Steamboat Springs, CO Real Estate and Community Blog

All the talk about the oil and gas boom of NW Colorado and the annexation of Steamboat 700 and Steamboat 360 got me thinking about Colorado resort town growth.
Here is the census data on the projected growth of four resort counties near Steamboat Springs, Colorado. (I’m not sure this data reflects the recent report […]

Q: Why do people live in Steamboat Springs and work somewhere else?
A: Because they can.
Did you know that almost 10% of Steamboat Springs’ work force do not work in Steamboat Springs? They work in places like Chicago, New York, Australia, or any other location with internet access and cell phone coverage. With the flexibility to […]

Although only four Steamboat properties closed last week, twelve properties went under contract-including a $9,500,000 ranch in South Valley.

Week Ending
# Closed Steamboat Properties
# Steamboat Properties Under Contract

4/12/08-4/18/08
9
8

4/19-4/25
8
5

4/26-5/3
22
10

5/4-5/10
4
12

Colorado resort real estate markets like Steamboat Springs, CO, Jackson Hole, WY, Aspen, CO and Vail are experiencing the same thing– fewer real estate sales but higher average prices.
Resort markets have seen sales slow as credit tightens and buyers become more cautious. Second homes are not “must-have” purchases like primary homes, so second home […]

I recently drove up to North Routt, Colorado to get photos of a rare parcel of hunting and recreation land listed for sale. The owner is selling 35-70 acres of some of the prettiest, most secluded land in Colorado. It’s surrounded by the Routt National Forest and only a few miles down the […]

In spite of the national housing market reports, Steamboat Springs Real Estate is still very active. Last week, 22 Steamboat properties sold and 10 Steamboat properties went under contract.
The average price of Steamboat residential real estate was $754,527 and the average price of Steamboat vacant land was $1,075,862. (There was a $6,250,000 […]

Stagecoach, Colorado sales are off to a slow start in 2008. Stagecoach, CO is traditionally an area that sees most of its sales from May-October, so it’s not surprising that there has been so little activity. Many roads are inaccessible and building lots are covered in snow.
Since the beginning of the year, […]