Tim Estin MBA, GRI

Aspen CO Real Estate Broker
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Use this site as an Aspen real estate resource. The Estin Report has been accumulating Aspen real estate information online since 2005, and the reports include historical market information dating back to 2003-2004. Search by MLS #, date, topic, address, condo complex, development name, etc. If it is Aspen Snowmass real estate related, it is likely to be here.

September Sales Jump Due to Snowmass Base Village Closing, ABJ

Breaking down the statistics illuminates further trends. ASPEN REAL ESTATE — In the upper valley market, from Aspen to Old Snowmass and including Snowmass Village, the number of sales—235—is even with last year through September, according to Tim Estin, a broker with Coldwell Banker Mason Morse who does his own monthly and quarterly reports. Overall dollar volume is down 12 percent, mainly due to 30 percent fewer big-ticket sales this year, which Estin claims accounts for almost the entire dollar volume difference between this year and last. Still, overall third-quarter sales were strong, up 25 percent in dollars ($240.4 million) and 13 percent in unit sales (81) compared to the period of July 1 to Sept. 30 last year, according to Estin. The past few years have started out strong and sputtered to a close, but this year had the strongest third quarter of the past four years, Estin reported. A particularly strong segment is Aspen single-family home sales. Aspen (which for Estin includes Woody Creek and Old Snowmass) accounted for 83 percent of the overall dollar volume in the third quarter, and Aspen single-family home sales accounted for 56 percent of that dollar volume. Aspen homes sales were up 46 percent in dollar volume and 22 percent in number of sales in the third quarter. And the surge appears to have continued in October—Estin recently reported 15 sales of single-family homes in Aspen compared to six in October 2011. Commensurate with this was a 3 percent increase in the median home price ($3.8 million) and a 13 percent increase in the price per square foot ($1,013) in the third quarter. “Both metrics … can be seen as positive signs of home price stabilization,” Estin wrote. By Catherine Lutz, Nov. 7, 12 ABJ Snowmass Base Village Read More

Extraordinary Sales ‘Before MLS’ Setting New Heights and 447 W Bleeker St Sells at $33M/$5,304 SF Furn

In Apr 2025, there were (4) off market Aspen sales at extraordinary prices:  (3) were over $50M and (1) was  $33M. (Click table image to enlarge.) While these sales "before the MLS"  do not get factored into average and median MLS sold price metrics, they are considered as markers and they do affect an upward price momentum in the market - at least for high-end, ultra luxury properties.
Given the general “uncertainty” prevalent in financial markets, and the media reporting of real estate sales falling through across the country, these sales deserve attention supporting the uniqueness and strength of our marketplace. Perhaps testament to hard assets, specifically Aspen real estate, gaining traction, confidence, over paper.
Property specific notes:
>270 Heather Ln Sells Before MLS at $53.3M/$7,517 SF
Built 2021, 6 Bdrm/7.5 Ba  on one level on 1-acre bordering open space in the Meadowood Subdivision and walkable to Aspen District Schools.
>400 & 410 Lake Ave, premier West End location and street address, Lake Ave, with main and guest houses :  5,795 sf +1,708 sf = 7,503 sf
Lot size: 28,049 + 6,007 = 34,056 sf
These April sales reinforce what I wrote in early April for my Q1 & Mar 2025 Bottom Line: https://www.estinaspen.com/real-estate-market/q1-mar-2025-aspen-snowmass-real-estate-report/
"March was exceedingly strong with some very high-end sales in both Aspen and Snowmass Village. There were record price per sq ft sales in Aspen and record sale prices in SMV. The trend has been upwards as sold price per sq ft in the $5,000—$7,000 sf range becomes more frequent and “normalized’. The price pull continues upward. Whereas these sales used to be considered ‘outliers’ a year ago, their increasing frequency makes it more difficult to separate out, and they become a part of the overall pricing mix. In the past year, there have been (7) legit home sales in the $6-7,000 sold price per sf range. (This is excluding older homes purchases where at least 80%+ of the value is in the land.) Hence, prices are rising.
Reasons?
1.  Aspen inventory of properties for sale remains at historically low levels;
2)  Sales of new built single family homes are ‘pulling’ all home prices upwards
3)  An increasingly restrictive land use code
4)  The time to plan, design, build a new Aspen home is easily 4-5 years. In Snowmass Village, the construction  “climate” is somewhat more relaxed,  and likely to be  less time onerous, but still 3-4 yrs.
5) Rising construction costs and labor competition
6) Escalating land costs and few quality choices, driving A+ locations stratospheric and the rest follow…"
Aspen Real Estate Market  Last Week's Sales: April 27 - May 4, 25 - Week 18 Read More

Market Activity – (2) Solds and Bob Bowden Development: Jan 4-11, 2009

Two properties went under contract this week. The first property highlights a very motivated situation and is priced extremely well; the second confirms the fact that a buyer(s) will step up for brand new product, especially this stunning new contemporary townhome in the center of Aspen, a five star location: In both these circumstances, quality, superb location and actual comparative value are the key reasons the properties are under contract. Read More

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