To Our Loyal Lovers of “The Butte”,
A wave of warm weather brought out the t-shirts and sun block last week, but snow is here again!! Crested Butte is the perfect place for that special family vacation. And why not come during the best winter weather of the year, March and April?
Feel free to visit our website and check out our brand-new Area Information Page, with tons of valuable info and links to almost everything you need to know about our beautiful valley. As always, if you have any questions, we are here to be your resource. Contact us by phone, email, or in-person at our office, located at the four-way stop in town.
In this letter, we’ve included a link to a New York Times article on Crested Butte and the lifestyle this town provides. If you decide that Crested Butte is the kind of place you’d like to make your home upgrading from your vacation getaway, let us know. We’ll make sure that you get the most professional and knowledgeable service in the valley while looking for that new house to turn in to a home.
Best regards,
The Benson Sotheby's International Realty Team
Working Away in Crested Butte
Stephen Regenold, NY Times
A flash in the dark, then thunder at 11,000 feet. It was predawn on a snowy winter day at Crested Butte Mountain Resort, where ski patrollers wield explosives to assess the snowpack before the chairlifts open up. Across the valley, upstairs in a 5,000-square-foot home, Bill Ronai was rising to start his day: Breakfast. A phone call. E-mail. Maybe a ski later in the afternoon.
Click here to read the whole article.
How Can a Loss Be a Gain?!
What happens when you sell exchange property at a loss? Let’s say you sell a property for $175,000 that you bought in an exchange for $200,000 – most of you would think that you have a loss of $25,000, but in fact you probably have a gain. Would you like to find out more?
More Indications of Housing Market Improvement
A glimmer of hope appeared for the U.S. housing market as the closely-watched index of pending home sales rose by 6.3% in December from the previous month. The data, released by the National Association of Realtors®, which reflect deals that have been signed but not completed, was better than economists expected. “The monthly gain in pending home sales, spurred by buyers responding to lower home prices and mortgage interest rates, more than offset an index decline in the previous month.”
-- Lawrence Yun, NAR Chief Economist, “US Housing Market Shows Signs of Life,” by Alan Rappaport, Financial Times, Feb. 3, 2009.
Individual Property Websites
We have recently introduced a new marketing tool for our clients. These individual property websites are search-engine accessible, and allow our listings maximum exposure with the newest e-marketing tactics available.
Please browse some of our websites below, and feel free to contact us if you have any comments or questions.
102 Anthracite
418 Third Street
12 Garland Drive
37 Wildhorse Trail
82 Anthracite
758 Journey's End
39 Wildhorse Trail
