Sara B. Hansen

Freelance writer

Sara B. Hansen

Sara B. Hansen is a former breaking news editor for The Denver Post. She joined the Post in August 2014 and previously held editing roles with the Fort Collins Coloradoan, the Des Moines Register and the Springfield (Missouri) News-Leader. She left the paper in 2018.

20 Viking Drive in Cherry Hills Village. (Photo courtesy Nate Polta)

Auto exec buys Cherry Hills mansion for $9.3M to lead January luxury real estate sales

February 7, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

Colorado luxury real estate continued to drive numbers in January with a Cherry Hills mansion, a luxury penthouse and a sprawling ranch home among the closed deals.

The 5,000-square-foot home at 2155 E. Alameda Ave. is one of seven custom residences built in the 1970s on a once-sprawling estate. (Courtesy REcolorado)

Denver Country Club mansion lists for $4M after 9-year renovation

January 24, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

A Denver Country Club mansion lists for $4M on the Colorado real estate market after a 9-year renovation. The 1970s-era home was built on the former estate of Colorado Gov....

The home on Sunset Blvd. in Boulder. (Provided by Andrew Forino)

Top 10 Denver area home sales of 2025: Cherry Hills dominates list

January 19, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

In 2025, the 10 priciest home sales in the Denver area ranged from $8.5 million to a record-breaking $17 million.

One Lincoln Park is at 2001 Lincoln St. in downtown Denver. (Courtesy Valo Media House)

Luxury penthouse in Downtown Denver sells for $3.9M after hefty price reduction

December 19, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.

A luxury penthouse atop the One Lincoln Park condo building in downtown Denver sold last month for $3.9 million on the Colorado real estate market.

The home at 950 S. Steele St. in Denver. (Courtesy Just Pended)

Scandinavian-design home in Denver’s Belcaro neighborhood lists for $8.8M

December 12, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.

Denver mansion, dubbed the 'Golden Hour Haus' is back on the Colorado real estate market after selling for $4.4M in February.

The estate overlooks the 10th fairway of the Cherry Hills Country Club golf course and includes 841 linear feet of golf-course frontage. (Courtesy Kolton Bachman)

Cherry Hills mansion lists for first time in nearly 70 years for $12M

November 15, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

A Cherry Hills Village real estate listing was formerly owned by the Taplin family, known for Denver philanthropy listed on the Denver market for $12M

The Laurel Cherry Creek building on the 100 block of Steele Street in Denver. (Courtesy photo)

$10M Cherry Creek penthouse tops local home sales in October

November 11, 2025 at 5:04 p.m.

A Cherry Creek penthouse that sold for $350,000 over its list price topped October鈥檚 home sales in the Denver metro.

The Laurel Cherry Creek building at 155 Steele St. in Denver. (Courtesy photo)

Late venture capitalist抖阴ap Cherry Creek penthouse sells for $10M

October 24, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.

A luxury penthouse in Denver's Cherry Creek neighborhood owned by the estate of prominent venture capitalist George A. Wiegers sold for $10.1 million.

The sale of Little Brave Lodge sets a record high for properties in Avon鈥檚 Bachelor Gulch enclave. (Photos courtesy of Macky Bowlin with 360 Productions via BusinessDen)

Oil exec sells Avon ski-in mansion for $25M to 84 Lumber owner

October 15, 2025 at 8:41 a.m.

Joe Jaggers didn鈥檛 expect Little Brave Lodge in Avon鈥檚 exclusive Bachelor Gulch enclave to sell so quickly.

The home at 615 Cliffgate Lane in Castle Pines. (Courtesy REcolorado)

Former telecom CEO sells $8.5M Castle Pines mansion, tops Denver-area home sales for September

October 10, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.

Former TW Telecom CEO Larissa Herda sold her 8,200-square-foot Castle Pines mansion for $8.5 million, making it the top luxury home sale in the Denver-area for September.

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