Luxury Real Estate

Courtesy of Jon Wade, with The Steamboat Group of Colorado Group Realty

The Steamboat Group has just released another video, http://vimeo.com/38182525 showcasing the lifestyle opportunities available in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. This video focuses on the fantastic fly fishing in Steamboat, but also describes Steamboat as a town where skiing, mountain biking, hiking & more make it a place your whole family wants to be.

"People come to Steamboat first for our world class skiing, but it's the lifestyle that captures their imagination. The recreational opportunities out our back door that we enjoy all year long is what people are looking for. We like to share with people why Steamboat is a special community, then give insights into the real estate market to help them make the best decisions for their family," states Jon Wade, Broker Owner of The Steamboat Group. "Steamboat attracts great people who genuinely love the outdoors and spending time with their family."

Give Jon a call if you would like to know more about life in Steamboat. Steamboat is home to a diverse selection of public and private fishing waters with great fishing 9 months of the year.

The Steamboat Group is proud to be a part of Colorado Group Realty based in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, a ski, resort & ranching community of 12,000 full-time residents. For more information on real estate in Steamboat, visit TheSteamboatGroup.com or call us at 970-879-0879 .

Courtesy of Kentwood Real Estate

Through January 2012 year to date, Buyers purchased $56,193,722 in single-family and condominium Million Dollar Plus properties comprised of 39 transactions compared to $49.760,083 in sales and 34 transactions in 2011. This resulted in an increase of 14.7% in transactions and a 12.9 % increase in volume respectively. Year to Date the highest sold property for 2012 is $2,562,500, and for 2011 the highest priced sale was $8,200,000 (July). The number of days on the market is now 20.1% less at 211 days compared to 264 days in January 2011.

To read the rest of the report, click here.

Recently, Scott Maizlish of Summit Sotheby’s Real Estate went on a Mission with the Jewish Federation of North America to bring Ethiopian Jews to Israel. For most, it is their lifelong dream.

To visit Scott Maizlish’s blog, click here.

Courtesy of Fuller BCV Sotheby's International Realty

Beaver Creek, CO (January 2012)—Fuller BCV Sotheby’s International Realty, a leader in the sale and purchase of luxury residences throughout the Vail Valley, is proud to announce its sponsorship of the Steadman Clinic Vail Cup. Free and open to youths age 14 and under, the race series includes a variety of ski and snowboarding events for all abilities beginning on January 22^nd and ending with races and a barbecue on March 18^th. A detailed schedule and information is available at www.VailCup.com.

“We’re very excited to be a sponsor of this tremendous community event, which has been part of the Vail Valley since 1963 and has become a great way for kids and their parents to be introduced to and experience various types of competitive skiing and snowboarding,” said Kraig Forbes, head of the Fuller BCV Sotheby’s International Realty office and a leader in the local real estate market since 1995. “The event represents the incredible ‘winter sports spirit’ that exists here in the Valley and that our team is very proud to be part of. We invite anyone and everyone to join us at the event for a hot chocolate during the races!”

In 1963, the newly formed Ski Club Vail hosted its first Rocky Mountain Ski Association race, and the Vail Cup was born. More than 40 years later, the Vail Cup was reborn as an exciting and challenging series of events encompassing all programs offered by Ski & Snowboard Club Vail (SSCV).

• Events on 5 Sundays (January - March) with a Finale BBQ on the last day (a complete schedule is available at www.vailcup.com)
• Events held on Vail Mountain's Gold Peak and at the Vail Nordic Center
• Includes a combination of two of the following events each day: Giant Slalom races, Moguls, Nordic and Park & Pipe
• Open and free to youth ages 14 and under
• Open to skiers and snowboarders of all abilities
• No Ski and Snowboard Club Vail membership is needed - Buddy Werner, Devo, Bevo & independents welcome
• Includes Downhill Dash ski/ride-a-thon scholarship fundraiser

Fuller BCV Sotheby’s International Realty is a proud member of the local business community, providing unparalleled marketing and support services to their clients who are buying or selling a home in Vail Valley. As a Sotheby’s International Realty® affiliate, Fuller BCV Sotheby’s International Realty has access to SIR’s comprehensive website and will advertise in the quarterly publication Connoisseur, which has a circulation of over 65,000 in both the Vail Valley and Denver markets. Now more than ever, the firm is uniquely positioned to help buyers and sellers navigate today’s market challenges and opportunities.

About Fuller Sotheby’s International Realty

Fuller Sotheby’s has seven office locations in the Denver metro area, including Downtown, Cherry Creek, Boulder, Evergreen and Castle Pines, as well as additional locations serving select mountain communities such as, Vail, Summit County and Grand County.

Courtesy of Ron & Alexandra Seigel of Napa Consultants, International

We’re on to Aspen, Colorado in the latest article on the Language of Luxury blog. Luxury Real Estate members interviewed in this article are Brian Hazen, Robert Ritchie, Bob Starodoj and Tim Estin of Coldwell Banker Mason Morse, Steven Shane and Wendy Lucas of SDS Real Estate, and Doug Leibinger of Chaffin Light Real Estate.

“Aspen, Colorado has long been considered a world class ski resort that attracts wealthy and famous visitors who seek the Rocky Mountain high life. Yet, the Aspen lifestyle, as described by locals, evokes a deeper, richer story, a story centered on a very strong sense of community that began in the late 1800’s when it was known as the most productive silver-mining district in the United States.”

The article in its entirety is on the Napa Consultants, International blog ‘Language of Luxury’.

Courtesy of Scott Maizlish of Summit Sotheby's International Realty

Park City Real Estate is a great investment when it is acquired at a great price!

Park City is unequivocally the easiest ski town to get to in the West. 
While others are spending full days, and multiple sky high air fares trying to reach every other ski town, Park City vacationers are skiing in the afternoon of their arrival and in the morning of their departure.

Park City is the only ski town in the west where you can take a Thursday to Sunday vacation and ski all four days!



Park City represents the absolute best real estate value in North America!

This is a statistical fact, not an opinion. Park City was largely undiscovered before it was hoisted onto the worldwide stage by hosting the 2002 Winter Olympics. In the past nine years, the popularity of our town has skyrocketed, but prices are still a fraction of those found at other popular resorts such as Aspen, Vail and Telluride.

Compare us to Colorado, your dollar stretches almost twice as far, and you have a major international airport 30 minutes away!

Watch this short video, and you will know why Park City is the best!

Courtesy of Steven Shane of SDS Real Estate

ASPEN IDEAS FEST TICKETS: Tickets for the 2012 Aspen Ideas Festival will go on sale November 7th to the general public (and October 31 to donors)!

WIDESPREAD PANIC: Once again, the word is out that Widespread Panic will be playing an uncommonly small venue in the Roaring Fork Valley. But this time the information seems far more reputable and believable. Monday afternoon, Belly Up Aspen — which has hosted B.B. King, Jane's Addiction and Blues Traveler, sent out an email alerting fans that Panic would be playing a three-night stand, Feb. 17-19. There's an on-sale date for tickets — Nov. 4, at 10 a.m. — and a ticket price — $350 for general admission — that might be eye-popping, but makes sense given the 450-person capacity of Belly Up and the rare experience of seeing Widespread Panic in a small-club setting. The shows have been posted on the band's website.

THE ASPEN LAFF FESTIVAL: After thirteen years as the featured site for the HBO/U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, and three years as the co-producer and home of the Aspen Rooftop Comedy Festival, the Wheeler stepped up in 2011 to present its own unique four-day comedy experience, where comics got to do what comics do best: Everything funny. The 2012 event is being planned right now, so mark your calendar. Come ski all day and laugh all night as we present the most brilliant new voices in comedy in a variety of stand-up and improv events at the Wheeler! Save the dates for our second Aspen Laff Festival - Wednesday through Saturday, February 22 - 25, 2012.

By Penny Parker of The Denver Post
Courtesy of Kentwood Real Estate

Rollie Jordan of Kentwood Co. Cherry Creek is the lead listing agent on some new stunning houses to hit the market in Colorado. Denver Post columnist Penny Parker writes:

“David Duval, the former No. 1 golfer in the world, and his wife, Susie, are selling their two Cherry Hills mansions.”

To read the article in its entirety, click here.

Courtesy of Jay Gould of Vail Valley Getaway

To most, vacations are a sacred and coveted time that must be filled with enough fun and excitement to make the rest of the year bearable. The key is to find that perfect escape, one that takes you away from the mundane yet still provides access to entertainment and activities with a luxurious resort appeal.

Luckily there’s Vail Valley Getaway to fill such a tall order. More than a resort property management company, this full service vacation planner offers concierge services in addition to a variety of lavish accommodations featuring privately owned condos and residences in the most celebrated Beaver Creek and Vail communities.

Now you can experience the Vail Valley how the other half lives, by staying in a private, luxury mountain retreat rather than booking a traditional resort hotel room. With Vail Valley Getaway, your vacation “home base” is a truly exquisite home with exclusive services that make the most of precious vacation time. Enlist the expertise of informed specialists to handle details like transportation, grocery shopping, housekeeping, even babysitting.

Year round, the knowledgeable and friendly staff is ready to assist in planning a fun-filled trip that is both relaxing and rejuvenating. The rental management team provides an uncompromising standard of excellence to both property owners and guests, embracing a unique opportunity to care for and represent some of the finest homes in the Vail Valley.

Customer reviews from TripAdvisor and Flipkey awarded Vail Valley Getaway an “Excellent Rating” with 5 stars

proving their commitment to excellence in guest satisfaction.

Summer or winter, family vacations or romantic getaways, they should be filled with unforgettable adventures and accommodations, award-winning cuisine, one-of-a-kind galleries, elegant boutiques and spa treatments. From internationally renowned skiing and snow sports, to tube rides for the kid in all of us, to championship golf, horseback riding, rafting, hiking, and gold-medal fly-fishing, let Vail Valley Getaway plan a trip that will raise the vacation bar for years to come.

If you would like more information or to schedule an interview with Jay Gould, please contact Michelle Parenti at 626.833.5015 or email info@vailvalleygetaway.com for additional information and photography.

Courtesy of Paragon Lodging

20% off three nights or more over the 4th of July Holiday weekend

Escape the heat and spend the 4th of July weekend in the mountains!

Activities galore! The "4th of July Celebration" activities include the Firecracker 50 Mountain Bike Race, 28th Annual July Art Festival, the Independence 10k Trail Run, Main Street Parade, Free Concert at 2:00pm with Rusted Root, National Repertory Orchestra Concert at 8:30pm, Breckenridge town fireworks show (weather permitting) at 9:30pm. All activities are in and around Breckenridge. Contact our office for details.

Book your upcoming celebration vacation weekend directly through Paragon Lodging by calling toll-free: 877-828-8171

(Photo: Adobe Ski Bridge - Breckenridge, CO)