<title> 2007 July</title>

Broomfield Welcomes Harry Potter

Good. Grief. I can safely say I was one of the very last fans to finally lay my hands (at 1:30 a.m.!!) on the initial release of the final installment of the Harry Potter series: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The Broomfield Border’s Book Store was stuffed full of Muggles, Squibs, Witches and Wizards [...]

We LOVE’S us some Wall Street Journal

The Skinny On Real Estate appreciates the shout out from the Wall Street Journal. (We liked them even before the citation. Seriously.) This blog is listed as a similar topic on an excellent article about the Consumer Price Index, Inflation and the Fed. If that doesn’t sound too exciting, or you think it has nothing [...]

West Nile Virus in Broomfield?

The City of Broomfield is reporting that this year may be a tough year for West Nile Virus (well okay, tough for those of us getting bit, may be a party of sorts for the mosquitoes…). While it appears that a fairly healthy individual probably won’t have too many problems fending off West Nile Virus, [...]

Should you sell your house or rent it out instead?

It’s not uncommon for home sellers, especially sellers looking to move up, to ponder whether or not they’d rather just sell their current home or turn it into an investment that they rent out to someone else.Benefits of becoming a landlord Your home goes from being a roof over your head to an investment, which [...]

Harry Potter Cometh!

I decided to sneak in a viewing of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix before the latest book Deathly Hallows comes out next Friday. I’ve never liked the movies nearly as much as the books because I don’t think it’s possible to convey the bonds of friendship, in 2 hours, that run so [...]

What do you mean the Twinkie Defense is fake?

Admit it, you’ve been a victim, pretty much anyone who sends email has been a victim, hopefully only once though. What is this I write of you ask? Spoofs, hoaxes, and urban legends! Sure, you meant well, you got that email with all the caps and bolded letters and exclamation points and honest to Pete [...]

Go see Live Free or Die Hard!

If you haven’t been to see the movie Live Free or Die Hard go and do it!! I first saw the previews for this movie last December and I swear the men in the audience all gasped, as if they couldn’t believe their good fortune that the Die Hard series was back. I’m not really [...]

Real Estate Market Data for June 2007 ~ Northglenn/Thornton

Metro List has released the data for sales on home in the North Suburban Central area or Northglenn/Thorton (ish) area for June 2007. There were 1,149 homes for sale in June, compared to 1,111 in May. The average list price was $237,306, down a little from $241,151 the previous month. 206 homes sold, a decrease [...]

Real Estate Sales Data for June 2007 in Adams County

Metro List has released their June 2007 data for residential real estate sales in the North West Suburban area (roughly speaking: Adams County). There were 909 residences listed for sale in June, compared to 882 in May. The average list price was $325,814, down a little from $331,639 in May. 131 homes sold compared to [...]

How much should you offer for that house?

It’s that age-old dilemma between buyers and sellers – you the buyer don’t know exactly how low the sellers are willing to go and they the sellers don’t know exactly how high you the buyer are willing to go.When you’re trying to decide what to offer on a home first things are first – figure [...]

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