Boulder Four-Mile Fire Information and Resources

Here is a list of some websites that have good information on the Boulder Four-Mile Fire:

Boulder Office of Emergency Management - main page for emergency status, updated throughout the day
American Red Cross Disaster Update - day-by-day update of services that are being offered and what to do and what NOT to do in terms of volunteering, dropping off donation items, etc...
Boulder County Government Update Page - daily update of general affected areas, resources, map
Radio Frequencies for Emergency Services -  professional rescuer and amatuer listener radio frequencies used in Boulder County and surrounding areas are provided here.  Law enforcement frequencies are NOT provided.   Also on Radio Reference.
Updated Map of the burn area - provided by Boulder County
Updated List of Homes Damaged or Destroyed - provided by Boulder County
Official Drop Off Site for Donations - provided by Boulder County, plus list of items needed and what items will NOT be accepted
Public Information Resources - provided by Boulder County, information on services offered at the victim assistance center, numbers to call for evacuees, volunteers, etc ...
Information on Air Quality in Boulder County - health information for area residents on air quality issues as a result of the fires
Boulder Daily Camera Fire Coverage - links to all news stories from Boulder's local newspaper, links to live audio feeds, photos, photo submissions, #Boulderfire twitter feed, map
News Report on Fire - story on the fire, with list of links down the left hand side of the article to other other articles, resources, photos, etc...
Photos of Fire Area - Fox News Photo Gallery
Full Fire Coverage - Colorado Daily's coverage page, links to stories, photo galleries, videos, maps

For Evacuees and Victims:
Victim Assistance Center - provided  by Boulder County.  Address and list of services offered
Safe and Well website - site provided by the Red Cross to register yourself, search for family and friends
YMCA of Boulder Valley - page on the shelter set up at the Mapleton YMCA
Offers of Help - posed on the Daily Camera website, many people are offering housing, pet help, etc...
Boulder Humane Society - offering assistance for those with displaced pets - this is their page dedicated to info about that
Longmont Humane Society - also offering assistance for those with displaced pets, main page
How to Get Help - comprehensive list from Daily Camera
Forum for People Needing/Offering Help - from Sparkplace.com, a clearinghouse of offerings


Facebook Pages
Boulder County
Red Cross Mile High Chapter
Boulder Office of Emergency Management

Twitter Links - also check for posts using the hashtag #Boulderfire
Boulder County
Red Cross Denver
Boulder Office of Emergency Management
Colorado Division of Emergency Management
EPIC Colorado - CU research effort in emergency information
Boulder Police Department

How to help/donate:
Call 211 - this will connect you to the United Way's central clearinghouse for donations.  United Way is supporting the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army.  Most likely they will take down your name, contact info and details about what you would like to donate rather than give you specific instructions. 
Salvation Army - currently providing meals to the firefighters via a mobile kitchen and cold truck

American Red Cross - currently helping evacuees and victims by providing shelter, meals, needed items.  They are currently stating on their Twitter page that people should bring donation items to 3111 28th Street in Boulder, NOT the Mapleton YMCA.

Boulder County Volunteer Connection - volunteer information and referral center for Boulder County

Fight the Boulder Fire - central site for volunteer and donation information, plus live Twitter feed on everyone posting about #Boulderfire

Daily Camera posting site - post what help you can offer here in the comments section of this article

Citizen Action Team Relief Database - list of many organizations collecting donations, items, drop off sites, items needed

How to Help - comprehensive list from Boulder Daily Camera on ways to assist

Forum for People Needing/Offering Help - from Sparkplace.com, a clearinghouse of offerings

This is only the tip of the iceburg for resources and information.  As soon as we identify and additional set of resources we will post and update.

Colorado Landmark Offers FREE Facebook Class for Boulder Realtors - Friday October 1st

This class is FREE to local Boulder/Broomfield area REALTORS who are members of the Boulder Area Realtor Association, Longmont Realtor Association, or North Metro Realtor Association.  (membership will be verified) 

If you have been wanting to get on Facebook and don’t know how to get started, have an account but don’t know what to do with it, or want to utilize more of Facebook’s features and options then this class is for YOU!  Light snacks will be provided.

Friday, October 1, 2010 – NOON – Boulder office

Colorado Landmark's own Marissa Cannady will be leading this class. Topics covered include:

• How to set up a Facebook page for anyone that does not already have one set up.
• How to find other friends that are on Facebook/add friends/remove friends/block lists
• Wall post overview/photo comments
• How to create and manage lists of friends
• Privacy overview
• Using the search bar in Facebook
• Privacy settings
• Application settings
• Hiding people in your news feed
• Difference between Personal Profile and Facebook Business Page/CO Landmark Page
• How to set up Facebook Pages (aka Fan Pages)
• Promoting your Facebook Page (suggest to friends, etc)

Bring your laptop if you would like and you can get up and running DURING the class!

Please RSVP to pam@coloradolandmark.com by Tuesday, September 28th.

Twitter class … coming soon – stay tuned!

Fourmile Fire - Information and Links

We are devastated about the fire that is burning in Boulder today. Stories are coming in about clients and friends who have lost their homes, and many more who have been evacuated and now just have to wait. The entire downtown area of Boulder is set in a dark, smoky haze. We are all feeling the effects.

Many people are looking for current information and asking what they can do to help. Below are a few links with up-t0-date information:

Boulder Office of Emergency Management - This site seems to display the most current updates coming from the City and County of Boulder

Fourmile Fire: How to get help / How to help - Good resource with ideas of how to help, including donations being accepted at the Northern Colorado Red Cross and the Longmont Humane Society

BoulderPage Blog - A good compilation of stories and photos about the fire.

We will also be updating our Colorado Landmark, Realtors Facebook Page as we have more information.

If you have additional links or resources, please feel free to post them in the comments.

Colorado Landmark, Realtors

Twitter: @COLandmark

Facebook: Colorado Landmark, Realtors Facebook Page

2010 CU Buffs' Football Schedule

We can't believe it is already time for football! But it's true - the kids are back in school, the mornings are feeling pretty crisp and cool, and the Rocky Mountain Showdown is this weekend!

In our opinion, there is nowhere better to watch a college game than Folsom Field. And now that the University of Colorado has joined the Pac-10, it's going to be a very interesting season.

Here's the University of Colorado Buffaloes' game schedule for the 2010-2011 season, brought to you by Colorado Landmark, Realtors.

DATE/TIME	LOCATION	OPPONENT
September 4: 12:00	Invesco Field at Mile High	Colorado State
September 11: 1:30	Berkeley, CA	California
September 18: 1:30	Folsom Field	Hawaii
October 2: 5:00	Folsom Field	Georgia
October 9: TBA	at Columbia, MO	Missouri
October 16: TBA	Folsom Field	Baylor
October 23: TBA	Folsom Field	Texas Tech
October 30: TBA	Norman, OK	Oklahoma
November 30: TBA	Lawrence, KS	Kansas
November 13: TBA	Folsom Field	Iowa State
November 20: TBA	Folsom Field	Kansas State
November 26: 1:30	Lincoln, NE	Nebraska

Go CU! Make it a great season.

Colorado Landmark, Realtors

Twitter: @COLandmark

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/COlandmark

Top Ten Sales - Boulder/Broomfield Counties - Aug 22-28, 2010

There is volatility in the real estate market right now, and an abundance of conflicting news reports and statistics that may be confusing to buyers and sellers. At Colorado Landmark, Realtors we are committed to knowing OUR local market and giving our clients and friends the most up-to-date and accurate information possible.

To that end, periodically we are highlighting the week's real estate actvity in Boulder and Broomfield Counties, to let you know what is selling, at what prices, and how long these properties are taking to sell.

For the week of August 22-28, 2010 here are the numbers:

• 81 properties sold
• Price range of properties sold during this period: $89,500 - $2,495,000
• Median price: $290,000
• Average price: $432,480
• $0-199k = 19 sold this week
• $200-299K = 21 sold
• $300-399k = 12 sold
• $40-499k = 9 sold
• $500-599k = 5 sold
• $600-699k = 5 sold
• $700-799k = 1 sold
• $800-899k = 0 sold
• $900-999k = 2 sold
• $1.0-1.9M = 4 sold
• $2.0M+ = 2 sold

Top Ten Listings Sold during this period:

Information obtained from MLS and public record.





The message this week is pretty obvious - if your home is priced over $1 million and not priced correctly for the market, it is going to take a REALLY long time to sell!  The average days on market (DOM) for homes in this category for this week is 596 days, with 565 days to offer.  That is astounding in itself, but what is even more astounding are the drastic price reductions off of original list price.

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to look at the chart and see that the five homes with the longest DOM are the five homes with the most drastic price reductions, from 30% all the way up to 61% off original list price.  If that is not a call to action for sellers, I don't know what is!!

There is only one way to make sure that your luxury home doesn't take 600 days to sell and that is by employing what is called Price Positioning.  Take a look at other relevant active listings and price your home competitively as close to the bottom of that range as you can tolerate.  This plainly is not the time to be greedy.  Be the first home that a buyer in your home's category wants to look at.  If your price is compelling the buyer won't want to leave the house without making an offer for fear that someone else will buy it first.  Here's your takeaway for the week - Be THAT seller.

Pam Metzger
Director of Relocation and Business Development
Colorado Landmark, Realtors
303-443-3377
@pmcolorado
www.facebook.com/COLandmark