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Prices are good.  Interest rates are great but edging upwards.  According to Paula Moore’s article in the Denver Business Journal on June 8, 2009, the highest average selling prices for real estate in Denver are $527,216 in the Boulder plains area and $663,311 for homes within the Boulder city limits.  The lowest average prices for single-family homes in the Denver metro area rang up in southern Aurora at $92,230, the mountain area of southern Jefferson County at $147,125, and near the Denver International Airport at $152,204.

With the excellent interest rates and the ability to refinance, some people are choosing to upgrade their homes by adding more rooms.  Some are remodeling.  Yet there are families who are choosing to add more acreage and a couple of horses for their children or for a mid-life diversion.

Horses enjoy an evolutionary niche as grazing animals that herd together for mutual protection.  They are quite social and love the horse circuit in the Mile High City as much as their owners do.  One larger property, suitable for several horses, would make them smile.  A smaller property under five acres would be fine for one horse—as long as someone in the family will fulfill the social need.

Horse properties are marvelous buffers from the hustle-bustle of life.  We can steer you towards a number of properties in great school districts located less than 20 minutes from business parks or the downtown metro area.  As the city expands, these choice properties with present covenants allowing horses could face redevelopment or rezoning if horse lovers resist them.

There are small ranchettes on less than five acres and larger ranches with hundreds of acres to roam.  No matter the size, the peaceful equestrian oasis promises to offer residents a world just a canter away from stress and a trot from equestrian heaven.  All while supplies last.

For more information about real estate in the greater metro area, including farms and horse properties, call Michael Paul of Realty Oasis at (303) 268-6052.

In an effort to determine the quality of Denver’s schools—public, charter, and private, Denver’s 5280 Magazine staff pulled together a panel of experts for an article in the September 2008 issue.  The panel determined that quality goes beyond test scores, class size, and graduation rates.  They looked more to character—educational character.  “In fact, true character can be found throughout the Denver area, in schools rich and poor, public and private, homogeneous and diverse,” 5280 reported.

Today, we will describe several of the private schools in with the best rankings in the Denver metro area.  The schools were selected using a combination of empirical data, panel recommendations, and non-quantitative evidence.  Data was placed alongside strong educational culture and mission, demonstrable leadership, and vision from the school’s teachers and administrators, active parental involvement in and out of the classroom, growth and stability, evidence of learning, personal attention for students, extra-curricular activities, community service and interaction, academic tradition, and student engagement with teachers, parents, and each other.  5280 also utilized information from other reports and rankings.

Escuela De Guadalupe, a private Catholic elementary school.  It is a dual-language school with a diverse student body.  Its award-winning program commits students to full literacy in English and Spanish across all academic areas.  Graland Country Day School elementary and middle schools offer college pre-curriculum.  It is an overall high-performing school that sends graduates to some of the most competitive colleges in the nation.

Herzi/RMHA At The Denver Campus is the largest Jewish day school in the Rocky Mountain region.  It graduates 10 times the National Merit Scholars as an average school.  Almost every student goes on to college.  The lower school features differentiated instruction, grouping students in small groups according to ability, interest, and learning style. 

Kent Denver School is a private middle and high school in Englewood.  Kent offers freedom and independence with an emphasis on the arts and music and extensive volunteerism.  Logan School for Creative Learning offers a curriculum for gifted children ages four through 14 with an emphasis on projects, critical thinking, creativity, peer interaction, and personal growth.  Stanley British Primary School is a hands-on learning center that integrates lessons into daily experiences.

For more information about real estate in the greater metro area, including farms and horse properties, call Michael Paul of Realty Oasis at (303) 268-6052.