10. Consider Time of Year. Snow can affect your inspection. A home inspector might not be able to check out the roof, crawlspace and other exterior features because there is a lot of snow from about Thanksgiving to the end of April (sometimes longer if we get an early or late snow storm). If you are interested in a duplex, townhome or a [...]

Did you know that Winter Park is home to one of the world's largest outdoor therapeutic recreation agencies? Well, it is! The National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD) was started in 1970 by founder Hal O'Leary. It started as a one- time ski lesson for children with amputations, from Children's Hospital of Denver. Today, the NSCD [...]

Interest rates have hit historic lows, but will they go lower? According to Freddie Mac interim chief executive John A. Koskinen interest rates are "probably as good as it's going to get". "Mortgage rates, if they go down at all further, it's going to be incremental," Koskinen stated on Friday. "Interest rates are probably close to [...]

You haven't really experienced Land Rover until you've driven one. Once you have, you'll want one of your own. You're invited to experience Land Rover at Winter Park, where you will have the opportunity to drive off-road with a Driving Instructor by your side on a specially constructed course. 9:00 am- 4:00 pm in the G Lot. Reserve your [...]

Real Estate of Winter Park is a proud supporter of the “Grand Bag Project”, a collaborative effort of 28 Mountain Resort Towns throughout the West to reduce the consumption of single use disposable shopping bags. This is a friendly competition to encourage the use of reusable shopping bags. The contest runs from March 1, 2009, through [...]

One of the great things about living in Winter Park is all the options for extreme sports such as snowboarding, skiing, mountain biking and most recently skateboarding. Winter Park opened it's skate park in late 2007. Since opening, it has provided a positive and exciting environment for kids and adults alike. Many kids in the valley have [...]

Until 20 years ago a moose sighting in Colorado was rare, but today the state's moose population is growing thanks to the Colorado Division of Wildlife's reintroduction in the late 1970's Colorado's Shiras moose range from 600 to 800 pounds for a cow (female) to up to 1,200 pounds for a bull (male). Despite their large size a moose can run [...]

Every year I look forward to the first Monday and March, and this year was no exception! It's a day like few others for me throughout the year. A day with no cell phones, no email, and no talk about the Winter Park Real Estate market or interest rates. There are no worries or talk of the struggling economy, or the declining stock market. [...]

In an effort to stimulate the slowing economy and help revive the housing market congress has enacted legislation providing a tax credit up to $8,000 for first-time home buyers. The home must be purchased on or before January 1, 2009 and December 1, 2009. The governement defines "first-time home buyer" as a buyer who has not owned a [...]

Sledding can be an extreme sport these days. Try sailing down an icy slope on a toboggan with your four best friends up at Berthoud Pass and avoid landing in the parking lot or the highway. It's an incredible feat if you can pull it off without killing yourself and/or getting arrested (since it's not really a legal activity anymore on the [...]