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Steamboat real estate buyers willing to accept the challenge of buying a Steamboat short sale are finding the success rate might be going up.  Statewide, short sales in Colorado were 17% of all sales in the second quarter.  Last year they were 10%. Here in Steamboat, the stats don’t differ at all from 2010 to [...]

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It’s true.  Half the homes sold nationally are short sales and foreclosures.  Here in Steamboat, only 22% of the homes sold in 2010 have been short sales and foreclosures. (And 30% of those were Sunray Meadows condos.) The fact that Steamboat real estate sales had a lot less foreclosures and short sales than the rest [...]

Short Sales and Steamboat Foreclosures are some of the best deals in Steamboat real estate right now.  While foreclosures and bank-owned properties are limited, there are quite a few sellers looking to sell their Steamboat property “short.”  (A short sale is when the bank agrees to accept less than the amount owed on the house.) [...]

These Steamboat distressed properties just came on the market.  Two short sales are in Sunray Meadows, a newer complex close to the ski area where a lot of short sales have already sold this year.  The two new listings are three bedroom, 2 bath condos with 2 car garages. The Steamboat foreclosure is located in [...]

Real estate prices in Steamboat have fallen 15-30% from the peak, leaving some Steamboat sellers in the unenviable position of either selling for less than they bought their property for two years ago or renting it out until the market returns. If you own Steamboat real estate and want to sell, what makes more sense—renting [...]

As a Steamboat Realtor trying to stay ahead of the trends, I recently completed my Certified Distressed Property Expert certification to have a better knowledge of Steamboat area short sales and how to help homeowners avoid foreclosure. If you are a Steamboat property owner who is behind on your payments and searching for options, selling [...]

How do you make your Steamboat Springs home, condo, or townhome stand out when there are so many similar properties on the market? Price it competitively and stage it. Staging your Steamboat home can be as inexpensive as a thorough cleaning and removing most of the “stuff” to a full consultation by one of Steamboat’s [...]

Ever wonder why your neighbor’s house down the street sold for a lot more than yours?  Or why you got top dollar and the condo on the next floor is still for sale? How about 35 acre land parcels in the county?  What makes one more valuable than another? There is a long list of [...]

One of the best ways to get your Steamboat home sold is to spend some time and money getting it in the best possible shape before it goes on the market. It only takes one buyer to walk through and fall in love with your home, and if you haven’t prepared your home to show [...]