As its neighbors suffered from a mid-summer home-sales slow down, Summit County saw a healthy increase in real estate transactions in July and August, though values have continued to drop.
Pitkin and Routt counties hit six- and eight-year lows respectively in home sales volumes in July, while Summit’s sales grew 18 percent in the last two […]

As its neighbors suffered from a mid-summer home-sales slow down, Summit County saw a healthy increase in real estate transactions in July and August, though values have continued to drop.
Pitkin and Routt counties hit six- and eight-year lows respectively in home sales volumes in July, while Summit’s sales grew 18 percent in the last two […]

Real estate sales in Colorado’s mountain-resort communities were gaining steam through most of this year, continuing a steady rebound from the market decline of 2008 and 2009.
July sales in Pitkin, Eagle, Summit, Routt and San Miguel counties were the lowest in years, potentially derailing a resort real estate market tracking toward recovery.
While the mountain counties […]

Condominium resale prices have been stable for the first half of 2011 with nearly no change. Almost 17 percent more of them have sold as well. There are some complexes where there have been no sales for a year or more. There are 2,400 properties for sale this week, still well below last year’s peak. […]

Recently released numbers from the Summit County Assessor’s Office tell a dismal story of the impact the recession has had on the local housing market, but even in the face of an average 16 percent decline in property values, Summit real estate still fared better than its Eagle and Pitkin county neighbors.
“Values declined. That’s the […]

Short walk to Snowflake Lift! Bus stop right across the Street on Kings Crown. Beautiful remodeled with designer furnishings Private hot tub or walk to pool. 1 car garage plus parking space. A fantastic location for skiing, walking to town or accessing the entire county on the Free Bus system. Don’t forget the Recreation Center […]

The 14-year old Joint Upper Blue Master Plan got a fresh look by the public last week in Breckenridge, as an Advisroy Committee tackles an update to the plan. The Master Plan serves as a guiding document for the county and towns of Breckenridge and Blue River for development. Density is a key focus of […]

In the last few years, we’ve experienced how profoundly the real estate market affects everything around us. But today, two nonprofits art organizations are celebrating how they’re benefiting from real estate sales.
From 5-7 p.m., the Breckenridge Festival of Film hosts a public reception to show off its new office space in Main Street Station, donated […]

How did Summit County real estate fair this past year in 2010? With the help of Brooke Roberts at Land Title Guarantee company here is the market snapshot
The number of purchase transactions was up 6 percent in 2010 from the previous year. This includes all sales in Summit County, including land. So the sales transactions […]

By S. MITRA KALITA
Sales in many vacation communities across the U.S. soared last year to levels not seen since boom times, driven by deep discounts, cash purchases and buyers’ rising stock portfolios.
On Mercer Island, Wash., waterfront sales nearly tripled in 2010, compared with a year earlier, reaching par with 2006 volume there. Sales on Hilton […]