What’s New & Available In The Denver Area?

What’s New In the Denver Area?

The new European Village of homes in Greenwood Village consists of neighborhood shops and dining opportunities. This is a quickly growing area which is an exciting place to live, eat and be entertained and the place to be in the Denver area for people of all ages.

Prices are sure not going down in this up-scale Brownstones and loft Towers living community. New construction prices range between $300,000 and $2.7 million. Landmark Tower has 1, 2 and 3 bedroom units priced between $300,000 and $1 million.

Come visit the European Village and experience wonderful up-scale shopping, restaurants with live music and the Landmark Theatres with what I personally consider to be the very best service, bar and comfortable cushy seats found in any metro Denver theater. It is a great place to go for patio dinning and a movie. The newest Comedy Works is also scheduled to open this year.

Some helpful websites:

Landmark Shops

Landmark Development

Landmark theaters

Are Your Kids Safe At The Pool?

Summer is a great time to get out with your kids and enjoy the warm weather. Going to the pool is always a fun way to cool down from the heat and stay in touch with neighbors. Pool safety is an important aspect for parents and kids. Each year hundreds of kids die from pool related accidents.

For those of you who have back yard pools, there are some important considerations to take into account before you let your children enjoy the water:
*Only install a pool when all children are above age 5 (most deaths are kids of 1-3 years)
*Never leave any age child or children alone in the pool or pool area without adult supervision
*Install a fence around pool to prevent neighborhood children from wondering into your pool area
*Do not leave toys in the pool when not in use so kids are not tempted to reach for them
*Remember - even children who know how to swim can and sometimes still drown
Reports show that 70% of children who drown in the pool have parents nearby. Later, upon questioning, parents state they did not hear or see anything indicating their child was in trouble.

Here are some useful websites about pool safety. - products for pool safety

An additional website to learn about pool safety

Denver Post Confirms Denver Homes Are Appreciating

Several of my previous blogs including one on March 20th have stated that the Denver housing market trends were improving and that our market was showing signs of hitting bottom. TODAY, the Denver Post is reporting that sales figures how Denver experienced appreciation of .8% in April. It is interesting to note that Denver was the only city out of 20 surveyed to show any appreciation for the period. All other cities are still showing downward trends.

Last March I suggested it was time to start shopping for the best values in home purchases that would likely be found in Denver. Since 2000, Denver has realized a 28.5% increase in housing prices. Although this is below some other cities in the survey, it represents a steady sustainable appreciation during those years.

If you ever considered buying a home in the Denver area, now is (or perhaps last March before the prices started going up was) the very best time in the past four years to do so.

Interest rates are remain very low and affordable. Although we still have homes going into foreclosure every month, the rate of new foreclosures is also starting to decrease. Additionally, builder starts are also decreasing. These factors combined with greater buyer confidence and demand for home ownership have resulted in a slow but steady decrease in the available Denver home inventory. Less inventory with greater demand can only mean increased prices. - - - Did I mention that now is a great time to be buying a home in Denver?

What’s New in Denver This Summer?

This summer the city of Denver will play host to the Democratic Convention. This event will pack the city and nearby suburbs with visitors from all over the nation. There will be 10,000 reporters covering the event. The impact on Denver will be a once in a century event.

The convention will take place each night in the Pepsi Center. Denver’s hotels, restaurants and entertainment venues will benefit greatly from such an event. In addition to the millions of dollars Denver was given to prepare the city for the convention, it is expected that an extra $160-200 million dollars will be brought to the Denver economy.

There are also different events that the NDCC is putting on to get citizens involved. Some of these events include:
*Clean-up project at the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Denver
*Making a special holiday breakfast with Colorado’s First Lady Jeannie Ritter for homeless and runaway youth
*Sorting canned goods with Atlanta Mayor and Convention Co-Chair Shirley Franklin
*Soccer skills camp with the Colorado Rapids
*Spreading mulch around trees in City Park to promote environmentalism

This is the website with all of the information about the Democratic Convention In Denver this August.

Come and enjoy the excitement!

Tornado Safety for You and Your Family

Recently an F-4 mile wide tornado ripped through Northern Colorado. This tornado traveled 35 miles running over cars, farms, buildings, houses and even turning over semi trucks and derailing a train. The Northern Colorado citizens quickly took proper cover to protect themselves. This tornado brought much needed attention to tornado safety.

Summer is tornado season. It is important that you and your family know about tornadoes and where to seek shelter before the storm to remain safe. Some important things to know about tornadoes:
*Tornado WATCH means a there is a possibility of a tornado
*Tornado WARNING means an actual funnel cloud was spotted
*Before a tornado the sky will be an eerie greenish/black color and fast moving clouds
*Some tornadoes to not have a distinct funnel, look for flying debris

What to do:
*Best places to hide are storm shelters, basements, or under stairs
*Any place away from windows with many walls between you and the perimeter of the building
*Bathtub, closet or under a sturdy table
*Use heavy blankets or a mattress to cover yourself from flying glass and other objects
*Your place for shelter should be decided on before hand and well known

Where NOT to be when you see one coming.
If you are in your car, remember NOT to stop under a bridge/overpass if you suspect or see a tornado is coming. The wind speed actually increase anywhere there is a restriction. The area under bridges/overpasses restricts the air and it will speed up and cause even more damages to anything in the area.

Here is a site about tornado safety: