Breckenridge Real Estate Blog

Colorado’s foreclosure rate was the fifth-highest in the nation in April, California-based RealtyTrac reported today.
One in every 349 Colorado households received a foreclosure filing in April, nearly 1.5 times the national average, according to the company that tracks foreclosure data nationwide and sells foreclosure data.
Foreclosure activity in April was down nearly 3 percent from March […]

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Do you like gold medal fly-fishing in Colorado?
The Shores at Breckenridge is a subdivision that is near a place on the Blue River, that might just be for you. The Shores at Breckenridge are one of the more premier spots to build a mountain home. The Shores at Breckenridge is located just north of Breckenridge, […]

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BRECKENRIDGE- One of the advantages of being in Summit County, especially right now, is the fact that our resort market is attracting foreign buyers. Prices in our area are still strong for sellers as the strength of the Euro seems to be causing Buyers from other countries to come out of the woodwork.
According to a […]

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Title companies are forced to pay kickbacks for referrals under the guise of marketing agreements, the state says.
The state is investigating whether nine Colorado real estate brokerages required title companies to pay up to $1 million each for referrals from their agents.The Colorado Division of Real Estate on Monday sent subpoenas via certified mail to […]

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Colorado ranked as the top growth state for families last year, according to U-Haul International Inc., which compiles the list based on moves to and from states.
U-Haul said that for states with more than 20,000 families, Colorado had the highest percentage of growth, with 7.01 percent more families moving in than out of the state.
Oregon […]

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Buying Breckenridge Investment Property
Before you buy any property, ask yourself, “What’s more important, appreciation or positive cash flow?” Single-family homes in the most desirable neighborhoods may appreciate quickly, but because their carrying costs are high, they rarely generate the sort of income needed for positive cash flow. Multifamily units that bring in the bucks […]

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Choosing a builder without knowing how much your new home will cost to build may seem counterintuitive. However, it can be helpful to have a builder’s assistance during the site selection and design phases of building your new home. The solution to this dilemma is to choose a builder on a preliminary basis early in […]

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It had to happen, too many home buyers with too little money invested in homes too expensive for their budgets and add to that scenario these home owners bought the homes with short term mortgages. All these items add up to a recipe for failure. So what does this all mean to us in the […]

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If passed, House Joint Resolution 1008 would make skiing and snowboarding the official winter sport of Colorado, joiing the list of other state symbols which include the White and Lavender Columbine, the Colorado Blue Spruce, and the Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep.
The idea of skiing and snowboarding as an official winter sport comes as no surprise […]

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Summit County— A proposed 72,000 square foot development in downtown Dillon elicited positive feedback from the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission last week.
The project — known as Alpine Lake Lodge — calls for construction of a nearly 50-foot-tall mixed-use building on the .99-acre site of Ristorante Al Lago on Lake Dillon Drive. The current design […]

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The vacancy rate for affordable rental housing in Colorado fell to 5.9 percent in the fourth quarter of last year from 6.4 percent in the third quarter, as demand increases for subsidized housing, according to a report released by the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority and Colorado Division of Housing.
The increased demand resulted in higher […]

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SUMMIT COUNTY, Colorado — Avalanche forecasters around Colorado are warily eying the back country snow pack, concerned that warming temperatures and clearing skies could lead to a spike in serious accidents in the coming weeks. February historically sees the highest number of avalanche deaths, based on statistics dating to 1950. And this winter’s steady snows […]

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SUMMIT COUNTY — The pending swap of private land in the old Chihuahua town site along Peru Creek involving the U.S. Forest Service and the Town of Breckenridge won’t encounter any substantive opposition from Summit County, commissioners indicated at their regular Tuesday work session.
Forest Service land specialist Paul Semmer presented the board of commissioners with […]

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Maintaining the pedestrian vitality on Main Street is a key interest of the Breckenridge Town Council.
The Council is evaluating the possibility of restricting the location of new offices in the downtown commercial area, as a means of ensuring that pedestrian-friendly commercial
uses (such as retail shops and restaurants) are retained.
On Wednesday, February 20 from 5:30 to […]

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Breckenridge - While their is no stopping the march of the beetles, more money is needed to create fire breaks — clear-cuts in the forest — that can help protect communities from potential wildfires associated with dead lodgepole pines.
The Town of Breckenridge will continue to partner with property owners within Breckenridge Town limits by providing […]

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