Our Bloggers
Denver & Suburbs
Larry Hotz - Selling nearly 1000 homes since 1978, Former Managing Broker and Faculty Member, Colorado Association of Realtors. Follow me on Twitter
Littleton & SW
Dennis Martin - Another Dad/Daughter Real Estate Team sells homes throughout Denver's Southwest Suburbs. Dennis also managed a real estate company and sold homes for over 30 years.
Erie, Niwot, Northwest
Paula King
- a Certified Residential Specialist helping folks in Denver's north suburbs.
West Denver
Melody Rivera
- and Rivera Team sell homes in Highlands, Lakewood, Westminister. She is also President of The Denver Board of Realtors.
Downtown Denver
John Ludwig - Lo-Do, Business District, City Park, John lives in and knows the city.
Longmont & North
John Callis -
Broker since 1982 in Denver's northern suburbs. Lives in Boulder.
First Time Homes
Elizabeth Hotz
- Purdue grad and broker since 2005, Liz has lived in both the City and Suburbs. She know the best places for first-time buyers.
Aurora Co Suburbs
Maureen Moore
- Lives here and loves South Aurora, Maureen has been a Realtor here for 22 years.
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Clambake In Niwot, Colorado
by Paula King, Niwot Real Estate Expert
It is that time of year again. Throughout Colorado, communities come together in the summer for concerts, parades, parties and festivals. Now, this may seem like an oddity. But, last Saturday, Niwot celebrated its annual Lobster Bash. Yes, it was old fashioned lobster clambake in cowboy country!
This year, the local Maine Connection flew in 600 lobsters and downtown Niwot’s main artery became one big dining room. There was music and dancing on a picture perfect night. Most of all there was a great community feeling. Read more
Heart of Downtown Denver
by John Ludwig, Downtown Denver Specialist
It isn’t all that often that you can find a condo with a large terrace right outside the living room. If a condo has outdoor space, it is usually a small balcony that can hold only a handful of people at one time. So, how about a place with a balcony large enough to host a dinner party for 20 people? Then we’re not talking about your typical balcony, we’re talking about a private, walled in terrace complete with planters, a spot for a grill, a pergola, and plenty of space for seating and al fresco dining!
In Downtown Denver, the 2nd floor At Brooks Tower is one of life’s little secrets. When you think of Brooks Tower you think of the hi-rise building towering skyward along 15th street between Arapahoe and Curtis. Read more
Kentwood’s Gallery Magazine
By Larry Hotz, All Denver Real Estate
Kentwood Company’s Gallery Magazine has expanded both quality and distribution volume with its latest issue.
The newest issue has 42 pages highlighting Denver’s finest offerings of luxury homes and real estate. And, over 100,000 magazines will now be mailed to homes in Denver’s highest income neighborhoods.
Loft Party
by John Ludwig, Dowtown Denver Real Estate
Penthouse Party at Zi Lofts
THE place to be and be seen this Sunday!
My friend and coworker in the real estate biz Alyssa Jahns from Kentwood City Properties really knows how to throw a party! And this Sunday should be no exception, as she unveils the Zi Lofts and Townhomes for all to see!
The Zi building has been rising out of an old parking lot at the corner of 22nd and Blake in downtown Denver – right across from Coors Field in LoDo. The party starts at 11:00, and the first 70 attendees in the door will earn VIP passes for the Rockies Game that same day!
Kentwood Awards Dinner
By Larry Hotz, All Denver Real Estate
One of the things I appreciate most about the Kentwood Company is that everything is always done in a first-class manner. 
The same was certainly true For the Kentwood Awards Dinner which was recently held at the prestigious Denver Country Club.
I was delighted to join over 30 agents from all three offices of The Kentwood Companies who were recognized for their outstanding sales contributions during 2007. Each of the agents sold more than $10 million worth of real estate during the year.
Douglas County Hazardous Waste
by Dennis and Dawn Martin, Littleton and Douglas County Experts
Do you have old household products around the house and want to get of but just don’t know the safe way to do it? Well, here is your chance with a $20 contribution per vehicle you can get ride of the unwanted clutter.
The Drop off and Dates:
Downtown Denver Construction
by John Ludwig, Downtown Denver Real Estate Specialist
Seems like there’s a lot of cranes and cone zones downtown, doesn’t it? It’s like the city is trying to put on its best outfit for the DNC gathering coming up in August….
But are we overbuilding? Depends on what you read. According to CB Richard Ellis commercial brokers Sam DePizzol and Greg Holm the answer is no.
New Home Construction
By Larry Hotz, All Denver Real Estate
Builders in the Denver metropolitan area started to construct only 1607 residential homes in the first quarter of 2008. That’s a dramatic decrease from the same period last year. And, permits for new home starts were down 43% in the first quarter compared to the same period last year.
Those are both abysmal statistics. They reflect the dire straits new-home builders find in 2008. But that may actually be the good news for people wanting to sell their own homes in the near future.
Mold Risks
Carl Brahe, Guest Blogger and Home Inspector, CHI, CCI
There are few homeowner issues that cause as much fear as mold and meth. I get calls from across the country from people who are certain that one or the other is making them sick. My limited experience in these areas is that most of the health problems attributed to mold or meth are actually caused by something else.
May Home Sales
By Larry Hotz, All Denver Real Estate
Well, there’s good news and bad news for the Denver real estate market in the latest MLS statistics released for the month of May.
The best news is that the number of single-family homes and condominiums actually decreased almost 10% from the year ago period. That means that the supply of homes is shrinking to match lower home sales.
The bad news is that actual closed sales were down about 8% from May 2007. Although reported under-contract sales were essentially the same as the year ago period, the number of reported sales which failed to close increased to a whopping 25%.
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