Real Estate & Relocation ^ Colorado

Mobile Blog Unveiled Explained & Trained

So I tell a few folks I just built a Mobile Blog.  Instead of kwell kudos, I get a blank stare.

The third person (my husband) looks at me in earnest and says "What is a mobile blog?"

Oh so that's the problem, communication gap...

A mobile blog means I can post to my bloglog from my phone.  However since I communicate with photos, I decided to make my mobile blog a mostly photo blog. 

They say a photo is worth a 1000 words...oh my can I save a lot of keyboarding!

Here's how it works, as I go through my day I will share my actual views by clicking a shot with my TREO.  The photo is then attached to an email and sent to my new blog.  Within minutes the photo is posted along with a word or two, depending on my mood.

OK so it really isn't rocket science, it's more about sharing and thinking about life and how lucky I am to know what the heck I am talking about even if others don't.

Check out the new MOBILE BLOG at http://thedenver.blogs.com/at

The AT is short for Around Town.

kk

Sound Bite Blog

I have blog envy.  As I travel around Blogtown, U.S.A.  I keep finding really hot looking blogs and wishing I could have one too.  The coolest new blog this week is the Sound Bite Blog run by Sparky and Buckwheat, a lender and Realtor® team in Washington State.  Their Sound Bite blog has wonderful graphics that jump right off the page.  I love the frog in a cup.  Go take a look, let me know what you think.

Be sure to tell them I sent you!

kk

Denver and National Trends

This December showed a slight improvement over December 2002, however, as with the previous months of 2003 statistics were inconsistent. Over 500 more housing units were sold in Decemer 2003, over December 2002, but the total available inventory increased by 1,000 units. The absorption rate decreased by 3 weeks, while the days on market increasd by 12.5 days. The average market price went up $7,900 from last Decemer to this December, and the median price increased 2%. All of these statistics signify a market swimming in circles, which is better than it could be. As new home builders continue to decrease new home starts (40% less in 2003 than 2001), the amount of properties available for an economic recovery will lesson. The highest number of homes sold in any price range remained $200,000-$250,000, reflecting low interest rates serving the needs of first time buyers.

Nationally, the housing picture remains bright. At the end of the 3rd quarter, seasonally adjusted sales were 12.8% ahead of 2002, with 6.3 million sales possible when the year end reporting is complete. The supply of available housing (absorption rate) is less than 15 weeks and has been close to that level all year while the local supply has been 22 to 30 weeks during 2003.
submitted by Larry McGee
http://www.buyselldenverhomes.com

States Where Most People would like to live

		2000	2001	2002	2003
1.	California	5	2	1	1
2.	Florida	1	1	2	2
3.	Hawaii	7	3	3	3
4.	Colorado	2	4	4	4
5.	New York	10	8	8	5
6.	Arizona	4	6	6	6
7.	Texas	10	12	14	7
8.	North Carolina	3	7	5	8
9.	Virginia	8	14	12	9
10.	Washington	6	5	9	10
11.	Oregon	14	9	10	11
12.	Nevada	*	*	*	12
13.	Montana	=10	11	11	13
14.	Georgia	=8	13	15	14
15.	Alaska	13	=14	=12	15

=Tied for that position * Not in top 15

The Harriis Poll conducted an online study within the United States between July 14 and 20, 2003 among a nationwide cross section of 2.215 adults. Fugures for age, sex, race, education and number of adults in the household were weighted wher necessary to bring them into line with their actual proportions in the population. (Propensity score" weighting was also used to adjust for respondents' propensity to be online. These statements conform to the principles of disclosure of the National Council on Public Polls. For more information, please visit http://wwwharrispollonline.com