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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December Home Sales Improve
by Larry Hotz, All Denver Real Estate
December sales of existing homes increased approximately 9% from the year ago period. Inventory of existing homes on the market were essentially the same as the year ago period but decreased approximately 8% from November.
Metrolist, the Denver MLS reporting agency, will announce this good news in Denver home sales January 8. It means that housing demand for existing homes is increasing while the supply is decreasing.
Does this mean the Denver housing market has "hit bottom"?
Highlands Ranch History
by Larry Hotz, All Denver Real Estate
Highlands Ranch is now model suburban community complete with all the amenities a growing family could want. The schools are great. Trails to wildlife areas, two golf courses, 3 indoor/outdoor recreation centers that rival any athletic club and tons of shopping nearby help make this the top destination for folks relocating to Colorado.
But was Highlands Ranch ever really a ranch. You know, complete with the three C’s known as cows, crops and cowboys?
La Alma, Lincoln Park and The Santa Fe Arts District
by Kristine Holvick, The Rivera Team
As you may already know, I love to find "undiscovered gems in the city". You know, places that are just now being discovered as great places to live and enjoy. Undiscovered also means the homes are affordable!
The buzz in the Arts District on historic Santa Fe Drive is incredible. It’s near The Golden Triangle and Downtown Denver. We have all heard about its “up and coming potential”…it just so happens the potential is now being realized!
2008 Denver Recession?
by Larry Hotz, Denver Real Estate Broker
With the rest of the country expecting an economic dip in 2008, the question for Denver is whether we will suffer a recession.
"Absolutely not…" is the conclusion of Richard Wobbekind, Economist with the Leeds Business School at the University of Colorado. Last week, he presented The 2008 Colorado Economic Outlook at Denver’s Hyatt Hotel. It represents contributions of over 100 Colorado economists, business leaders and academicians.
Cool-fax Avenue
by Elizabeth Hotz, First-Time Buyer’s Agent
If you thought Denver was an old West cow town, think again. In the past 10 years, Denver’s been taking strides to become the budding metropolis that it is today. And, as a result, we can now boast dining, entertainment, shopping and adventure that rival (or at least resemble) those of Boston and Chicago. Any Denver guidebook will direct you to the bustling downtown area known for these hallmarks and fondly named LoDo (for Lower Downtown). Although LoDo has traditionally been the hot spot for tourists and residents alike, allow me to introduce you to LoDo’s hipper, alternative, and more “in the flow” brother, Colfax.
Playboy Magazine once called Colfax was “the longest, wickeest street in America.”
November Home Sales
by Larry Hotz, Denver Real Estate
Denver home sales dropped a modest 4.3% in November from the year ago period according to Metrolist the MLS sales reporting agency. But, that figure includes condominium sales and home sales in areas with lower income and higher foreclosure rates.
Most of my clients want to know what is happening in the more desirable neighborhoods within Denver itself and in the better suburbs.
Searching the Internet
by Larry Hotz, Denver real estate
This week I am at Webmaster World’s Pubcon in Las Vegas. I am one of less than a dozen real estate brokers among 3000 internet experts gathered to improve their websites and their skills at gathering search engine results.
Most work on websites full time. I, of course, spend most of my time selling homes but want to improve this website. I am a fish out of water. Not only are there fewer Realtors than usual. Most of those attending are in their 20’s and early 30’s. I am the old man here.
Downtown Denver Holiday Guide
by John Ludwig, Downtown Denver real estate expert
Make Downtown Denver your starting point to get out and enjoy the spirit of the holiday season! Tired of the annual company party? Sick of re-runs on TV? Get out to central Denver and take advantage of everything this great city has to offer!
The perfect place to start after dark is Denver’s City and County Building at Colfax and Bannock streets on the west side of Civic Center Park. This building is lit with floodlights and nearly 1 million smaller lights each night through mid-January every year. And it’s so easy to see – just hop in the car and drive on by!
Lafayette Charter School
by Paula King, Lafayette, Colorado real estate expert.
When helping people find just the right home in Denver’s northern suburbs, I have found that schools become a priority for many Buyers. 
This week U. S. News and World Report chose Lafayette’s Peak to Peak Charter School as one of the best in the country. Lafayette is a charming suburb located half way between downtown Denver and Boulder. It’s public schools are fairly well ranked already. But, this charter school is really amazing.