What a difference a few listings can make!! In early 2015 we were worried about the looming lack of inventory. Well, we made it through 2015 with plenty of properties for buyers but our fears may be coming to fruition in 2016. Inventory for the first quarter of 2016 is down 25% from the same period last year while the number of sales is up [...]

With the spring season runoff picking up I think about trails in terms of how much my dogs will trash the interior of my car, post-hike. I don't share their enthusiasm for running and rolling in the muck. In turn, they don't understand why I hop all over the place looking for dry land. For purely selfish reasons I picked the Jim Creek Trail [...]

Come one, come all! We have a phenomenal music scene here in the Winter Park Fraser Valley. Before I fill you in on the incredible music for the summer of 2016, let me give you an idea of our area. The Winter Park Fraser Valley sits at the southern end of Middle Park. We are home to the world-renowned Winter Park Resort. Summer and winter [...]

As a Realtor we all get a ton of emails every day of the week. From information and responses from our clients, to all sorts of info from Lenders, Inspection Services....and the list goes on & on from ancillary Real Estate businesses. The FTC just released the follow info.... On March 18 the FTC Consumer Blog issued a post focused on [...]

Year in and year out, there's no shortageof Winter Park activities! From skiing and hot air balloon rides to music festivals and more, the excitement doesn't stop here. Here's our list of 20 annual Winter Park activities - enjoy! [...]

In my position as the Chairman of the Government Affairs Division for the Colorado Association of Realtors, I get to review legislation and issues facing the real estate industry in general and, more importantly, legislation that may harm the right to own private property. Here are a few highlights of pieces of legislation currently be [...]

This month's trail is the “Winter River Trail”, a Winter-time only connector to the Fraser River trail system. It is conveniently accessed at the Winter Park & Fraser Chamber of Commerce/Visitor Center right downtown. As spring rapidly approaches it's great to catch this one while there is still a good snow base because without the snow, [...]

I would like to say the Winter Park area real estate market is finally above the “bottom”, but we still have a little ways to go before we recoup pre-recession prices. Real estate along Colorado's front range really sky-rocketed in 2015 with unprecedented sales numbers, sales price increases and multiple offer situations. Grand County [...]

I just realized we only have 45 days left this season to ski and ride at Winter Park Resort. 45 days! Even less to get your last runs in at Granby Ranch. While it is sad to say goodbye to the winter season, I do love the events leading up to it. This year Winter Park Resort will be alive with the sound of music the entire month of Aprilwith [...]