Big news for Steamboat Barn Village that has been a long time coming. Steamboat Barn Village is the single family home and duplex development along Fish Creek behind Steamboat's iconic barn. It has a great location that is easy to get to downtown, the mountain or a grocery store. It easy to bike to from anywhere in town.

Update:  We expect to have pricing the week of April 15th then the lots available to sell May 4th.  They are likley to only offer a few lots at a time then raise prices between rounds so ask me how to navigate their rollout strategy.

  Steamboat Barn Village was originally developed back in 2007 and was reserved more than twice over when they rolled it out. The process wasn't handled well by the development team and most

It looks like the step up in interest we saw over the holidays translated into significantly higher closings in February with dollar volume up 37% and transactions up 36%.   Late December showings translate in large part to February closings given our average closing times. 

More later so check back

  Thank you Steamboat!  Our team is humbled that our favorite town voted to include us in Best of the Boat 2013 - Steamboat Springs Realtors.  This means a lot to us because we put our clients first, work hard to get results and we appreciate Steamboat noticing.  

  If you haven't worked with us yet, let us show you how Jon can be the Best Realtor for you.  Our team works hard to help you reach your goals with advice you can trust and excellent service.  Keep us in mind when you have questions about your Steamboat Real Estate, if you are just thinking about your dream property in Steamboat Springs or just want local advice on how to make the most of your play time in Steamboat.

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   This just in ... Elk River Partners the developers of Marabou Ranch in Steamboat Springs, CO has sold all of their remaining lots to the Stolz Group in a bulk sale.  Marabou Ranch is a luxury shared ranch community composed of 62 lots, with about 1,300 acres of shared common area.  Marabou Ranch includes some amazing amenities including 2 miles of great fishing on the Elk River, extensive year round trails (hiking, biking, horseback and skate skiing), a stable of horses, 5 owner "Cabins", an amazing Lodge, pool area and more. 

   Lots in Marabou Ranch originailly sold for $2-5M and have recently sold for around $1M with one higher sale. They are pulling the listings for their lots tomorrow so there will be just two lots left on the market for

  It is an honor to be recognized again this year for taking great care of our clients and getting them results. if you would like to know more about how my team at The Steamboat Group delivers exceptional service tailored to your needs just give us a call.

Colorado Group Realty anounces Excellence in Sales Award

2-25-13, Steamboat Springs, CO -  Colorado Group Realty, the largest independently owned real estate firm in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, announced Jon Wade as a Platinum Level Excellence in Sales award recipient for 2012 from Leading RE / Luxury Portfolio. These awards are presented to a Steamboat Realtor who has demonstrated excellence in the fields of salesmanship and client service during the past calendar year. 

  "I am humbled

How much do you want to pay in Property Taxes?

  It's the time of the year that everyone is thinking about their property taxes because we now all have our tax bills for 2012 property taxes that are payable in 2013.  In Routt County we are fortunate to have very low property tax rates compared to most areas due to voters that are conservative in approving new taxes, state Tabor limits in property tax growth, a signifcant portion of local property owners that have second homes thus don't send their kids to school here along with a few very large property owners like mines & a power plant that make up a significant portion of our tax base . That said we all want to pay our taxes on the correct valuation and not overpay due to an error in that

   I thought I would share what I wrote for my clients that got short sale approval today on the first house listed below. The homes that went under contract, or received short sale approval so they can sell today, represent an impressive list for a month. They also represent over half of the good homes priced at market in city limits that were left on the market.  Today's activity is one of several things that indicates a shift the Steamboat Home Market between $800K & $1.3M. This level of activity won't be repeated this week or month due to limited supply, but it convinces me even more that this part of the market is turning and supply isn't going up much for a while. Higher end activity isn't this strong for sure, but there are a few signs of

The snow is continuing to dump in Steamboat.  The snow total for the past 5 days has just touched 47" - Thats almost 4 feet of new snow!  We got a bit of new footage from the mountain and took a bit of the snow falling in downtown Steamboat as well.  Enjoy the video below and let us know if you have any questions about the mountain or the current conditions on the mountain!

Merry Mainstreet took place this past weekend and gave us the opportunity to get out and enjoy the shops that were open late and decorated around downtown Steamboat. The shopping and Santa parade was a lot of fun for the family, but the biggest highlight of the night was the heavy snow that was falling throughout the evening. The snow has continued through the weekend leaving 9" on Saturday, 8" on Tuesday and 4" yesterday morning - leaving the ski area with 21" in the past 4 days. This morning the Ski Area should be opening a few new lifts, bringing the open lifts to Burgess Creek, Christie Peak Express, Four Points, Preview and The Gondola. Rumor is Storm Peak should be opening up today, so make sure your skis are tuned and get ready to make some serious

  We are lucky to live in Steamboat in any economy but it will be even better as things recover and the economy makes it easier on local families.  It looks like we have more to be thankful for as we look at October 2012 Real Estate results for Steamboat. Stan Urban published his stats this morning. Dollar volume is up 37% and transactions are up 20% for October 2012 which mean average sales prices are up as the mix of properties sold shifts up and the percentage of distressed homes decreases.   It is not a recovery yet given sales are up 4% and transactions are down 16% year to date in 2012 but it sure beats when things were going down with no indication of a bottom.  That said recovery is in process in more parts of the Steamboat market,