1. Know what you can afford before you fall in love with your dream home.
2. Consider additional expenses that come with owning a home like property tax, insurance, and repairs.
3. Be flexible on the little things. It would be wonderful to find a home with everything you want, but those are hard to come by – distinguish nice-to-haves and must-haves early.
4. Have imagination and look beyond paint colors, wallpaper, or other easy and affordable things you can change.
5. Don’t compromise on the big things, such as enough bedrooms to accommodate additions to the family or space for an office if you work from home.
6. Always inspect even if the surface looks great; it’s important to know if anything major is wrong and what it will cost to fix.
7. Think about the future in regard to the neighborhoods, surroundings, schools, and developments.

Source: Keller Williams Realty, “This Month in Real Estate” released February 2012.

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• Under Contract = Number of properties under contract
• Sold = Number of sold properties
• Months Supply of Inventory = The MSI is an estimate of how long it will take for all the homes in a market area to be sold, or absorbed, based on the number of homes currently on the market and the rate that homes have sold in the past. A market is considered balanced when the MSI falls between 5-7 months. Under 5 months is considered a seller’s market and over 7 months is considered a buyer’s market.

January 2012 ’10 ’11 ’12 % Change Between ’11-’12 Under Contract 204 185 193 4% Sold 168 152 144 -5% Months Supply of Inventory 7.9 9.0 6.5 -28%	January 2012 ’10 ’11 ’12 % Change Between ’11-’12 Under Contract 10 11 7 -36% Sold 14 15 10 -33% Months Supply of Inventory 20.7 14.3 13.9 -3%
December 2011 ’09 ’10 ’11 % Change Between ’09-’11 Under Contract 181 223 274 23% Sold 224 256 282 10% Months Supply of Inventory 8.9 7.6 4.4 -42%	December 2011 ’09 ’10 ’11 % Change Between ’09-’11 Under Contract 17 21 15 -29% Sold 19 20 11 -45% Months Supply of Inventory 11.8 7.4 6.4 -14%
November 2011 ’09 ’10 ’10 % Change Between ’10-’11 Under Contract 181 171 232 36% Sold 276 171 217 27% Months Supply of Inventory 9.4 10.6 5.8 -45%	November 2011 ’09 ’10 ’11 % Change Between ’10-’11 Under Contract 21 16 19 19% Sold 33 15 16 7% Months Supply of Inventory 10.7 10.8 5.9 -45%

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* UCCC: Union Colony Civic Center
* UCDT: Union Colony Dinner Theatre


First Friday-Night of Art ~ Greeley
January 6, 2012

Time: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Greeley History Museum
Website: www.greeleydowntown.com/signature-events/first-friday

Downtown Greeley is thriving with local artistic talent, and this is a great opportunity to enjoy it! Stop by any of the participating art galleries and soak in the beauty of original, one of a kind art. Many participating galleries also offer unique gifts, including jewelry, pottery, greeting cards, candles, homemade soap, and more.

Sweetheart Skate ~ Greeley
February 11, 2012
Time: 7:15 PM – 8:45 PM
Location: Greeley Ice Haus

An opportunity for couples to come and enjoy the Greeley Ice Haus, play games and win prizes from local businesses! Only $6 per couple – includes skate rental!

Winter’s Farmers Market ~ Greeley
February 4 & 18, 2012
Time: 9:00 AM – Noon
Location: Atlas Church, 709 16th St

The vendors will have a great variety of products from fresh, local produce, natural meats, breads/pastries, coffee, honey, jams, salsas, hummus, sauces, and spreads, candies/sweets, breakfast burritos, local arts and crafts and more!

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The Greeley/Evans median sales price for detached homes in 2011 came in at $130,000, making the area attractive for its affordable housing. The area also continues to benefit from the activity centered around the Niobrara oil play. Halliburton Co. just recently announced they are is moving into the nearby Windsor area and bringing approximately 500 jobs.

Source: NAHB, “List of Improving Housing Markets Nearly Doubles in January” released 1/9/2012.

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• Under Contract = Number of properties under contract
• Sold = Number of sold properties
• Months Supply of Inventory = The MSI is an estimate of how long it will take for all the homes in a market area to be sold, or absorbed, based on the number of homes currently on the market and the rate that homes have sold in the past. A market is considered balanced when the MSI falls between 5-7 months. Under 5 months is considered a seller’s market and over 7 months is considered a buyer’s market.

December 2011 ’09 ’10 ’11 % Change Between ’09-’11 Under Contract 181 223 274 23% Sold 224 256 282 10% Months Supply of Inventory 8.9 7.6 4.4 -42%	December 2011 ’09 ’10 ’11 % Change Between ’09-’11 Under Contract 17 21 15 -29% Sold 19 20 11 -45% Months Supply of Inventory 11.8 7.4 6.4 -14%
November 2011 ’09 ’10 ’10 % Change Between ’10-’11 Under Contract 181 171 232 36% Sold 276 171 217 27% Months Supply of Inventory 9.4 10.6 5.8 -45%	November 2011 ’09 ’10 ’11 % Change Between ’10-’11 Under Contract 21 16 19 19% Sold 33 15 16 7% Months Supply of Inventory 10.7 10.8 5.9 -45%
October 2011 ’09 ’10 ’10 % Change Between ’10-’11 Under Contract 320 229 284 24% Sold 276 244 265 9% Months Supply of Inventory 5.3 7.9 5.1 -35%	October 2011 ’09 ’10 ’11 % Change Between ’10-’11 Under Contract 20 20 21 5% Sold 20 19 25 32% Months Supply of Inventory 11.8 8.8 5.6 -36%

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• List Price: 72%
• Location: 69%
• Neighborhood: 55%
• Floor Plan: 37%
• Square Footage: 28%
• Schools: 22%

By having home-buying criteria in mind before walking into a consultation, buyers are off to a better start when meeting with their real estate agent. The consultation allows buyers to fill in any missing gaps within their values, wants, and needs. Click here to setup a consultation with one of our professional Greeley CO Real Estate Agents.

Source: Keller Williams Realty, “This Month in Real Estate” released December 2011.

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* UCCC: Union Colony Civic Center
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First Fridays @ Greeley History Museum ~ Greeley
January 6, 2012

Time: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Location: Greeley History Museum

Dr. Paul Lightsey, Systems Engineer with Ball Aerospace speaking on: History of Space Telescopes.
He will discuss what telescopes have taught us about space and share images sent from our space telescopes. This talk will walk through this history and evolution of our knowledge of the universe leading to the current major NASA Observatory in development, the James Webb Space Telescope.
Dr. Lightsey holds a B.S. in Physics from Colorado State University, a M.S. and PhD in Physics from Cornell University and lives and works in Weld County.

American Girl Doll Day ~ Greeley
January 14, 2012
Time: 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM
Location: Greeley Ice Haus

Join us at the Greeley Ice Haus to celebrate the American Girl! Bring your favorite doll and learn how to skate with our certified instructors in a group setting. Don’t miss the exciting performances by the Mountain View Skating Club skaters. The event also includes a hairstylist for you and your doll, games and a drawing for the 2011 American Girl Doll of the year, Kanani! $6 admission, $2 skate rental.

2012 Father/Daughter Dance ~ Greeley
January 27 & 28, 2012
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Greeley Recreation Center

Fathers and Daughters of all ages are welcome! Don’t miss this unique opportunity to spend an evening with your favorite girl. Ticket price includes dance, finger food, refreshments and a professional photo of you and your princess. Tickets can be purchased at the Greeley Recreation Center or at Family FunPlex. Phone in purchases available at 350.9400. Dance Ticket Fee $20 advance purchase per couple, $25 per couple the day of the dance, $10 each additional daughter. Dinner/Dance Fee $40 per couple, $5 each additional daughter (dinner only). Dinner will be held at the Greeley Recreation Center, Room 101.

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Also making recent headlines is Poudre Valley Health System (PVHS) announcement of plans to build a $14.5 million, 22,000-square-foot emergency room and same-day surgery center in Greeley’s North Gate Village. The facility will house 10 exam rooms, two pediatric exam rooms, a resuscitation room and lab as well as a diagnostic imaging area with X-ray, ultrasound, CT and MRI capabilities. Doors should be ready to open June 2012.

Source: Northern Colorado Business Report, “Kaiser Permanente, Banner Health to partner in Northern Colorado” by Staff, 12/13/2011; “PVHS to build emergency room and surgery center in west Greeley” by Staff, 12/2/2011.

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The 350,000-acre Wattenberg field, located in the Denver-Julesburg Basin in northeast Colorado, has a potential output of 55 million barrels a year – almost triple the amount of Colorado’s current oil production. Jobs will not only be created for drilling, but also in industry-related areas such as trucking and pipeline construction. The surge in projections has only strengthened preliminary talks about construction of a new energy business park in south Weld County – along I-85 or the “Energy Corridor.”

Sources: Denver Post, “Oil estimate in northern Colorado pumps up job, revenue prospects” by Steve Raabe, 11/16/11. Northern Colorado Business Report, “Energy park in works in south Weld” by Molly Armbrister, 11/18/11.

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• Under Contract = Number of properties under contract
• Sold = Number of sold properties
• Months Supply of Inventory = The MSI is an estimate of how long it will take for all the homes in a market area to be sold, or absorbed, based on the number of homes currently on the market and the rate that homes have sold in the past. A market is considered balanced when the MSI falls between 5-7 months. Under 5 months is considered a seller’s market and over 7 months is considered a buyer’s market.

November 2011 ’09 ’10 ’10 % Change Between ’10-’11 Under Contract 181 171 232 36% Sold 276 171 217 27% Months Supply of Inventory 9.4 10.6 5.8 -45%	November 2011 ’09 ’10 ’11 % Change Between ’10-’11 Under Contract 21 16 19 19% Sold 33 15 16 7% Months Supply of Inventory 10.7 10.8 5.9 -45%
October 2011 ’09 ’10 ’10 % Change Between ’10-’11 Under Contract 320 229 284 24% Sold 276 244 265 9% Months Supply of Inventory 5.3 7.9 5.1 -35%	October 2011 ’09 ’10 ’11 % Change Between ’10-’11 Under Contract 20 20 21 5% Sold 20 19 25 32% Months Supply of Inventory 11.8 8.8 5.6 -36%
September 2011 ’09 ’10 ’11 % Change Between ’09-’11 Under Contract 266 245 271 11% Sold 287 233 262 12% Months Supply of Inventory 6.8 8.0 5.7 -29%	September 2011 ’09 ’10 ’11 % Change Between ’09-’11 Under Contract 25 18 20 11% Sold 28 14 22 57% Months Supply of Inventory 10.5 10.9 6.4 -41%

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