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Dry winter took toll on conifers

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Spring Blooms

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New figures releases show recent housing inventory

Bring the season indoors with floral arrangements

By Laurel Toney

Longmont Times-Call

As bulbs begin to peek through the surface in spite of the threat of snow, it’s apparent that spring is here. Temperatures continue to climb and spring flora adds color to landscapes. Floral arrangements can also incorporate the cheerfulness of the season inside when used in decorating.

Barb Vigil of Longmont Florist says the staples of spring flowers – tulips, daffodils and iris – create a nice and springy arrangement in any combination. Tulips in particular are unique to this season, so scoop them up while they’re still in bloom. An arrangement of loose tulips in a single color in a glass vase will add charm to any table.

Diane Strong of Niwot Florist recommends pairing spring flowers such as tulips and hyacinth with wheatgrass for a fresh spring arrangement. “Tulips and daffodils are inexpensive this time of year and will definitely add a splash of color to your home,” she says.

For arrangements that also bring the scent of spring into your home, Vigil recommends stargazer lillies, tuberoses and freesia as fragrant spring flowers. These soothing spring scents are ideal for bedrooms. They can be combined with other

flowers and plants for drama or kept alone for a stately and simple look.

When putting together a spring arrangement, keep in mind that some flowers, such as cut orchids, are available yearround, Vigil says. Incorporating different flowers can make for interesting and architectural combinations.

For a distinctively springtime look, bulbs can be planted in pots. Paperwhites, a type of narcissus, can be grown in pots, in a dish of water and gravel, or even a water-filled jar. They’ll grow from bulbs to tall plants with beautiful white blossoms in just two to six weeks. “Bulbs are very easy to force indoors; they don’t necessarily need soil and the more sunlight you give them, the faster they’ll bloom,” Strong says. If needed, the plants can be tied with ribbon to a stick for structure and to create a festive centerpiece for spring. Three bulbs placed in three ceramic dishes filled with gravel would create a striking arrangement on a dining table.

Other plants can also be used to make

Kristi Ritter Summer Stair On the Cover

Spring floral arrangements from Longmont Florist capture spring blooms including tulips, daffodils and more. (Paul Litman/Times-Call)

creative arrangements that bring life into decor. Crab-apple branches, with their petite pink flowers, can be used alone or incorporated into floral arrangements for a different dynamic of structure and texture. For those who are ready for summer’s bright colors, Vigil says tropical arrangements are an option even in the spring.

Strong also suggests bedding plants such as pansies as short-term indoor decoration. She says the bright purple variety is ideal for Easter-time decor.

Adding a vase of any spring flower to a room will add cheer and color to any room. A small bud vase with a tulip or rose in each bathroom brightens the space, bunches of lavender or lilac are ideal for nightstands and larger arrangements in the kitchen and dining room will set a spring mood.

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Floral arrangements are a fresh way to bring spring indoors. See story above. (Paul Litman/Times-Call)

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Figures were recently released showing year-to-date volume for housing in North Eastern Colorado. The numbers are about as expected based on the government stimulus available last year at this time and lack thereof this year.

In summary, Longmont started the year robustly ahead of last year, selling 36 percent more homes in January, and 15 percent more year-todate in February, only to dip down to nearly 8 percent yearDave Wagner to-date in March.

Longmont Association Boulder and Fort of Realtors Collins were also down year-to-date, 7.5 and 9.8 percent respectively. The high points were in Loveland, where unit sales were about the same as sold in 2010 year-todate, while dollars transacted were up 2 percent. In Estes Park the number of homes and condos were both running more than 20 percent ahead of last year, while dollars transacted were up to a lesser degree.

What is ahead? If you can consider taking a vacation from the housing news for about four months, it will be nothing but up. Right now, the market is trying to compare itself to the last minute stimulus rush in 2010 where buyers were getting from $6,500 to change houses, up to $8,000 to be a first-time owner. Our normal summer bell curve was fast forwarded in 2010 to April through June, and trying to compete with that in the same months of 2011 will clearly leave all markets in the United States showing losses month over month for the next three months.

What is the take away? Now is your time to buy. While consumers and homeowners will start feeling “double dipped” hearing the numbers, they should be aware that the bad news is good news if they were wanting to buy, as mortgage rates may stay under 5 percent for three to four months. After that,

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“There’s been plenty of damage around from them. They like the low growing junipers, the ground cover types.” Utley, who has been a diagnostician with the plant clinic for eight years, says he believes the rascally rodents are getting worse.

“I see more and more samples with damage from them every year.”

Vole damage can be hard to detect on junipers; often the gnawed trunk is hidden by dense foliage.

But they often leave tell-tale signs in your lawn, by tunneling through, leaving lumps and odd trails on the surface, as if a giant earthworm slithered across the grass. In yards where many voles have tunneled, the ground may feel spongy.

Lush landscapes hide voles from predators. Remove grasses or groundcovers that come up to trees and shrubs, leaving the area exposed or mulched. In extreme cases, encircle the plant with stout, one-quarter inch wire netting.

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boxwoods and euonymous shrubs were damaged.

When this happens, these broadleaf evergreens have bleached leaves or leaf edges.

If the tree had light damage, the buds should be alive and grow this summer. But if the branch stays brown, with no new growth after other parts of the tree have broken bud, prune it off.

Wind also took its toll on many of the conifers, wicking away moisture from the needles. But Utley says wind also can have an unexpected consequence: abrasion injury. “I see it on spruce a lot, with their dense, closely stacked branches. The wind causes the branches to rub together, abrading off the needles. The bark looks strange; normally it’s scaly, but when wind rubs the branches over and over, the scales are gone, leaving a smooth bark.”

Little can be done to prevent this, unless you plant the spruce in a wind-free zone. Since that’s unlikely on the Front Range, practice a little tree triage, removing any branches that are cracked from the wind to minimize disease moving into the wounds.

Rounding out the rogue’s gallery of conifer problems this spring has been voles. The meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) and prairie vole (M. ochrogaster), are common along the Front Range.

These small, mouse-like creatures strip bark from

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The warm winter wasn’t kind to everything in the landscape, and as spring brings its flush of green, our pines and evergreens are looking a little ragged. Brown needles and dried up foliage has homeowners worried over their trees.

“Oh, yes, we’re seeing a lot of winter damage on evergreens,” says Curtis Utley, Plant, Insect and Disease Diagnostician with the Colorado State University Extension Plant Clinic in Jefferson County.

“But the weird thing is that none of it showed up until after we had that bad cold snap in February.”

February saw below normal temperatures, dipping to 17 below zero on Feb. 2, and setting a new record for lowest maximum of minus 1 on Feb. 1.

“We were real mild until then, and I think trees could still move a little water (into the canopy).”

Needles on the verge of dying from the bone dry winter froze, says Utley, “that cold snap freeze dried them, adding insult to injury.”

The plant clinic has been receiving more than a normal share of samples from trees with this damage, which shows up as dead needles that remained green, instead of the typical brown. Browning needles are usually from dry winter conditions and is common, especially on the south or west sides of conifers.

Arborvitae seem to have suffered from the deep freeze more than other evergreens, although many

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A/C, D/W, cable ready, balcony or deck, carport, outdoor pool, close to shopping & bus stop.

Starting at $825

$125

1, 2

1, 2

Yes

Yes

Yes

Full SIze in each apartment

Yes

Move-In Specials, senior and other discounts.

Fireplace, pool & spa, 24-hour fitness, garages. Close to shopping.

$729-$1200

$100 $200 $300

1,2,& 3

1,2

Short Term Available

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Gas fireplaces, 24 hr. fitness center, heated pool & hot tub, A/C, business center, gourmet kitchens, detached garages. *On selected apartments.

$690-$1100

$149

3-bdrm. townhomes

2

Yes

Yes

$610-$990

Yes

1, 2, 3

1, 2

Yes

Yes

$789-$1239

$200

1, 2, 3

1, 2

Short Term Available

Yes

Yes

$1240-1625

$1240-1625

1, 2

1, 2

Yes

Some

Yes

Yes

Yes

65 lbs limit Pets Neg.

Yes

No

& rental available

Convenient location, pet friendly, garages available, 24-hour maintenance

Yes

In historic Longmont, large trees, quiet neighborhood on-site parking & storage. Close to RTD. Heat included.

Yes

Yes

Island kitchens, garden tubs, gas fireplaces, double balconies, two tone paint, gated community. Close to schools & newest community in Longmont.

Full size in each condo

W/D provided in each Condo

All utilities & cable paid, sec. bldg., elevator, W/D in every unit, transportation, social events. HUGE amenities package, quiet 55+ community. Call for incentives! Parking garage & storage units

Yes

$50+ mo.

Other Amenities

Yes

Pets

1

Allow Smoking?

1

Secure building, quiet neighborhood, meal program, transportation, utilities paid, appliances & cable TV included, 62 yrs & older; vouchers accepted.

# of Baths Lease Required

$835-$840

1,2,3

7

• Borrower: Jose & Gloria Mata, Lender: Citimortgage Inc, Amount: $73,235, Property: 1204 Macoy Ct, Dacono, Filed: 03/31/11

$885-$890

# of Bedrooms

Address Phone

Complex Name

• Maureen Dolan from George Keeler, 8133 Dry Creek Cir, Niwot, $256,000,

Platteville • Laura & Cheryl Burgess from Fannie Mae, 12125 Weld County Road 32 5, Platteville, $185,000, home • Jeffrey Ray from Diane Wolfe, 13292

Cnty R 385, Platteville, $280,000, home

Deposit

• Glenn & Betsy James from Double S Land LLC, 9253 Blue Spruce Ln, Niwot, $1,860,000, home

home • BBQ LLC from PNC Mortgage, 6518 Daylilly Ct, Niwot, $400,000, home

Price Range

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To place an ad, call 303-776-7440 or go to www.TimesCall.com/classifieds and place your ad any time of the day or night. Fax: 303-772-8339…email: classifieds@times-call.com Apartments/ Apartments/ Commercial/ Garages/Storage Houses 4080 Unfurnished 4030 Unfurnished 4030 Industrial 4040 Spaces 4070 2 BDRM- 930 Warren CtStarting at $495/month Call PMP, 303-776-RENT

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4170

Need approx. 300SF secure work area w/sink, alley access & 220V desirable in Lgmt area. (925)305-9948 Responsible older male needs small farmhouse/apt to rent w/space for 2 mini. donkeys. 303-746-7028

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4080

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4200 SF, 3 bdrm, 3 ba on 1 acre near IBM, Seagate, Amgen. $2,975 plus utilities.

Non-smoking. 303-478-3207.

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All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

14-164358

Wanted To Rent

Brick nicely redone, sm yd.

1,058 sq.ft. commercial w/ CLEAN, secure, 10x20´ dry Avl 6/1. $975. (303)442-6569 1,382 sq.ft warehouse, storage close to HWY 287 avail. immediately, high $100. Forrest (303)444-9555 3 BDRM- 4683 Foothillstraffic area. 720-684-4200 $1475. Nr golf, A/C, Av 5/1 INDOOR GARAGE & rmpm.com. 970-669-0842 Commercial Storage 20x40x16 w/ 14x14 doors start at $300.

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Lg 3 bdrm, 2 ba, gar, water • 4050 N. County Line Rd 2 Garage Storage LLC, paid. No dogs. 303-682-2525 • 10436 Durango Pl 4070 Camelot Cir, located • 639 Independence I25 Business Park.

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15-167313

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5020

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Longmont • Bruce Rice from Deutsche Bank National Trust Co, 10695 Butte Dr, Longmont, $120,300, home • Miguel Rodriguez from Aurora Loan Services LLC, 1645 Deerwood Dr, Longmont, $185,000, home • Jason & Michelle Kelly from Laura Celeste, 2221 Ridgeview Way, Longmont, $500,000, home • William Griffith from Stanley Elliott, 616 Goss Dr, Longmont, $125,000, home • Lois & Charles Crotser from Boulder Creek Kingsbridge LLC, 1675 Venice Ln, Longmont, $228,400, home • Lap Nguyen from Joathan Brunner, 811 S Bross St, Longmont, $165,000, home • Scott & Karen Willcutts from Fannie Mae, 2425 Maplewood Cir E, Longmont, $224,900, home • Nathan & Laura Woody from Fannie Mae, 1440 Red Mountain Dr, Longmont, $239,000, home • Resident from JPMorgan, 13173 N 75th St, Longmont,

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$703,000, home • Evan & Tara Prast from Kleiman Family Trust, 2333 Flagstaff Dr, Longmont, $287,500, home • Pamela Greager from James Kriege, 11702 Victor Dr, Longmont, $350,000, home • Lianxia Wu from Christel Metcalf, 4735 Lucca Dr, Longmont, $289,000, home • Donna Stephens from Glee Myrant, 332 Francis St, Longmont, $170,000, home • Cheryl McCabe from Kathleen Nelson, 804 Summer Hawk Dr Unit 5101, Longmont, $150,000, condo • Robert Fine from Sean Roth, 1603 Sicily Dr, Longmont, $345,000, home • Front Partne from Kevin Schrantz, 8939 Nelson Rd, Longmont, $395,000, home • Justin Ribbing from Michael Shernick, 309 River View Ct, Longmont, $233,000, home • Janet Gerhardt from Sonoma Pinnacle LLC, 1170 Olympia Ave Unit D, Longmont, $219,000, condo • Eli & Janelle Soman from Mark White, 1254 Monarch Dr, Longmont, $215,000, home

Allenspark • David & Penny Ross from Jeffrey Sporkin, 911 S Skinner Rd, Allenspark, $135,000, home Berthoud • John Hall from Travis Bell, 1791 Weld County Road 36, Berthoud, $1,071,000, home • Shirley & Marco Gonzales from Fannie Mae, 1042 6th Street Ct, Berthoud, $110,000, home • James Inglis from Sleepy Hollow Estates LLC, 4388 Beverly Dr, Berthoud, $100,000, home Dacono • 700 LLC from Sanchez Invest LLC, 700 Glen Creighton Dr, Dacono, $155,000, home • Ashik Ranpal from Fannie Mae, 220 Elizabeth Street Cir, Dacono, $195,000, home Erie • James & Charlie Dixon from Travis Williams, 2592 Wisteria Dr, Erie, $225,000, home • Jessica & Gregory Bergschneider from Scott Holmes, 1293 Stockton Dr, Erie, $229,900, home • Kaj Toivonen from Randy Franck, 55 Red Oak Ct, Erie, $249,900, home • Bryson & Jessica Hill from

Deborah French, 1652 MacCullen Dr, Erie, $332,000, home • Daniel Sodja from Richmond American Homes Colorado, 739 Graham Cir, Erie, $301,400, home • Russell Dow from Richmond American Homes Colorado, 433 Graham Cir, Erie, $384,400, home • Kenneth Dier from Kelly Utton, 2050 Cedarwood Pl, Erie, $350,000, home Firestone • Diane & Glenn Wilson from Brian Hlavacek, 6500 Stagecoach Ave, Firestone, $187,900, home • Kelly & Diane McBride from Timothy Wilkinson, 11400 Coal Mine St, Firestone, $217,000, home • Brenda Hall from JJ Construction Northern Colo, 5163 Remington Ave, Firestone, $221,100, home • Jennifer Torres from Richmond American Homes Colorado Inc, 6304 Union Ave, Firestone, $204,900, home • Lisa & Martin Williams from Bank New York Mellon Corp, 11215 Columbine St, Firestone, $217,000, home • James & Jennifer Borders

from Fed Home Loan Mtg Corp, 10461 Deerfield St, Firestone, $175,000, home • Charles Revo from Great Northern Properties LLP, 10818 Cimmarron St Unit 204, Firestone, $158,500, condo Fort Lupton • Joni Johnson from FV1 Inc, 254 Appel Ct, Fort Lupton, $261,000, home • Frank & Maija Vitek from Martin Bros LLC, 17339 Falcon Dr, Fort Lupton, $66,000, home • Fernando Baca from Juan Moncada, 906 Birch Ct, Fort Lupton, $90,000, home • Burton & Valerie Burough from HSBC Bank USA, 1114 Pacific Way, Fort Lupton, $55,900, home Frederick • Ronald Schulte from Melody Homes Inc, 8115 Morning Harvest Dr, Frederick, $190,000, home • Katrina Butterfield from Jeanette Polansky, 7475 Skyline St, Frederick, $210,000, home Niwot • John & Rebecca Maret from Henry Ellis, 440 Franklin St, Niwot, $258,000, home

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Trick to fixing brick patio walls

By Dwight Barnett

Scripps Howard News Service

ouses!

H n e p O W ith SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2011 329,000 203,500 215,000 144,900 199,900 395,000 327,500 211,000 265,000 479,000 386,900 269,900

637 Rider Ridge Dr 748 Hallmark Lane 1044 Collyer 119 Telluride Place 1454 Alpine Street 2216 Creekside Drive 904 Sparrow Hawk 946 Atwood St 5876 Thistle Ridge Ave 1189 Twin Peaks Circle 10809 Echo St 11288 Deerfield Dr

Longmont Longmont Longmont Longmont Longmont Longmont Longmont Longmont Firestone Longmont Firestone Firestone

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Q: I have a brick wall around my patio and I’m noticing the bricks are starting to fall apart. At first there was a white powder on the face of the bricks and then the bricks started to flake apart.

What is causing this and what can be done to prevent it?

A: Bricks used for residential construction are usually installed as a veneer over a wood or steel stud wall.

Since the bricks allow some water penetration, the installers create a drainage plane between the backside of the brick and the frame of the home.

Any water that enters the cavity drains out through openings at the base of the wall.

In some cases, for example at a chimney, a drainage plane cannot be created and water collects in the openings or gaps in the bricks. As the water migrates to the surface of the brick it evaporates leaving behind a whitish residue called efflorescence.

If the water migrates and collects under the surface of the brick, freezing weather can cause the face of the brick to flake off.

This process is called spalling and can be seen on garden walls, chimneys, parapet walls and under windows.

The problem with garden or patio walls is there is no drainage plane for the bricks.

Water enters through the top of the wall or through stones or concrete caps for the walls and collects inside.

Here are some suggestions for repairs from The Brick Industry Association: 1. Remove failed sealant and clean, prime and replace with an appropriate grade of elastomeric sealant at all windows, copings, sills, expansion joints and between brick masonry and other materials.

2. Repoint the incompletely filled, cracked or disintegrated mortar joints.

3. Remove and replace brick with spalled faces or cracks extending through the face shell.

4. Grout surface of separations between the brick units and the mortar.

The association also suggests a colorless coating to prevent water absorption, but only after all of the above have been tried.

For more information: www.gobrick.com/html/frmset_thnt.htm Dwight Barnett is a certified master inspector with the American Society of Home Inspectors. Write to him with home improvement questions at C. Dwight Barnett, Evansville Courier & Press, P.O. Box 286, Evansville, Ind. 47702 or e-mail him at d.Barnett@insightbb.com

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15-167193

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1128 Village Cir,

SW Longmont

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Price

Location

Address

Hours

Office

Phone

$161,000

Longmont

229 Bross #A

12-3

Keller Williams/Dale

303-625-3649

$164,900

Longmont

1763 Meadow St

11-1

Coldwell Banker/Larson

720-937-2676

$165,000

Firestone

10818 Cimarron St

12-4

RE/MAX Traditions/Kahler

303-589-5752

$180,000

Longmont

1920 Juniper

1-3

Keller Williams/Wormke

303-548-4158

$203,500

Longmont

748 Hallmark Lane

2-4

Keller Williams/Sugadhan

303-330-2203

$206,847

Longmont

1665 Venice Ln

12-5

Boulder Creek Builders

303-502-5338

$207,500

Longmont

1509 Pinewood Court

1-3

Keller Williams/Lewallen

720-581-4005

$257,500

Longmont

1511 Flemming Dr

1-3

RE/MAX Traditions/Wilson

303-775-8832

$289,900

Longmont

1333 Charles #18

1-3

RE/MAX Traditions/Widholm

303-684-6301

$290,000

Longmont

2301 24th Ave

11-1

Windemere Realty/Lee

303-589-4712

$300,000

Longmont

1812 Signature Cir

2-4

Keller Williams/Wright

720-331-1829

$300,000

Firestone

11256 Ebony St

1-3

Keller Willims/Hartley

303-304-4408

$319,900

Longmont

3709 Doral Dr

1-3

Porchlight Real Estate Group/Duran-Marcum

303-995-5205

$329,000

Longmont

637 Rider Ridge Dr

2-4

Keller Williams/Taylor

303-746-0345

$339,000

Longmont

354 Grant St

1-3

Keller Williams/Fox

720-771-5965

$339,900

Longmont

681 Penhurst Circle

11-2

Coldwell Banker/King

303-591-3941

$339,900

Longmont

1053 Champion Cir

1-3

ERA Tradewind/Mathews

303-641-8819

$379,000

Longmont

1755 Sunlight Dr

2-4

Coldwell Banker/Grenier

303-475-4508

$384,900

Longmont

695 Glenarbor

1-3

Prudential Rocky Mtn Realtors/Falce

303-772-2222

$386,900

Firestone

10809 Echo St

1-3

Keller Williams/Sommervold

303-435-3272

$435,000

Berthoud

5101 Gary Dr

12-2

RE/MAX Town & Country/Burcham

303-775-7429

$479,000

Longmont

1189 Twin Peaks Circle

10-12

Keller Williams/Sugadhan

303-330-2203

$499,500

Longmont

6583 Ute Hwy

11-1

Prudential Rocky Mtn Realtors/Brodt

303-772-2222

$849,500

Niwot

8668 Skyland Dr

11-1

Keller Williams/Wright

720-331-1829

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OPEN HOUSE DIRECTORY FEATURED HOMES

3745 Fowler Lane

Open Sun 1-3pm

11815 N Beasly Rd,

Units 1005, 308, 307, 305 & 204

Firestone

Only $257,500

$550,000

Neil Kearney – MB Kearney Realty Co. 303-335-0446

10818 Cimarron St

1511 Flemming Drive

Longmont

• 4 Bd, 3 ba Ranch with finished basement • New Carpet, New Paint; New Hardwood Floors • New Kitchen cabinets, granite & stainless appliances • RV parking, large deck, private back yard • Newly installed sod

15-167231

Midcentury Modern on 1.22 acres, 4 car garage, indoor pool, 6 beds, different than anything else you have seen! www.FowlerFarmhouse.com

Unit #308 Open Sat & Sun 12-4 pm

Open Sat 1-3

Open Sunday 1-3

Gloria Wilson - Re/Max Traditions • 303-775-8832

$165,000 - $179,900

Special 100% Loans & Down Payment Assistance Avail for NEW 2&3 Bdrm, 2 Bath Condos w/Attached Garages. Enjoy Community Pool. Great Location!

15-167190

16-167252

Hostess: Heather Pat Kahler • RE/MAX Traditions • 303-589-5752

SUNDAY OPEN HOUSES

Price

Location

Address

Hours

Office

Phone

$144,900

Longmont

119 Telleuride Place

11-1

Keller Williams/Wright

720-331-1829

$165,000

Firestone

10818 Cimarron St

12-4

RE/MAX Traditions/Kahler

303-589-5752

$199,900

Longmont

1454 Alpine St

2-4

Keller Williams/Wright

720-331-1829

$199,900

Longmont

1438 Sherri Mar St

11-1

Wright Kingdom/Colwell

303-775-7135

$203,500

Longmont

748 Hallmark Lane

2-4

Keller Williams/Sugadhan

303-330-2203

$206,847

Longmont

1665 Venice Ln

12-5

Boulder Creek Builders

303-502-5338

$211,000

Longmont

946 Atwood St

1-3

Keller Williams/Hartley

303-304-4408

$215,000

Longmont

1044 Collyer

10-12

Keller Williams/Sugadhan

303-330-2203

$265,000

Firestone

5876 Thistle Ridge Ave

1-3

Keller Williams/Rusaw

303-513-8518

$269,900

Firestone

11288 Deerfield Dr

1-3

Keller Williams/Carter

303-588-3655

$270,000

Erie

1128 Village Cir

11-3:30

Boulder Creek Builders

303-772-3063

$300,000

Longmont

2120 Pintail

1-3

Debra Hensen Real Estate

303-819-0987

$327,500

Longmont

904 Sparrow Hawk

11-2

Keller Williams/Snyder

720-849-0328

$329,000

Longmont

637 Rider Ridge Dr

2-4

Keller Williams/Taylor

303-746-0345

$379,000

Longmont

1755 Sunlight Dr

1-4

Coldwell Banker/Grenier

303-475-4508

- Limited spots available per week on a first-come basis -

$386,900

Firestone

10809 Echo St

1-3

Keller Williams/Sommervold

303-435-3272

$395,000

Longmont

2216 Creekside Dr

11-1

Keller Williams/Nuechterlein

303-775-5132

ONLY $49!

CALL 303-776-2244

$424,900

Niwot

7295 Timothy Pl

1:30-3:30

Wright Kingdom/Colwell

303-775-7135

$448,000

Longmont

11815 N. Beasly Rd

1-3

Wright Kingdom/Parsons

303-775-9612

$479,000

Longmont

1189 Twin Peaks Circle

2-4

Keller Williams/Rusaw

303-513-8518

$550,000

Longmont

3745 Fowler Lane

1-3

MB Kearney Realty Co./Kearney

303-335-0446

$969,000

Longmont

7483 Deerfield Rd

2-4

Prudential Real Estate of The Rockies/Munson

720-300-3550

Longmont

$448,000

15-167316

5 bed, 3 garage ranch with views.

Jeanie Parsons/Wright Kingdom Real Estate • 303-541-1936 15-167533

Open Sat 1-3pm

1333 Charles, #18

$289,900

Immaculate home 55+ ranch with basement. 2 bds up, lovely kitchen, hicory floors, granite countertips, firepalce, 2 car.

Lola Jean • Remax Tradidtions • 303-684-6301

Get a full color picture of your open house, the open house hours, address, price and your name and phone number featured at the top of our popular Open House Grid!

$1,389,000

Lafayette

10667 E Goosehaven Dr

11-1

Prudential Real Estate of The Rockies/Munson

720-300-3550

Longmont

9132 Woodland Rd

1-4

WW Auctions & Real Estate

970-221-4300

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