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Denver Named One of “America’s 10 Best Places to Grow Up”
It seems that Denver-area children are a lucky bunch! US News and World Report recently named Denver as one of “America’s 10 Best Places to Grow Up” out of 2,000 different areas across the country. The magazine set out to determine which cities had the best ingredients to raise a child in, including a low crime rate, a strong school system, lots of other children to play with, expansive green spaces to play in, and plenty of family events to choose from.
According to the magazine, Denver was chosen based on this assessment: “Whether they prefer snowboarding in the Rocky Mountains, biking through America’s largest city park system, or heading over to Invesco Field at Mile High for a Broncos football game, Denver is a wonderful place to be a kid. Also among the country’s safest big cities, Denver has 300 days of annual sunshine, eight different professional sports franchises, and countless opportunities for fishing, white-water rafting, and horseback riding.”
Wow, thanks for all of the compliments to our great city, US News and World Report! We couldn’t agree with you more. For information on relocating to the Denver area, or regarding Denver real estate, please contact TeamCox Realtors at 303-400-6060.
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Denver Named Among the “10 Happiest Cities”
Wow, it seems like we’ve had a lot to put in our “notable rankings” category lately. Colorado was recently been named chosen as one of CNBC’s, “America’s Top States for Business 2009,” and Denver was recently named as Forbes’ List of “Best Cities to Buy a Home” – just to name a few.
Denver was also recently ranked sixth on McDonald’s “10 Happiest Cities for Families in America.” The selection criterion included things like the number of social activities, and how much households spent on fun activities.
If anyone knows about happy families, it McDonald’s, so we’ll take it. It’s no surprise that Denver was selected as one of the country’s “happiest” cities for families. The area offers many cultural and family-oriented activities for children of all ages.
For more information on living in the Denver area, please contact TeamCox Realtors – your Denver real estate specialists – at 303-400-6060.
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Read About How Denver Fared in Other Notable Rankings
Colorado Named Among CNBC’s, “America’s Top States for Business 2009″
Colorado continues to climb CNBC’s list of great places to do business. CNBC’S annual list of, “America’s Top Place for Business 2009,” was recently unveiled, and Colorado was 3rd on the list, up from 5th last year. It only trailed Virginia and Texas. All 50 states were evaluated on variety of factors, including the cost of doing business, workforce quality, economy, education, quality of life, technology and innovation, transportation, business friendliness, and access to capital.
This is good news for the Denver real estate market, since a strong Colorado economy is vital to its continued recovery. For more information on the state of Denver’s economy, please contact Team Cox Realtors at 303-400-6060.
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Denver Home Prices Are Rising Once Again
There is more good news for the Denver real estate market today! The closely analyzed June S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index report revealed that Denver home prices increased 1.5 percent in April – increasing for the second consecutive month. Only Dallas fared better, boasting a 1.7 percent increase in home prices.
The report also revealed that while the year-over-year decline in national home prices was over 18 percent, Denver home prices declined 4.9 percent. This was the best showing of any city in the country.
For more information regarding the Denver real estate market, or about Denver home prices, please contact TeamCox Realtors at 303-400-6060.
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Denver Tops Forbes’ List of “Best Cities to Buy a Home”
There is more good news regarding the Denver real estate market – Forbes Magazine recently ranked Denver no. 1 on its list of “Best Cities to Buy a Home.”
The article’s comments cited that Denver had 25% of its property sales occur within approximately 25% of the city’s zip codes, which means that sales were fairly evenly distributed across the city. The article also mentioned that Denver scored “very well in terms of being able to bring people into a stable housing market.” It also pointed out the Denver-area has better growth potential than most cities, due to its main industries – energy and technology – which are unlikely to decline simultaneously.
This announcement comes on the heels of a real estate expert recently naming Denver as the no. 1 city to “emerge from the real estate Slump first” on the Today Show.
For more information on the state of the Denver real estate market, please contact TeamCox Realtors at 303-400-6060.
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Denver-Area High Schools Ranked Among “1,500 Top U.S. High Schools”
Several Denver-area high schools were ranked among Newsweek’s “1,500 Top U.S. High Schools” this week. The schools that were selected ranked in the top six percent of all U.S. high schools, based on the “number of Advanced Placement, Intl. Baccalaureate and/or Cambridge tests taken by all students at a school in 2008 divided by the number of graduating seniors.” Congratulations to the following top-notch Colorado high schools that made this prestigious list (the schools appear in the order they were ranked):
Fairview High School (Boulder)
Niwot High School (Niwot)
Boulder High School (Boulder)
Cherry Creek High School (Greenwood Village)
Evergreen High School (Evergreen)
East High School (Denver)
Grandview High School (Aurora)
Littleton High School (Littleton)
D’Evelyn High School (Denver)
George Washington High School (Denver)
Eaglecrest High School (Aurora)
Smoky Hill High School (Aurora)
Conifer High School (Conifer)
Thunderridge High School (Highlands Ranch)
Overland High School (Aurora)
Heritage High School (Littleton)
Thompson Valley High School (Loveland)
Legacy High School (Broomfield)
Thornton High School (Thornton)
Highlands Ranch High School (Highlands Ranch)
Douglas County High School (Castle Rock)
In particular, we were so proud to see our neighborhood’s (Piney Creek) high school, Smoky Hill, on this list. For more information on Denver-area schools, please contact TeamCox Realtors – your Denver real estate specialists – at 303-400-6060.
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Denver Tops Today Show’s List of Cities to Emerge from the Real Estate Slump First!
The Today Show reported some great news on the Denver real estate market on Tuesday’s show. Barbara Corcoran, a renowned real estate expert, singled Denver out as the, “No. 1 city on the verge of recovery from the real estate slump.”
Corcoran said that she selected the Denver real estate market because its foreclosure rate peaked early, but it has decreased dramatically in recent months. She based her list on several other factors, including job growth potential, population growth, good weather, a large number of first-time homebuyers, a vital downtown, not much overbuilding, and a well-educated population. The other cities on the list are Raleigh, Austin, Seattle and San Francisco.
Corcoran also mentioned that things are, “pointing up, up up,.” in the Denver area. This means that now is the time to buy, buy, buy! You don’t want to miss this historic opportunity. For more information on the state of the Denver real estate market, please contact TeamCox Realtors at 303-400-6060.
Eight Hot Denver Neighborhoods
There are many Denver neighborhoods that have done remarkably well over the past few years, posting home price gains that are normally reserved for a vibrant Denver real estate market. Land Title crunched the numbers to determine which Denver neighborhoods are the “hottest” in an otherwise cold economy. The “Elite Eight,” are Denver neighborhoods that saw the largest price increase last year.
The Elite Eight Denver neighborhoods that saw the highest average sale price increase in 2008:
Baker: Average Sold Price = $255,000; + 8% in 2008.
Berkeley East: Average Sold Price = $314,000; + 7% in 2008
Cherry Creek: Average Sold Price = $1,161,000; + 11% in 2008 (Cherry Creek Real Estate)
East Highland: Average Sold Price = $296,000; + 7% in 2008 (Highland Real Estate)
Platt Park South: Average Sold Price = $402,000; + 4% in 2008
Rosedale: Average Sold Price = $360,000; +17% in 2008
University Hills: Average Sold Price = $303,000; + 6% in 2008
Wash Park East: Average Sold Price = $705,000; + 8% in 2008 (Washington Park Real Estate)
For information on these hot Denver neighborhoods, or other questions regarding the Denver real estate market, please contact TeamCox Realtors at 303-400-6060.
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Denver Named Most Photo-Friendly City in the United States
Get your cameras out! Popular Photography magazine recently named Denver as the “Most Photo-Friendly City in America, ” out of the most 30 populous cities in the United States. According to the magazine’s press release, Denver was singled out “for the fantastic backdrops in its historic LoDo —Lower Downtown—section, as well as for weather that often serves up sparkling mornings and dramatic bulbous thunderheads above the Front Range peaks on the western edge of the city. Capricious weather can give you 70-degree temperatures and quaking aspen trees one day, blizzards the next. Plus, the rugged Rockies are just a short ride away.”
Denver ranked above San Francisco (2) and Austin (3), both beautiful cities. This is another sign of Denver’s growing reputation as a prime destination for travel and leisure. Thank you, Popular Photography magazine for recognizing our city’s unique charm and beauty. We are truly lucky to live here.
Colorado Cities Ranked Among “Best Places for Business and Careers”
Looking for some good news in this economy? Colorado continues to be a great place to do business. Forbes’ recently released its “Best Places for Business and Careers,” and it gives Colorado cities high marks. Five Colorado cities ranked among the top 40 of the largest 200 cities (with a population of more than 241,000). Cities were evaluated on 11 criterion, including the cost of doing business, the cost of living, job-growth trends, crime rates and cultural attributes.
High-ranking Colorado cities included Fort Collins (2nd), Colorado Springs (10th), Denver (14th), Boulder (20th) and Greely (37th). Denver fared particularly well in the categories of “number of colleges” (15th), “educational attainment” (20th) and “culture and leisure” (21st).
This is great news for Colorado, since a strong business foundation is crucial to a quick recovery in the Denver real estate market. While current economic conditions aren’t pretty in Denver, it has fared remarkably well in the midst of the national economic downturn. Because of the recession’s late impact on Denver, and its diverse industry base, many economists are projecting Denver to bounce back from the recession quicker than many other cities.
For information on relocating to the Denver metro area, or regarding business conditions in the Denver area, please contact TeamCox Realtors at 303-400-6060.
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Colorado to Be Stimulated by the Stimulus Package
