Looking for "HOT BUYS" in Parker Colorado? These are good buys in Parker real estate available now. You have instant access below. If you see a home you like or would like to set a showing click on the home and make it happen.

Here are great links to the most up to date real estate market reports for Parker and the surrounding areas. The are neighborhood specific reports.

Stonegate real estate and homes sold for 2008.

Canterberry Crossing + Villages of Parker homes real estate market report 2008

The Timbers custom homes real estate market report year end 2008

All area market reports.

Here is a current spreadsheet (BELOW) with the currently active, under contract and sold homes and real estate for Stonegate in Parker Colorado. The sold homes are from January 1, 2008 through December 20, 2008.

Unrestricted Access to see every home for sale in Stonegate. Click Below!

Here you can view every home for sale in Stonegate right now.

If you are interested in buying or selling a home in Stonegate feel free to call or EMAIL Steven for more information or showings. Want to chat about the neighborhood and see what's going on right now? Try me on Twitter.

• Status= A=Active, U= Under Contract, S = SOLD
• Concession Amount = The amount the seller contributed to the buyer for closing costs or other items. This concession amount should be deducted from the Final Sales Price to get the NET amount the seller actually made from the sale. NOTE in future monthly market updates I will automatically show you the NET sales price.
• Total DOM=Days on Market shows all the days the property was on the market for this sale. Even if the owner switched brokers during the sales period and re-listed with another company or withdrew the property from the market for a small amount of time this is the total amount of days it took to sale. Sometimes sellers withdraw properties from the market to get their days on market back to zero. By showing you the total DOM I'm uncovering their little secret.
  
• Home Model= I have included the model of the home for many of the properties here. If the listing broker did not enter it into the MLS I obviously did not show it here.
• Owner Type= To help you see which homes were most likely bank owned or foreclosure homes I have included who was listed as the seller. Generally speaking if the owner is listed as "Bank" or "Corp" it was probably a foreclosure. However sometimes companies do sell "Corporate Buyout" homes they have purchased from their employees. All corp sales are not necessarily foreclosures. To confuse you even more some banks list themselves as a "Corp" seller.
• Finished square feet and heated square feet= I have included both. This just helps you see which homes likely had finished basements and which homes did not. It helps to know this so you can compare apples to apples when valuing a home. 
• Original Asking Price= This is the original asking price for the property for day one of the listing agreement and how it was entered into the MLS. If there is a wide gap between the original asking price for the home and the sales price you can immediately tell that they priced the home too high originally. This usually coorelates to a high DOM.
• See the full Spreadsheet here for homes sold in Stonegate.
  

This is a market report for real estate and homes sold in Douglas and Elbert County including Parker Colorado for November 2008. This real estate report covers homes sold year to day and monthly sales for November 2008. If you require a breakdown of these numbers or more detail exact neighborhood market information please let me know. You can email me here Steven Beam. 303-941-4663. 

Please see our other market reports for the Denver real estate market.

Notice the average sales price is down 14% from 2007 to date. It does not mean home prices are down 14% it means lower priced homes are selling versus higher priced homes. The absorption rate in months is almost at 12 months worth of inventory. Wouldn't you like to know the absorption rate for your specific neighborhood? Let me know your needs and I will be happy to tell you the numbers for your neighborhood.

Looking for a great way to spend a winter day with your kids? Parker, Highlands Ranch and Castle Rock, Colorado Youth! I have found that in this world of hectic schedules and constant bad news spending time with my kids outside the norm is very uplifting and totally takes your mind out of the day to day struggle of life. My Grandfather's words still ring in my ear. When I asked him his regrets he said I just regret not spending more time with my kids. Pretty powerful in my opinion. In his 73 years just before he died all he really regretted was not spending more time with his kids.

If you have a fun idea for kids let me know and I will post it here!

A special thanks to Jack and Reno from The Timbers for making our trips extra special!

We entered our 3 year old son in weekly ski lessons at Winter Park Ski Area. I was lucky enough to find out that one of his buddies from Parker Montessori was interested in skiing so we were able to get both boys in the same class. Please don't think this class is only for boys. There are just as many if not more girls entered into the weekly classes.

Our main goal was to make the entire process a fun experience for the kids. We started out by planning a ski rental play date one evening. We met at our house and headed to Lenny's in Aurora. (Lenny's Golf and Ski - 2601 S Parker Rd, Aurora, CO 80014-1617, Phone: (303) 369-5900 has the best all season deal around for kids at $70 for the year. Plus if they grow out of the boots or skis just take them up there and they will make the necessary changes.) The ski techs at Lenny's teach them how the boots and skis are supposed to fit and how to get the skis on and off. Patience was required by all but the kids enjoyed it completely. We also chose to get the helmet for the ski year as well and that cost and extra $20. Besides the safety benefits it also keeps their heads nice and warm. Better to start good habits now anyway. Total cost for the skis and helmet for the ski year rental was $97.00.

Ski lessons run several different days of the week so you can easily choose a day that works for your schedule. We decided for a Friday class since it would allow the kids to have a relatively uncrowded ski slope to learn on plus we didn't want to fight the weekend traffic on I-70. One great aspect of the class is that they have the same teachers each week and the same fellow students. The teachers evaluate their skills and make sure they are all about the same as far as their abilities so none of the kids are stuck in classes learning skills they have already acquired. So far we have two classes under our belt and all he talks about during the week is when are we going skiing again. During the day the parents will usually ski over several times for photos and to check out how their child is coming along. If you haven't stopped over and watched ski school in a few years it's worth the time. It's quite comical at times. I guarantee you at least one belly laugh and several chuckles.

The lesson starts at 8:45 and ends at 2:45 which is plenty of time for adults to get in their own skiing. They provide lunch plus they give the kids plenty of hot chocolate during and after the class. 

My advice is keep it light and don't demand too much from the younger kids. Let them progress at their pace and you will be surprised how quickly they pick it up and how much they retain. We usually end the day by getting out of the ski gear into our comfy shoes and having a snowball fight on the way back to the car. Go have fun with your kids!

Steven Beam is a real estate broker living in Parker, Colorado.

Looking for a way to keep your kids active during the winter? Me too! How about great community sponsored indoor and outdoor activities? We just signed out three year old little boy up for indoor winter soccer at the new Parker Fieldhouse. It meets every Saturday morning and the kids practice for 30 minutes and play games for 30 minutes. I'm sure it's different for bigger kids but the point is that our three year old will be active and having fun every Saturday from January 10, 2009 to February 28th. Not to mention it gets my wife and I out of the house and meeting new faces in our community. Sounds like fun to me.

Important: if you or someone you know is looking to have some real fun how about volunteering to be a coach? You will get the satisfaction of helping children learn and being a great asset to the community. Get involved!

Parker Filedhouse - Phone 303-805-6300

Address: 18700 East Plaza Drive, Parker, Colorado

Q. How do I sign up?

A. If you are interested check out their online sign-up system. It was pretty easy and took only about 10 minutes. We actually walked into the Filedhouse and used their PC and their onsite help hince it was out first time. You need to setup an online profile with all of your family members and then you can choose activities.

Q. How much does it cost?

A. Not much. Our class/sport was $60 for residents and $65 for non-residents. Most of the sports I saw were thet same price. Not bad for over one month of fun.

Oh, and you don't need to be a kid to enjoy our local Recreation centers. Parker has done a great job of adding programs, classes and sports for all ages. Take a look below.

• Fitness and Wellness Programs which include Skiing, womens total body fitness, YOGA, men's power, and yep Buggy Fitness for moms with kids.
• Golf
• Core Power
• Behavior classes
• Basketball
• Roller hockey
• Soccer
  
• Baseball
• Football
• Child care is available!
• Day camps for kids!
• Life Guard Training
• CPR classes

OK you get the idea. They have it all so go get involved. Volunteer to be a coach if you have some extra time.

Steven Beam is a sponsor of the Parker Fieldhouse and a Parker Colorado real estate broker.