8-12-2026 Steaks, Send-Offs, and a 99th Birthday in Evergreen

I smoked steaks this week, and I need the credit for it because I did it right. Low and slow for 45 minutes, then a quick hot finish to get that crunch on the outside. It's not our normal move, but it might become one.

My bestie flew in from Georgia for a wedding, and somehow our whole old friend group ended up back together for the first time in ages. Nobody took a single decent picture, which feels about right for us. We hit the Drag Show at Snowpack, I had a great ladies' walk with a new member who fit right in, and Sunday night we all got together once more before the Georgia crew flew home Monday morning. Jurassic Park at Film on the Rocks at Red Rocks the next night felt like the perfect way to come down off all of it.

The moment that actually stuck with me happened in the middle of all that fun. Tag's mom spent the night at the hospital with his dad, so I went to take care of Tag's grandma Lee, who just turned 99 on August 4th. I brought her dinner, made her bed, and helped her shower. She was tucked in, all snuggled down in bed, looking sweet and cute and innocent, when I leaned in for a goodbye hug and she told me she never wanted Tag to marry me back then, we were too young. Then she told me she's glad he did anyway, that I'd given her such nice boys, and that she felt lucky to have such good family close by. She added that I'd make a good caregiver if I ever wanted another career change. I thought it was super funny and loved her honesty. We definitely shared a laugh about it and another hug. She has always been one of my favorite people partly because she does tell it like it is.

Bridger and Sterling mostly loafed through the week, video games and TV on repeat. We laid out the ground rules for when school starts: TV off at seven for family time, no games after ten for Bridger as long as his grades stay at A's and B's, none at all during the week for Sterling. They took it better than I expected. Bridger better than Sterling.

This Week in Real Estate: My Real Estate Life

I had one of the funniest closings of my career this week. My client was Paige's dad. Paige used to be an agent in our office, and we stayed close after she left, moved to Erie, and had a baby. Her dad ended up following her out there, which is how I found myself representing him on a home purchase in Erie instead of up here in the foothills. Funny enough, I hadn't actually met him in person until the closing table.

That deal almost didn't happen. A few things had to line up just right for it to close at all. But it did, and the closing itself was one for the books. Me, my client, the lender, and the closer, who turned out to be one of the funniest people I've ever sat across a table from. We were all giggling the entire signing. Genuinely one of the best closings I've had.

Between that and a stack of listing appointments, this was one of those weeks where the calendar just filled itself. I set an intention this month to land ten appointments. I've been meditating every morning, staying purposeful with my energy, and as of the 8th I already had eight booked. Last month I was too buried to even think about asking for more business, and I landed two appointments the whole month.

I know how that sounds. I'm woo woo, I own it. Call it energy, call it consistency, call it just showing up every day and doing the work. Either way, the phone's been ringing.

The Market: The Denver and Foothills Market Update

Homes that had a price reduction this week sat on the market for a median of 70 days before closing. Homes priced right from the start closed in a median of just 18 days. That gap is the story of the foothills market right now.

Across 19 closings in Evergreen, Conifer, and Pine between August 5th and August 11th, the median sale price came in at $1,170,000, with homes averaging 47 days on market and a median list-to-sale price ratio of about 96.8 percent. Fourteen of those closings were in Evergreen, three in Conifer, and two in Pine.

Seven of the nineteen homes had at least one price reduction along the way. The other twelve sold at or near their original list price, a couple even a touch over asking. If you're thinking about selling a home in Evergreen, Conifer, or Pine, the lesson keeps repeating in the data. Price it right the first time and the market rewards you for it. Price it high and adjust later, and you're looking at months of showings instead of weeks.