Real Estate & Relocation ^ Colorado

Social Conscience

There is a viral marketing effort to hold McDonald's to a higher standard of conscience.  Currently they are promoting Hummers to kids in the popular Kids Meals. 

Sign-o-matic developed this website, for  you to make your own sign and pass it on.

It's viral marketing at its best.

Who Killed JonBenet?

The media is descending on Boulder once again.  This time to set things set. 

I hope.

Interest rates

Has anybody noticed the interest rate dropped down a bit.  A 30-year fixed is at 6.125% with a jumbo at 6.375%.

If you are sitting on the fence...now may be the time. 

We've got the inventory!

European Cows

In 2000 I took a little bike trip around the world.  When I was in Salzburg, Austria the city was celebrating with a CowParade similar to the one currently going on in Denver.  There too the cows were delightful to look at.  If you would like to see the Salzburg Cows of 2000 go here.

Denver Home Sale Statistics

July 2006

Metro Denver Prices: Metro Denver Prices:

Single Family Average Price: (Detached Dwelling)		July 2006	$328,721
		June 2006	$335,111
		July 2005	$318,527
Condo Average Price: (Attached Dwelling)		July 2006	$194,705
		June 2006	$184,566
		July 2005	$184,288
Combined Average Price:		July 2006	$299,680
		June 2006	$303,573
		July 2005	$291,498
Percent of Sales Price Change: from July 2005 to July 2006		Single Family:	+3.20%
		Condo:	+5.65%
		Combined	+2.81%
Total Combined Number of Homes for Sale:		July 2006	31,989
		June 2006	31,900
		July 2005	26,411
Percent of Change in Available Inventory: (July 2005 vs. July 2006)			+21.12%
Number of Combined Homes Sold this month		July 2006	4,850
vs. previous month		June 2006	5,628
vs. same month last year		July 2005	6,203
Average days on Market: (Combined Sales)		July 2006	94.98
		June 2006	95.66
		July 2005	81.84
Absorption Rate: (number of weeks necessary to sell current combined inventory at current rate of sales)		July 2006	28.58 weeks
		June 2006	24.56 weeks
		July 2005	18.45 weeks
Median Sold Price:Single Family		July 2006	$259,500
		June 2006	$261,750
		July 2005	$252,250
Condo		July 2006	$163,000
		June 2006	$159,900
		July 2005	$164,000

Stapleton Herd

We had a fun day walking around Stapleton, enjoying the herd of cows grazing around the town center and park.  If you would like to see  more of the herd you can visit the photo album.

Picking a Favorite Cow is hard.  I love the cow names as much as the artist and creative cow figures.  Cowabunga Dude is a very cool snowboarding cow, very appropriate for Colorado.  Jacques Moosteau was decked out in scuba gear complete with fins and snorkel.  The Mooooticultural Cow was a rainbow of glistening color. Udderly Green was grazing in front of one of Stapleton's "green builders" McStain.

Here's a photo of MooRine Life, a very colorful cow indeed...