Released Dec 23, 2018 v1.5 (data pulled on Dec 3rd.) Click images to enlarge Aspen Condo Sales Breakdown – Nov ’18 Aspen Single Family Home Sales By Location – 3 Mos… Read More
Aspen CO Real Estate Market Report Oct 2018 Snapshot
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Aspen CO Real Estate Market Report Sep 2018 Snapshot
Released Mon, Oct 15, 2018 v1.75. Edited on 10/17/18 v2.0 with an edit on vacant land sales: all sales over $250,000 are included in land/lot data. Notable Aspen sales in Sep 2018 … Read More
Aspen CO Real Estate Market Report August 2018 Snapshot
Released Sept 13, 2018 v2.0 Click images to enlarge Bottom Line August 2018 continues a significant Aspen slowing trend in unit sales during the summer months of June-August 2018 over last summer. No property… Read More
Aspen CO Real Estate Market Report July 2018 Snapshot
Released Aug 8, 2018 v1.5 Click image to enlarge Bottom Line July ’18 was significantly off from a year ago. The market is slowing…Prices are very high – is this discouraging buyers? Is low inventory discouraging buyers? (See Pg 6: July Condo/Townhomes sales… Read More
Aspen CO Real Estate Market Report June 2018 Snapshot
Released July 12, 2018 v1.5 (Click to enlarge) Bottom Line In addition to my summary comments in the recently released Estin Report: 2018 YTD State of the Aspen Real Estate Market (Jun 26,… Read More
Aspen Snowmass Real Estate Market Report 2018 YTD and 2017 YR
Released June 26, 2018 v4.6f
Executive Summary
The Aspen real estate market is firing on all cylinders at full speed ahead.
By all measures - property dollar sales, property unit sales, real estate transfer tax collections, and construction activity - we are in the midst of a thriving and vibrant real estate market.
We are seeing expanded Aspen sales activity outwards from downtown Aspen to Starwood, Woody Creek and Old Snowmass as buyers recognize the significant values 5-15 minutes outside compared to record prices within the Aspen Core.
Snowmass Village sales have been fairly even for the past 3-4 years but hopes are high for a substantive bounce as the Base Village experiences new construction momentum and gets closer to completion. This is a result of the ownership change in Dec 2017 from an indifferent Related Co’s to a highly charged and enthusiastic local East West Partners/Aspen Skiing Co partnership. (See photo of construction progress on Pg 25).
Key Takeaways...
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*The report covers Aspen and Snowmass Village, CO real estate sales for 2018 YTD (Jan 1 thru May 31) and for the Year 2017. It compares year over year results and, where indicated, to historical data for the past 10 years. There are two sections: 1) The Aspen real estate market (includes Aspen, Brush Cr Village, Woody Creek and Old Snowmass; 2) The Snowmass Village real estate market (the ski resort). Included properties types are single family homes, condos, townhomes, duplexes and residential vacant land/lots sold at over $250,000. Fractionals are not included. The focus is on the upper Roaring Fork Valley as what happens in Aspen ripples outward and downvalley. Abbreviations are: Aspen (ASP), Brush Cr. Village (BCV), Woody Creek (WC), Old Snowmass (OSM) and Snowmass Village (SMV). The source data is the Aspen Glenwood MLS which maintains data for 10 years. Read More
Aspen CO Real Estate Market Report May 2018 Snapshot
Released June 5, 2018 v.1.75 Yodel from the Mountains! Estin Report: May 2018 Aspen Snowmass Real Estate Market The Estin Report: May 2018 Aspen Snowmass Real Estate Market Snapshot is a 10-Page statistical breakdown of monthly and year-to-date sales in detail. Download PDF from the right side of this page;… Read More
Aspen CO Real Estate Market April 2018 Snapshot
Released May 14, 2018 v.1.5 Yodel from the Mountains! Estin Report: April 2018 Aspen Snowmass Real Estate Market The Estin Report: Apr 2018 Aspen Snowmass Real Estate Market Snapshot is a 10-Page statistical breakdown of monthly and year-to-date sales in detail. It is available for download on the right… Read More
Aspen CO Real Estate Market Report March 2018 Snapshot
Released April 12, 2018 v.2.25 (Pg 3 and Pg 7 condo footnotes were updated to reflect specific avg. condo prices per sq ft) Yodel from the Mountains! Estin Report: March 2018 Aspen Snowmass Real Estate Market The Estin Report: Mar 2018 Aspen Snowmass Real Estate Market… Read More
Aspen CO Real Estate Market Report Feb 2018 Snapshot
Released Mar 5, 2018 v2.21. (Updated footnote for "February 2018 Aspen and Snowmass Average Sold Prices Chart top of pg 3 to v2.22 on Mar 17, 18. No data changed.)
Yodel for the Mountains! Estin Report: Feb 2018 Aspen Real Estate Market
The Estin Report: Feb 2018 Market Snapshot Aspen Snowmass Real Estate is a 10-Page statistical breakdown of monthly and year-to-date sales in detail. The Monthly Snapshots are posted on or near the 1st Monday of the month. It is the only monthly Aspen market report to be published in a consistent and timely manner.
Yodel from the Mountains of Aspen - where the winter snows of mid-to-late Feb finally arrived giving us superb powder skiing after a dispiriting Dec – Jan drought, where the real estate market is super active and where everyone wonders how long this nice ride will continue.
With many economic metrics in record territory, prognosticators on the national level say we may have two years left (Dr Elliot Eisenberg at an Aspen Realtor Lunch on 2/22/18. See presentation.) - fueling it are tax cuts, increased government spending, still low interest rates, low unemployment, stable GDP, growing world economies and a record stock market. There is consensus that we are in uncharted waters across the board.
In Aspen, our present up-cycle is now 8 years old, the 2nd longest on record since 1976, according to Randy Gold of Aspen Appraisal Group. The recent Feb. 2018 stock market correction was déjà vu all over with early 2016 when the Dow tanked due to plummeting oil prices and hyper worries of a China slowdown. That event triggered the severe 9-month election year fall-off in the local real estate market up to Nov. 2016.
Since then, our market has recovered to near record 2015 levels. Activity has been largely fueled by high demand for Aspen real estate inside the roundabout - which proved itself highly resilient and liquid during the Great Recession - and that focus continues unabated today. But also, at long last, smart buyers are recognizing and snapping up the far superior values outside the roundabout.
In general, optimism rules even though there are any number of macro events that could spoil the day – Korea, the budget deficit, national debt and other factors unknown.
Bottom Line Feb 2018
Sales activity for the year through Feb 2018 is up 30-35% over the same last year.
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Aspen CO Real Estate Market Report Jan 2018 Snapshot
Released Feb 13, 2018 v2.1 (On on 3/5/18 added the following footnote for v2.2 on Pgs 6 and 7. "In Jan 2018, there were 6 closings of OneAspen Townhomes near Aspen Mtn Lift 1A totaling $53M. Avg Sold Price: $8.5M/$1,732 sf. Avg size: 3bdrm/4ba,4938 sf. They went under contract in fall 2015.")
Bottom Line
Sales continued to be very active in Jan 2018. Of particular note, downtown Aspen condo inventory for sale has fallen -30% in Jan 2018 from Jan 2017. Condo demand is high: unit sales increased 56% year over year with (14) sales in Jan '18 versus (9) last Jan '17. Read More