In its most recent September issue, Denver’s 5280 Magazine announced the 2011 Five Star Professional Awards for Denver Real Estate Agents and I was one of the fortunate agents selected! The elite group of award winning agents represents less than 7% of Real Estate agents in the Denver metro area, so to be recognized by peers and clients is a true honor. Many thanks to my wonderful buyers and sellers-you are the reason I was chosen and my goal is to continue to provide future clients with the same degree of quality service for which I have become known!
Best Bunaglow in North Country Club!
4 bedrooms, 2 baths, $434,900 MLS#761038
- Remarkably Quiet ~ Don’t let Downing deter you!
- Pristine Craftsman Bungalow Bones & Character galore!
- Large Sun Filled Rooms with Wide Foot Print
- Meticulously Maintained
- Copper Plumbing upgrade
- Gorgeous Quarter Sawn Oak Floors & Woodwork
- Original 1905 Crystal Door Knobs
- Porch off of Master
- Garden Level Full basement features Family Room, full kitchen, bed and full bath – Zoned for legal duplex-currently used as single family residence.
- Beautiful Patio and garden area with sprinkler system and water feature
- You will not regret showing this one! Realtors: Schedule a showing . 4th Bedroom non-conform.
Property Features: Burglar Alarm, Cable Available, Cable Installed, Ceiling Fan, Dishwasher, Disposal, Dryer, Eating Space/Kitchen, Fence, Fix-Up, Formal Dining, Garage Door Opener, Garden Area, High Speed Access, Landscaped Prof, Microwave Oven, No Covenants, New Paint, Patio, Quick Possession, Refrigerator, Smoke Free, Sprinkler, Storm Windows, Stove, Walk-In Closets, Washer, Wood Floors
YEAR: 1905 ~ SQ FT 1326 ~ LOT 4690 SQ FT ~ Annual Property Tax: $1,887
Property Details ~ Virtual Tour
623 S. Vine has it all…Classic 1927 Craftsman Bungalow has been updated & remodeled with care given to preserving the character and charm of the home…
- 3 Bedrooms: 2 Masters!
- 2 Baths
- 2 Car Garage
- 2443 finished square feet
- New Low-Energy Windows
- Fabulous Granite Kitchen w/SS Appliances
- Custom Cherry built-ins in Kitchen and Living Room
- Electric Panel Upgrade
- 5-Year Roof Certificate
- Updated Baths
- Bonus Tiled Sun Room
- Extended Driveway=extra parking
- 2 Gas Fireplaces
- Central Air
- Appliances 3 years old
- Sprinkler
- Custom Lighting
- Water Feature
- This House Has It All-Must See Won’t Be Disappointed!
- Take a look at the virtual tour. Give Patsy a call to schedule a showing! 303-883-2495
Upbeat Economic Forecast Cheers Colorado Lawmakers: Colorado legislators say they won’t have to continue cutting services or raising fees to balance the state budget for the next year, and bills proposing further revenue increases from businesses could be tabled, after receiving a favorable economic forecast March 19. read more here
Case-Shiller: Denver Home Prices up for 3rd Straight Month: For the third month in a row, Denver-area home prices showed a year-over-year increase in January, according to the latest S&P/Case-Shiller Home Prices Index. Out of 20 U.S. cities in the closely watched report from Standard & Poor’s, released March 30, Denver was one of nine that showed a year-over-year increase in prices. read more here
162,000 Jobs Added in March, Most in 3 Years: WASHINGTON – The nation’s economy posted its largest job gain in three years in March, while the unemployment rate remained at 9.7 percent for the third straight month. read more here
M&As Rebound: Colorado’s deals hit $8.2B in 2010 first quarter: Colorado’s merger-and-acquisition activity rose in the first quarter, as the market continued to rebound from a slowdown in 2009. A total of 56 deals worth at least $8.2 billion altogether closed in the first quarter of 2010, according to FactSet Mergerstat LLC, a subsidiary of Norwalk, Conn.-based FactSet Research Systems Inc. That compares with 47 deals worth at least $199 million in the same quarter of 2009. read more here
Colliers’ Merger Big for Denver: Colliers Bennett & Kahnweiler Inc. of Denver, one of the metro area’s largest commercial real estate brokerage firms, soon will have a new name. As part of the deal, Colliers plans to make metro Denver a hub for the company, according to Dylan Taylor, president of FirstService REA’s U.S. operations and located in Denver. read more here
Economic Recovery Stirs in Grand Junction: “We’ve certainly seen a turnaround and have been doing some hiring,” said Linda Spencer, human-resources manager at CoorsTek, one of the Grand Valley’s largest manufacturing businesses. read more here
Developer Moving Ahead with $80M Office Complex, Hotel near Anschutz Campus: A Kentucky-based developer is moving ahead with plans for an $80 million office building and hotel for a site on East Colfax Avenue near the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, according to the company. read more here
Case-Shiller Index: Denver home prices show annual increase for 1st time in 3 years: For the first time in three years, home prices in the Denver area showed a year-over-year increase in the latest S&P/Case-Shiller Home Prices Index. read more here
Colorado Foreclosure Sales Down 4% in 2009; Fewer Filings Lead to Sales: There were 20,437 home foreclosures completed in Colorado in 2009, down 4.1 percent from 2008′s total and down 18.4 percent from the peak year of 2007, the state’s Division of Housing reported February 4th. read more here
Commercial Real Estate Looking Up: Metro Denver’s commercial real estate market ended 2009 still hurting from turmoil in the financial markets and job losses — but key indicators say it hit bottom last year and is now poised for a slow recovery, according to a new report by CB Richard Ellis Inc. read more here
Metro Denver EDC Releases 2010 Economic Forecast: Denver Economic Development Corporation (Metro Denver EDC) presented the 2010 Economic Forecast for Metro Denver at Vectra Bank’s 17th Annual Economic Forecast Breakfast. Metro Denver’s economy fared better than many regions through the early months of recession. While employers in the seven-county region cut jobs at certain points in early 2008, the region also added net new jobs through the first three quarters of 2008. read more here
Colorado Springs Named #1 Best City: Outside Magazine named Colorado Springs the #1 Best City in America, based on the city’s cultural vibrancy, economic well-being, and overall quality of life. read more here
Powder Back in Snow Show as Industry Expo to Open in Colorado: Denver went to Las Vegas and beat the house, winning a major convention that yields its first financial jackpot at the end of January. The Snow Show, a high-powered annual gathering of ski-equipment and apparel representatives, is expected to inject at least $330 million into the local economy over its scheduled 11-year run in Denver. read more here
Homebuilders See a Resurgence in Smaller Simple Product: Shea Homes Colorado is rolling out its first new community at Reunion in four years. The homebuilder is using the Commerce City development as the local launching pad for a smaller, simpler product designed to appeal to younger, more mobile buyers. read more here
Denver One of Top Cities Where it’s Smarter to Buy: For people who want to own a home, the premium to buy—the spread between what they’d spend to rent and what they’d pay for a mortgage—is much lower than the 15-year average in many cities, per Forbes magazine. read more here
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Jan 212010
Denver Among Top US Cities for 2009 Home-Value Gain: Metro Denver had the third-largest gain in home values among cities nationwide in 2009 through November, with a $10.7 billion increase, according to Zillow Real Estate Market Reports. read more here
Juju: Colorado, Denver Among Nation’s Best Places to Find a Job: Denver is America’s eighth-best city for job seekers, and Colorado ranks No. 8 among the states, according to job search engine Juju.com. read more here
Jabs brings back American Furniture Warehouse to Grand Junction: American Furniture Warehouse is returning to Grand Junction. The Evergreen-based furniture store plans to open its 13th Colorado location on 20 acres. The store closed on the last two parcels of four parcels on the property on Thursday. The price of all four parcels together was about $9.9 million. read more here
Colorado Stocks Enjoyed Big Rebound in 2009: Colorado stock performance improved starkly over 2008, powered by federal stimulus funding and improved market confidence that resisted the notion that another depression loomed, analysts say. read more here
Rates on 30-Year Home Loans Fall to 5.09 Percent: WASHINGTON (AP) – Rates for 30-year home loans inched downward this week, the first decline in a month, but remained above last month’s record lows. read more here
Vinyl Toy Company Kidrobot to Make Boulder its Home: Kidrobot, a New York-based company known for its limited-edition vinyl toys and apparel, is moving its headquarters to Boulder. Paul Budnitz, the company’s founder and president, said that Kidrobot hopes to have the head office operational in Boulder by March or April. read more here
General Dynamics Opens Colorado Data Center; 100 Jobs Expected: A unit of giant defense contractor General Dynamics Corp. has opened a data center in Westminster to support its work for the Department of Homeland Security. read more here
Homebuyer Tax Credit Extended, Expanded: The House of Representatives passed legislation November 5th that would extend and expand the tax credit for first-time home buyers. read more here
Denver Home Resales Rebound in October: Metro Denver home resales increased in October from September, but were down from October of last year, according to a Metrolist Inc. housing report released Friday. read more here
Existing-Home Sales Jump 13% in West, 9.4% Nationwide: First-time homebuyers helped drive up existing home sales nationwide — and especially in the western states, including Colorado — according to the latest figures from the National Association of Realtors. In the West, including Colorado, existing-home sales jumped 13 percent to an annual level of 1.3 million in September — 5.7 percent higher than a year ago. read more here
Colorado Springs Makes Business Weeks ’40 Strongest’ List: Once again, Colorado Springs is in the spotlight for being a great place to live–but this time it’s not for the mountains, the view or the many places to hike, mountain bike or road bike. The Springs is on BusinessWeek’s 40 Strongest U.S. Metro Economies list. The Pikes Peak region ranked 24th on the list, which was compiled using data and analysis from Brookings Institution’s new MetroMonitor study. read more here
SMA Solar Plant to Bring Hundreds of Jobs to Denver: SMA Solar Technology AG, the world’s largest manufacturer of a critical component in solar power generation, said Monday it will invest about $20 million in its first North American manufacturing plant — in Denver — expected to open in the first half of 2010. read more here
Cabela’s Plans Grand Junction Store: Cabela’s Inc. announced today that it will build a 75,000-square-foot store in Grand Junction, the Nebraska-based outfitter’s first retail outlet in Colorado. Work on the store, which will anchor the south end of Mesa Mall at U.S. highways 6 and 50, is expected to begin in early November with the opening in early summer 2010. read more here
Vail Resorts’ Sales of Season Passes Increase 13 Percent: Vail Resorts Inc.’s season-pass sales rose 13 percent in September as skiers eager for powder prepared to make tracks a year after the financial crisis. read more here
Forbes Ranked Colorado Fourth Best State for Business: Forbes.com’s latest ranking of the best states for business ranks Colorado at No. 4, up from No. 6 last year. The ranking measures six categories for businesses: costs, labor supply, regulatory environment, current economic climate, growth prospects and quality of life. Colorado finished in the top 15 in four of the six main categories, including quality of its workforce (1st), prospects for growth (2nd), and economic climate. read more here
Denver Home Prices Rise Again, Getting Closer to 2008 Levels: Home prices in the Denver area rose in July for the fifth straight month, and prices are creeping closer to where they were a year ago, according to Standard & Poor’s closely watched S&P/Case-Shiller Home Prices Index. read more here
Vestas Hiring Workers for Brighton Plant, Plans Job Fair: Vestas Nacelles America Inc. is recruiting workers for its planned Brighton wind-power factory and will hold a career fair Thursday. Vestas announced last year it will build a $290 million plant in Brighton for assembling wind-turbine nacelles and making blades. The facility is expected to be in operation by next year. The blade factory will employ about 650 people and the nacelle plant will have about 700 employees, Vestas has said. read more here
Record Streak Continues for Pending Home Sales: Pending home sales have increased for seven straight months, the longest in the series of the index which began in 2001, according to the National Association of Realtors®.Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, said the housing market momentum has clearly turned for the better. “The recovery is broad-based across many parts of the country. Housing affordability has been at record highs this year with the added stimulus of a first-time buyer tax credit,” he said. read more here
Colorado Mortgage Rates Hit 4.9%, Lowest in Months: Mortgage rates in Colorado dipped to 4.9 percent Tuesday September 29th, their lowest level in several months, and were headed lower Wednesday, Zillow Mortgage Marketplace reported. Local rates for 30-year-fixed mortgages topped 5.3 percent in early August and have been heading more or less downward ever since, according to Zillow data. read more here
Is the Vail Valley Economy Starting to Rebound? The Vail Valley’s giddy boom days of 2007 are long past, but there may be some signs the local economy is starting to show some signs of life. read more here
Denver No. 7 as Youth Magnet: The Wall Street Journal enlisted the help of six experts to determine the 10 most attractive cities that for attracting young professionals, and profiled the top 5. Denver ranked No. 7. read more here
Patsy's Positive Perspective Sept 2009
Staying up-to-date and keeping a Positive Perspective on the Denver Housing Market, Patsy Brown shares the positive side of vital news highlights on topics covering Denver Real Estate, Colorado Real Estate, Local Job Market and Economy with this monthly newsletter.
Visit our media center for previous months and see her other articles and informative videos.
CNBC Rates Colorado #3 in America’s Top States for Doing Business: read more here
ABC News Rates Boulder as a Top 10 Place to Sell a Home in the Nation: Median Home Value: $ 318,900, up 2 percent from a year ago. Property values are up 2 percent compared with five years ago. 61 percent of homes are increasing in value 85 percent of homes were sold for a gain. read more here
America’s Strongest Housing Markets – Boulder #1: Working with data from Zillow.com, BusinessWeek came up with the strongest housing markets by ranking metro areas based on the share of single-family homes for which values rose in the second quarter, compared with the second quarter of 2008. In the top-ranked metro, Boulder, an affluent Denver city that is home to the University of Colorado at Boulder, 59.39% of homes appreciated during the past year, and the median home value rose 2.12% on a year-over-year basis. read more here
Denver makes list of ’10 Best Places to Grow Up: Good news if you’re looking to raise a family in Denver. The Mile High City is number 6 on the list of “America’s 10 Best Places to Grow Up.” read more here
Study: Colorado 11th in State ‘Economic Performance’: Colorado ranks 11th best among the states in an evaluation of economic performance by the Pacific Research Institute, a free-market think tank. The report, issued August 18th, rates the states using a variety of yardsticks, including gross domestic product, disposable income, private-sector job growth, the poverty and unemployment rates, and in- or out-migration. read more here
Vestas Backs its $1 Billion Worth of Wind Projects in Colorado: When Vestas Wind Systems A/S — the world’s largest maker of wind turbines — decided to build a factory in Colorado, one of the first things it did was send some local hires to Europe. read more here
Consumer Sentiment Improves More than Expected in August: Consumer sentiment rose more than expected in August and expectations hit the highest level since the recession began, indications that Americans’ pessimism about the economy may be lifting. read more here
As an expert in the Denver Real Estate Market, Patsy Brown not only stays informed on the latest Denver Real Estate news as well as local and national Real Estate laws and regulations, she is a sought-after knowledgeable resource for her Buyer’s, Seller’s and fellow Realtors®. Let knowledge be among your deciding factors when choosing an agent to represent you.
Patsy's Positive Perspective
Staying up-to-date and keeping a Positive Perspective on the Denver Housing Market, Patsy Brown shares the positive side of vital news highlights on topics covering Denver Real Estate, Colorado Real Estate, Local Job Market and Economy with this monthly newsletter.
Visit our media center for previous months and see her other articles and informative videos. You can download a printable copy of the August edition as shown on the left (link opens up a Word Document).
Denver Scores Best Month of 2009 for Home Resales: July home resales in metro Denver were the best of any month yet in 2009, but still down from the same month of 2008, according to Metrolist Inc. data released Friday by member brokers. read more here
Pending Home Sales Up for 5th Straight Month: WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Pending sales of previously owned homes rose at a faster-than-expected pace in June, a real estate trade group said August 4, more evidence the housing market was starting to claw out of a three-year slump. The National Association of Realtors said its Pending Home Sales Index, based on contracts signed in June, rose 3.6% to 94.6. It was the fifth straight month of advance and the first such streak in six years, the industry group said. read more here
Fed’s Beige Book: Region’s Economy Shows “further signs of stabilization”: The economy in Colorado and six neighboring states “showed further signs of stabilization in June,” the U.S. Federal Reserve reported Wednesday in its latest “Beige Book” survey of the region’s business executives. read more here
Louisville, Colorado Named “Best Place to Live”: LOUISVILLE, Colo. – A big honor for one of metro Denver’s smaller suburbs. CNNMoney.com has named Louisville the #1 “Best Place to Live” in America. Just a few miles east of the Rockies, CNNMoney says Louisville has the perfect location, charm and energy, and is “weathering the economic downturn well.” It cited the city’s high-tech, energy and health care industries which make Boulder County’s unemployment rate among the lowest in the state. read more here
Grand Junction Home Prices, Sales on the Rise: The real estate roller coaster is beginning to chug uphill again after months of free falling. The median price of Grand Junction-area single-family homes that sold in the second quarter this year increased to $212,019 from $206,667 in the first quarter. The number of homes sold also increased from one quarter to the other, going from 306 to 504. read more here
ServiceMagic.com Plans to Hire up to 200: Online contractor listing service ServiceMagic.com said Monday it expects to hire up to 200 new employees at its Golden headquarters by year’s end. read more here
Greeley Recommended for Retirement Move: HOUSTON – Greeley is among eight affordable cities for relocating retirees profiled in the September/October 2009 issue of Where to Retire magazine. read more here
Westminster Seeks Development Proposals for Mall Area: The city of Westminster on Monday started seeking proposals from developers on creating a new, urban-type development on 108 acres anchored by Westminster Mall, one of metro Denver’s largest shopping centers. read more here
As an expert in the Denver Real Estate Market, Patsy Brown not only stays informed on the latest Denver Real Estate news as well as local and national Real Estate laws and regulations, she is a sought-after knowledgeable resource for her Buyer’s, Seller’s and fellow Realtors®. Let knowledge be among your deciding factors when choosing an agent to represent you.
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$370,000 MLS# 1021089
