Telluride hard money loans and the Telluride market: snow years, interest rates, Fannie and Freddie rules and ski-town rankings.
Colorado is having a tough year. Snowfall was down nearly 60% over the holidays, resulting in only about 11% of skiable terrain being opened in December and skier visits are down 20%. Vail resorts, the largest ski operator, is getting hit hard as seen in the stock...
Although March is typically not a big sales time in the mountains with mud season and the resorts closed, there are some interesting trends emerging. As suspected single family homes sales volumes have dropped dramatically along with median and average sales price. ...
Depending on the Colorado ski town, cash transactions make up between 30-75% of all closed transactions. With this many cash transactions, what do rising interest rates mean for sales in the various ski towns. Will there be a slow down in ski real...
I’m constantly asked: “what is the best place to buy ski real estate in Colorado”. What are the key drivers of “value” for ski real estate? I think most people would agree that we are somewhere near a peak in real estate for this cycle, so it is important to answer...
I’m constantly amazed at Colorado ski real estate. Many markets are up almost 40% in the last two years alone with sales continuing to exceed. On the other hand, Denver and the front range real estate markets are starting to feel a pronounced slow down. What...
Travel Crested Butte put up a social media post last weekend that messaged Crested Butte was not all sunshine and rainbows. “As beautiful and breathtaking as Crested Butte is, the community you love to visit is hurting,” This is not your typical warm and fuzzy...
Do residential rental properties with one to four units and second-home mortgages carry more risk? Apparently so says the U.S. Treasury Department. Such loans underwritten by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will end up costing you more under restrictions quietly announced...
With interest rates hitting historic lows, why will property owners in Colorado ski towns from Steamboat to Telluride get much higher interest rates than Denver? (Do you know where I took this pic?) Why will locals in the resort communities get hit hardest? What...
Do you know where I took this picture in Colorado? I wrote back in June about big changes coming to Colorado's resort communities. What has happened since June? Were the predictions accurate? Where does ski real estate go from here? The great urban exodus is...
Happy summer to everyone, it sure doesn't feel that way in the mountains with a dusting of fresh snow on the peaks this week. Do you know what pass this is? There are some big changes coming down the pipe not just for the weather but in Colorado ski real estate. From...
Do you know where I took the picture above? (e-mail me if you know, the mountains should provide a hint :). Ski magazine came out with their annual list of top ski destinations. Colorado took the crown with 5 of the top 10 ski destinations which accounted for almost...
2019 is on track to be a great snow season in Colorado with many resorts opening with the most terrain in the last 15 years. Is mountain real estate in 2019 going to be as good as the snow? What areas should you look to invest in? Before getting into the top 3...
The global economy is still healthy, yet last year out of the top destinations for international travel only two declined. The United States and Turkey! The other top ten destinations all increased; many increased by double digits while the U.S. declined by 6%. The...
Vail Resorts announced “steep declines in spending and visitation at its network of North American ski resorts.” Colorado ski country reported visitation down 13%. This decline in visitation will hit the ski industries bottom line. The bigger story is what does...
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