The “big news,” said Coldwell Banker Mason Morse Aspen broker Tim Estin, “is the dramatic fall off in activity for the month of February compared to the prior month and the prior year.” Estin’s monthly analysis found just 14 real estate sales in the upper valley in February 2012, totaling $30.65 million. That’s compared to 23 sales of $105 million in February 2011, and 23 sales of $80.61 million in January 2012. It was the weakest February in the last four years since the economic downturn began in terms of dollar volume...Despite positive national economic news and building consumer confidence, Estin guessed that there were three main culprits for the February drop-off: lack of snow locally, the specter of a Greek default continuing global uncertainty, and Wall Street bonuses for 2011 being down by 20 to 30 percent. By Catherine Lutz, March 11, 12, ABJ Read More
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