boulder Road and west of Highway 42. Water lines, sewer lines, electrical, etc. are all being put into place and it can't be...

Real Estate in Erie, CO - February 2011 Sales Statistics!     Below is a market snapshot of single family home sales that occurred in Erie during the month of February 2011 as compared to February 2010.   The sales statistics for Erie are confirming what we felt during the month of February which...