The New Butler Hancock, a project that took nearly 15 months to complete, made its long-awaited debut Wednesday night, Aug. 25th, during the Bears' annual Fall Sports Kickoff. The event traditionally serves as a way to celebrate the beginning of another exciting season of Northern Colorado athletics, but this year's party, sponsored by First National Bank, also provided the perfect backdrop to showcase the newest addition to the University of Northern Colorado campus. As a sponsor of UNC Athletics, several agents and staff were in attendance.
Another way Sears Real Estate is Giving Back to our community is by hosting a blood drive for our agents and staff. You too can donate blood and save a life. To learn more call the Blood Bank at North Colorado Medical Center at 970.350.6100 or click here to visit their website.
Important Facts:
- Men who donate blood 3 or more times a year decrease their risk of stroke by 30%!
- Over 500 blood donors are needed daily for trauma, surgery and cancer pateinets in our community
- In less than an hour your blood donation can save up to 2 lives
The Community has Spoken. Nearly 1900 people voted for their favorites in the 2010 Greeley Tribune's Hot Picks. People voted from their favorite lunch place to their favorite Democrat and Republican. Thank you for voting us your favorite real estate company! The top 3 Hot Picks Real Estate Agents were also all from Sears Real Estate. Congratulations to Steve Baker, Shelley Costigan and Robbie Miner!
Visit www.greeleytribune.com/hotpicks2010 to view all of the results.
The groundbreaking for the new Guadalupe Community Assistance Center is set for 9 a.m. Sept. 30 at the center's site, 1442 N. 11th Ave. A reception will follow across the street at the North Range Behavioral Health, 1300 N. 17th Ave.
The $4 million Guadalupe Community Assistance Center, a community safety net for people needing temporary housing or basic living needs, will be built at 1442 N. 11th Ave. The facility will be 12,500 square feet, four times bigger than the current 3,000-square-foot center at 1516 N. 25th Ave.
The campaign was launched with a $3.6 million goal, but increased to $4 million when Catholic Charities decided to expand the family floor of the three-level building due to an increasing population of families and single women, including single veterans and seniors.
The center should be completed by late summer 2011.
To read the Greeley Tribune article in it's entirety click here.
Median Sales Price Increasing: For all of the areas in Northern Colorado!
The median sales price is coming back around! The median sales price for all Northern Colorado communities is higher than it was one year ago. This is a positive indicator that the market has reached “rock bottom” and is correcting for the better, as it relates to values and home equity.
Click here to find an agent and contact them for a Free Market Analysis on your home or call Sears Real Estate at 970-330-7700.
This year’s event will feature some new faces and some returning heroes, all of whom are very excited to deliver stellar tributes to your favorite bands.
5:00pm Stevie Ray Vaughn performed by Ben Pu and Crew
5:55pm DEVO performed by Jocko Homo
6:50pm Bob Dylan performed by Halden Wofford and the Hi Beams
7:45pm Bruce Springsteen performed by Romano Paoletti
8:40pm The Miami Vice Soundtrack performed by Peter Paul and Gary
9:35pm Jimi Hendrix performed by Jess Redmon
10:30pm ZZ Top performed by Turn 4
Food and beer vendors will be on hand as well as face painting for the kids, henna tattoos and other activities. Tickets this year are $8 at the gate. For more information visit www.myspace.com/mfbfest. Contact them at mfbgreeley@gmail.com or 970-545-1765.
Below is a discount ticket for you to print out and bring to the show!
Sears Real Estate continues their leadership in the marketplace. For the 1st 6 months of 2010 we are #1 in closed transactions for both buyers and sellers.
Thinking of buying or selling?
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Do you need to replace your plumbing?
Check out HouseLogic (from the National Association of Realtors). Click here to find out what to look for and consider to determine if you should replace plumbing and deteriorating pipes.
This site is free to use!
You can track projects, get advice and a lot more.
HouseLogic allows users to create a Binder just for your projects or favorite links and articles.
The tools can really help you stay on track..check it out!
The Sears Real Estate family is happy to welcome Felipe Sorzano!
Felipe has been a Realtor since 1995 and is committed to professional growth for the benefits of buyers, sellers and investors throughout
Click here to view Felipe's profile and search his listings!
The Colorado Army National Guard has chosen a location to build a readiness center in Windsor. The Guard announced on Thursday that it had chosen a 17-acre site in the Great Western Industrial Park on the eastern end of Windsor. Construction on the 30,715-square-foot, LEED-Certified “Gold” Windsor facility is planned for 2011.
Click here to Read full article in The Greeley Tribune.
New foreclosure filings in Colorado fell 15.7 percent in the second quarter from the same period of 2009, but foreclosures sales rose 17.7 percent, the state Division of Housing reported Thursday.
Officials attributed the rise in sales largely to moratoria on foreclosures a year ago that no longer are in effect.
It was the third consecutive quarter with a decline in Colorado filings -- the first step in the foreclosure process -- from the previous quarter, and the lowest quarterly filings tally in five quarters.
New filings -- the opening of the foreclosure process -- totaled 10,233 statewide in April, May and June, down from 12,135 in the second quarter of 2009, the report said. The latest filings total also was down from the first-quarter 2010 tally of 11,136 new filings.
The recent peak in filings came in last year's third quarter, when there were 12,468 filings.
Read more in the Denver Business Journal
The Sears Real Estate family is happy to welcome June Lemmings!
June joined the Sears family in July 2010. She is comitted to providing her clients with professional service.
View June's website here!
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Knowing where you stand financially will help you make smart decisions when it comes to buying a home or refinancing.
Remember, while the tax credits have expired, now is still a great time to buy! Interest rates are still historically low and homes are affordable.
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Northern Colorado
Residential home sales across Northern Colorado have exceeded 2009 sales for the most of the year. To date, sales are up 5.5% overall with an increase in median price of 7.5%.
Greeley/Evans single family home sales are nearly even (year-to-date) with 2009. While the number of homes sold has not dramatically exceeded 2009 sales, sales values and volume (in dollars) is up more than 5%.
The Windsor area has seen a boom in 2010. Sales of single family homes are up more than 10%. While the smaller communities have seen sales slow from their 2010 high levels (this spring), they continue to hover around 4% higher than in 2009.
Northern Front Range
Residential home sales in the Fort Collins and Loveland areas have increased significantly in 2010. Currently, sales are up 18% over 2009 and median sales prices are up just under 1% across the region.
What's Great About Northern Colorado?
Downtown Greeley is home to Friday Fest events, concerts, restaurants & nightlife and more. Click here for more information.
Northern Colorado Sales on the Rise!
See the graph below for year-to-date single-family home sales across the region.
Source: Ires Statistics May 2010
Windsor Area refers to Windsor, Severance,
Johnstown & Milliken
Smaller Communities refers to Ault, Eaton,
LaSalle, Nunn, Platteville & Gilcrest
Did you know - the Sears Real Estate Event Calendar has tons of up-to-date local events, happenings and things to do around the community?
Click any highlighted day on our Calendar to view local events, real estate information and good news about Greeley!
Featured Event:
Going on now through July 4th - The Greeley Stampede offers everything from professional rodeos to concerts and much more.
Click here for full details
Need help with a home improvement project?
Don't even know where to start?!
HouseLogic is a website dedicated to homeowners, renters, buyers and sellers. This site is full of home improvements ideas and help, how-to articles, question and answer sections and even project difficulty ratings and approximate costs!
The HouseLogic site is there to help you track your projects and offer advise and resources. You can create a personal binder that you can fill with ideas and information to help you make your house a home!
Sears Real Estate agents are Realtors®, members of the National Association of Realtors®.
Quick Stats
Windsor Area refers to Windsor, Severance,
Johnstown & Milliken
Smaller Communities refers to Ault, Eaton,
LaSalle, Nunn, Platteville & Gilcrest
Greeley/Evans
Across Northern Colorado, total number of listings remains down, sales hold steady and sales values continue to rise. In Greeley and Evans, year-to-date sales have officially surpassed 2009 (up 2.3%)! In addition, the area has seen faster sales in 2010 over and median values have soared over 2009 numbers; currrently up 6.5%.
Windsor Area
The Windsor area has attracted lots of buyers in 2010. Sales are up 22% (year-to-date) in the Windsor, Severance, Johnstown and Milliken areas! The increase in sales has helped to boost prices as well; the current median sales price is $217,000 vs. $200,000 the same time last year.
Source: Ires Statistics June 2010
Windsor Area refers to Windsor, Severance,
Johnstown & Milliken
The homebuyer tax credits without a doubt helped to boost sales in March and April but many are wondering if the improvement will last now that the credits have expired.
Local experts tend to agree that recent trends show that although there most likely will be a dip in sales post-tax credit, that slow down is only temporary.
For example, in a recent Greeley Tribune article, Sears Real Estate CEO Chalice Springfield was quoted as saying, “Last week, even though the tax credit had expired, our showings increased 20 percent over the previous week, and that means people are still out there looking, and those are just for our listings.”
It appears that buyers are still out there. The tax credits helped to move the initial buyers in to making a final decision, but with that, they seemed to have ease some reservation felt by the next wave of buyers.
Click here to view the entire Greeley Tribune article.
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