Feb

1

What’s the next Wash Park?

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A few months ago a couple of search terms “What’s the next Wash Park” and “Up and Coming neighborhoods in Denver” led people to my site. However, I’m not a real estate agent nor do I have any plans to become an agent in the near future. If I had to venture a guess, Riverfront, Highlands, or Eisenhower Park would be the next hot neighborhood. However, they will never be Wash Park because Wash Park is one of Denver’s best known landmarks.

The Denver Business Journal touts Eisenhower Park as the next hot area. Their article Eisenhower Park becoming a popular market:

Looking for an undiscovered neighborhood with great charm, easy access to transportation, a range of public amenities and lower prices than comparable areas?

Realtors and custom home builders are touting the Eisenhower Park neighborhood northeast of the intersection of South Colorado Boulevard and East Hampden Avenue.

Note: To access this article online you may need a subscription to the Denver Business Journal.

From the denver.gov site:

PR_Eisenhowerpark.JPGEisenhower Park is a fully developed 22-acre truf grass park located at S. Colorado Blvd. & E. Dartmouth Ave.. The park features Eisenhower Recreation Center, two skinned softball fields, one un-skinned softball field, one soccer field, two football fields, four tennis courts, horseshoe pits, four flower beds, four picnic sites (one with a shelter). Restrooms are provided during the summer months and are located on the East Side of the Recreation Center.

Jan

15

Links: The Onion needs a real estate section

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house2.bmpReal estate is a hot topic on the web. One quick search for “real estate” on google nets you 275,000,000 results. That’s a lot of indexed pages on real estate alone. From blogs to news feeds, the amount of information on real estate is overwhelming. If you’re looking for non-location specific real estate sources start here:

With stories like “Business Card Confirms Real-Estate Salesman Is Eddie Money,
” the Onion would’ve made it to the front this list if they had a real estate section.

Dec

11

Links: Poor Priced Out of Homes

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  • The Denver Post has an article entitled Poor priced out of homes which examines a recent report of the rental and housing situation for the less than affluent Denver inhabitant.
  • Zillow is at it again, this time the innovative and controversial online AVM has created a feature called Make Me Move. With this feature you basically broadcast to the world what it will take financially for you to move out of your home.
  • Greg Swann of Bloodhound Realty has added numerous contributors to his blog including Dan Green of the Mortgage Reports. The BloodhoundBlog evolved from a Phoenix based real estate blog to a lively discussion group on real estate. Good reading!
  • How the Light Rail converted Englewood from a drab Cinderella City to upscale City Center is explored in this article by the Real Estate Journal.

Nov

17

Links: Southeast Denver Lightrail

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Here’s the latest on what’s going on in Denver:

  • TREX is unleashed. Denver’s mass transit system through Southeast Denver Corridor is launched today.
  • The Denver Post reports that tax liens are being gobbled up at an unprecedented pace.
  • Foreclosure is still a hot topic in Colorado.
  • When finding a home improvement contractor, I prefer word of mouth. A href=”http://denver.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2006/11/13/smallb1.html”>new site is launched to help those that prefer to find the home improvement contractor online.

Aug

24

Be Cool

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The housing market is in a cooling off phase:

Jul

31

FSBO grows in Denver

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A recent article in Denver Business Journal states:

A survey released Monday by ForSaleByOwner.com showed Denver was the fastest-growing market for sellers going it alone. Although only 1.9 percent of homes listed on the Web site last year were in Denver, the city showed a 166 percent increase in listings.

I’m not surprised, there are tons of For Sale By Owner signs everywhere.

May

2

Downtown Livin

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A recent article, Group launches “Live Downtown” campaign in the Denver Business Journal focuses on a website called www.livedowntowndenver.com

I checked out the site that “is designed to serve as a virtual one-stop shop for existing and potential residents, real estate brokers, as well as those who work downtown. It also will offer information for corporate relocation consultants. ” It details all the different neighborhoods in Downtown Denver.

I’ve enjoyed working in downtown Denver for many years.

  • Favorite Downtown Denver bar: Rockbottom Brewery (16th and Curtis)
  • Favorite Downtown Denver restaurant: Dixons (16th and Blake)
  • Favorite Downtown Denver venue: Denver Performing Arts Complex (Broadway shows on 14th and Curtis)
  • Favorite Downtown Denver vendor: tie between the Afghani hot dog vendor on 17th and Market and the Burritto dude on 16th and Champa
  • Favorite Downtown Denver hangout: Tattered Cover (16th and Wynkoop)

Mar

22

Donde Esta mi equidad?

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That’s spanish for “Where’s my equity?”

According the Denver Business Journal, Colorado is 2nd to last (Tenneesee is 1st) when it comes to states with the lowest home equity levels. NY is number one when it comes to states with the highest levels of home equity.

In other words, Coloradoans have tappped their equity and/or purchased homes using low to no money down programs.

The article is only in the print edition of the Denver business journal and not available online yet.