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Sketching Nature in Golden

The activities never stop in Golden! This Saturday, why not combine two of your favorite passions by going to the Winter Sketching Nature Journaling class at Lookout Mountain Nature Center. Remember those perfect scenes that make Golden the perfect place to be by sketching them into a personal journal. Located minutes off of I-70 near Golden, the Lookout Mountain Nature Center has these wonderful classes throughout the year.

The Winter Sketching Nature Journaling program will start with a lesson in basic drawing skills. If you have been interested in trying your hand at sketching for a while, let the amazing staff guide you through capturing wonderful outdoor scenes. You will then head out on the hiking paths around Lookout Mountain near Golden for your sketching adventure! With an amazing array of flora and fauna, you will have so much to capture in your journal or sketchbook.

The best part: this program is free!! Sketching artists of all ages are welcome to come. A sketchbook is all that is required as Lookout Mountain Nature Center will provide everything else you may need. The Winter Sketching Nature Journaling program is part of a series throughout the year, so do not worry about filling up your sketchbook in one class. Just another reason to head out to Golden! Register today for the Winter Sketching Nature Journaling class on Saturday, February 18^th at 10am and enjoy the calm, quiet, beauty of winter in Golden.

910 Colorow Rd, Golden 720.497.7600

Sketching Nature in Golden

What this report tells you: Since no Arvada homes sold in this price range in January of 2010 or 2011, expectations aren't high, to say the least. 5 did sell this January, and 11 are currently under contract. Still, with 31 more currently for sale the spring months will hopefully bring more good news.

Click this link to see Arvada Home Sales in the other price categories.

The following information was obtained from Metrolist on February 15, 2012. This report includes only detached single family Arvada homes listed or sold between $400,000 and $500,000. I’m using the term ‘distressed sales’ to refer to short sales and foreclosures. A ‘regular’ sale may also have been ‘distressed’ in the sense that the home was in need of major work.

• Currently, there are 31 Arvada homes for sale in this price range. None are short sales, or foreclosures.

For a private showing or more details of any of these homes, call me at 720-353-8031.

• Currently, there are 11 Arvada homes under contract in this price range, none are foreclosures 1 is a short sales. 9% of Arvada homes currently under contract between $400 and $500,000 are distressed sales.

• 5 Arvada homes sold in January 2012 between $400,000 and $500,000. 112 median days on market. None of them were foreclosures or short sales.

Arvada homes that sold between $400,000 and $500,000 in January 2012 were found in the following neighborhoods:

Village of Five Parks (click to read about this neighborhood)

Whisper Creek * Sunrise Ridge

Skyline Estates * Birch Valley

• Surprisingly, Metrolist shows no Arvada homes sold in this price range in January of 2010 or 2011.

Click this link to see Arvada Home Sales in the other price categories. One was a foreclosure, none were short sales.

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I write posts on real estate issues and local events in the Denver metro area, especially those *communities between Denver and Boulder, as a public service. My hope is to give people an idea of the ‘flavor’ of our community, in case they’re new or moving to the Denver area.

I am a residential real estate agent, happily helping folks buy a house or sell a house in the beautiful and friendly *suburbs northwest of Denver.

*Arvada, Broomfield, Lafayette, Louisville, Superior, Westminster; also Thornton, Golden, Wheat Ridge, Northglen, Lakewood

Read more about Arvada Colorado, a historic small town between Denver and Boulder.

Find Homes for Sale, no Matter Who Listed Them, at Dream House Hunting

Gardeners – please visit my blog about high plains gardening, Beauty of Gardening.

Copyright © 2012 Joetta Fort, Broker, Equity Colorado

What this report tells you: The number of days Arvada home sales were accomplished in this price range has steadily increased over the past three years. Coupled with the appearance of a couple of foreclosures tells you this price range is a difficult one for sellers, but provides opportunity for buyers.

Click this link to see Arvada Home Sales in the other price categories.

The following information was obtained from Metrolist on February 15, 2012. This report includes only detached single family Arvada homes listed or sold between $300,000 and $400,000. (I'm using the term 'distressed sales' to refer to short sales and foreclosures. A 'regular' sale may also have been 'distressed' in the sense that the home was in need of major work.)

• Currently, there are 36 Arvada homes for sale and 14 under contract in this price range.

None of those that are for sale are foreclosures or short sales. 0% of Arvada homes for sale today between $300 and $400,000 are distressed sales.

If you would like any more details or to see any of these Arvada homes for sale, please contact me asap.

Of the Arvada homes currently under contract, one is a short sale and 3 are foreclosures. That's a 29% rate of distressed sales.

• 8 Arvada homes sold in January 2012 between $300,000 and $400,000. 85 median days on market. 2 were foreclosures, none were short sales. So in this price range 25% of Arvada homes were distressed sales in January of 2012.

Arvada homes that sold between $300,000 and $400,000 in December 2011 were found in the following neighborhoods:

Boyd Ponds * Wild Grass

Sunrise Ridge * Skyline Estates

Cameo Estates * West Chase

Hackberry Estate * Bridle Dale

• 2011 saw only 4 Arvada homes sell during January between $300,000 and $400,000. 79 median days on market. None of them were foreclosures or short sales. 0% rate of distressed sales.
• 2010 also saw only 4 Arvada homes sell during January between $300,000 and $400,000. 47 median days on market. 0% rate of distressed sales.

Click this link to see Arvada Home Sales in the other price categories.

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I write posts on real estate issues and local events in the Denver metro area, especially those *communities between Denver and Boulder, as a public service. My hope is to give people an idea of the ‘flavor’ of our community, in case they’re new or moving to the Denver area.

I am a residential real estate agent, happily helping folks buy a house or sell a house in the beautiful and friendly *suburbs northwest of Denver.

*Arvada, Broomfield, Lafayette, Louisville, Superior, Westminster; also Thornton, Golden, Wheat Ridge, Northglen, Lakewood

Read more about Arvada Colorado, a historic small town between Denver and Boulder.

Find Homes for Sale, no Matter Who Listed Them, at Dream House Hunting.

Gardeners – please visit my blog about high plains gardening, Beauty of Gardening.

Copyright © 2012 Joetta Fort, Broker, Equity Colorado

What this report tells you: In this price range, distressed sales are a much higher percentage in the 'sold' category compared to the 'for sale' and 'under contract' categories. There is good news in the number of Arvada homes that sold last month in this price range, but the percentage of distressed sales shows an uptick over the past three years. These distressed sales will keep home prices in check in this price category.

Click this link to see Arvada Home Sales in the other price categories.

The following information was obtained from Metrolist on February 15, 2012. This report includes only detached single family Arvada homes listed or sold between $250,000 and $300,000. I'm using the term 'distressed sales' to refer to short sales and foreclosures. A 'regular' sale may also have been 'distressed' in the sense that the home was in need of major work.

• Currently, there are 40 Arvada homes for sale and 14 under contract in this price range.

Of those that are for sale, none are foreclosures and 2 is a short sale. Only 5% of Arvada homes for sale today between $200 and $250,000 are distressed sales.

If you would like any more details or to see any of these Arvada homes for sale, please contact me asap.

Of the Arvada homes currently under contract, none are short sales and 2 are foreclosures. That's a 14% rate of distressed sales.

• 13 Arvada homes sold in January 2012 between $250,000 and $300,000. 67 median days on market. 3 homes sold as foreclosures, one as a short sale. So in this price range 31% of Arvada homes were distressed sales in January of 2012.

Arvada homes that sold between $250,000 and $300,000 in January 2012 were found in the following neighborhoods:

The Pond (Click to read this neighborhood report)

Westwoods Ranch (Click to read this neighborhood report)

Lake Arbor * Maple Ridge

Shadow Mountain * Club Crest

Overlook at Stanley Lake * Meadowglen

Ralston Valley * Ralston Estates

• 2011 saw only 4 Arvada homes sell during January between $250,000 and $300,000. 102 median days on market. None were foreclosures or short sales. 0% rate of distressed sales.
• 2010 saw 3 Arvada homes sell during January between $250,000 and $300,000. 13 median days on market. None were short sales or foreclosures. An 0% rate of distressed Arvada home sales in January of 2010.

Click this link to see Arvada Home Sales in the other price categories.

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I write posts on real estate issues and local events in the Denver metro area, especially those *communities between Denver and Boulder, as a public service. My hope is to give people an idea of the ‘flavor’ of our community, in case they’re new or moving to the Denver area.

I am a residential real estate agent, happily helping folks buy a house or sell a house in the beautiful and friendly *suburbs northwest of Denver.

*Arvada, Broomfield, Lafayette, Louisville, Superior, Westminster; also Thornton, Golden, Wheat Ridge, Northglen, Lakewood

Read more about Arvada Colorado, a historic small town between Denver and Boulder.

Find Homes for Sale, no Matter Who Listed Them, at Dream House Hunting.

Gardeners – please visit my blog about high plains gardening, Beauty of Gardening.

Copyright © 2012 Joetta Fort, Broker, Equity Colorado

What this report tells you: While homes sold in Arvada last month in the $200-250,000 price range show a slight increase in days on market, the percentage of sales that were short sales or foreclosures is the lowest it's been in three years. The inventory is pretty high - 60 Arvada homes for sale with only 10 sold last month - but 30 under contract is encouraging.

Click this link to see Arvada Home Sales in the other price categories.

The following information was obtained from Metrolist on February 15, 2012. This report includes only detached single family Arvada homes sold or listed between $200,000 and $250,000. I'm using the term 'distressed sales' to refer to short sales and foreclosures. A 'regular' sale may also have been 'distressed' in the sense that the home was in need of major work.

• Currently, there are 60 Arvada homes for sale and 30 under contract in this price range.

Of those that are for sale, 8 are foreclosures and 9 are short sales. 28% of Arvada homes for sale today between $200 and $250,000 are distressed sales.

If you would like any more details or to see any of these Arvada homes for sale, please contact me asap.

Of the Arvada homes currently under contract, 2 are short sales and 6 are foreclosures. That's a 27% rate of distressed sales.

• 10 Arvada homes sold in January 2012 between $200,000 and $250,000. 65 median days on market. 3 Arvada homes sold as a foreclosure, 0 were short sales. So in this price range 30% of Arvada homes were distressed sales in January of 2012.

Arvada homes that sold between $200,000 and $250,000 in January 2012 were found in the following neighborhoods:

Lake Arbor (Click to read neighborhood report)

North Arvada Park * Westdale * Lamar Heights

Club Crest * Huntington Heights * Woodland Valley

Ralston Park * Ralston Valley * Maplewood

• 2011 saw 12 Arvada homes sell during January between $200,000 and $250,000. 56 median days on market. 7 Arvada home sold as a foreclosure, none as a short sale. That means 58% were distressed sales.
• 2010 saw 8 Arvada homes sell during January between $200,000 and $250,000. 90 median days on market. 3 Arvada homes sold as a foreclosure, none were short sales. A 38% rate of distressed Arvada home sales in January of 2010.

Click this link to see Arvada Home Sales in the other price categories.

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I write posts on real estate issues and local events in the Denver metro area, especially those *communities between Denver and Boulder, as a public service. My hope is to give people an idea of the ‘flavor’ of our community, in case they’re new or moving to the Denver area.

I am a residential real estate agent, happily helping folks buy a house or sell a house in the beautiful and friendly *suburbs northwest of Denver.

*Arvada, Broomfield, Lafayette, Louisville, Superior, Westminster; also Thornton, Golden, Wheat Ridge, Northglen, Lakewood

Read more about Arvada Colorado, a historic small town between Denver and Boulder.

Find Homes for Sale, no Matter Who Listed Them, at Dream House Hunting.

Gardeners – please visit my blog about high plains gardening, Beauty of Gardening.

Copyright © 2012 Joetta Fort, Broker Associate, Equity Colorado