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Real Estate Agent - Coldwell Banker, Homeowners Realty
A blog about local real estate and events in the Grand Junction, Fruita, and Mesa County Area.
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Market Statistics for August 10, 2008 - August 16, 2008 According to our local MLS, there are currently 1,686 active residential listings in Grand Junction, 332 homes are under contract, and 53 homes sold last week. They are broken into areas below- City Area - 176 active/11 sold North Area - 270...
08/20/2008
They were quick to point out that the oil boom was the reason behind the growth in 6 of the 10 cities. I don't think any one who lives here will be surprised to find out we were one of the six cities mentioned. That is good news for our local economy and our Real Estate market. GJ named in top 10...
08/12/2008
This is the dog that was adopted at the BBQ to benefit the Roice-Hurst Humane Society on Saturday. Her name is Yeuston, but you can call her Yeustus. She is a very sweet dog.
08/12/2008
Market Statistics for August 03, 2008 - August 09, 2008 According to our local MLS, there are currently 1,710 active residential listings in Grand Junction, 322 homes are under contract, and 32 homes sold last week. They are broken into areas below- City Area - 185 active/8 sold North Area - 267 ...
08/12/2008
The barbecue to benefit the Roice-Hurst Humane Society was a huge success. Not only did we sell a bunch of hotdogs, but we managed to find a new home for one very lucky dog. Not bad for four hour event! Thanks again to Ace Hardware in Clifton(next to City Market). They supplied all the hotdogs, b...
08/11/2008
This is a summary of July's Real Estate Market Statistics, for more detailed statistics check out the following graphs. The Summary for July 2008 looks like this - 1,721 active listings(homes for sale), 287 homes sold, and the average days on the market(DOM) is 172. July and June were very simili...
08/11/2008
Yes, they are down. According to the local paper, the building permits are down by 50%, and that is a significant decline. Part of the reason is due to tougher lending practices. In Mesa County, a majority of our builders are smaller and self-employed. Therefore, the lenders aren't lending them t...
08/11/2008
Market Statistics for July 27, 2008 - August 02, 2008 According to our local MLS, there are currently 1,728 active residential listings in Grand Junction, 314 homes are under contract, and 79 homes sold last week. They are broken into areas below- City Area - 188 active/5 sold North Area - 268 ac...
08/06/2008
That sure makes it sound worse than the actual numbers suggest. It is true that foreclosures are up over last year. A local article is saying that we had a 21% increase over last year, however I think that it is important to look at the numbers. Mesa County had a total of 242 foreclosed homes in ...
08/06/2008
There will be a barbecue to benefit the Roice-Hurst Humane Society this weekend, August 9th, from 11-3 at Ace Hardware in Clifton. Some of the folks from our office are working with Ace Hardware to make this event happen. All proceeds from this barbecue will be donated to Roice-Hurst. Non-monetor...
08/06/2008
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