On the Market: Board of Realtors names new officers

Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009

<p>Lori Thompson, of Colorado Group Realty, received the prestigious Realtor of the Year Award at the Steamboat Springs Board of Realtors annual Inaugural and Rewards Banquet on Oct. 9 at Catamount Ranch Golf Club.</p>
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Fractionals, timeshares make sense in down economy

Many in recessionary market turn to smaller purchases to tune of $11.28M through August

Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009

<p>In a recessionary economy where cash is said to be king, purchases of fractional and timeshare vacation homes are gaining traction. However, the two should not be confused with each other.</p>
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Partners seek OK for 14 starter townhomes

Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009

<p>Curt Weiss and the Weiss Family Partnership have entered the city planning process with a plan to demolish three older wooden frame buildings and replace them with 14 new townhomes. The four townhome buildings would be built on an acre of land sandwiched between two ponds and just steps from the Yampa River on the city's south side.</p>
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Local women persevere in search for homes of their own

Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009

Michelle House and Rene Mattone have taken divergent paths during the past 13 months to realize their dreams of affordable housing in Steamboat Springs. Read story.

On the Market: Johnson joins Prudential as a broker associate

Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009

Sharon Johnson has joined Prudential Steamboat Realty as a full-time broker associate in the Hayden office. Read story.

Real Estate transactions for Oct. 2 to 8, 2009

Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009

Weekly real estate transactions in Routt County Read story.

Pending sales hold the line above century mark

Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009

Trying to discern trends in the Routt County real estate market this autumn is like playing a popular pub game. It could be compared to throwing darts at a board without knowing for certain where the bull's-eye is, one Steamboat Realtor said. Read story.

Mike Lawrence: The 7-year ditch?

Friday, Oct. 9, 2009

This recession has drawn many comparisons to the early 1980s. When the subject came up in a few conversations last week, it made sense to brush some cobwebs off the archives from two-plus decades ago. The similarities are eerie. Read story.

On the Market: Hayden's Prudential office gets new broker

Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009

<p>Sharon Johnson has joined Prudential Steamboat Realty as a full-time broker associate in the Hayden office.</p> Read story.

Silver Spur neighborhood sees 5 sales of $600K or more

Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009

<p>Perhaps more than any neighborhood in Steamboat Springs, Silver Spur represents a self-contained single-family market where prospective buyers can look at six to eight homes in their price range and make realistic comparisons.</p> Read story.

Unit at Storm Meadows sells for more than appraised tax value

Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009

Real estate professionals don't put a great deal of stock in the county appraiser's valuation. That's because state law mandates that the figure is about two years old by the time owners get their valuation notices. Read story.

On the Market: Edgemont progresses on pool, other projects

Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009

<p>The Edgemont condominium project is on track for closings in January, and developers have decided to advance the timetable on construction of a "free-form," or non-rectangular, pool and hot tub facility. Allison Finn, spokeswoman for The Atira Group, said this week the pool was originally scheduled for Phase 2 of the project, but because the timing of Phase 2 is uncertain, the developers decided to make it available for use by the project's first homeowners.</p> Read story.

11 of 54 Dry Creek lots have sold in Hayden

Developers plan Oct. 18 auction to move homesites

Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009

<p>Ask Realtors in Steamboat Springs, and they are apt to tell you the relative few buyers in the market right now feel no sense of urgency.</p> Read story.

Building trades getting through recession on remodels, additions

Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009

<p>Highly skilled workers in Steamboat's building trades are intently focusing on remodels and additions to existing homes, as the slump in single-family building drags on toward 2010.</p> Read story.

Real estate transactions for Sept. 17 to 24, 2009

Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009

Total sales - $7,014,500 Read story.