It feels like there’s an assault on short term rentals across Summit County. Last week the town of Breckenridge decided to cap short term rental permits and this week Summit County is talking about a short term rental permit moratorium. Summit County is a resort area and a tourist economy yet the town and county […]
Are Breckenridge Short Term Rentals Over?
The Breck Town Council recently met to discuss limiting short term rental licensing. There are currently nearly 4,000 short term rental licenses in Breckenridge right now. The Town Council is drafting legislation to limit the number of permits to 2200. If they agree to the language, this could go into effect November 2, 2021. They […]
Fredonia Gulch Hike
Kettle Ponds Hike
Property Sales Report – Summit County, CO
When the pandemic shut down the country, real estate sales began to boom. Through waves of shut downs and strict mask rules, no open houses and no carpooling to properties, home sales continued to boom. Now, things are loosening up, your mask can be in your pocket most times, open house signs litter the roadways, […]
Vacation home rentals & your taxes
The chipping program is back in Summit County neighborhoods
Spring in Summit County means we all start cleaning up our yards after a season of snow covered lawns. Piling up broken branches or downed trees and evaluating and creating defensible space around our homes as needed. The larger branches and trees that can’t be hauled away with the trash can be stacked neatly beside […]
Summit County Loosens Covid Restrictions Again
On April 16th, the state of Colorado discontinued the Covid 19 dial that dictates what can be open, capacity limits and other Covid restrictions. Instead, they are giving that responsibility to the individual county. Each county has the responsibility to determine what is right for their county, their business, and their people. As a result, […]
Interest Rates on Second Homes Jump in an Instant
Freddie Mac & Fannie Mae recently made some changes to their loan requirements that impacts what loan products are readily available to consumers. One of those changes is making interest rates on second homes jump and another may make investment property loans more difficult to get. Second homes make up a huge portion of the […]
Incredible Residential Sales Again! March 2021
March is one more month in the string of months with incredible residential sales in Summit County. There were 177 sales in March, nearly double the residential sales in 2020. March 2020 was the start of the pandemic but this March residential sales were more than double 2019 too. Selling quickly 70% of March closings […]