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
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
The Times They are a Changin’
What’s the difference between ignorance and apathy? I don’t know and I don’t care. *Ba-dum tssh* So, in that context, would it be okay to talk about the difference between seasonality, cyclicality, and trends for a minute? Thanks. Lately it seems like a lot of people I’ve run into are asking, “Are you still busy?”…… continue reading
The Local Real Estate Market is Keeping us Busy
“Banana Belt” my foot! Whenever someone tells me they’ve heard that this is a banana belt I laugh and usually point out that while the North Fork has plenty of cherry, peach, and apple trees, you won’t find a single banana tree. And, after post-holing around in a foot of snow looking at property the…… continue reading
Water that Tastes Like a Million Dollars
As a local real estate agent it’s part of our job to disclose where the water comes from for every property we list and sell. In fact, the state of Colorado was so concerned that a few years ago they added a “Source of Water” addendum to the contract printed boldly that states: “SOME WATER…… continue reading
Pretty Good, Not Bad and Statistics
Hardly a day goes by that someone doesn’t ask “How’s the real estate market,” or says, “So I hear that things are selling pretty well, right?” Yep. It’s pretty active. Summer is the time that people are touring around and a certain number of them are scouting the area for possible relocation. It’s also a…… continue reading
Sales are Up, Foreclosures and Tax Assessed Valuations Down
Ah, June at last. What’s not to love? The kids are out of school. It’s warm, finally. The days are long and getting longer. The hay is getting cut now that the rain has let up some. June can also be a month when people get busy with stuff and real estate purchases take a…… continue reading
Rules are Good and Bad – A Balance is Needed
After winter having taken a six-week break I think most of us would be okay if March comes in like a lion and roars for its share of the month – I know we need the snowpack, but oh boy weren’t those strokes of 60-degree days in the middle of February nice! It was a…… continue reading
