New downtown for Westminster

"This is a bold plan that lines up with the vision for a new downtown that our community has been calling for," said city manager Brent McFall. "At the end of this process, we will have a development opportunity that is unique not just in Colorado but in the country."

That's a bold statement for developing a new downtown in Westminster, but as the towns between Denver and Boulder continue to grow and receive recognition, it will be a welcome development. The area under renovation will be the 105-acre site including the previous Westminster Mall area.   Check out the plans on their website and a map of the plan.  We wish the community luck in this ongoing project and would be happy to help anyone looking for rental property or a new home in Westminster.

House Pricing is Still about Supply and Demand

A recent blog from Keeping Current Matters outlines the national pricing effects based on inventory.  Their research from the National Association of Realtors, the National Housing Trend Report, states:

The recovery is entering a new phase where inventory shortfalls are no longer the driving force behind changes in housing prices in many markets. Larger inventories, especially in the hotter markets that experienced rapid price increases in the spring, are expanding buyers’ choices and helping to moderate price increases.

Read the complete blog at KCM or contact me for information on pricing in the Boulder area market.

Broomfield Job Growth tops in Money Magazine

Money Magazine's recent poll of job growth ranked Broomfield 15th due to it's 9.7 percent job growth between 2010 and 2012.  The poll touted Broomfield-based businesses ranging from start-up organic kitchen cooperatives to frozen yogurt companies.  Craft brewing makes another part of Broomfield's job growth sector as well as The National Archives, who moved their headquarters to the area from Lakewood in 2012.  The CNN Money poll indicated that Broomfield also is an ideal workplace for relocation or new job growth because of its location near the University of Colorado and 16 federal science, research and engineering centers, such as Ball Aerospace.  Read more about Broomfield's growing businesses at CNN Money.

  

Kudos to Lucky's Market

Lucky's Market, now with two locations, has pledged to buy at least 10% of the products from local farms.  We love the commitment to the Boulder community, their customers and providing locally sourced food.  Check out one of their locations, Boulder and now Longmont.

Lucky's Market owners Trish and Bo Sharon pose for a portrait on Tuesday in their new Longmont store at 700 Ken Pratt Blvd. (Matthew Jonas/Times-Call)