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What’s Happening in the Ouray County, CO Residential Market?

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Although I work out of my real estate office in Montrose, CO, I also live in Ridgway, Ouray County.   I get the occasional listing or buyer looking in this area, which alway pleases me, since I love living here so much.   Today, as I work from my beautiful home with the spectacular view of the [...]

Montrose, CO Home Sales Statistics-Now is the Time to Seize the Opportunities!

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While the Montrose area real estate market continued to present its challenges in 2009, in my office, we saw a slight improvement over 2008, enjoying even greater activity the last half of the year.  In November, while nationwide home sales were up 7.4%, in Montrose, per the MLS, they were up 53%! 
So, as of [...]

Positive News Continues–Especially for Montrose Real Estate

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There may be a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow after all.  After months of hearing nothing but bad to worse news concerning the real estate industry and the economy in general, we’re finally receiving positive news that things are improving, with new home sales up across the nation. Click here to read such [...]

My two cents worth on buying and selling now in Montrose, CO

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All’s well and improving, it seems, on the Western Slope of Colorado.  Real Estate is picking up.  We’re actually closing deals, although it takes a lot longer with greater effort, frustration, and not so much help from the lending industry.  For buyers, despite the challenges with financing, it truly, definitely, most assuredly is the best [...]

Montrose area market update and statistics: 2009 year-to-date through May

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I was pleasantly surprised to see an upsurge in real estate activity, beginning in April.  I thought it might be just a fluke, but I’m happy to report, since then, we’ve been experiencing a steady flow and increase in activity, by which I mean more buyers are looking, more buyers are buying, and more sellers [...]

Are you still sitting on the fence? – Montrose Tri-County Area MLS Sold Stats and Analysis

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Year-end 2008 in the Montrose market was a happy surprise for me and my office.  With the current state of the economy and the holiday season, I was expecting us to be quiet (that’s a euphemism for “dead”).  But activity picked up, and the good news, is it has continued into the new year.  It’s [...]