26th March 2008
There is nothing quite like owning your own home. We cave dwellers have developed into proud homeowners. The current market might be very intimidating to the first time buyer but on the other hand is full of opportunities to get into your first home at a ...
14th March 2008
You are a successful real estate agent and taken the plunge and had a company create a website for you. Great. But do not be mistaken; this is the start to a never-ending journey to the top of the search engine results page.
Ask yourself, what good wil...
14th March 2008
One might think that a recession should slow down price appreciation even in the high-end real estate markets like Aspen or Snowmass. The problem is that a moderate recession might not have a moderating effect on prices.
Diversification might be the i...
07th March 2008
Both an aircraft and a home are a sanctuary for the owner. A home in a remote location can become accessible simply by the means of your own aircraft. The plane becomes an extension of your real estate.
If you own a second, third or forth home in Aspen...
06th March 2008
Not all second homes are created equal. With the baby boomer generation approaching retirement there will be an increased demand for homes away from home. The low use of second homes and the costs associated with owning and maintaining vacation homes has ...
06th March 2008
Not all second homes are created equal. With the baby boomer generation approaching retirement there will be an increased demand for homes away from home. The low use of second homes and the costs associated with owning and maintaining vacation homes has ...
25th February 2008
We are not talking about the demise of the US car industry or the vacancies in the depopulated American Rust Belt. Just plain old cars in a small town like Aspen.
Ever been to Zermatt, Switzerland? No cars allowed in the whole town. There are some elec...
25th February 2008
Green mansion might seem like an oxymoron. In a time where a carbon footprint is the new business card of the environmentally conscious mega mansions of the wealthy do not seem be able to fit the bill.
If this holds true then larger homes could never b...
22nd February 2008
You found the home you would like to buy. Now what, bid low, bid high, take it or leave it? There are a million different approaches to bidding strategies in real estate but there are a few cornerstones of human behavior that are like beacons in the dark ...
21st February 2008
As websites continue to become an integral part of a real estate agent’s customer service offerings it is clear that new skills have to be acquired by agents wanting to participate in this new field of the business.
Having a website with MLS (Multipl...
20th February 2008
Interval ownership, also called fractional ownership has been all the craze in many resort markets over the last few years. This includes Aspen and now also Snowmass. With the new Snowmass Basel Village slowly taking shape we can expect a wave of these fr...
15th February 2008
Ever had somebody tell you that he just made so much money selling some real estate? All lies. Fact is, that person did not make the money selling his real estate holding, chances are buying in the first place generated the profits.
Let look closer at ...
15th February 2008
So you have money burning a hole in your pocket and the stock market is not behaving comfortably. Now that the real estate boom has come to an abrupt end in most of the country, it is back to basics for real estate investors. No more standing in line to g...
15th February 2008
If you are looking to move to a luxury resort community you might be asking yourself whether to rent for the time being or to plunge in and buy a place to live. This decision obviously only comes into play if you have the required means to purchase real e...
15th February 2008
The world of real estate is going through dramatic change and I don’t mean the current market upheavals caused by the change from a Seller’s market to a Buyer’s market.
Independent of price level there will always be buying and selling of homes g...
