Summit County Colorado, homes and condo sales for October 2010
Sales for October 2010 were almost even with the same month last year, when we had 133 sales. This year we missed it by…
Summit County Real Estate
My Summit County real estate July sales forecast was way too high!
In my last post, I knew that July was not going to be a good month, and estimated that perhaps we would have 60…
How important are photos when marketing Summit County real estate?
To most of the people looking on our website for real estate in Summit County, Colorado, photos are of prime importance. The majority of…
Summerwood in Dillon; home for sale with character
Summerwood is a unique little subdivision at the edge of Lake Dillon. The very top of Summerwood is on a ridge that overlooks Lake Dillon,…
Frisco land that can never be developed; a rarity!
Last week I was talking with a friend of mine about a parcel of land called the Giberson Preserve. It is one of Frisco’s last…
Like boats on Lake Dillon; real estate prices rise and fall
The Broker for my office has a saying that goes something like “Rising waters float all boats” and he relates it to real estate by…
Court rules against 1031 Exchanges for vacation homes
In a decision on May 30, 2007, the US Tax Court denied like-kind exchange treatment (1031 exchange) for vacation homes unless they were used…
We have cheap houses but you probably can’t buy one
We get a lot of phone calls from people who are all excited because they just found a house or a condo that seems…
New tax assessments are done and they are online
I checked my Silverthorne home today on the county website and the assessor’s value has gone up about 18% in two years. My condo at…
What happened to interest rates this week?
Interest rates improved slightly when the stock market took a dip. Below I have quoted our friends Jeff and Renee Kneller at Mountain Equity…