http://highrground.com Colorado Real Estate Blog Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:28:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The WSJ, not to be outdone by pubs like Money/CNN, Outside Magazine and others, have printed a list of the Next Youth Magnet Cities. I wondered, while reading the list: Do people really use these guides when conducting their relocation research? Are they helpful, or do they just sell papers? ... http://highrground.com/2009/10/07/boulder-v-denver/ Lane Hornung, a top Boulder REALTOR and my blogging partner here, recently pointed out that most home owners with Boulder real estate and Denver real estate are putting their homes on the market only because they have to. So what, you say? So smart home buyers are presented with an interesting ... http://highrground.com/2009/09/15/hyperlocal-buying/ One of Boulder's most distinctive homes is for sale again, and this time, it's price reduced. Get out your checkbook, because the price has been whittled down from 2008 to only $4.75M. I'm talking about 700 Highland Ave. Boulder, CO 80302 The home is one of my favorites in town, although ... http://highrground.com/2009/09/10/boulder-landmark-for-sale-with-celebrity-twist/ You might remember the Using Walkscore in Your Home Search post (but if you don't that's OK.) And now there's some new conversations about how "walkability" is more apt to make an impact on home buying and home selling decision.  From the gist of this Money/CNN article, it looks like ... http://highrground.com/2009/09/05/good-walkscore-may-raise-prices/ Peach season in Colorado was sweet this year.  We took a break from the Front Range and brought in a nice haul from the Western Slope at the tail end of the harvest this year. You? After you've eaten all you can, and frozen some, maybe you're not sure what to ... http://highrground.com/2009/09/03/colorado-peach-season/ Here's some really spectacular video of a ladybug swarm in the mountains not far from Boulder.  My guess is Nederland, Rollinsville in Gilpin County, or the Ward area. Enjoy. P.S. Here's what the Daily Camera had to say about this year's surge in ladybug populations. 5D and EX1 Lady Bug Swarm from ... http://highrground.com/2009/08/10/ladybug-stampede/ There's an old joke about Colorado.  (No, not the one about waiting ten minutes for the weather to change, the other one.) Colorado has two seasons: Winter, and Construction. There's been some noise around Boulder this summer about the road improvement/widening projects going on, some of which is stimulus packages at ... http://highrground.com/2009/07/29/colorados-two-seasons/ It's official: It's fawn season. Case in point, this little family of deer seen hanging out on a lawn in North Boulder's Dakota Ridge neighborhood, at the corner of Lee Hill Road and Dakota Blvd. http://highrground.com/2009/07/02/north-boulder-wildlife/ For real estate and home slash architecture enthusiasts, summer means sampling some of Colorado's finest homes by way of a home tour. In the past, Colorado home tourers flocked to the Parade of Homes. This year, the Parade has become the Denver Luxury Homes Tour . Still a great tour ... http://highrground.com/2009/07/02/colorado-home-tours/ One of the ways a seller's agent earns her commission is  by bringing prospective buyers to a client's home.  Another way is by knowing the market and the area so well, that she advises clients to set the right asking price right from the start.  Understanding that there's no formula, ... http://highrground.com/2009/06/30/the-art-of-pricing-right-right-away/