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I live in Highlands Ranch because my neighbors are awesome.  We live on a cul-de-sac on the east side of Highlands Ranch.  During the summer we have block parties where almost the entire neighborhood joins in.  I’ll show a movie on the garage door while our neighbor across the street has a fire pit going and the doctor in the corner brings out the fireworks.  The kids run around having a blast while we eat and drink having a great time.  Our girls watch the neighbor’s 1 year old twins all the time and more than once we’ve had dinner brought over to the house.  My family and I live in Highlands Ranch because we love the people here.

Highlands Ranch is a large master planned community in northern Douglas County, Colorado. It is south of Denver and Arapahoe County, south of C-470, west of I25, and east of US 85 (Santa Fe). Its four modern recreation centers, highly rated schools, many natural areas and parks, and other abundant recreational opportunities, make it one of the most highly sought after residential communities in the south metro area. Highlands Ranch may eventually be incorporated as a city, but is currently still just a large subdivision within unincorporated Douglas County.

The Prices of Homes in Highlands Ranch Range from just under 200K to over 1 million.  The average home price in Highlands Ranch is $350,000.  Most of the homes were built in the late 1980’s to early 2000’s.  There is still some new construction of homes and townhouses in Highlands Ranch but as a whole the subdivision is 98% complete.

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REALTOR Nationwide Open House in Highlands Ranch

Highlands Ranch Open House April 10th and 11th

There will be more Open House signs than Garage Sale signs in Highlands Ranch this weekend.  I plan on holding my listing at 9215 Mountain Brush Ct. in Highland Ranch Open on Saturday from 10 am to 2pm. ( Come by and See Me ) This is an effort by the National Association of Realtors to get the message out that there are some great deals out there for home buyers.  There will be thousands of homes in Colorado Read the rest of this entry »

How To Search Douglas County Assessor Information

What did your neighbor really pay and how big is their house?

Douglas County keeps all of the information about your home and mine public on their website.  The website is actually pretty advanced as far as county websites go.  Just compare it to Adams County and you will get an idea of what I mean.  The Douglas County Assessor website is where I spend much of my investigative time when looking for real estate information that Metrolist does not offer.  ( Metrolist is the Denver MLS service where realtor’s Read the rest of this entry »

New Construction Homes in Parker Worth a Look

Parker New Homes vs Foreclosure Properties

Parker New Home Vs Repo

So I get to meet a new client that is in a relocation from California today and set up to see about seven properties to get a feel for areas and price ranges.  He works in Inverness near DTC so we decided to stay within a 10 minute drive to the office. He wants to stay under the 300K range and isn’t looking for anything too big so I chose a few neighborhoods that would work.  We had never met before so we started at a neighborhood closest to his office.

Walnut Hills and Willow Creek in Cherry Creek School District

Our first stop was in Walnut Hills where the homes were built in the 1960’s and 70’s and range from 170K to 280K.  There are many bi-level, ranch and tri-level homes in this area.  The lot sizes are pretty big Read the rest of this entry »

Highlands Ranch and Lone Tree Sales Increase in 2010

Existing Home Sales In Highlands Ranch Increase 50% Over First Two Months of 2009

Great news for Real Estate in Highlands Ranch and Lone Tree so far this year.  In 2009 there were 110 closed sales from January to February. So far in January and February we have had 167 closed sales in the same time frame according to information in Metrolist. ( A Multiple Listing Service – MLS in the Denver Metro Area )  There are several factors that have contributed to the rapid increase in closed sales. The historically low interest rates combined with government incentives for first time home buyers and move up buyers has helped people get off the fence and into a home.  We have also had a relatively mild winter as far as snow goes which makes it easy for us to get out and look at homes.

The Average Sale Price Increased 8.9% over February 2009

Not only were there more sales in the area, but the average sale price also had an upward trend.  In 2010 the average sale price was $334,635 compared to  $307,185 in February of 2009.  One month does not make up a whole year Read the rest of this entry »

Highlands Ranch Going Green?

Will all the medical marijuana media attention effect Highlands Ranch property values?

First of all, why would a marijuana grower in a residential neighborhood with tons of covenants go on television and brag about making 400K a year growing pot in his basement?  Was he high? Really?  Now that I have that off my chest, how will this effect real estate values? The media hype and flash will subside and I doubt there will be any lasting effect on home values except for the homes really close to the property.  The house will be labeled ” The Pot House” and it will stigmatize the house and possibly those next door to it.  Some people aren’t going to care but believe me there are some who will.  If I were the neighbor, I’d be pretty upset at Bartkowicz.

NIMBY is a term that most of us are familiar with. ( Not In My Back Yard )

Highlands Ranch Community Association sent me the following email

Reported Marijuana Growing Operation in Highlands Ranch

9News is reporting that there is a medical marijuana growing operation in Highlands Ranch. Read the rest of this entry »

North Star Academy West Coming to Highlands Ranch

Charter schools are in high demand in Douglas County

Your may want to learn about a new Core Knowledge preschool – 8^th grade charter school is coming to Highlands Ranch.  The original vision for the school was created in 2004 by a group of Highlands Ranch parents with a strong desire to create a more challenging and meaningful educational program for their children and the community at large.  The founders successfully opened North Star Academy in Parker in August 2006.

Familiar Faces at North Star Academy West

Many individuals from the original founding team have joined our NSA West Board of Directors and parent volunteer base to ensure a successful opening. Read the rest of this entry »

How To Get Free Snow Removal in Highlands Ranch

South Facing Reality About Snow Removal

I love getting things for FREE.  Why do you think one of the most popular categories on Craigslist is the FREE section?  You are probably an el cheapo like me and that is how you ended up on my blog looking for free stuff.  Maybe you thought that it was a teen youth group doing good deeds to reach out to the neighbors.  It’s not even that complicated.  All you need to do is buy a house or town house with a south or southwest facing driveway and a little patience.  In fact if you are REALLY patient it doesn’t matter what Read the rest of this entry »