Time to Make Reservations For Denver Restaurant Week

Have you always wanted to dine at one of Denver’s best restaurants but just couldn’t fit it into your budget?  Well, once again this year, now is your chance.

Denver restaurant week is back.  This is an opportunity to purchase pre selected meals at some of Denver’s finest and most delicious restaurants.  I have done this for the past several years and my wife and I have never been disappointed!  It makes for a wonderful date night. The selections are scrumptious and the chance to dine at some of these great restaurants is worth the price and them some. It’s a bargain at many restaurants for 2 meals for $52.80! You will get to taste why these restaurants are considered the best. Plus, I have found the selections offered for restaurant week won’t disappoint in either quality or quantity.  It really is a deal.  And once again, it is not just one week but 2. Dining dates begin February 25th and run through March 5th, 2012.

Menus will be out January 17th exclusively on the Visit Denver Facebook page and then on the Denver Restaurant week site after January 22nd.  So if you have always had the idea of a very special dinner then make sure to sign up and be ready, some of the restaurants will get completely booked up rather quickly.  And if you are just relocating to the Denver area, this is a fabulous way to get acquainted with some of Colorado’s best restaurants. Take advantage and bon appetit!

So maybe you have been curious about the Highlands Ranch real estate market now that we are into the “slow season”.  Looking at the data above for the last 3 months, it may have already been the “slow season”.  I haven’t posted these statistics since August, so I thought I would share the data with you.

The good news is that the Highlands Ranch real estate market is not flooded with inventory.  In fact, it is pretty low with inventory at this point.  Same is true with the broader regional market. In every price range in the chart, with the exception of the above $900K range, there is less than 2.5 months of inventory! WOW.

Sellers: inventory levels are in your favor.  If you are on the market, remain competitive on price, condition and allow showings.  I know the holiday season is already stressful, however with way slower sales you need every potential buyer looking at your home and impressed with what they see.  There is not as much competition with other sellers, but with so few buyers it’s all relative anyway.

Buyers: inventory levels are not in your favor. Interest rates still very much are! Your buying power is strong, but don’t expect sellers to just give away the home.  They are probably already priced effectively.  With fewer homes to choose from, don’t procrastinate.  If it is the home for you, buy it.  Who knows if inventory will dramatically increase, or when.  Your buying power is at an all time high now.

If you are looking to buy or sell real estate in Highlands Ranch, please let me know.  I can help.  I live here, work here and know the market. I’ll be honest, fair and exceed your expectations.

 August 2011 Denver real estate market statistics by zip code.

Little late posting this, but I had made & saved the chart, so I may as well as I know there are those out there that like to compare the numbers of home sales prices.

Denver area & suburbs real estate statistics for September – November 2011 coming right up.

If you’re looking to sell or buy in Highlands Ranch or anywhere in the Denver area, contact me I would love to help.

Late October in Denver is an unpredictable time of the year for the weather.  Recently we had temperatures in the  80′s , then snow and freeze!  Always interesting.

So are you prepared for this winter like change in the weather?  Have you taken care of some of the fall maintenance projects around your house yet? I wrote about some of those fall maintenance tips earlier, so you can review them again if you would like.  But now we have to assume it will begin to freeze again at any time and there are even more things to check on.

Let’s start with the furnace.  It may have been awhile since you ran yours, but it won’t be long until it is running a lot.  First, check the filter and make sure it is clean or just change it for a new one.  If you have the disposable type like most do, go to the local home improvement store and get several for the winter.  They usually run less than a dollar each and try to change them monthly.  Also, if you have a humidifier attached to your furnace, make sure to properly set it up for the season, including checking or changing filters, turn on the water line and make sure the damper is set for winter.

Since you will be running the furnace more with the house closed up for the cold, make sure to have working carbon dioxide detectors in your home within 15 feet from all bedrooms.  It is very important for you and your family’s safety. It is also a great time to check smoke detectors and change batteries.

Outside your home, if you haven’t blown out the sprinkler system yet, it is a good time to do that.  Repairs can get costly next spring if your system gets damaged due to freeze.  Not to mention having a yard all dug up.  Do you have snow shovels, ice melt, and gas for a snow blower if you have one?  While your at the home improvement store picking up those furnace filters you may want to get a bottle of the oil mix for the snow blower gas.  Once the snow starts to fly the supply often sells out.

I hope these few reminders of winter preparation were helpful.  Remember, this time of year is still good to get out and look for a home if you are in the market.  Interest rates are awesome and closing before the end of the year may be helpful for your taxes.  If you would like help finding your next home or selling your current home, please get in touch I would love to help.

If you have been looking to buy a HUD owned home here in Denver and maybe times are a little tight on cash for you right now, well HUD just announced that effective immediately, all accepted offers beginning October 19, 2011 will be available for $100 down payment!

This HUD incentive is available for the next 12 months here in the Denver Real Estate market.  There are some requirements of the program of course.  Primarily, this incentive is NOT for investors.  This is a HUD program for owner occupant buyers using FHA insured financing and purchasing at the full current list price.

Loan amounts can’t exceed the full purchase price and there are other details to the program.  So for the most part, you will need some money, but with this program very little!  This is a great way to buy a HUD home if you need some help getting into a home and beginning to set yourself on the path to home ownership.

If you would like more information on this great HUD incentive program, please contact me and I would be happy to help.  Also, if you would like help finding a HUD home in the Denver market, I can certainly help with that.  Since the program requires the contract to be at full current list price, you want someone in your corner to make sure values are there and help guide you through this process.  I can help.  Give me a call, text or email.