Life Style Denver by Gretchen Faber

Any Way You Want It – That’s Not Going to Get It

My friends recently went to Red Rocks to see Journey. Red Rocks is an experience in itself, but seeing the 80's hair band at a mile high with a short, Asian Steve Perry impersonator must have been a trip.  The same friends are looking to buy a new house and we've found a couple that might work. For the specific type of property they're identifying, we've been aggressive in making offers. They're astute buyers and understand the complexities of the market...Continue Reading!

Chopper’s Sports Grill – A Sports Bar With Great Food!

A co-worker and I went to lunch the other day at Chopper's in the Cherry Creek East neighborhood. It was a gorgeous day and we debated whether we should stroll over through the huge construction zone, or drive around two extra blocks to avoid the stares and catcalls. We drove.  Parading through the cone zone in heels and skirts didn't seem like a great idea. I love Chopper's for many reasons. One being that while I was in graduate school, I waited...Continue Reading!

June 2009 Denver Real Estate Market Statistics

In a real estate market the size of Denver's, you might be surprised to learn that we only added 119 new listings to our inventory since last month's real estate statistics were released.  We added 121 new single family listings and we sold 2 more condominium listings than were added. Our average days on the market has been reduced by 5 and our average sale price rose by $15,412. The single family residence average price rose $21,246, but the condominium average...Continue Reading!

2009 Denver Fireworks On 3rd & 4th!

If you're planning on watching fireworks for this year's Independence Day, take note - many municipal fireworks shows are tonight, July 3rd. Here's a list of fireworks around Central Denver. We particularly love the Glendale fireworks, and plan on checking the show out tonight after a neighbor's bar-be-que. ...Continue Reading!

Denver Real Estate Prices Rise 1.5% Since May

Denver real estate is in recovery. We're the baby sapling, taking root and growing strong. The thing is, we never totally crashed and burned like other cities did. Prices went down for sure and according to yesterday's S & P - Case Shiller Report, we've seen depreciation of 4.9% since this time last year. Compare that with Phoenix, down 35.3% year over year. Since last month, Case Shiller reports that Denver's prices have appreciated 1.5%. That's an awesome bounce.  Some analysts...Continue Reading!