Steamboat Real Estate Home Search and Blog

Steamboat Single Family Home Activity Heats Up

Eliese Pivarnik — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:54:24 +0000

Steamboat single family homes priced under $800,000 are seeing a lot of activity from buyers. Showing activity has been strong from buyers purchasing in Steamboat for the first time and trade-up buyers going from a Steamboat condo or townhome to a single family home. Here is a link to 12 Steamboat Single Family Home Best Buys [...]

NYTimes Article, “Skiers Buy Vacation Homes as Prices Fall”

Eliese Pivarnik — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:50:56 +0000

Steamboat real estate sales follow the same ups and downs of most Colorado mountain towns, and a recent article in the New York Times entitled, “Skiers Buy Vacation Homes as Prices Fall” highlights some of the trends going on in our Steamboat market and the general Colorado resort market. Real estate buyers who stayed on the [...]

One Steamboat Place Sales and Prices Update

Eliese Pivarnik — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:56:49 +0000

One Steamboat Place opened at the base of the Steamboat ski area and is set to have its official Grand Opening soon. OSP offers whole ownership residences and fractional ownership shares in 1/8th and 1/12th fractions. We’ve had a lot of inquiries about what’s going on with the newest slopeside real estate in Steamboat, so [...]

Steamboat Townhome “Best Buys”

Eliese Pivarnik — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:16:14 +0000

These Steamboat townhomes are what I’d consider a “best value”. All but one are priced under $400/sq. ft. and have nice finishes, good locations, and are newer. The other is a ski-in, ski-out Storm Meadows townhome for $1,225,000. (One Storm Meadows townhome sold recently and one is currently under contract, proving the desirability of the neighborhood [...]

Steamboat Highmark to Auction Off Luxury Condos

Eliese Pivarnik — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:28:42 +0000

The Steamboat Springs Highmark, a newer walk-to-ski development across from the new One Steamboat Place and Market on the Mountain, will auction off 15 luxury condominiums on March 4th. One Highmark condo will be sold without a reserve (most likely one on the second floor with limited views), meaning the highest bidder–whatever the price–will own [...]

Steamboat (Intrawest) in Foreclosure—Is It A Good Thing?

Eliese Pivarnik — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:24:58 +0000

Call me an optimist. When the word came out that Fortress was in default for not meeting a loan deadline, the emails started flying around Steamboat: Intrawest is in Foreclosure! Bankruptcy! Default! Yikes! Sources tell me that Steamboat is a highly profitable ski mountain. (Intrawest has been privately held since 2006, so only a handful know [...]

Steamboat Real Estate December 2009 Update

Eliese Pivarnik — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:08:23 +0000

Steamboat Real Estate sales for December continue the upward trend we’ve been seeing for the last few months. New developments including Edgemont, One Steamboat Place, and First Tracks at Wildhorse are closing sales and new owners are staying in their residences for the first time. If you haven’t seen these new properties and you are [...]

Steamboat Real Estate Most/Least Expensive Sales in 2009

Eliese Pivarnik — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:42:11 +0000

In 2009, 135 Steamboat area properties sold through the Steamboat Springs MLS. (I limited the search to Steamboat and the surrounding areas.) Here are the more popular neighborhoods where well-priced homes sold: Silver Spur and Silver View Estates, just west of Steamboat Springs, had several sales in 2009. The homes in Silver Spur/Silver View have all been [...]

November Real Estate Sales Almost $90 Million

Eliese Pivarnik — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:16:36 +0000

The Steamboat real estate market has been steadily improving throughout 2009, with November sales even surpassing the November sales reached during the record sales year of 2007! Okay, there is more to the story. There was a big mineral sale for $26M, which might have skewed the numbers a bit. However, the total volume sold was 237% [...]

New Steamboat Foreclosures and Short Sale Listings under $415,000

Eliese Pivarnik — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:03:43 +0000

These Steamboat distressed properties just came on the market. Two short sales are in Sunray Meadows, a newer complex close to the ski area where a lot of short sales have already sold this year. The two new listings are three bedroom, 2 bath condos with 2 car garages. The Steamboat foreclosure is located in the [...]