Living Outdoor Living Trends Summer is just around the corner and there is no better way to prepare than indulging in some exciting backyard inspiration. Your outdoor living space can be more than just a place to spend time with family and friends; it can be your sanctuary as well. This year is the time to turn your backyard […]
Living Indoor Air Quality Basics Most of us tend to think of air pollution as something that occurs outdoors where car exhaust and factory fumes proliferate, but there’s such a thing as indoor air pollution, too.  Since the 1950s, the number of synthetic chemicals used in products for the home has increased drastically, while at the same time, homes have […]
Living Preparing Your Home for a Winter Wonderland As they say, winter is coming, and while it is tempting to curl up and hibernate in bed for the next few months, you shouldn’t put off these important home maintenance duties. Clean and check the gutters: While you are on the roof hanging holiday lights, make sure your gutters are clear of leaves, secured to the house, and […]
Living Affordable Tips To Up Your Home’s Curb Appeal You’ll never have a second chance at a first impression, so let’s make it count! When it comes to upping your home’s curb appeal, there are plenty of small changes you can make that have a big impact. And best of all, you don’t need to call in the pros or spend a fortune to […]
Living Five Reasons You Need Renters Insurance It might be tempting as a renter to think that you don’t need an insurance policy if you’re renting an apartment or home, but not having one could cost you more than you think. A 2016 poll by the Insurance Information Institute found that only 41 percent of renters have their own renters insurance policy. Here […]
Buying & Selling Colorado Real Estate Market Update ECONOMIC OVERVIEW Colorado added 45,300 non-agricultural jobs over the past 12 months, a growth rate of 1.7%. Although that is a respectable number, employment growth has been trending lower in 2017 as the state reaches full employment. Within the metropolitan market areas included in this report, there was annual employment growth in all areas other […]
Living Practical Resolutions: Making Your House a Home Your home is a reflection of your tastes, your lifestyle and your ambition, and many of us are regularly transforming our homes one way or another to fit our adjusting needs. Whether it is refreshing a room to fit your style, reorganizing a closet to accommodate the holiday excess, going green to save the planet […]
Living Practical Resolutions: Preparing for the Best in 2018 Everyone’s list of things to accomplish in the upcoming year is different, but one thing is pretty universal: most of us are too ambitious for our own good. The best thing to do is make reasonable goals for yourself and work towards accomplishing them one at a time. So be realistic. You may not renovate […]
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Living New Year, Bold Home “New year, new me” is so 2017. We thought we would change things up a bit because frankly, 2018 deserves better and so do you. This is the year to be bold. In fact, if there was a color named “bold” we would recommend it for your kitchen remodel. Once a month we will be showing you a […]
Evergreen Real Estate Commercial Owner/ Investment Opportunity Site approved for an Office Building with 9545 square feet of office space and 2115 square feet of common space. This commercial property represents a unique owner/investment opportunity for a variety of business, professional or service uses. Subject property is centrally located behind Staples Shopping Center in Conifer with easy access to and from Highway […]
Evergreen Real Estate Commercial Owner/ Investment Opportunity Featuring Lots 1, 2 & 3 Subject properties are centrally located behind Staples Shopping Center in Conifer with easy access to and from Highway 285. Highway 285 is the primary route from the C-470 and the Greater Denver area to the mountain areas serving residential, commuter and tourist traffic. Current land use along Highway 285 […]
Evergreen Real Estate Conifer Proposed Town Home Project Featuring 22.82 Acres Centrally located in Conifer, Colorado on the main 285 corridor which is the primary route to and from C-470, Denver and local communities. This unique 22.82 acre project has been approved for 75 Town Homes and has all approvals and infrastructure requirements in place including water and sewer. Located just behind the […]
Living The Tax Benefits Every Homeowner Should Know About This article originally appeared in Times of San Diego  The housing market is predominantly very strong and more and more people are becoming homeowners. While there are many intangible benefits to owning a home, such as pride of ownership and setting down roots in the neighborhood, the tangible benefits are just as great. In addition to […]
Living The Harsh Realities of Renovation A brief update on our progress thus far and a few reflections on buying a Seattle fixer: Lows: The amount of Ibuprofen.  The reality is renovations take a lot of hard, back-breaking work.  Our home was built in the early 1940s and the walls are mostly plaster which is pretty difficult to work with (demo, […]
Living DIY: Giving Our Fireplace a Facelift A story of a DIY project… While we were willing to do some major updates to the bathroom, plumbing and electrical, we decided to pick a few areas of our 1940s fixer to do some smaller, mostly cosmetic updates. One of these projects included giving the fireplace a little facelift to bring it into this […]
Living Seven Phases of Home Renovations The 7 Phases of Home Renovations: Phase 1: Get super pumped about an idea. Pin, pin, pin on Pinterest until you’re bursting with excitement. Tell everyone about your amazing project. Phase 2: Collect materials. Realize things cost a lot. Begin project fueled by coffee, nervous anticipation and adrenaline. Phase 3: Get halfway through the project. It doesn’t look exactly like your Pinterest board but it’s still […]
Living New Home Construction Trends to Watch Out For So what’s in? Bringing the outdoors inside. Do this with larger glass windows or folding glass doors. Minerals as hardware. Large geometric tiles on floors. Mixing metals, such as brass and gold. Interior paint color – Grey still has a heavy influence, but it is warming up a bit and getting softened with a stone color. Of course, […]
Buying & Selling Find your Real Estate Agent You have many tough choices to make as you start looking for the home of your dreams and prepare to make one of the largest financial decisions of your life. Finding the right agent to represent you shouldn’t add to your worries. I’ve met a few real estate agents over the years and here are […]
Buying & Selling Top five words of advice for a seller today As a seller today you are faced with a challenge when it comes to selling your home for a fair price and getting it done in a reasonable amount of time. Even though inventory is lower than it was five months ago, we are still looking at about 9 months of inventory in many areas. […]
Buying & Selling Questions to ask your home inspector To get a quality home inspection, ask the right questions before you put your inspector to work. Here are some of the basics. What does your inspection cover?  Insist that you get it in writing. Then make sure that it’s in compliance with state requirements and includes the items you want inspected. How long have […]