Why are these new homes so far apart?
New homes are being built faster than we have seen since the mid-1990s. For example, the Denver area is growing at an incredible rate – with base prices of new homes increasing from $4,000 to $10,000 per month, depending on the size of the house and the builder. The neighborhood pictured here is located between…
On Sale Now!! Your New Home
OK, so houses don’t ever really go “on sale” – but what if you could get your house for “10% off!”? There ARE some things you can do to be a smart shopper and buy “on sale” versus paying full price. And remember, when you’re talking about something that costs a couple hundred thousand dollars,…
Should your coffee habits determine where you live?
I have been struggling for over 20 years with where, exactly, our Dream Home should be situated. I knew I would want it to be in Colorado, and somewhere near Denver – in order to have good access to jobs, theatre, shopping and restaurants in a laid-back, outdoorsy place (and my husband graciously bought into my dream and…
What’s So Special about this Colorado Grass?
Valuable Open Space or Deadly Deal-Killer? I recently appraised a house that backed to this greenbelt. The space is very wide (about 100 feet) and isn’t maintained, or even watered. As an appraiser, I would treat it more like open space than a greenbelt when estimating how much value it added to the property… Except……
