You know, like buying concert tickets in the parking lot just before the show for less than face value. As usual, I waited until the last minute to write this column despite not being so busy with work these days. But, in these rapidly changing times, it may mean that I’m less behind the reality…… continue reading
Learn About Water Before You Buy Land
Anyone who has lived in the valley for very long knows that nothing much changes from year to year around here. Even with something of a real estate boom happening there isn’t a home building frenzy like you might expect to see, no big-box stores being proposed, or chain restaurants and I think that’s just…… continue reading
Real Estate Happenings
February in the North Fork Valley can be a bit trying, you know, not easy. If I could tear a page out of the calendar and fast-forward, it would be February. The worst month ever for local real estate sales was February 2010 when just one property in the entire valley was sold. In case…… continue reading
Paonia Mountain Harvest Fest 2017
Can you feel it?! The nights are getting cooler, the leaves are starting to change, and locally-harvested food is in abundance (not to mention, pumpkin flavored EVERYTHING! Does it get any better?) The winds of change are a’blowing here in the North Fork Valley! Residents are welcoming autumn with open arms in excited anticipation of…… continue reading
End-of-Summer Update
With the hottest part of the summer over and snow still several months away, most folks will agree that this is the best part of the year. It is typically also the busiest season for real estate. Given that this year’s real estate sales are already the fastest-paced in a decade, we expect the local…… continue reading
See you at the Park!
… Paonia Town Park, that is! We’re in our last week of July, which can only mean one thing for North Fork Valley locals: Pickin’ in the Park!! As one of the events’ sponsors, we are so excited to support Pickin’ Production’s 10th Anniversary, which will surely bring some incredible talent to our favorite summer…… continue reading
Local’s Guide to Paonia: Food
Colorado Life Magazine has dubbed Paonia “Colorado’s farm-to-table capitol,” and it shows in our eateries and waterholes. Not only does Paonia bestow the juiciest peaches, apples, cherries, pears, and plums, some of Colorado’s best livestock also comes from this region. The word “local” isn’t tossed around lightly in these parts – local produce, grown by…… continue reading
Spring Seller’s Market
It’s getting hot out there and I’m not talking about the weather. A brief pause for mid-May snow aside, things have really been heating up in the local real estate market this spring. How hot? Well, if you have a home to sell this summer in Paonia proper, it will certainly be “a seller’s market.”…… continue reading
