I recently worked with a very nice couple that is going to be moving to the Denver suburbs from out of state.  They had three children and although they are very young right now, they plan on staying here for quite some time so they had a lot of questions about the schools in the Denver area.  The communities that they were considering were all in the south Denver suburbs - all in Douglas County - they were Highlands Ranch, Castle Pines and Lone Tree.   They had heard and read a little about the Douglas County Schools - they already knew that it was rated in many different facets as an excellent school district, but they were still a bit confused about the Track System.    I directed them to several blog posts I have written in the past about the Track School System schedule for Douglas... 07/25/2008

Working with home buyers and home sellers in Parker Colorado real estate is my passion. Lately I've spotted a new trend and it needs to be talked about. Home inspections in Parker Colorado occur every day. Why are buyers killing real estate transactions for no real reason is the question. It doesn't get to me now like it did 24 months ago but I've noticed a weird trend with buyers that I haven't seen before. Buyers are bailing out of contracts completely during the inspection. I'm not talking inspection items that are hazards or structural but everyday items like leaky faucets, carpet stretching and even GFCIs missing or broken. If the inspection reveals minor/normal issues and the buyer runs from the deal I think lack of information and advisement from their buyer's agent is at the roo... 07/24/2008

Challenger Park Estates is a great place to invest your money if you are considering buying Parker Colorado Real Estate. Usually there are only a very few homes for sale in this great Parker CO. neighborhood. Great location, great amenities, great neighbors equals a great place to buy a home. For a tour of homes or a list of all the currently active homes on the market in this community please call 303-941-4663 or email Steven Beam. One of Parker, Colorado's favorite neighborhoods is the lovely Challenger Park Estates. Parker Colorado real estate residents take advantage of the thriving business opportunities, recreation, history, culture, natural beauty and the quality Douglas County real estate just south of Denver, the state capitol. Every piece of real estate and home for sale in Ch... 07/17/2008

There is little wonder why this parcel of Parker Colorado real estate has been such a hit with new home buyers. If you are offered the opportunity to play the golf course you better think up ways to get out of work in a hurry! The homes for sale are mostly custom and simi custom homes built on some of the best real estate Douglas County Colorado has to offer. Located a few miles south of the Town of Parker the lay of the land will draw you in from the first time you see it. The Club at Pradera, with its spectacular golf course and magnificent clubhouse, sits at the center of a beautiful 1,500-acre residential community called Pradera (Spanish for prairie). Ensconced in the beautiful rolling hills of southern Parker, Colorado real estate are Pradera's spacious homes on generous-sized lot... 07/17/2008

Remember the golf course is now called Black Bear not Canterberry. Real estate in Parker, Colorado's Canterberry Crossing offers families all the benefits of living in a master-planned community along with the 7,178-foot Canterberry Golf Course and Canterberry Club. Presenting a variety of Parker Colorado real estate homes for sale from the low $200,000s to over $650,000, the friendly neighborhoods weave around the beautiful golf course and thriving open space. With dramatic views of Pikes Peak to Longs Peak and the majestic Rocky Mountain Front Range, this great Denver real estate is only three miles east of Parker's historic Mainstreet! The Douglas County property owners also enjoy a recreation center with an outdoor swimming pool and lessons, a spacious sundeck for parties, top-notch... 07/17/2008

Instant access. Search every home and condo currently for sale in Stonegate. Stonegate real estate is located in Parker Colorado. Make sure to sort the listings with the drop bar at the top left hand sde of the page. RSS Feed of all listings in Stonegate. View All homes for sale in Stonegate. When the thought of buying Parker Colorado Real Estate comes to mind buyers generally look to one neighborhood first. Stonegate. Why do buyers consider Stonegate to be at the top of their list when starting their search. The answer is simple. Location and amenities. FREE Market Analysis of your property. What will your home sell for in today's market. Stonegate is a 1,603-acre master-planned community with mature landscaping located in Douglas County, and a large part of the thriving Parker Colorad... 07/17/2008

Check out my photo tour or Colorado and only a few of the fun and exciting things to do around Parker Colorado. What can you see and experience when you live in Parker Colorado? Buying Parker Colorado Real Estate is only the beginning of a journey when you live in Colorado. You can... Experience a true winter wonderland with views that take your breath away. Stumble on an old miners cabin while snowshoeing. Hike to the top of a mountain and see as far as you can see. Watch a child jump in freezing water and love it! Learn that the real gold in the Colorado mountains is Aspen Gold. Go for a hike with your kids. Drive to the top of Mt. Evans for an afternoon picnic. Take a ride on the bike path. Go play golf in Parker. Go buy a house! Call or EMAIL Steven Beam 303-941-4663 if you are inte... 07/17/2008

Idyllwilde Deserves "Community of the Year" in Denver. This new addition to the Parker CO real estate community wants to be noticed. Pioneering in the classy Idyllwilde community is idyllic for Parker, Colorado families. Grateful to live in spectacular neighborhoods built by farsighted designers who well understand the importance of strong relationships, people are naturally drawn outside to mingle. With miles of trails, 43% pure open space where the deer and the antelope play, wonderful front porches, nice sidewalks, and a fantastic community center, friendships are brewing daily. Buying Parker real estate has never been so easy with all the choices in this community. It is no coincidence that Idyllwilde has been voted Denver's Community of the Year for 2005 and 2006. Located between ... 07/15/2008

How to prepare my Parker Colorado Home for Sale? Four Quick tips to help sell your home fast. When you decide to sell your Parker Colorado real estate there is more than just calling a Realtor to getting it sold. I'm going to give you the main things that must be done to compete in this market. Interior Cleaning - Cutting corners cleaning is guaranteed to NET you less at closing. My first suggestion would be to call a professional cleaning company to get it done right. Everyone thinks they know their homes best and can clean it just fine. Well I've seen how the majority of people clean their homes and it leaves much to be desired. It's funny how when we go buy a car we expect it to have that perfectly clean feel and look and of course the new car smell. RIGHT. If there is even a ping i... 07/15/2008

I've posted before about the buzz going around about Lifetime Fitness here in Parker CO. Everyone is talking about and just about everyone in town is there on any given day. The place is packed. It took us 20 minutes today just to make it to the room were were supposed to be in just because we ran into so many friends, neighbors and even my boss.   We took our 3 year old son to a birthday party there for a fellow classmate. It was our first experience actually inside the giant fat burning building and we loved it. The place really does have something for absolutely everyone. The kids loved it. My wife and the other parents we talked to were very impressed with the amount of fun things they had for kids of that age. I didn't notice one child sitting around bored like at some parties. The... 07/12/2008

Top 10 things to do in Parker Colorado on a day off. Things to do in Parker Colorado for fun.   Steven Beam is a real estate broker selling Parker Colorado real estate. These opinions are his alone. Top 10 things to do on your day off and stay in Parker, Colorado. Do you have other ideas? Post a comment and let us know your thoughts. 1.    Go to the new Parker Fieldhouse and workout, play soccer, basketball or roller hockey. 2.    Go to the Wildlife Museum with a kid and catch an IMAX movie! (Just outside Parker but close enough) 3.    Go to the Challenger Park Recreation Center for a swim or other exercise. 4.    Visit "H2 O'Brien Pool." Great way to spend a hot summer day in Parker, CO. Slides, a zero depth entry, water cannons and a fort in the pool allow for kids and adults to play ... 07/12/2008

I just found this article which I believe to be another global warming alert. The guy basically says cutting out the unnecessary screensavers will save massive amounts of energy around the world. It also says LCD monitors don't burn in and that only old tube monitors from the 90s need to have screensavers. I'm pretty sure LCD monitors do get burn in don't they? Maybe I'm wrong. At least a little burn in? NO more screensavers   I can't remember the last time I saw an actual screen saver in my office. Isn't this a thing of the past? I have seen rotating family photos so I guess that would qualify as a screensaver. I'd rather see family and friends flying across my screen than the old bubbles, fish or flying objects.     Technorati Profile 06/24/2008

  Staging your home to sell in the Parker real estate market. Does it really work? First of all staging a home to be sold is certainly an art. It should be done by someone or a company that understands what interior and exterior spaces need to look like to create a POP or WOW affect on potential buyers. Some people say selling real estate is an emotional process and buying homes for sale in Parker Colorado is no different. When you take a buyer into a home that has been staged you know immediately. The house looks good, feels good and even smells good. Buyers love it and I’m a believer that it helps sell homes faster and for more money. (Sorry-But there are no real stats to back this up. At least I haven’t been made aware of them.) If it didn’t work builders wouldn’t spend hundreds of t... 06/19/2008

Stonegate is a great place to live in Parker. After a long weekend at the Parker Days Festival we decided to spend the afternoon at one of the two pool areas here in our neighborhood. Stonegate is centrally located in Parker Colorado and offers great real estate and homes for sale. The common areas are large and well maintained and with two different pool areas there is something for everyone. We also have large well lighted tennis courts and too many playgrounds to count so if one is full you can always find your own private playground area.           Pool # 1. Is the South Pool which is the largest pool area that actually has a total of three pools inside the fence. A lap pool with small kids area, a baby pool and a kids pool with slides and diving board plus a small concession stand.... 06/16/2008

Parker, Colorado Homes For Sale - The New Listings When searching for the latest Parker homes for sale (Douglas County) it is helpful to have a way to search the brand new listings. If you ready to buy your next home, you definitely want to know where the latest listings are so that you are able to view them first if you desire. This tool will help you do just that. It is not unusual for the best of the best listings to be Under Contract very quickly in the Denver area. And while this isn't always the case as much with Parker real estate as in other areas of the Denver Metro area - there is always the exception. So if you have something very specific in mind and are waiting for the best of the best in a specific location - you have to be on your toes, especially in some neighborhoods. T... 06/15/2008

Beautiful Parker Colorado Real Estate My client Kelly P. and I took a ride on the 2-3 year old Hidden Mesa Open Space Trail just south of Parker, Co this morning June 14th, 2008. This is just what Parker, Castle Rock and Franktown have needed for years. Open to bikes, hikes and horses it's worth your time and effort to climb to the top. The views are awesome and this morning with the clear blue sky we could see beyond Pikes Peak to the south and all the way to Wyoming to the north. Luxury real estate, homes and 35 acres parcels of land are visible in the distance as well. We started our ride out of the Parker Road entrance around 7:15am and we were surprised to be the first ones in the lot. We estimate our total ride at around 6-8 miles. After a short ride north on the Cherry Creek Trai... 06/14/2008

Parker will have a new Brunswick Zone Bowling and game facility soon. They are supposed to start building this soon. It will be located just in front of the Twenty Mile Stadium Theater just off Mainstreet in Parker, CO. This real estate project will benefit home owners and all Parker residence with more activities for kids. Why is this a good thing for the Parker kids? I've never experienced it but have been told by many moms that when they go to pick up kids after a moive the manager does not let the kids hang out in the lobby and wait for parents. It isn't that big of a deal for Summer but in the Winter it can get really cold. Now the kids will have another place to go after the movie to spend mom and dad's cash and stay warm!   More Parker real estate and neighborhood news articles. ... 06/13/2008

Hidden River and Sagewood in Parker, Colorado Home Stats. Market stats as of June 2, 2008. All Sales for 2008. Below you can see the currently active, undercontract and sold properties for Hidden River and Sagewood for all of 2008. Real estate in Parker is moving and the best priced and best conditioned homes are moving quickly.   If you would like a monthly copy of this emailed to you or mailed to you please call Steven Beam, Parker, COlorado real estate broker to sign up. 303-941-4663 Or visit ColoradPropertySearch.com.     STATUS Address SQFT DOM Sold Date Concession Amt. Orig. List Price Sold Price A 11815 MEADOWOOD 1634 101     $259,900   A 11942 MEADOWOOD 2045 19     $282,500   A 11872 MEADOWOOD 1634 23     $287,900   A 21243 WHITE ASH 2148 16     $292,900   A 11533 PINE GROVE 203... 06/13/2008

Real Estate Market Reports & Trends for April 2008 - PARKER, ELIZABETH, FRANKTOWN, KIOWA - Denver Suburbs Activity is up all around in this area - inventory is up, sold homes are up and pending sales are up as well.  All good signs but we still have a ways to go.  Days on Market is up as well (107) and pricing your home is going to remain critical.  This area is very attractive to home buyers - but they are smart and savvy and aware of market conditions.  Sales in the area are going to be very strategic and not always emotionally driven.  Is your Parker home for sale the nicest one in the area at the best price?  If not, you need to make it that way for it to get serious consideration.   Douglas County & Elbert Colorado - STATISTICS FOR HOME SALES IN THE AREA - EAST DOUGLAS COUNTY This ... 05/17/2008

Real Estate Market Reports for March 2008 - PARKER, ELIZABETH, FRANKTOWN, KIOWA   Real estate in this part of the Denver metro area is a bit slower than others, but there is still activity - at 498 new listings this month (single family homes) and 211 homes under contract - you can see that there still is plenty of inventory.  Pricing your Parker, Elizabeth, Franktown and Kiowa home properly is critical.   In addition, you can see that the average sold price is much lower than the average asking price.  As in other areas of the Denver metro real estate market,  the lower price points are seeing swifter movement.  The higher priced homes are taking a bit longer in these Denver suburbs and pricing is absolutely key.    Douglas County & Elbert Colorado - STATISTICS FOR HOME SALES IN THE AR... 04/13/2008