The Crested Butte Real Estate and Community Newsletter – December 2011

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011

The Crested Butte Real Estate and Community Newsletter – December 2011 Brought to you by Corey Dwan of Benson Sotheby’s International Realty Hi Everyone, Thank you for giving me the opportunity to work with you this year and keep you updated on the Crested Butte real estate market. It has been an honor and a [...]

Crested Butte Market Update – May 10th, 2011

Thursday, May 19th, 2011

Hi Everyone, With one of the best starts for a ski season in years, well over 27 feet of snow on Mt. Crested Butte and over 730 inches of snow at CS Irwin Cat Skiing this truly was one Crested Butte ski season to remember. Skier visits were up 6% this year over last. Real [...]

Riding the unlikely commercial real estate rebound

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

Riding the unlikely commercial real estate rebound Posted by Colin Barr December 20, 2010 6:41 am For years commercial real estate has been billed as the next big train wreck. So why are some investors shouting all aboard? A slowly recovering economy is part of it, though no one expects to make a quick killing on loans [...]

Home construction up, foreclosures down.

Thursday, December 16th, 2010

The home construction industry showed signs of life in November and foreclosures fell to their lowest level in 18 months. But analysts say there is little reason to expect a big housing rebound in the year ahead.

New home construction is not dead, just resting comfortably.

Thursday, December 16th, 2010

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — New home construction is not dead, just resting comfortably. The number of new private home starts rose in November to a seasonably adjusted annualized rate of 555,000, according to a Commerce Department report. That was 3.9% above revised October figures but 5.8% lower than a year ago. The numbers were higher [...]

Cisneros: Worst over for Colorado housing market – Crested Butte, CO as well?

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

Colorado’s housing market will continue to face challenges, but the worst appears to be over, according to national housing expert Henry Cisneros, a former Cabinet secretary who was in Denver on Tuesday.

Refinancing homeowners are going short Many customers take 30-year loans down to 15 or 20

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

After being blindsided by a job loss last spring, sales exec Ren Chirakos didn’t need his new MBA degree to calculate the scary numbers: The math got simple real fast.

The wasted 4.44% mortgage rate but not in Crested Butte

Monday, August 16th, 2010

The wasted 4.44% mortgage rate money.cnn.com In another failed stimulus effort, the temptingly low rates are still unattainable for too many homeowners, making this the refinancing boom that wasn’t. Read More.

CNNMoney Mortgage rates decline to lowest level in decades – Aug. 12, 2010

Friday, August 13th, 2010

CoreyDwan CoreyDwan RT @CNNMoney Mortgage rates decline to lowest level in decades – Aug. 12, 2010 http://bit.ly/aLcLCn

Home prices creep up in second quarter of 2010

Friday, August 13th, 2010

CoreyDwan RT @CNNMoney Home prices creep up in second quarter of 2010 – Aug. 11, 2010 http://bit.ly/bV0zXN