Welcome to Chris McElroy's Fort Collins real estate website! Chris has been a fulltime REALTOR in Fort Collins since 1976, and he can help you buy, sell, or build a home. Here is where you can find answers to all your questions about Northern Colorado and the towns of Fort Collins, Timnath, Wellington, Windsor, Loveland, and Greeley. Contact Chris for a free relocation packet.
Breaking News! February 4, 2008, The Group, Inc. Real Estate Economic Forecast for Northern Colorado was released. Read The Real Estate Insider, the 2008 Annual Report, and the see the Economic Forecast slideshow. Don't miss Chris McElroy's interview, REBOUND FOR REAL ESTATE, in Lydia's Style Magazine .
The Real Estate Insider is a monthly publication of The Group, Inc. Real Estate. This month's edition gives a recap of Northern Colorado in 2007: employment, home prices, vacancies, commercial, and national recognition. Economic and real estate trends are forecasted for 2008.
The Group, Inc. Real Estate 2008 Annual Report shows a map of the growth areas of Northern Colorado, a regional view, market statistics, history of residential sales in Northern Colorado over the last decade, history of the residential housing market and building permit activity for Northern Colorado over the last decade, commercial trends, and commercial vacancy rates for the area.
Finally, if you are a statistics kind of person, you can view the February 4th slideshow of the 2008 Economic Forecast presentation that was held at the Budweiser Center.
Do you want more information about the award-winning posters from the Fort Collins Affordable Housing Campaign? Are you interested in home-buying assistance programs? Fort Collins has wonderful educational opportunities. Poudre R-1 School District is known for its K-12 excellence in education, and Colorado State University (CSU) is recognized as a top research institution that houses a world-renown Veterinary School and Equine Center.
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Fast Company Magazine , July 2007, dubbed Fort Collins as one of the "fastest" cities in the WORLD in business and technology innovation. "For every St. Louis, a spot as bland as a flat Bud Light, there's a hip joint like Fort Collins, Colorado, a high-tech hub that's also the microbrew capital of America." In the summer of 2006, Fort Collins was named by CNNMoney.com as part of the Top 10 cities: Where to buy now. Read the article and see why Fort Collins is one of the top 10 hottest housing markets in the United States with a 28% appreciation rate in the next five years.
The Fort Collins real estate market is as vibrant as the city itself. The summer of 2006, Money Magazine ranked Fort Collins as the #1 BEST PLACE TO LIVE in the United States! Major employers include Hewlett Packard (HP), Colorado State University (CSU), Intel, Agilent Technologies, Eastman Kodak, Advanced Energy, Anheuser Busch, and Woodward Governor. Poudre Valley Hospital has won a number of awards for the care and services they offer patients and families. Those honors include Top 100 Hospital, Distinguished Hospital Award for Patient Safety, and the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence.
Northern Colorado includes Larimer and Weld counties, and sees an average of 296 days of sunshine every year. Sitting at an elevation of 5,003 miles above sea level, Fort Collins is an attractive community known for its beauty, pleasing climate, and friendly people. Located 65 miles north of Denver, Colorado, and 45 miles south of Cheyenne, Wyoming, Fort Collins enjoys all the amenities of a large city, but maintains a small-town atmosphere. With the opening of the E-470 bypass, Denver International Airport (DIA) and the Denver Tech Center are only 50 minutes away! The Fort Collins Visitors Bureauris a great source to discover the cultural aspects of this diverse community. The Northern Colorado area is a mecca for outdoor enthusiasts with Horsetooth Reservoir on the edge of town in the foothills, and Rocky Mountain National Park just an hour's drive. It's easy to discover why Fort Collins is called the "Choice City" of Colorado!
Browse through Chris McElroy's website and discover more about this fantastic place to live. As Money Magazine says, "For this year's installment of Best Places to Live, we set out to find small, livable cities that had the best possible blend of good jobs, low crime, quality schools, plenty of open space, rational home prices and lots to do. (Fort Collins offers) a quality of life that is hard to find on the coasts anymore: affordable single-family homes, short commutes and good jobs."
LOOK AT THESE FEATURED LISTINGS
Fort Collins Real Estate: "Bring Your Builder" CUSTOM BUILDER LOTS near or on lakes:
Heart of Fort Collins in HARBOUR WALK ESTATES...1106 Devon Way. Established neighborhood close to shopping.
THE HILL AT COBB LAKE...4164 Taliesin. 2-acre lot on lake in gated community. Mountain views, walking trails.
Fort Collins Real Estate: Two-Story Homes in Family Neighborhoods:
Popular Willow Springs subdivision with pool, walking trails, clubhouse, tennis courts.....5607 White Willow Drive.
Low Maintenance Harvest Park Community with pool, clubhouse, walkers paradise....2927 Spring Harvest Lane.
Fort Collins Real Estate: Ranch-Style near CSU and City Park:
Lots of space in an established neighborhood....427 S. Impala Drive.
Mountain Retreat Property: Glacier View Meadows
Own 5.7 acres of quiet just 35 minutes from downtown Fort Collins near the Rocky Mountain Shambhala Center in Red Feather Lakes.
Loveland Real Estate:
Convenient Kendalbrook.....1545 New Mexico ranch-style or 1505 New Mexico two-story.
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