Costly Colorado homes
Denver ranks as the 136th most expensive market on a list of 319 U.S. cities surveyed, according to the 2005 Coldwell Banker Home Price Comparison Index. Denver has an average sales price of $336,433, compared with a national average of $401,767.
Boulder is the most expensive market in Colorado, and No. 68 nationally, with homes selling at an average of $546,350. Highlands Ranch ranks No. 123, with average sales prices at $354,500; Fort Collins ranks No. 175, with sales prices averaging $266,417.
Colorado Springs is the least expensive Colorado market, with an average sales price of $211,331. It ranks No. 235 nationally.
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Surfing for home contractors
Amy Ballinger of Aurora has launched a website that enables homeowners to search for home-improvement and remodeling contractors online. At Bizzibid.com, people searching for a contractor enter their ZIP code, select a category and review the list of contractors that pops up. Then, they can submit project information to the contractors of their choice. Within three days, the contractors who receive the information will respond with an estimate or a request to obtain more information about the project, which can include everything from painting and plumbing to roofing and security, Ballinger says.
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Roofer sets lofty goal for Habitat
A Fort Collins house recently became the 21st Habitat for Humanity home roofed by Seth Kujat of Medina, Ohio. Kujat, 23, who worked his way through college as a roofer and started his own roofing business, has a goal of roofing at least one Habitat house in each state in one year. His mission appears on his website, www.leapoffaithroofing.com.
