3 Minute Market Summary – August 2015

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Sales Strong & Under Contract Activity is Soaring! Sales continue to be brisk and, as shown in the video above, are up about 15%. Under contract activity is soaring to the tune of +31% over this time last year! And prices, well the video separates sales and prices by town where sales are up across the county and prices are …

Real Estate Market Update – May 2015

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Summit County Residential Sales Up 11%! In this update along with the above video one can learn a little bit about What’s Happening by Area, Town and by Price Range for Summit County residential real estate sales so far this year. Interesting: The $500,000 to $1,000,000 sales are really kicking off the year with a very strong improvement in sales. The 49% improvement …

Real Estate Market Update by Kate – February 2015

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INVENTORY – Inventory is down -22% compared to this same time last year. VOLUME – Sales are up +27% comparing the volume of closings from the first 6 weeks or so of this year to the beginning of 2014.  There isn’t much to buy, but what’s out there isn’t lasting very long. What does this mean to you? As always, …

2014 Real Estate Year in Review – January 2015

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Inventory Very Low with Pending Activity Up. Last year at this time the available properties to buy were down about 10% and the increase in the number of properties under contract was up about 10%. This year is kicking off very similar with a decrease in inventory and a strong improvement in pending activity. One item that is different this go around …

RE/MAX – The Market Leaders for Summit County, CO

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The results for the 2014 calendar year are in… and RE/MAX is STILL #1! RE/MAX Properties of the Summit – the Market Leaders ONCE AGAIN in Summit County, Colorado! RE/MAX is #1 in Summit County overall. RE/MAX is #1 in Frisco and did more than double the business of the #2 company. RE/MAX is #1 in Dillon and did more …

Mortgages & Pre-Approval… by Land Title

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Lending is an important part of the overall home buying process.  The attached article by our friends at Land Title Guarantee Company covers the following: 1. What items make up my monthly mortgage payment?  The answer: “PITI” + “HOA” + “MIP”      P – Principle I – Interest T – Taxes I – Insurance HOA – Homeowner’s Association Dues …