Floyd Magee, Real Estate Broker Serving Ridgway, Ouray, and Telluride

Happy days are here again! I must say that I was very pleased to here that the old "Doghouse Bistro" will be reopening under a new name and new ownership. Judi Snelling, a real estate broker in Ridgway, is going to be leasing the old space and buying the equipment. She will re-open it as the "Riv...

I was recently visiting with a friend on the phone and was lovingly encouraged to post more oftern :) I had to agree. There are many times when I think, "Oh, that would be good to write about." Or, "My readers would probably like to know that." Then of course I see a bird flying by and the though...

Each fall our little town of Ridgway is blessed with the presence of these majestic travelers. The word is that these guys come down all the way from Alaska. Last week I spotted my first eagle taking a dive from his tree top pirch, into the cold waters of the Uncompahgre River. The river is team...

It's not happening across the board, but real estate prices in Ridgway, and the surrounding area, are coming down. With the current economic fear gripping the globe, seller's are seeing less buyer's coming into the area. The buyer's that do come in are wanting, even expecting, a great "deal" on ...

"Fannie Mae, the nation's biggest underwriter of home mortgages, has been under increasing pressure from the Clinton Administration to expand mortgage loans among low and moderate income people and felt pressure from stock holders to maintain its phenomenal growth in profits." NY Times September ...

Lis Pendens...Tortious Interference....Motion to Expunge...Slander of Title...what did I miss? These are all terms that we here in Ouray County will more than likely here more of in the coming months. Once again it seems that the old clubhouse owners, Norm Wigginton and Rebecca Gold, are doing ev...

There was a time when you wrote a contract on a $650,000 home, with $350,000 down at closing, and felt good about the prospect of it closing. Not anymore. I just had that exact deal terminate today, one week from closing. My clients were buying a home here using portions of their Ameriprise Cash ...

It's that time again already! In the past my wife and I have been casual observers, but this year we are going to get right into the mix. We have a ton of stuff in our garage, that is not a home for the cars as of right now.    We intend to remedy that in a few weeks. Whatever doesn't sell at the...

On days like today, when I wake up and look outside, I almost feel guilty that I live in a place this beautiful. Almost. It rained all night last night. This time of year, if it's raining all night in Ridgway, then you know there is going to be a significant amount of white stuff up above the tre...

Today's asking price...$7.2million. That's approximately $2million under construction costs! This 15,000sqft home was constructed by Old West Builders and took years to complete. As you can imagine the list of amenities and custom workmanship is to extensive to detail here. Rest assurred, there ...