Steve Scheer - Denver Real Estate - Highlands Ranch Real Estate

The weather is starting to turn here in the Denver area - cool crisp mornings and evenings are still warm enough on most days for shorts & T-Shirts.  So before the weather completely turns we decided to take a much needed adventure to Chatfield State Park.

This wasn't our ordinary visit with fishing in the south ponds, or a picnic on the beach or an afternoon on a boat or a hike on the trails - this time we decide to bring our dog for his first swim! It was also an excellent time for me to share an afternoon with my son.

Chatfield has a wonderful Dog Training Area that is an off-leash area for dogs and includes a very popular pond for the dogs to swim.  I found out quickly that my 6 month old is a complete natural.  A full swim off the bat and was retrieving in minutes.  (Side note - Dogs must be leashed in all other areas of Chatfield State Park.)

The pond is extremely popular and I can see why - the dogs love it.

If you have recently moved to the Denver area, specifically the south Denver suburbs and you have a dog, you have to check out Chatfiled.

Chatfield State Park is only about an 8 minute drive from my home on the west side of Highlands Ranch.  It is easily accessible from all parts of the Denver South suburbs and it is right off of C470.  The dog training area is located on the north side of the park and will be most easily access from the Wadsworth entrance to the park.

Chatfield is a State Park, so there is a daily entrance fee of $7.  You can also choose to purchase an annual pass for the Colorado State Parks for $60, which if you plan on going often, is well worth it.

We plan on heading back to the Chatfield Dog Training Area a few more times before the water is too cold.

Steve Scheer, RE/MAX Masters, Inc.
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Copyright © 2008 By Steve Scheer, All Rights Reserved. ~Living in Denver - Chatfield State Park - Dogs Love It Too 9/14/2008~

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Steve Scheer is a REALTOR® in the Denver area - serving Denver Colorado and the south suburbs including Denver, Highlands Ranch, Greenwood Village, Cherry Hills Village, Littleton, Lone Tree, Centennial, Parker, Englewood, Aurora, Castle Pines North, Castle Pines Village, Castle Rock.  Steve is a Denver native and has been licensed in CO since 1994.

If you would like more information on the Denver area or more information on Denver real estate, contact Steve at 720-849-6101. 

Every now and then there are storms that roll through, particularly in the summer.  This photo was taken almost 2 weeks ago now, on August 17th.   We had a few days of rain, and then it cleared.

That is the view of the sunset I have from my Highlands Ranch home.

Are you looking for a home in the Denver area with a view like that?  Give me a call and we'll find one for you.

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Copyright © 2008 By Steve Scheer, All Rights Reserved. ~Living in Highlands Ranch - Picture Perfect 8/30/2008~

This is an exciting week coming up for Highlands Ranch - the annual festivities of Highlands Ranch Days are just around the corner. 

What is Highlands Ranch Days?  Well, long ago, before Highlands Ranch was a community of homes, it was a ranch.  And Highlands Ranch days is a chance for the community to see inside the mansion of the original Highlands Ranch and see the working ranch that still exists. 

Festivities and events begin on Thursday September 4th and will continue through Saturday the 6th of September.

Some of the things that you and your families can look forward to at Highlands Ranch Days are:

Hay Rides
Petting Zoo & Livestock Displays
Western Entertainment
Gold Panning
Mansion Tours and more!

On Saturday its Family Day and there will be a full barbecue at the Ranch and is an additional $7.00.

You can read about all of the details here. 

Admission is $3.00 for adults and $1.00 for children.  Parking is limited at the Highlands Ranch Mansion, and although I have yet to see information stated as such I am going to guess there may be shuttle to the mansion.  If I get further info on that, I will be sure to post it. 

I live in Highlands Ranch and these types of quality community events are the reason I love to live here.  There is always so much to do, so much to experience, for all ages. 

If you are considering living in Highlands Ranch, I would love to discuss with you what's available and show you how I can assist you as your Realtor®. 

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Copyright © 2008 By Steve Scheer, All Rights Reserved. ~Living in Highlands Ranch - Highlands Ranch Days Kicks Off This Week 8/30/2008~

Health Of The Denver Real Estate Market

So here we are on Labor Day Weekend.  And I can tell you without hesitation - The question of the summer that I received - whether it was at a backyard barbecue, in the church parking lot, at a soccer game, at the pool, in an email or on the phone - was...

Well, Steve, really, how is the Denver real estate market, really.

And of course I tell people the truth.  There are parts that are doing better than others and those are doing well.  And then there are some areas doing worse than others, and those need some help.

Yes we have all heard the media hype of the nation wild housing crisis - and yes - there are some serious problems.  And then there is the whole mortgage mess.

But if someone asks me, Steve- really - should I buy a home now?  The answer is, it depends. 

It depends on so many factors.  We then spend time talking about if they have an idea how long they may stay, their price range, area of town interested it, and oh so many things.  I want to make something clear - it is a good idea for many to buy right now.  But there are some circumstances where I will tell you it is not.

And if they ask me, truly, is the market as bad as everyone says is it, here in the Denver area, specifically the Denver suburbs.  I have to say no.  Even my Highlands Ranch neighbors have been under the impressions the sky is falling and that just is not true.

Just this week the Case -Shiller Index was released - and even through this report, it stated that the Denver real estate market is the top market of the 20 metro markets in the index of top markets in the country.  In fact, the headline in the Denver Business Journal was just that "Denver Home Price Rise Top 20 City List".  In a time period that ranged from April through May, the real estate home prices in the Denver area actually rose 1%.

Here are some additional articles from the media that you can read more about the Case-Shiller Index

Denver Business Journal

Rocky Mountain News

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Copyright © 2008 By Steve Scheer, All Rights Reserved. ~Denver Real Estate - State Of The Market 8/30/2008~