Beth Baker Owens's (bethbakerowens) Blog

It's a friendly neighborhood, here. The twins down the street were out on their tricycles yesterday—very cute!  They each have a little compartment on the back to keep “stuff”.  They had to stop and take everything out to show me so I could “ooh and ah” over it. There's something special about ki...

A huge stag in velvet was lounging under the neighbor’s tree two doors down in the front yard.  Just taking a little break from the sun. It's getting cooler, yet we're still seeing a variety of wildlife in the open spaces around the area. Want to know more about the deer around Roxborough? http:/...

  A beautiful fox was trotting up the sidewalk in the open space behind the house this morning.  Funny that she chose to trot along the sidewalk instead of in the meadow.  She was definitely looking for a tasty morsel for breakfast. Fun Fox Fact:  Foxes are very adapatble. They eat small rodents,...

QUARTER 2 2012 SALES DATA What's been happening in the Roxborough residential sales this year? At Your Castle Real Estate we've divided the Roxborough area into two neighborhoods, homes west of the hog back and homes east of the hog back (those closest to the schools and shopping). Roxborough Wes...

  MORNING WALK NOTES The clouds, backlit by the sun, were fabulous this morning on my walk.  The beaver in the lower pond was making the last of his rounds before tucking himself inside his lodge for the day.  I saw two new ducks today on the upper pond (the pond I can see from my house).  Will h...

What's been happening in the Roxborough residential sales this year? At Your Castle Real Estate we've divided the Roxborough area into two neighborhoods, homes west of the hog back and homes east of the hog back (those closest to the schools and shopping). Roxborough West has two golf courses and...

  You know it’s “deep summer” when the crickets are out in full force.  They were creating a whole symphony in the back yard and meadow behind.   Greetings, Here's the first in a series called Roxborough Reflections. Have you noticed that we have several prime neighborhoods that are not generally...

Frost is on the windows this morning and snow will come again. Your home is on the market as the seasons change. Like the snows, buyers will come to your listed home, assuming it's properly priced in the market. True, there are traditionally fewer buyers in the winter months in Colorado, as elsew...

There are open houses and then there are marketing events around open houses. Perhaps you've heard of them. In the Denver Metro area we have a group doing "Open House with Style". It started as an approach for upper end homes of having vendors for products that buyers who'd be interested in the u...

Did you ever consider what impact the mortgage interest deduction has had on home ownership levels in the US? It's one of the best tax hedges for the middle class. In speaking with folks, it has historically allowed people to have less burden when purchasing a primary residence. We know homes are...