Steamboat Springs, CO Real Estate and Community Blog

Every day I read about the dismal state of real estate. Today the National Association of Realtors released the rosy news that New Home Sales were down 26%.
Well, here in Steamboat Springs we don’t have that problem. Real estate is local. Florida, California, and Nevada and their vast landscapes of overbuilt subdivisions […]

The USA Today had an article/book review today on “Get Rich, Stay Rich, Pass it On…“.
Here is an exerpt:
“On average, 23%-29% of your wealth should be allocated to real estate. Here’s how it breaks down:

11-13% of your real estate investments should be equity in your principal home
3-6% should be income-producing property
5-7% a second home
3-5% […]

Buyers looking to purchase a home or land in Stagecoach, Colorado should start getting serious now. Stagecoach, CO is an area where it is quite busy in the summer and fall and dead quiet in the winter.
In fact, in Stagecoach, CO, only 3 properties went under contract the entire month of January! Of […]

The Steamboat Pilot reported today that:
This spring, 44 residences, ranging from one to four bedrooms in size and from the $800,000s to more than $2.5 million in price, will be released for sale. Edgemont’s residences will be offered only through a priority reservation program.
And according to Edgemont’s website, Edgemont in Steamboat Springs is:
“Set on the […]

You wouldn’t know it if you read the paper, but Steamboat Springs real estate–and ALL resort mountain communities in Colorado–smashed records for total sales in 2007. Total sales reached $1.39 billion dollars in Routt County alone.
In fact, according to the Summit Daily News, “Five Colorado mountain resort counties will set a combined record […]

I was having dinner tonight at Three Peaks Grill, and it got me thinking about how many times a week I’m asked “Where is a good place to eat in Steamboat?” I get asked on the chairlift, in parking lots, in the office, and in local stores.
I always name a couple of places, then […]

Are you considering a move to Steamboat Springs, Colorado? Congratulations! Steamboat Springs is a small, rural town of 9,000, but it certainly doesn’t feel like it. People who relocate to Steamboat Springs tend to be well-educated, worldly, and adventurous.
People come to Steamboat for the healthy, outdoor lifestyle and the rural beauty. […]

There are currently only 16 Steamboat Springs, Colorado ski-in, ski-out properties available in Steamboat Springs.
At the low end of the Steamboat Springs ski-in, ski-out market are Ski Inn Condos, Storm Meadow Condos, and Ski Trail Condos. These units have one bedroom and range from $342,000-$399,900. The developments were all built in Steamboat during […]

Steamboat Springs has a rodeo every Friday and Saturday during the summer. Steamboat has skiing every day from November through April. On Tuesday, the rodeo and skiing mesh for the 34th Annual Bud Light Cowboy Downhill.
The Steamboat Cowboy Downhill is when guys in chaps and cowboy hats with no business […]

Steamboat Springs, Colorado had a huge run up in prices over the last year. Once Intrawest announced plans to buy our ski area, real estate prices literally went up 5% a month from January through July. Listings were priced higher than the last one just because they could. People were frantically buying […]