The Skinny on The Village at Harmony Park in Westminster

I previewed a home in The Village at Harmony Park in Westminster at 128th and Zuni the other day and decided to crank up my trusty Flip camera and shoot some video. The Village is located just a heart beat away from the corner of 128th and Zuni (west of Zuni is Broomfield, while east [...]

Sell your own Broomfield home on the Internet

You might be asking yourself, “Why would a real estate agent tell me to sell my own home?” Because I don’t really care if you decide to sell your own home.
I assume you have your reasons: perhaps you had a previous bad experience with a Realtor (trust me, I’ve had personal experience in this area, [...]

Is real estate on the way up?

Kenneth R. Harney recently published an informative article in Realty Times which you see right here:
Some highlights from his article include:
Home sales are at around 4.89 million. In its heyday it was at around 6.5 million. Obviously a little less than 5 million is less than 6.5 million, but hardly a crisis. And the pundits [...]

Not my niche!

Realtors often choose niche markets in which to specialize. Jackie Youngblood in Florida specializes in “naked real estate.” Before you get too excited I meant that she specializes in “Clothing Optional and Nudist Resorts” in Pasco County, Florida.

I suspect there is not a big call for that in Colorado. And even if there is, don’t [...]

Broomfield Real Estate Activity for February

Residential activity for Broomfield Real Estate for February 2008 according to Metrolist statistics:

$319,984 average “sold price” (single family homes)(44 sold)
$214,763 average “sold price” (condominium)

Average Days On Market (single family homes): 94
Average Days On Market (condominium): 247

Compare these numbers to January 2008:

$353,466 average “sold price” (single family homes)(37 sold)
$186,496 average “sold price” (condominium)

Average Days On Market [...]

5 winning tips for showcasing your home during an open house or showing

Selling a home is an extremely visual process. If it weren’t, model homes wouldn’t bother with decorating. Actually they probably wouldn’t even bother the the model home at all. If buyers didn’t need to see a version of the finished product to convince them, the builders wouldn’t do it.

Selling YOUR home should be viewed much [...]

Daily Broomfield Real Estate Watch

Breaking news on the Broomfield real estate market, buying a home in Broomfield, and real estate issues in the Denver-Metro area, every day, on The Skinny on Real Estate.

Yesterday in Broomfield real estate, 3 homes were listed for sale in the Westlake (short sale), Columbine Meadows, and Broadlands neighborhoods with asking prices between $150,000-$268,000.

If you [...]

Why Broomfield Home Buyers Should Think Twice About Short Sales

There have been a few excellent posts recently, by other real estate bloggers, about the pitfalls of buying a short sale property.

You can check them out for yourself here:

“On the surface, it may appear that a short-sale buyer is getting a good deal. Although a slim margin of short sales may be profitable for a [...]

Daily Broomfield Real Estate Watch

Breaking news on the Broomfield real estate market, buying a home in Broomfield, and real estate issues in the Denver-Metro area, every day, on The Skinny on Real Estate.

Yesterday in Broomfield real estate, 4 homes were listed for sale in the Brandywine, Westlake, and Broadlands neighborhoods and they ranged in price from $225,000-$600,000.

If you would [...]

The Broadlands – The Reserve – Sheffield Homes

If you are interested in buying a low-maintenance ranch home the Sheffield Homes in The Reserve portion of The Broadlands are great! In fact, if you wanted to buy ME one, that would be fine too.

If you would like to see the greatness from the comfort of your own home, check out my Skinny Mini [...]

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