condos: “Knowing the Market” - It's Your Job Silly: A Realtor's Perspective - 12/04/11 03:03 PM
 
 
"I'm a Realtor, I know real estate. I know MY market." Really?
 
You're not a Realtor unless you know the market. Here's my list of things I pay attention to as a full-time Realtor.
 
•               Know the inventory. If you don't know every listing, at least know your area. In larger cities, become the expert in a particular location or neighborhood or specific area. And this includes FSBO's.  
•               Know the past. You should know what homes, condos, and townhomes sold when and for about how much. This knowledge should go back several years. This will help value … (52 comments)

condos: Steamboat Springs Mountain Area Neighborhood - 09/23/11 01:33 PM
Steamboat Springs Mountain Area Neighborhood
If you visit a ski resort town in the middle of winter, you know it’s all about “staying on the mountain.” Well, if you’re going to live or invest in real estate here…for many it’s all about proximity to the mountain, or in one word: location. The Mountain Area Neighborhood starts at Highway 40 and you guessed it…it goes east to the Steamboat ski area.  There’s nothing like having a 3,000 acre backyard to ensure you have lots of friends who want to visit.
Steamboat Ski Mountain When the back yard isn’t beckoning you to come … (1 comments)

condos: Steamboat Springs Downtown/Old Town Neighborhood - 09/23/11 12:55 PM
Steamboat Springs Downtown/Old Town Neighborhood 
If you want to be walking distance to fantastic restaurants, fun shopping, great music venues, fishing on the Yampa River as well as having close access to hiking, biking and cross country skiing trails then the Downtown or ‘Old Town’ neighborhood as it’s known locally area is for you. It’s also the center of many community attractions such as the Winter Carnival, July 4th Parade, Halloween trick or treating and other community events that happen throughout the year.
New mixed use buildings such as Howelsen Place, The Olympian, The Victorian and Alpenglow offer luxury condominiums … (1 comments)

condos: Fish Creek Falls Neighborhood, Steamboat Springs, CO - 09/22/11 01:45 PM
Fish Creek Falls Neighborhood in Steamboat Springs
With an ideal location between the ski mountain and downtown Steamboat Springs, the Fish Creek Falls neighborhood is a popular place to call home. As you drive farther up Fish Creek Falls Road the views get better and better with Emerald Mountain, Howelsen Hill, Sleeping Giant, the Flat Tops, south valley and of course, the Steamboat ski mountain all visible at various points along the way.
Best known for the Fish Creek Falls, a 283 foot waterfall that is booming during the spring melt-off, you’ll also find many hiking and biking trails around … (2 comments)

condos: Pending Steamboat Springs Real Estate up 30% in Two Weeks - 07/24/11 02:12 PM
Pending Steamboat Springs Real Estate up 30% in two weeks.

 
One weeks ago, I wrote a blog about the noticeable increase in activity within the real estate market in and around Steamboat Springs, Colorado. See that blog here. And today, as I browse the MLS in Steamboat Springs, I realize this trend continues. It was a few weeks ago that our pending sales were around 60 properties. That’s a rather low number considering we have 2,097 properties for sale in Steamboat Springs.
We typically see activity increase over the summertime as kids are out of school and tourism increases … (0 comments)

 
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