Steamboat Springs, CO Real Estate and Community Blog

One of the best parts of skiing at Steamboat is the easy access in and out of the Yampa Valley Regional Airport. The new terminal is small enough so that you park your car, walk across the street and check in, but large enough that you’ll fly in and out on a jet.
Capacity is down […]

Steamboat Springs Real Estate Week in Review:
Last week, 4 Steamboat Springs area properties closed and 7 went under contract.
If you would like more information or are interested in buying or selling Steamboat Springs real estate, contact me.
Here are the details:

Steamboat Springs Average and Median real estate prices continue to climb, contrary to all the national media headlines reporting how the national real estate prices are in a downward spiral.
In fact, year-over-year prices are up from May 2007 to May 2008:

Steamboat real estate Average Transaction prices increased 9%
Steamboat real estate Median Transaction prices increased […]

The Steamboat Real Estate market continues to move along, with 6 Routt County properties closing and 14 going under contract. (Under contract, or pending transactions are those that are signed and in escrow but have not closed. Steamboat real estate is usually under contract from 1-2 months while buyers arrange financing, get inspections, […]

The F-Word—Foreclosure—is coming out of everyone’s mouth these days. But how about in Routt County? I can’t say we’ve been insulated here in Steamboat from the national housing mess. The amount of Steamboat real estate being sold has definitely slowed down, even though Steamboat real estate prices are up.
While […]

Trailhead Lodge, part of Wildhorse Meadows in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, is taking shape. My office is in Ski Time Square, and each time I drive by it seems like a new floor has been added.
The gondola that will link Trailhead Lodge with the main gondola taking skiers up Mt. Werner hasn’t been started yet. […]

Expedia Insiders Select voted Trappeurs Crossing in Steamboat Springs one of the best hotels in the world. Only three properties in Colorado, and 45 in the US, made the cut.
Trappeurs Crossing is a luxury real estate development in Steamboat Springs that includes six different properties–Trappeurs Lodge, Timberline Lodge, Champagne Lodge, Emerald Lodge, Aspen […]

Some people who buy Steamboat Springs real estate want a ski-in, ski-out location. Others want a home on a golf course. Steamboat Springs has both types of real estate, although there are less than ten luxury homes available on golf courses in Steamboat Springs.
Steamboat Springs is a great place to purchase luxury […]

Last week, with the Steamboat Springs high school graduation, school ending, relatives visiting, and real estate showings, I didn’t get a chance to post the week in review. So this week, I’ve included the sold and pending information for two weeks.
(This information doesn’t include the $45,000,000 sold last Friday at the Edgemont sale. […]

Before Intrawest purchased Steamboat, the mountain village at the base of the Steamboat ski area was out dated. It was like walking into a ski condo built in the 1980s that was never remodeled–think orange shag, dark brown trim, avocado green appliances. The only people looking to buy those types of condos were […]