Aurora Colorado Homes for Sale - and Buying & Selling Aurora Real Estate
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Aurora Colorado Homes for sale and neighborhoods are located to the southeast part of Denver. Aurora is the perfect place to relocate if you are looking for an active city with good schools, entertainment and a variety of outdoor activities. The Aurora Colorado neighborhoods are known for some of the least expensive home prices in the whole denver metro real estate market and a it's a great value for most buyers that are house shopping here. It amazes most buyers to see the really nice homes and neighborhoods, despite all the silly news Aurora gets. Please refer to the home page for more information on other cities.
Aurora is divided into two areas on the Denver MLS search: Aurora South (AUS) and Aurora North (AUN), with the dividing spot at about Alameda Parkway. The recent homes for Sales Statistics for Aurora Homes for sale show that northern Aurora had 9.63% positive sales growth over 2006, with all new building up around the CU Medical campus at Fitzsimmons, despite the high number of Aurora foreclosure homes for sale. Aurora South had a flat sales volume growth in 2007, with 64 fewer single family homes SOLD, or down only 1.76%. The median home prices fluctuated quite a bit, depending on the specific area or Aurora Colorado neighborhood. Call me at (303) 588-4665 and I can help you go over this further; depending on the areas in Aurora that you're interested in? With seven libraries, a history museum and over 100 parks, this Aurora Colorado Real Estate agent believes that this is the kind of city where you can live your life while not having to spend a fortune on housing expenses like much of the Denver real estate market. Aurora is noted for it's great blend of culturally diverse people and employment opportunities.
Aurora new home builders continue to build and expand out Smoky Hill Road and out by the Aurora Reservoir on off the E-470 toll road, with a large development in the southeastern part of Aurora, in unincorporated Arapahoe County. Aurora Homes for sale are also in the revitalization areas of the old Aurora (with the Urban Renewal project in the City Center, Fitzsimmons and the original Downtown Aurora areas.) Aurora Colorado neighborhoods are the perfect place for anyone to relocate. Aurora also offers easy access to downtown Denver with the RTD light rail system and Interstate 225, giving you the opportunity to enjoy both Aurora and easy access to the surrounding Denver metro real estate area. DIA (Denver International Airport) is only about 15 minutes away too.
This Aurora Colorado Real Estate agent thinks you'll love the many golf courses, both private and public, libraries, the Aurora History Museum, Cherry Creek State Park and Reservoir and the Community College of Aurora - and all the nice family restaurants found here. There's fun dining at places like Joe's Crab Shack on Abilene, Sonada's sushi on South Parker Road, the Aurora Summit steak house on Havana, and football favorites like Woody's Wings and The Emerald Isle watching the Denver Bronco's play!
Aurora also offers a first class primary education system with both private and public schools with both the Aurora Public School District and the Cherry Creek School District. The nationally ranked and recognized Cherry Creek schools are a big 'draw' to many people buying homes in south and southeast Aurora. The main high schools includes Cherry Creek high school, Eaglecrest High school, Smokey Hill high school, Rangeview high school. For specific school district and individual school date, please read this here.
Anyone looking for an extraordinary or laid back lifestyle will really enjoy Aurora Colorado real estate and neighborhoods - and the bargain priced homes for sale.
Recreation
Aurora Colorado neighborhoods offer a multitude of recreation centers, parks, and golf courses along with the 3 big reservoirs for all your outdoor enjoyment. Some of the more popular golf courses in Aurora include: Aurora Hills, Center Hills Par-3, Fitzsimmons, Meadow Hills on Hampden Ave, Murphy Creek, Saddle Rock and Springhill courses. Along with these is the private Valley Country Club, located off Jordan and Arapahoe roads in south Aurora.
Aurora homes for sale and nearby neighborhoods in East Quincy Creek, Highpoint, Saddle Rock Ridge, Mission Viejo and Seven Hills offers you 3 close reservoirs including Aurora, Quincy and Cherry Creek. Aurora Reservoir offers picnic shelters, 8 miles of trail systems, a boat ramp, sailing activities, swim beach, archery range, scuba area, windsurf beach and handicapped fishing dock. The water is piped in from Spinney reservoir and stays relatively cool all summer long, providing great fishing opportunities for bass, trout, perch and walleyes.
Quincy Reservoir has a much more natural feel to it, offering a boat ramp for kayaks and canoes, picnic tables, and a fishing dock. Quincy Reservoir closes in the winter moths but gets a lot of fisherman use in the spring / summer time for big largemouth bass, tiger muskies, rainbow trout and perch, and offers you the chance to truly explore the outdoors in the middle of south Aurora.
Homes for sale near Quincy are subdivisions like Aurora Highlands, Summer Valley, Seven Hills and Smoky Hill.
Cherry Creek State Park fun for the whole family with swimming beaches, water skiing and jet skiing fun, and a sailboat regatta on most weekends. There's a great off leash dog park, 12 miles of paved biking, walking and running trails and 35 miles of multiuse trails, boating, camping and fishing just to name a few of the activities offered. The campground and park is usually sold out or at capacity most summer weekends, as Cherry Creek Reservoir is a fun place for you and your family. Aurora Homes for sale and neighborhoods across from Cherry Creek reservoir include Pheasant Run, Meadow Hills, The Dam East and Dam West, Carriage Hills, Village East and Mission Viejo.
Aurora Colorado real estate offers home buyers over 1,800 acres of parks for your enjoyment, including an 18 hole disc golf course at Expo Park for your kids and an outdoor skating area at Wheel Park, on the southeast corner of Chambers and Iliff.
Aurora also offers many recreation centers with swimming pools, tennis courts, weight rooms and a multitude of offered classes.
Entertainment
Aurora has many entertainment facilities. Among them is the Fox Arts Theater, presenting live stage productions. Also provided is the Aurora History Museum which has exhibits of historic toys, clothing, Colorado businesses and a Colorado history archive.
Also available in Aurora are the Southlands Shopping Center and the newly remodeled Aurora Mall. In addition, the Cherry Creek Mall Shopping center is only minutes away in Denver driving west on Alameda or Mississippi. Along with these cultural centers and shopping malls are numerous movie theaters and many more cultural and shopping centers for you to explore.
Aurora also a new push towards becoming a 'green city' with new easy access to the RTD Light Rail system at the Nine Mile station located off of Parker Road and I-225. This system gives easy and fast access to the many shopping and cultural centers in Denver - and commuting to a Denver area job.
Education
Aurora has a top notch education system with public and private schools. There is the Aurora Colorado Public School District and the Cherry Creek School District depending on the neighborhoods. The Aurora public school district offers 31 elementary schools, seven middle schools and four high schools and has been operating for over 110 years. The Cherry Creek School District includes 40 elementary schools, 12 middle schools and 7 high schools, each with top notch education and sports programs.
Aurora is home to the private high school, Regis Jesuit, a Co-ed catholic school. Regis has a first class education program with two split schools, one for boys and one for girls. There are still Co-ed dances and top notch sports programs, but the main focus of Regis is on the best education that can be offered for its students.
Aurora host eight higher education centers, these include the Community College of Aurora and University of Denver Health Science Center at Fitzsimmons, a premier medical oriented college, which is an offshoot of the primary University of Colorado at Denver campus. Aurora Homes for sale and neighborhoods nearby the University of Colorado medical campus SOLD at a 9.63% sales increase in 2007 verses 2006. There is a major revitalization going on in these areas off of east Colfax and I-225.
Aurora is also proud to support a huge and comprehensive library system housed in seven buildings across from the City of Aurora building at the intersection of Alameda and Chambers.
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Do you know what’s the #1 MISTAKE people make and the #1 COMPLAINT to the Colorado Real Estate Commission when buying or selling Aurora homes for sale; especially buying Aurora new homes?
Shockingly, it’s that there was confusion on the Purchase Contract and you got “screwed financially” because you didn’t understand or were not clear on the Contract you just signed! What's amazing is that only a small fraction of those complaints were filed against experienced Aurora real estate agents or experienced Aurora Realtors. The majority of the complaints in 2007 and the majority of people who get pissed during and after the closing used inexperienced or part-time Aurora real estate agents - or NO Aurora Realtor at all (…especially buying new homes in Aurora Colorado!)
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Jeff Boyce
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This article was wriiten by Jeff Boyce and Andrew Fortier. Andrew is a freelance writer based out of Aurora, Colorado.
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