One of the hottest issues in Denver real estate this week?
New property tax valuations have been mailed. This is good news, in a way. A lot of homes have appreciated quite a bit since the last assessment cycle, and this is reflected in many of the new valuations homeowners are seeing on their assessor’s notice.
This is also bad news, in a way. A higher tax valuation means your property taxes are on their way up.
So what should you do from here?
If you have questions or would like to better understand how property taxes are calculated, check out this Scoop post:
Yikes, my Denver property taxes are up how much!?! How to protest your home valuation
Though we can’t predict how this assessment cycle will go in terms of protests, here’s some historical data about how successful protests were in the past. According to this 2017 Denver 7 ABC article, the Denver assessor granted about 50 percent of all appeals.
Email me ([email protected]) or anyone at Focus Real Estate if you’d like help understanding your new valuation.
Before we dive into more real estate fun, here a few Scoop posts you might want to check out.
Rebecca Fawcett’s post on the Five Ways to Avoid the Summer Slide has some great information you might want to think about as we finally thaw out of the winter cold.
Here’s a great tip from Cristina Hartman at MindCraft Makerspace in Rebecca’s post about avoiding the “summer slide”:
“Make your destination a project: If you have travel plans, have your kids do some research and create a diorama, a video, a podcast or a piece of art on something interesting about your destination. You can do this for any age and about any destination, including local outings, like the zoo or a road trip to a mountain town. These projects become a great family bonding and learning time.”
Kailee Ackerman wrote a post on one of the more famous spots in all of Colorado – the Manitou Incline:
Colorado Hiking – The Manitou Incline
Last but not least, Joe Phillips has an interesting post about a Central Park couple that launched a new business that teaches at-home chefs how to become excellent backyard BBQ masters:
Central Park Couple Launches Backyard BBQ Business
Now with all that said, let’s chat about the Central Park real estate market.
Whether you live in, or would like to purchase in, Central Park or anywhere else in the Denver metro, our 7 brokers here at Focus would love to help!
FEATURED LISTINGS:
This new KB courtyard home just hit the market. And check out that yard – wow!
This gorgeous home has a finished basement and is peacefully tucked back on a charming courtyard. Located on an oversized lot, the beautiful sunlight flows from East to West throughout this meticulously curated home, which features designer lighting, hardwood floors, custom smart-option window coverings, and an entertainer’s open-concept main level.
OPEN HOUSE on Saturday (May 6) from 11-2 PM.
This home is listed for $819,000 by Joe Phillips at Focus. Here’s the 3D model you can tour on your phone!
This stunning 4 bed, 4 bath Lennar Next Generation home in Central Park’s Wicker Park East neighborhood has an additional 1 bed/ 1 bath “NexGen” suite that offers a range of uses. Rental? Mother-in-law needs? The flexibility is wonderful.
The main home’s gorgeous open living space invites you in with custom woodwork, a lovely neutral paint palette, and designer lighting throughout. The sparkling bright white chef’s kitchen sits perfectly between the large modern living room with a stacked stone floor to ceiling fireplace surround and floating wood mantle, and the elegant dining room which leads you to the your new favorite area in your exquisite home, the oasis backyard with an inviting deck and brand new Caldera salt-water hot tub!
This home is listed for $1,100,000 by Lisa Palladino at Focus. Here’s the 3D model.
This is an amazing opportunity to own your own 6 bed/4.5 bath Lennar home with an additional 1 bed/1 bath “Next Gen” apartment!
Located in Central Park’s North End, this beautiful home boasts hardwood floors, a private office and a 3-car attached garage. Head beyond the spacious entryway and office into the spacious living room with a floor to ceiling stacked stone fireplace, stylized central kitchen and airy dining room, which flows into the home’s west-facing deck and backyard.
This home has a lot to love … but can you imagine Saturday nights in the theater room? Check it out!
OPEN HOUSE on Saturday (May 6) from 1-4 PM. Here’s the 3D model you can tour from your phone.
This home is listed for $1,185,000 by Joe Phillips at Focus.
This stunning 7 bed/ 6.5 bath Infinity “Luxe” home is situated across from the green space of North Commons lawn in Central Park! The designer’s dream kitchen has a marble backsplash, 10′ island, Thermador professional grade SS appliances, and butler’s pantry, and opens to the 2-story great room and adjacent dining area. A bedroom suite, home office, powder bath and mudroom round out the main level … and there’s so much more!
See it all in this Facebook tour. This home is listed by Joe Phillips at Focus for $1,995,000. Here’s the 3D model.
This south Central Park home is perfectly located just a few minutes from Stanley Marketplace to the west, and the Anschutz Medical Campus to the east.
This fabulous Wonderland home features 4 bedrooms (2 bedrooms on the main level), open concept floor plan with amazing chef’s dream kitchen (the refrigerator has a speaker – I know, I know), backyard putting green, HUGE basement, and beautiful upgrades throughout.
Listed by Lisa Palladino with Focus for $722,900.
Active Listings
There are currently 44 active resale listings in Central Park.
New Listings
This week we saw 20 new, non-builder listings in the neighborhood.
Under Contract Homes
Right now there are 12 homes that are pending (meaning they are under contract, but have not yet closed).
Closed Homes
And we also saw 10 homes close.
Disclaimer: Our Friday real estate updates are meant to be a “roundup” type post where we discuss all listings in Central Park, not just our own. It’s our way of making sure we follow the market closely and we share it with the Scoop readers because we know many of you like to track real estate in the area as well. Many of the listings in these posts are not our company’s listings and we wanted to mention that here to make sure it’s clear. Focus and its agents make no representations, warranties, or guarantees as to the accuracy or completeness of any information in this post. Please confirm all information with your own advisors and do not rely on this post. Thanks for reading the Scoop!
