February 2016

Found 3 blog entries for February 2016.

Jeremy and I have embarked on many a home improvement project, for better or worse. Actually, these projects have generally paid off. I remember when we redid our entire kitchen on Hudson Street in Cherry Point, finished off with terra cotta paint and greenish concrete counter tops—hard to picture, I know. Bold move, but, when we went to sell the house it was under contract in 2 days.

Anyway, on to the appliances, ah, the appliances. Brand new! All were running fine except the oven. When turned on to preheat, no one could be within 20 feet of it and have a conversation. It was so loud, like being on a runway motioning for an airplane to fit into its bay. You’d think with how loud it was, it would heat up in nanoseconds. Wrong. It took nearly 30

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Real Estate Colorado Lindsey Friedman CHR

My husband and I have always been Denverites since we moved here 17 years ago—we’ve lived in the Highlands, Hutchinson Hills, Cherry Point, and then…bam! The proverbial urban flight happened…we moved to the “burbs.” Most of our city friends still love us though and unbeknownst to us when we made the choice to move to Littleton, there are many “urban-like” opportunities nestled in this area.

Me three years ago: “We’re moving next month.”
My Friends: “Oh, really—how exciting! Where?”
Me: “Actually, Littleton!”
My Friends: “What? Why are you moving to Littleton? Gosh, I don’t know a thing about Littleton. How far is that from Denver?”

Low and behold, it’s actually ranked #24 out of 100 small to mid-size cities with populations between 20,000 and

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Real Estate Blog Colorado Lindsey Friedman CHRWhat an exciting year 2015 was…I love this industry! Never a dull moment.

Inventory: The lowest levels of inventory recorded— 1 month for both detached and attached single family homes in the early spring months of 2015. This means it would take 1 month to sell all of these properties if no more came on the market. It is said that 3 months or below is a seller’s market, 6 months or more is a buyer’s.

Market Movement: 67% of sales in April 2015 were under contract in 7 days or less.

Highest Sales Prices: Home prices rose at double digit rates. The average home price climbed from $318,541 in 2014 to $358,578 in 2015 for an increase of 12.56%. Highest ever recorded sales prices for both attached and detached single family homes: $279,495 for

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