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Denver Home Sale Statistics January 2007

January 2007

Metro Denver Prices: Metro Denver Prices:

Single Family Average Price: (Detached Dwelling)		Jan 2007	$297,368
		Dec 2006	$321,524
		Jan 2006	$306,982
Condo Average Price: (Attached Dwelling)		Jan 2007	$170,440
		Dec 2006	$180,084
		Jan 2006	$192,271
Combined Average Price:		Jan 2007	$266,066
		Dec 2006	$291,495
		Jan 2006	$280,554
Percent of Sales Price Change: from January 2006 to Janaury 2007		Single Family:	-3.13%
		Condo:	-11.35%
		Combined	-5.16%
Total Combined Number of Homes for Sale:		Jan 2007	24,350
		Dec 2006	24,534
		Jan 2006	24,387
Percent of Change in Available Inventory: (Jan 2006 vs. Jan 2007)			-0.15%
Number of Combined Homes Sold this month		Jan 2007	3,540
vs. previous month		Dec 2006	3,104
vs. same month last year		Jan 2006	2,843
Average days on Market: (Combined Sales)		Jan 2007	120.45
		Dec 2006	113.34
		Jan 2006	109.14
Absorption Rate: (number of weeks necessary to sell current combined inventory at current rate of sales)		Jan 2007	29.81 weeks
		Dec 2006	34.25 weeks
		Jan 2006	37.17 weeks
Median Sold Price:Single Family		Jan 2007	$236,000
		Dec 2006	$247,500
		Jan 2006	$245,000
Condo		Jan 2007	$154,900
		Dec 2006	$150,000
		Jan 2006	$155,000

Spring Fever

After 43 days of snow on the ground (or whatever the count is now) I've contracted a serious case of spring fever.  My fever hit me while catching up on my reading of the Sunday Denver Post. 

You see yesterday was the announcement of the Ride the Rockies Tour.  This fun bicycle tour is something to look forward too every year.  For some reason, this year's tour is more appealing to me.  Going from Frisco to Frisco over 422 miles in the course of a week, the tour will climb only 4 peaks. One of them is Independence pass at an altitude of 12,095 feet.  Out of the 4 passes, its the only one I've never climbed...on a a bike that is.

Did I mention the tour is run on a "lottery" basis?  Yes, due to its extreme popularity and limited space, the Post takes deposits for the tour and the winners will be notified of their success by email on March 16, 2007.

Yes, spring fever is with me.  The Tour is tempting me, but the roads aren't ready to ride on.  We'll be lucky if we can ride on them by March.  Bikes & ice aren't nice.

It's downstairs to the stationary bike for me.  Hoohumm...boring!

<The Ride the Rockies Tour is open to anyone...even those who are so lucky as to live in Colorado. Enjoy the photo gallery and if you decide to move here...call me!  I sell Denver!>

Dining at the Islamorada

North of Denver, at the site of what was once the runways for Denver's Stapleton Airport is a new shopping district called Northfield.  Developed like all the new "malls" this outdoor shopping area is really a mall turned inside out.  The stores line the boulevard with sidewalks, trees and lovely landscaping, just like an old town square.  At Northfield you will find all the upscale stores and restaurants needed to fill an hour or two or all day.

Tonight we decided to try the Islamorada Restaurant located next to the incredible Bass Pro Store.  Oh my, what a place this is!  The restaurant is known for its seafood.  The impressive 13,000 gallon fish tank will entertain everyone from tots to Gramps.  The fish are mesmerizing and wonderful to watch.  The food, well let's just say it was excellent. Vali & I shared the Wasabi Tuna Steak, encrusted in seasame seeds and cooked to perfection.  Hubby's Seafood Pasta was full of shrimp and oh so yummy.  We all loved the fresh baked bread for starters and since we shared our dinner, we were entitled to share desert too! A sizzling hot fresh from the oven chocolate cookie with ice cream and a Key Lime Pie in its own cup.    All were so good in fact I forget to take a photo until...well desert arrived!  Sorry, next time I promise not to forget!

If you plan to make the trip, take time to visit the Bass Pro Store.  I don't care if you never set a foot outside in the great outdoors, you will enjoy this store.  They have even bigger live fish, and a whole parade of animals offering photographic opportunities for everyone.

Enjoy!

Here fishy fishy

Islamarada for dinner rocks