Skinner Realty Blog

4th of July comes to the City Park at 10455 Sheridan Blvd. starting at 6 p.m. The festivities kick off with food vendors, a jumping castle, face painting and more.At 7 p.m. a concert by Funkiphino will start and at 9 p.m. the fireworks will begin.There will be food and beverages for sale througho...

On July 4th, Thornton families meet at the Multipurpose Fields at 108th & Colorado Blvd. starting at 6 p.m.Kicking off at 6 p.m. they'll feature "walk-around" entertainers (whatever that is!) and a food court.Starting also at 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. enjoy the New Stars vocal group, which will sing patri...

Enjoy family activities in Broomfield at the Broomfield County Commons Park east of 13th & Sheridan. Bring your own picnic (no grills though) or purchase a hot dog at the park.Beginning at 5 p.m. the park will have children's activities ranging from $0 - $5.At 6:30 Broomfield City Council will pa...

You may or may not have noticed the story on home sales in the Rocky Mountain News this morning where the author points out that the median (exact middle) home sale price fell 1.3% in the Denver-Metro region in the first quarter of this year compared to a year earlier.Interestingly, the one regio...

For you lead-footers (as my dad has called my mother for as long as I can remember) the City of Broomfield is actually increasing the speed limit in some areas of the city.Some of these areas include:Midway Blvd. (128th) between Lowell and Zuni will increase from 35 - 40. Not surprisingly, many f...

You may have noticed the folks with the emissions van parked at the side of the road before (usually on the on-ramp of the highway) and wondered what they were doing. Apparently they're testing our vehicle emissions en masse.Even better - if you pass one of these "check points" twice in 10 months...

The Brunner Farmhouse, Broomfield's own historic farmhouse, is featuring a program called Summer Sundays this year. Throughout the summer the farmhouse will host painting demonstrations, music and other cultural events.They want it to feel like a leisurely summer afternoon spent on Grandma's fron...

Ask anyone who's had a home sale fall through, because the house appraised for less than the asking price, how important a professional appraisal is. An appraisal generally runs from $250 to $500 but it may be worth a lot more to you if it will buy you some peace of mind or perhaps settle an argu...

PricePrice is the number one reason why houses don't sell. Especially in this market! Your house is worth what the market says it's worth, period. The numbers speak loudly - your home will sell for approximately what your neighbor's home sold for.The market doesn't care what you owe on your mortg...

Check out the Red Rocks 2007 Film on the Rocks series! It's only $10 a ticket and it features some oldies but goodies flicks along with some of Denver's hottest bands and comedians.Movies include: Sixteen Candles, Back to the Future, The Shining and more.Bands include: The Beloved Invaders, Born ...