Pride of ownership abounds in this beautifully appointed 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom, 2700 plus square foot Shea built Cimarron Model home located in The Hearth @ Highlands Ranch.

As with the rest of the home, even the lot of this 9,729 square feet, 4-bedroom, 7 bath home enjoys thoughtful design that flows effortlessly from one beautiful and useful space to another.

The next four weeks are going to be slow in Colorado Real Estate as kids get ready to go back to school and parents try to get back into their normal routines.

There is no question that the luxury housing market has been hit hard by the recession. People in this price range lost plenty of money in the market, investments, and may have lost their jobs and or their retirement plans.

I have often talked about the battle between buyers and sellers in today’s real estate market and I don’t want to badger the point any further, but I think that the problem has now spread to the realtors.

No doubt about it, it’s been a good summer. It can’t even come close to comparing to last summer when I wondered if we would ever sell a home again.

A year ago, I wrote that “there has never been a bigger gap between a buyer and seller than what we seeing in the current market place.” I wish I could report that a year later, the gap has closed significantly, but it hasn’t.

This wonderful home in Highlands Ranch is on the market for the final four weeks. This five-bedroom, four bath, 3800 square foot home rests just steps away from a quiet greenway path, and Redstone Elementary School.

It’s the end of the July and in a few short weeks the summer real estate season will begin to slow down. Right around the second week of August, things begin to slow down as parent and children try to sneak in one more vacation before school starts.

Many HOA’s are in financial trouble because of foreclosures, short sales and the economy. The HOA’s are passing along higher fees and special assessments on to current home owners within a community.