Last week I was talking with a friend of mine about a parcel of land called the Giberson Preserve. It is one of Frisco’s last truly beautiful parcels of privately held land still in its original state. The Continental Divide Land Trust (CDLT) holds a conservation easement on it so that it can never be developed. When I told my friend that […]
New Tax Assessments are Done and They are Online
I checked the tax assessment for my Silverthorne home today on the county website and the assessor’s value has gone up about 18% in two years. My condo at Copper Mountain is up 17%. That means, if the mill levy is unchanged, that my property taxes will go up by the same percentage. Valuation notices will go out before May 1, and […]
Add a Bed Without Adding On
What Happened to Interest Rates this Week?
Interest rates this week improved slightly when the stock market took a dip. Below I have quoted our friends Jeff and Renee Kneller at Mountain Equity Mortgage. Last week’s volatility in the stock market stabbed at the hearts of both the Stock and Bond markets, with home loan rates swinging higher and lower throughout the course […]
Favorite Powder Stashes at Copper Mountain
Second Home Real Estate Markets are Different
Mt Royal Hike
Interest Rate Review
Here’s a quick interest rate review: In Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Mkt Survey (for the week ending June 9) in which the 30-yr fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) avg. 6.62%, down from last week’s avg. of 6.67%. Last year at this time, the 30-yr FRM avg. 5.56%. The avg. for the 15-yr FRM is 6.23%, down from […]
The First Post on our New Blog
Welcome to Summit County, Colorado. We are home to four major ski areas, miles of bike trails and hiking trails and other incredible recreation opportunities. Breckenridge, Keystone, Copper Mountain and Arapahoe Basin are no more than 20 minutes from anywhere in the county. Our elevation in Frisco is 9000′ so our winters are snowy and summers are wonderful! I am […]