ColoradoHome is proud to have its parent website COhomefinder to be a search resource for all the 8z Real Estate clients looking to buy or sell a home in Colorado.  Each month it is also insightful to take a look at the popular homes for sale on COhomefinder because it also represents some of the most viewed homes in the state.  With over 20k viewers each day it really represents the most popular homes for sale.  Try checking in on any one of these homes in the future on COhomefinder – but don’t be surprised if the home is no longer available for sale.  There are a lot of eyes on these fine homes

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Fifth most popular home for sale on COhomefinder

This Fort Collins home is on the west side of town, just minutes from Horsetooth Res.  And, the home has nearly half an acre of landscaping and pasture.  As the listing agent said, “A little bit of country in the city!” It’s a ranch home with three bedrooms, two bathrooms and 1288 square feet.  It was a manufactured home but has renovations giving it more charm.  Located on 300 Sitzman Way in Fort Collins and is currently listed at $173,000.  If you are interested in viewing this home, we have a local 8z Real Estate agent, that specializes in this area and can give you an insight to this home and this side of Fort Collins.  Compare it to other Fort Collins real estate on COhomefinder.  Let us know if this is one of your favorites or what is!

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Fourth most popular home on COhomefinder

This is a Littleton home for sale in the Columbine West neighborhood.  It has 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and a 3 car garage.  It has 3757 square feet, and was last listed for $229,000… It’s no surprise that this spacious home is under contract!  The listing agent noted that it does need ‘some TLC and cosmetics.’  This 4th most viewed home on COhomefinder is located at 6881 S Reed Ct in Littleton.  If you prefer Littleton real estate, then keep reading, there are more Littleton homes for sale on our recently most viewed list.

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Third most popular home for sale on COhomefinder

The third most popular home in the last month on COhomefinder was also in Littleton-this time in the Powderhorn neighborhood.  11431 W Cooper Drive is priced at $239,900 and is also under contract.  From the street you can see the solar panels, installed for energy efficiency.  The listing agent noted that the home is sold as-is for ‘some structural issues’ and is therefore, ‘priced accordingly.’  It has 5 bedrooms, 4 bathroom and a spacious 3523 square feet.  If you’re finding these Littleton homes to be a steal, we have Littleton 8z brokers who live in Littleton and can show you inside before the deals are snatched under contract like these past two Littleton homes.

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Second most popular home for sale on COhomefinder

For the second most viewed home for sale on COhomefinder, wander a bit North in the metro area for this home on 1947 E 115th Pl in Northglenn.  This 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 2000 square foot home was built in 1965, but as the listing agent describes, it has been renovated from ‘top to bottom, inside and out.’  Listed at $186,500, and the agent said it has been price reduced.  When you look through the photos you think what a home!  Compare this to other Northglenn homes for sale on COhomefinder.

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Most viewed home for sale this month on COhomefinder

The most popular home for sale in the last month on COhomefinder.com is an active listing on 8234 W Friend Dr in Littleton’s Dakota Station neighborhood.  The home has only one photo and no listing description, but COhomefinder viewers have probably kept visiting this home for its attractive listing price, $149,900 for a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home with a 1301 square feet.

As a capnote, when looking at the most popular homes for sale, and combining it with some market insights from 8z Real Estate/ COhomefinder CEO, Lane Hornung, reported to InsideRealEstateNews.com on April 6th: “Today, the inventory of unsold homes in the Denver area is at a 12-year low, while contracts and closings have increased by double-digits. In March, there were only 10,325 unsold homes on the market, a 41.7 percent drop from the 17,707 a  year earlier. Contracts, meanwhile, were up 49.2 percent from March 2011,” you can get a picture of what is happening in the Colorado real estate market.  If you’re looking for help deciphering a great deal, without letting the home get snatched up first, we have an 8z Real Estate agent who specializes in your neighborhood.

The Highlands neighborhood in Northwest Denver has become extremely popular with Denver urbanites over the last ten years.  As many have started families, schools have become a very important component to picking out a home within the neighborhood.  Here we’ve compiled a variety of information that will give you a taste of the schools from the comfort of your home.

Starting out with elementary schools in the Highlands neighborhood we have…

Beach Court: Known for it’s talented and dedicated teachers, this school has some of the top CSAP scores in Denver. Greatschools.org has given this public school an 8 out of 10 rating!

Edison Elementary:  This is a school that is dedicated to academic excellence and building a community. Principle Sally Whitelock says on their website, “We challenge our students every day with a rigorous curriculum, cooperative learning, and high academic expectations taught with a guaranteed and viable curriculum.” They even have a Learning Landscape with a community garden.

Brown International: One of the only elementary schools in Denver with a International Baccalaureate, or IB, program, this school goes above and beyond with it’s academics. They also encourage the students to get involved in the community, and apply what they learn in school to every day life.

Academia Ana Marie Sandoval:  Known for it’s dual-language learning, this Montessori school serves children from 3 years old through 6th grade. They pride themselves in having a high involvement rate from parents, staff, and the local community.

 Valdez: This is another dual-language school that focuses on teaching their students to be both bilingual and bi-literate in Spanish and English, making them well-rounded in our diverse society. They are also considering building a dual-language middle school for Northwest Denver.

Moving on to Middle Schools, we have:

Skinner Middle School: This historical school was built in 1922, and has kept the same “academic rich” standards for the past 75 years. As the school’s website says, Skinner “aims to keep students in school by offering an enriched curriculum in order to meet the diverse needs of adolescents.”

West Denver Preparatory:  With the closing of Lake Middle School, students can turn to West Denver Prep for a better future. This charter school offers four different campuses, and focuses on preparing their students for college. The website quotes, “Our curriculum is intensive, with a strong focus on skill development, especially in the areas of literacy (150 minutes daily) and mathematics (110 minutes daily).”

Lastly, we have the only high school in the area…

North High School: Principal Nicole Veltzè says, “We focus on each and every child to ensure college and career readiness. We have an array of academic programs to fit the needs of all the students in our neighborhood.” They are also one of the few schools that offers Junior ROTC! There are plenty of homes for sale in this area as well.

For more Highland listings of properties close to these schools, check out COhomefinder!

ColoradoHome.com has a parent website COhomefinder.com.  Since 2002, COhomefinder.com has been the place to start your Colorado Real Estate search.  You can read highlights about Colorado real estate here on ColoradoHome.com, but when you’re actively searching for your home there’s no better place to create a search, mark your favorites, and make your notes all on one site, COhomefinder.com.  With over ten thousand visitors each day we also see what is happening in the real estate market.  So I think you would find it interesting the five homes that have been most visited in the last month.

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The fifth most viewed home on COhomefinder.com in the last month is a luxurious Castle Pines Village home that is currently for sale.  It is at 5105 Ten Mile Pl.  The listing agent describes the home as an exquisite Castle Pines masterpieces with quality craftsmanship and elegance in every room of the house. It is a four bedroom, four bathroom home for sale for $879,900.

Compare this to other Castle Pines real estate

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The fourth most viewed home is a home that is under contract in Littleton.  Located at 11431 W Cooper Dr in Littleton is described as ‘As-Is,’ but has great features like: ‘solar electric power panels for energy efficiency, great location, basement: office, wet bar, storage, bedroom, bath & game room.’ It’s in the Powderhorn subdivision of Littleton and was listed at $249,900.

Compare this to other Littleton real estate

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The third most viewed home on COhomefinder.com recently is a home that is currently under contract, at 5151 S Nepal Way in Centennial.  It is a HUD owned home in the coveted Cherry Creek school district. It is a ranch style home with an unfinished basement.  The home is listed at $157,000.

Compare this to other homes in Centennial

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The second most viewed home on COhomefinder.com recently has been a home that recently sold in Greeley Colorado.  The home, 2118 9th Ave was sold on February 24, 2012 for $86,500.  It is in the Arlington Park neighborhood of Greeley.  It had been described as recently remodeled and has a convenient location to the University of Northern Colorado.

Compare this to other Greeley real estate

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And the most viewed home was a home for sale in Green Mountain Estates subdivision of Lakewood.  It is located at 940 S Foothill Dr in Lakewood. The listing agent describes this Lakewood home as a ‘Steal of a Deal’ and an ‘investors dream home.’  It is being listed at $149,900.  The photos look like it may need some updates, but by the number of COhomefinder visitors that have viewed this home, it seems that people don’t mind putting a little work for their perfect home or investment!

Compare this to other Lakewood Real Estate

A few interesting points are that there are a lot of practical homes that are being viewed frequently on the website.  Oftentimes the most viewed homes on COhomefinder.com are luxury dream homes.  Currently the 5 most viewed homes on COhomefinder.com are in price ranges that are typical of first time home buyers.  Interesting things are happening in with Colorado real estate as inventory levels in some markets are shrinking. You can read more about the current market in an interview of COhomefinder’s president Lane Hornung on InsideRealEstateNews.com.

Which home is your favorite, or have you had your eye on a special dream home recently?

There’s a really spectacular home in SoBo, that is easy to put on the dream home list.

It is located in the Rolling Hills subdivision of South Boulder, and I must show you a photo first…

Blue skies from the balcony

Brigitte Furst, who is 8z’s South Boulder real estate expert is listing this home.  She describes it as an ‘amazing opportunity with rare 360 degree panoramic views from every window of this contemporary custom home.  The home has a half acre lot. Together it is listed at a great new price.  Read the rest of this entry »

Widely recognized today as one of the best urban school systems in the country, Denver Public Schools (DPS) serves the residents of the City and County of Denver, Colorado. Living in the Washington Park neighborhood means students have access to many quality educational institutions. As the academic year approaches and local schools start gearing up for the semester ahead, each is looking to either increase or sustain their enrollment. However, being in such a dense, urban area it can sometimes be confusing as to which schools are public, private, or offer some kind alternative education. Hopefully, this breif article can shake any anxiety current and future Washington Park residents may harbor about area schools.

Located just south of Wash Park on Franklin and Louisiana sits South High School. The impressive Romanesque edifice has enjoyed a long history. The school was brought to life in 1924 with a price tag of over one million dollars – no small sum in the early ‘20s. In 1992 the school was designated a national historic landmark. Today, visitors can stroll the grounds after hours and see the gorgeous craftsmanship up close. Notable alumni include experimental filmmaker Stan Brakhage and State Representative Diana DeGette.

South High offers a wide and varied selection of courses along with dedicated counselors, teachers and staff to support students. “South” as it’s known, is a national AVID demonstration school. AVID stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination and prepares students for college. Along with the AVID Program, South also offers advanced placement courses and JROTC.

Apart from impressive academic offerings are the athletic opportunities, various clubs and students activities. Active students will find plenty to keep them busy with swimming, tennis, lacrosse, cheerleading, golf, football, wrestling, soccer and more. With over forty clubs, ranging from Model United Nations to mountaineering club, to the classics like band and orchestra, there truly is something for everyone. South’s new principal, Kristen Waters, states how the High School will “prepare all students for college and post-secondary career opportunities, ensuring that they have the tools and resources needed to be successful once they graduate.”  Read her letter detailing how South High School will prepare tomorrow’s leaders here.

Wash Park residents eagerly await the reopening of the former Byers Middle School (originally named for the same William Byers, as the Byers-Evans House Museum). The school, originally closed due to low-enrollment, will reopen as a Denver School of Science and Technology (DSST). So what is DSST and what does it mean for the West Washington Park neighborhood? In 2001 DSST was granted a charter status by Denver Public Schools to open a school in the Stapleton area. Their goal was simple: to provide an environment that would allow all students to excel at the state standards in math, science, and English skills. Since their induction, DSST has repeatedly produced some of the highest scores in statewide testing. DSST’s curriculum and environment also works to install a sense of civic pride in their students – something that should benefit the whole community in the long run.

The Denver Public School system has several prominent elementary schools in the area. Steele Elementary, home of the Stallions, is one of the schools participating in Seed to Table - a program sponsored by Slow Food Denver. Seed to Table aims to teach children about the holistic production process (from the farm to our table), as well as the nutritive value of the food they eat. Starting from how it grows, to how it is prepared, and finally of the plethora of benefits from eating healthy, naturally grown food. For the past 11 years the Steele School Gardens have been providing the Steele cafeteria with hundreds of pounds of fresh produce to serve to students – most of it grown adjacent to the school building!

Like Steel Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, another Washington Park primary school, offers the Kaleidoscope Program. Kaleidoscope is a beneficial before and after school program for students designed to meet the needs of families with working parents. The program offers educational, recreational and cultural resources for students to enrich their academic experience.

As you can see, wonderful educational opportunities await your child in the schools of Washington Park. Visit the Denver Public Schools website for up-to-date news and information regarding registration, open houses, events, school closures and more at any of the schools listed above, or others in the Denver area at large!

1655 Walnut St 307 Boulder, CO 80302

$1,475,000 – 2272 total sf, 2 bed 3 bath

 2009 Condo / Townhome

This is one of Boulder’s premier loft condos at The Walnut, in Downtown Boulder. The interior features are what you’d expect in a modern luxury loft:  Euro Cabinetry, Hardwood flooring, Bosh & Thermador stainless steel appliances, slab granite, a gas fireplace, a luxury 5 piece bath with large soaker tub, and a  288 Sq. feet of outdoor living space.  Outdoor Features include a secure underground parking and storage, an  interior elevator,  a well landscaped interior courtyard and unsurpassed attention to detail throughout. Come and see why  Wikipedia says that, the city of Boulder frequently acquires top rankings in health, well-being, quality of life, education, and art.

Subdivision: The Walnut
Property Type: Condo / Townhome
Year Built: 2009
HOA Fee: $600

This listing will centers  you in the middle of all the wonderful amenities that life in downtown Boulder has to offer! The Walnut is right near the popular eateries, Frasca and Mateo.  ”Boulder is one of those celebrated cities where even downtown life is lived outdoors. Nowhere more so than the Pearl Street Mall, which is considered one of America’s most successful urban environments.” (thewalnutboulder.com)  Listing broker representing seller Erik Boye of 8z Real Estate is ready to give you a showing today. To view other Boulder listings or real estate on other Colorado locales visit COhomefinder.com

MLS #: 8z1125306

3751 W 136th Ave O3 Broomfield, CO 80023

$355,000

MLS #: 8z1149952

Spacious and modern townhouse overlooks the 5th fairway on the Broadlands Golf Course with stunning views of the Front Range.

Year Built: 2009

Beds: 3
Baths: 3
Inclusions include: a gas fire place , built in cabinets for TV/Stereo center, a finished basement (which includes bar, recessed lighting,TV bedroom and bath) and an over-sized, two-car attached garage.  Other features include, a laundry room, maple cabinets, tile, granite, a separate dining room, large kitchen center isle, and main floor office. The upper level master bedroom overlooks 5th Fairway with west mountain views.

Elementary School: Aspen Creek
Middle School: Broomfield Heights
High School: Broomfield

“Broomfield is a city of neighborhoods. The “hometown” feel they create spills over everywhere in town. Housing opportunities run the gamut from affordable starter homes to million dollar executive mansions and mid-level upscale custom homes, townhomes and condos, to high-end apartments and affordable rentals.” From www.broomfield.org

“It’s all yours in Broomfield!” Recreational opportunities abound!  There’s golf at the Broadlands Golf Course,  swimming pools, tennis courts, soccer, baseball and football fields, open space and jogging trails along with skate, aquatic and dog parks.  And there’s world-class skiing just over the nearest peak. From www.broomfield.org

Call for information today… As per seller’s request, this property is not yet listed, but is available for preview now! Call  8z seller representative, Brad at 303-587-1189 to set a showing, or have your agent call him.

For other listings in the Broadlands Subdivision or other Broomfield Real Estate and Homes.

0 Willowstone Dr Estes Park, CO 80517

MLS#: 656224

Ready… Set… Start building profits! Ready for 2012, this  income property with 17 detached condo cabins, in Wonderview Village, is close to beautiful Estes Park and is in the perfect setting & location. Water, electric & roads are already installed, and some units have already been sold. They include several models complete with high-end finishes available for your clients to choose their dream vacation palace. Right next to Colorado’s most famous outdoor recreation area, Rocky Mountain National Park.

Per Wikipedia,  Estes Park, Colorado was founded in 1859. It is a popular summer resort and the location of the headquarters for Rocky Mountain National Park. The town, with a population of 5,858, recieves a million park visitors per year!  A million visitors or potential buyers, who could be interested renters of your beautiful mountain property!

Make your dreams to own Colorado Mountain property come true! Schedule a showing to see this incredible property at Estes Valley 8z Real Estate, or call representative broker Bret Freedman at 960-586-1700. Or to see other Estes Park Real Estate or Estes Park Homes visit Colorado’s most popular real estate website, COhomefinder.com