Luxury Homes for sale in Castle Pines Village172 Homes are for sale in Castle Pines Village, Colorado as of Nov 3rd, 2009. The listing prices range from $420,000 to $6,800,000. 65% of the homes for sale have been on the market for more than 6 months. 38% more than a year. 13 new listings came on the market in October in Castle Pines Village. The number of houses on the market has increased since July and home sales have not picked up - it's pretty slow going. Why? Most of the homes for sale in Castle Pines Village are luxury homes with price tags of over one million dollars. Luxury home sales in Denver area in general have significantly slowed down since Nov 2008 and Castle Rock is feeling it too. Homes for Sale in Castle Pines Village ~ The numbers July 09 vs. Oct 09 JULY 09 OCT 09 Act... 11/04/2009

Homes for Sale in Castle Rock COResidential Homes for sale in Castle Rock, Douglas County, Colorado.As of Nov 3nd, 2009 there are 846 Homes for sale in Castle Rock Colorado. The listing prices range from $109,900 to $6,800,000. The price per square foot goes from $75 to $1193 per square foot. 150 houses are currently pending sale (under contract). 132 new listings came on the market in October 09.Search Homes for Sale in Castle RockSearch Homes for Sale in Castle PinesHOMES FOR SALE in Castle Rock by ZIP CODE 80104 80108 80109 Active Listings 271 401 174 New Listings (in Oct) 44 41 47 All Pending sales 69 49 32 Lowest Listed Price $109,900 $209,999 $189,000 Highest Listed Price $4,800,000* $6,800,000 $3,995,000 Lowest Price/square foot $75 $89 $95 Highest Price/square foot $648 $1193 $7... 11/03/2009

Castle Rock CO Luxury Homes for saleResidential Luxury Homes for Sale in Castle Rock Colorado ~ Nov 1st, 2009 There are 152 luxury homes for sale in Castle Rock (as of Nov 1st) The highest listing price is $6,800,000 The lowest price per square foot $197 The highest price per square foot $1320 The longest a house as been listed (days on market) 1320 days Many of the luxury homes for sale are in Castle Pines Village gated community Search Castle Rock Luxury Homes for sale*Disclaimer: Data based on information from Metrolist, Inc.  Metrolist Inc. does not guarantee nor is any way responsible for its accuracy. Content maintained by Metrolist Inc. may not reflect all real estate activity in the market. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Reported sales were not necessarily li... 11/01/2009

So . . . How's the Market in October, 2009? According to Jack O'Connor, an Owner/Broker of Re/Max Professionals, LLC, our market is showing signs of turning around.  The statistics show that Sept., 2009, actually had more sales close than in Sept., 2007, and the number of properties under contract is at the highest level (for October) in 5 years. Another very positive indicator is that the current number of active listings is at the lowest level in the last 5 years as listing inventories continue to decline.  This has decreased the average time on the market to less than 100 days and should help prices begin to increase. It's not all good news yet as the better performing segments are still in the lower price ranges below $300,000. If you do consider selling your home, there are some th... 10/19/2009

Castle Rock Home Sales (starting at $500,000)Castle Rock home sales in the higher price ranges have been slower than last year (2008). Homes are selling better at prices closer to $500,000. When going over one million dollar price tag - sales have been crawling in the last few months. In September 21 homes sold in Castle Rock $500,000 and above. The Highest sold price was $935,000. Median Sold price in September was $659,900. Currently there are over 400 homes for sale in Castle Rock with a listing price at $500,000 or more.Homes in the price ranges above $500,000 are seeing some fluctuations monthly on average days on market. In August the average was 404 days, in Sept. 242. But overall the trend is a slight increase in Days on Market. 20% of the sold homes in Castle Rock in 2009 were ... 10/18/2009

Photo © Mike Hendren, 2009 There's a cold front headed our way and the wind is really blowing, today.  This could be one of your last chances (here in Denver) to fly a kite before winter gets serious around here, so get out the string and the kite, put a tail on it, and be prepared to hang on tight!  The weather should cooperate with you since it's supposed to be windy and the temperature in the 80's.  Have fun!   Oh yeah - don't forget - - no talking - - - it's Wordless Wednesday!  :-)  09/30/2009

  S O L D  ! 7484 Carey Lane in Castle Pines North This beautiful home was the builder's model and was only on the market for about 10 weeks! Then, it sold for over 98% of the listed price. As mentioned in my recent post, "Denver Real Estate Market Update", this price range is experiencing a surge in sales activity, resulting in increasing prices and less time on the market. For a market analysis on your home, please call me at 303-503-1101, or go to my website at www.MikeHendren.com and send me an email.   09/13/2009

Information courtesy of Jack O'Connor, Re/Max Professionals, LLC.All data taken from Metrolist, Inc, on September 7, 2009.  Denver, Colorado.Lower priced homes continue to drive our market with a low supply which should lead to some price increases in those price ranges below $250,000. Single Family Homes priced from 0-$250,000 have a 3.569 month supply of homes as of September 7, 2009 Single Family Homes priced from $250,000 to $500,000 have an 8.185 month supply as of September 7, 2009.  This price range is starting to shrink slowly. Single Family Homes priced from $500,000 to $750,000 have a 19.127 month supply of inventory as of September 7, 2009. Single Family Home priced from $750,000 to $1 million have a 30.77 month supply of inventory. Single Family Homes priced above $1 million... 09/09/2009

I've been looking for a good website to host my images. I think I've found it in Zenfolio. I wanted one that offered lots of storage of full sized images, reliable printing services, and a front end for selling prints.  I did a lot of research in magazines and on the web, reading forums, articles, and reviews and Zenfolio was one that seemed to almost always get favorable mention.  What tipped the balance for me though, was the fact they use Mpix for their primary print service.  Mpix is also used by well known photographer, author, and magazine editor, Scott Kelby. I've had two prints made, a normal 8x12 print and a 16x24 gallery wrap canvas print.  Both were very well done, but the gallery wrap really impressed me.  The print was perfect and it was wrapped on a frame that was about 1... 09/06/2009

Well, I did it - I finally got professional help - - - help with my real estate website!  I'm not even sure if it's a real word, but I call my site 'Search-Centric' because of the amazing real estate search tools available there.But first, I need to give credit to Doug Greene at ProAgentWebsites.com for putting out this great hosting site for real estate agents.  He has done a great job of putting together a hosting platform that is very easy to setup and use and yet offers some very powerful search capabilities.  Also, it seems reasonably priced and, best of all, no long term contract or set-up fees.Probably the first thing you notice when you go to my home page is the map, front and center.  This particular map is centered on Douglas County in Colorado and actually shows you where ho... 08/27/2009

When you pay your heating bill, the last thing you want to do is waste money.  The government doesn't want to you to waste energy either, so they are saying, "Don't throw your money out the window - buy new windows instead!" Thanks to the Obama Stimulus Bill, Denver homeowners can now receive energy credits of 30%, with a cap of $1,500, for installing more energy efficient windows and doors.  This credit, good through 2010, improves on a popular credit in effect in 2006-2007 by expanding the amount.  Besides windows and doors, the credit also covers insulation, water heaters, roofs, air conditioning, and biomass stoves.  For homeowners willing to convert to alternative energy sources such as geothermal heat pumps, solar water heaters, solar panels, fuel cells, and small wind energy syst... 08/06/2009

Homes for sale in Castle Pines Village Colorado139 Residential Detached Homes are for sale in Castle Pines Village, Colorado as of Aug 1st, 2009 4:30 pm. The average list price is $1,728,890. 42 of the homes for sale are listed for under one million dollars. The average listed price per square foot is $422/sq ft. The average days on the market of the homes for sale in 328, ranging from a low of two days to high of 1145 days on the market. Three new listings came on the market in July in Castle Pines Village.  As of Aug 1st, 2009 Castle Pines Village JUL 09 Active Listings 139 New Listings 3 All Pending sales 5 New Pending 2 Lowest List Price $500,000 Highest List Price $6,800,000 Lowest Price/sq ft $167/sf Highest Price/sq ft $1193/sf New indicates new for the category for that particul... 08/01/2009

Homes for Sale in Castle Rock - June 09Residential Detached Homes, Castle Rock, Douglas County, Colorado 80104, 80108, 80109 As of Jun 30th, 2009   MAR 09 APR 09 MAY 09 JUN 09 Active Listings 1005 951 949 914 New Listings (in June) 200 139 193 168 All Pending sales 162 162 107 197 New Pending (in June) 100 101 64 123 Lowest Listed Price $125,000 $95,000 $95,000 $95,000 Highest Listed Price $6,800,000 $6,800,000 $6,800,000 $6,800,000 Lowest Price/square foot $76/sf $86/sf $63/sf $89/sf Highest Price/square foot $1193/sf $1193/sf $1193/sf $1193/sf Houses for sale in Castle RockForeclosures in Castle RockNew Construction Homes for sale in Castle RockTown homes and Condos for saleHOMES FOR SALE in Castle Rock by ZIP CODE JUNE 09 80104 80108 80109 Active Listings 283 417 204 New Listings (in... 07/01/2009

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Photo © Mike Hendren 2009   Stream near Gothic, Colorado, just a little north of Crested Butte. 06/07/2009

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I really like the photo sharing website, Flickr.    I know there are lots of different photo websites available and I'll admit I'm not very familiar with any of the other ones, but I'd just like to share why I like Flickr. It's FREE!  However, I suggest the "Pro" account for $25 / year because it gives you more bandwidth and some other nice capabilities. You can Blog straight from Flickr to several sites like Blogger and Wordpress.  (unfortunately, not to Activerain)  But then, it is a simple process to cut and paste it into Activerain if you want it here, too. There are specific groups dedicated to bloggers where you can post your images with links to your blog. Opportunity - I've already had contact with someone who commented on one of my photos and shared the fact that they were movi... 05/03/2009