2012 ends with property-buying boom

BOULDER — The year 2012 ended with a December to remember for investors in commercial and multifamily real estate in Boulder and Broomfield counties.

According to Boulder County property records and data supplied by SKLD Title Services Inc., 23 commercial or multifamily housing properties were sold in Boulder County in December for more than $1 million each. Together, the deals were worth more than $163 million.

Broomfield County also posted several multimillion dollar deals, the largest being University of Colorado Health’s $23.9 million purchase of land for a new facility.

Unsurprisingly, the list of the biggest deals was dominated by sales of apartment…