Routt County Real Estate Statistics for August
Friday, September 30, 2011
August was a much better month than last, even up very slightly over last year’s August! It was the second best month of the year with $46.5M in Gross Volume with 134 Transactions, 66 of these transactions were interval or fractional. There were some mitigating factors, one very large sale of $10.1M, shown below, really helped the gross sales volume. Although timeshares were up significantly, there was also a rise in Fee Simple sales since last month. [tag]Bank Sales[/tag] continue to hold a presence, with 17 this month which is up by 3 over last month. Here are the sales over $1.5M, with the highest priced sale listed first: 8/15/2011 $10,137,000 M&B: Sections 10,11,12,14,15,23-4-87 & Sections 16,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,34,35-5-87 aka 29994 Routt County Road #27. This sale is for two large Vacant Agricultural sites. The total Acreage for both sites is: 8,346.83 AC. PPAC is $1,214.47. The Purchaser was: Twentymile Coal, LLC. This sale is in the [tag]Hayden[/tag] Market Area. 8/22/2011 $1,850,000 OSP Condo @ Apres Ski Way Unit R609 aka 2250 Apres Ski Way – 4 Brm 4 Bath YOC 2009 with 2,284 SF Living Area. PPSF is $809.98. This is a new construction sale in the [tag]Steamboat[/tag] Mountain Area. 8/22/2011 $1,800,000 One Steamboat Place Condo @ Apres Ski Way Unit R514 aka 2250 Apres Ski Way – 4 Brm 4 Bath YOC 2009 with 2,553 SF Living Area. PPSF is $705.05. This is a new construction sale in the [tag]Steamboat Mountain[/tag] Area. 8/12/2011 $1,605,000 Boulder Ridge Subd Lot 2 aka 245 Boulder Ridge Road – 4 Brm 3.5 Bath YOC 2010 with 3,551 SF Living Area on .50 AC Land. PPSF is $451.99. This is a new construction sale in the [tag]Fish Creek Falls Area[/tag]. Highest price/sq. ft. for August: [tag]One Steamboat Place[/tag] Condo Unit R609 listed above for $809.98 PSF
Another Olympian in downtown Steamboat Springs under contract
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Unit #203 at the Olympian has recently gone under contract as buyers continue to find this location and project an excellent [tag]real estate[/tag] choice for [tag]downtown[/tag] [tag]Steamboat Springs[/tag] living. The project offers extremely low HOA dues (which include heat) and worry free living and is only 1 unit away from the halfway point in sales. This is a prime downtown location with [tag]restaurants[/tag], [tag]shopping[/tag], [tag]hiking[/tag], [tag]biking[/tag], [tag]fishing[/tag] and more only steps from your front door. Contact me for more information.
One Steamboat Place enjoys record real estate closings
Monday, September 12, 2011
In the last few weeks [tag]new pricing[/tag] and financing have resulted in [tag]closed sales[/tag] totaling $9 million. Another $8.9 million in sales are under contract and pending closing, and a large number more are in active negotiations! Located [tag]slopeside[/tag] at the [tag]gondola[/tag], [tag]One Steamboat Place[/tag]’s convenient setting enables Owners to step out of their slippers and into their ski boots for a fun-filled day on the mountain. 
. Uniquely residential yet rich with five-star services and amenities, there is a sensational [tag]spa[/tag]; [tag]wine cellar[/tag]; a fitness and wellness center; valets for cars, bikes and skis; and fabulous mountain view dining at the [tag]Truffle Pig[/tag]. Best of all, with ownership comes worldwide access to the incredible [tag]Timbers Resorts[/tag] portfolio of properties. Here is a snapshot of the offerings at One Steamboat Place:
- Summit Club Memberships, $70,000
- Three-Bedroom Interests, $220,000
- Four-Bedroom Interests, $330,000
- Whole Ownership, $1,395,000 to $3,495,000
Contact me for more information on these exciting opportunities to own [tag]Steamboat real estate[/tag]
Mountain home sales down so says the Denver Post
Saturday, September 10, 2011
I was reading the The Denver Post article a couple weeks back and was surprised to see my Dad’s company sign front and center under the caption
Sales of [tag]Colorado mountain-resort homes[/tag] in July lowest in years
Really? It sure didn’t feel that way to me! I had this plan to work less and play more this summer; [tag]mountain biking[/tag], [tag]fly fishing[/tag] and [tag]camping[/tag] with my wife and 4 year old son. But there’s been precious little time for that. 
However, as the proverb advises, when the sun is shining, it’s time to make hay. We did sneak a few fun days in because [tag]Steamboat[/tag] was just to beautiful to pass up!. This was the busiest summer I’ve had for sales since mid 2007 and I’m very thankful to everyone that trusted me with their real estate transactions this year, 2008 and 2009 were tough years to be in the [tag]Steamboat Real Estate[/tag] business. The pulse now? Busy! Stan from Land Title was mostly accurate in his statement that
Most of these homes are second homes, and banks just are not lending.
However, that depends on the buyer. [tag]Lending standards[/tag] are much stricter but not lending needs some clarification because out of 16 sales for me this year so far (4 of those currently pending), half of them had a lender, 3 were 100% financing utilizing the USDA home loan programs, 2 were seller financed and the other 3 were conventional loans with 20% or more down. My recent sale was a 2 bed [tag]condo[/tag] and the buyer got a loan from a local bank. You’ll hear that banks are not lending on condos, but you just have to know where to shop and be prepared to jump though some hoops. Do you have income and good credit? Give me a call or email me and I’ll help point you in the right direction to find some money to buy real estate. Reading between the lines in the article above
Prices of Colorado mountain-resort homes in July lowest in years
- the deals are selling cash or credit. Watch SteamboatResortProperty.com and other great values for Steamboat Springs real estate.
Ten Tax Tips for Individuals Selling Their Home
Sunday, August 21, 2011
The Internal Revenue Service has some important information to share with individuals who have sold or are about to sell their home. If you have a gain from the sale of your main home, you may qualify to exclude all or part of that gain from your income. Here are ten tips from the IRS to keep in mind when selling your home.
- In general, you are eligible to exclude the gain from income if you have owned and used your home as your main home for two years out of the five years prior to the date of its sale.
- If you have a gain from the sale of your main home, you may be able to exclude up to $250,000 of the gain from your income ($500,000 on a joint return in most cases).
- You are not eligible for the exclusion if you excluded the gain from the sale of another home during the two-year period prior to the sale of your home.
- If you can exclude all of the gain, you do not need to report the sale on your tax return.
- If you have a gain that cannot be excluded, it is taxable. You must report it on Form 1040, Schedule D, Capital Gains and Losses.
- You cannot deduct a loss from the sale of your main home.
- Worksheets are included in Publication 523, Selling Your Home, to help you figure the adjusted basis of the home you sold, the gain (or loss) on the sale, and the gain that you can exclude.
- If you have more than one home, you can exclude a gain only from the sale of your main home. You must pay tax on the gain from selling any other home. If you have two homes and live in both of them, your main home is ordinarily the one you live in most of the time.
- If you received the first-time homebuyer credit and within 36 months of the date of purchase, the property is no longer used as your principal residence, you are required to repay the credit. Repayment of the full credit is due with the income tax return for the year the home ceased to be your principal residence, using Form 5405, First-Time Homebuyer Credit and Repayment of the Credit. The full amount of the credit is reflected as additional tax on that year’s tax return.
- When you move, be sure to update your address with the IRS and the U.S. Postal Service to ensure you receive refunds or correspondence from the IRS. Use Form 8822, Change of Address, to notify the IRS of your address change.
Long term mortgage interest rates are NOT based on the 10 year note
Do you know what long term [tag]mortgage[/tag] [tag]interest rates[/tag] are based on? The only correct answer is Mortgage Backed Securities or Mortgage Bonds. They are NOT based on the 10-year Treasury Note, the stock market, or the prime rate. While the 10-year Treasury Note sometimes trends in the same direction as [tag]Mortgage Bonds[/tag], it is not unusual to see them move in completely opposite directions. Be sure that you are working with a lender who is tracking the correct index. Interest rates are still at historic lows (50 year low)!! It may be time to look at your refinance.
End of Summer Close-out Sale (Now studio’s & 1 bdrm’s almost sold-out)
Friday, August 19, 2011
See more details about WildhorseSummer is fleeting, and so are the opportunities at First Tracks. After 35 successful sales in the past two years, only 12 residences remain. Now’s the perfect time to purchase at First Tracks with great financing options and some of the best residences still available. Just Released: New Close-out pricing starting from: MLS# 132314 Studio - $119 (only 3 remain) MLS# 132312 1 Bedroom - $199K (ONE left!) MLS# 132315 2 Bedroom - $299K
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See more details about WildhorseOne Steamboat Place restructures debt
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
The Steamboat Pilot reports that the cloud of a [tag]foreclosure[/tag] filing by a consortium of seven lending banks has been removed and that [tag]Timbers Resorts[/tag] can begin closing some pending contracts and pursuing new sales at reduced prices. This bodes well for [tag]steamboat real estate[/tag] property. Timbers Resorts CEO David Burden said
We and our investor group have made significant multimillion-dollar capital contributions to continue our forward momentum, as well as arranged financing for prospective owners at [tag]One Steamboat Place[/tag]. With this loan restructure completed, the banks are now fully behind One Steamboat Place. The terms of the modified loan, along with additional capital invested from our partners, have provided a very solid footing for the continued sellout of the remaining units in the project. The original motion for foreclosure that had been made by the banks was not the result of poor performance at One Steamboat Place.
One Steamboat Place broke ground in late summer 2007 and continued construction through a record snow winter. It posted $15.25 million in sales during its first round of closings in November 2009. The project includes 80 large condominiums with 38 whole-ownership vacation homes among them.
