Mason Morse Aspen broker Tim Estins complete AspenRealEstateBlog is released Monday mornings at his website and at times during the week. These postings at MM are likely to be condensed because of his tech limitations. For the latest Aspen real estate news, sales statistics and market activity, follow him on twitter @EstinAspen ...Tim welcomes your business, inquiries and comments. [...]
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The Estin Report: 2010 Year End Aspen Snowmass Real Estate Summary
Mason & Morse Ranch Company Announces Areas Largest Land Auction in Kansas
Mason & Morse Ranch Company has announced the upcoming auction of over 15,500 acres of top-quality cropland in the northwest territory of Kansas. The size of the acreage being set for absolute auction sale represents one of the largest amounts of cropland acres ever offered at auction at one time in western [...]
Brian Hazen of Mason Morse Real Estate Closes Significant Sale in Aspen
ASPEN,CO Mason Morse Real Estate is proud to announce the sale of Aspen Lakes Ranch for $24.5 million. Brian Hazen, Vice President/Broker Associate of Mason Morse represented the Buyer. The sale represents the highest priced single family home sale in the Aspen/Snowmass market since July of 2009. "I judge Aspen by its quality of life and
[...]The Estin Report: Aspen Snowmass Vacant Land Report 2004 - 2010 YTD (June 18, 2010)
"Because there continues to be sufficient inventory of great homes available for purchase, although rapidly thinning, and not to mention the hassles of the permitting and building process with a particularly onerous Pitkin County Land Use Code, buyers, in general, do not want to buy land and build at present. In addition, credit markets continue to be locked up making many land purchases all but impossible."
The Estin Report: Aspen Real Estate "White Paper" 2009/2010 Year End Summary
"Yes, there are challenges and the real estate business will be choppy because as mentioned we've found we are not immune from national and global economic events as previously thought. Aspen offers a small town community with world class amenities within a highly restrictive zoning environment that for the past 40 years has has successfully protected its unique beauty and historic charm. There is every reason to believe that in an over-crowded and homongenous world Aspen's unique attributes will be in ever-increasing demand in the future."
What's my property worth?
Is your broker giving you actual data to support the price she thinks you need to be at or is she just pulling it out of thin air? An appraiser could come up with a value for your property based on the available data. At a minimum, your real estate advisor (aka broker) should be presenting you with a systematic approach to your pricing question. .
Why do a pre-inspection?
There are arguments for and against doing an inspection prior to selling, but I have yet to hear one convincing reason for not doing one in advance of a sale. One of the two main reasons properties fall out of contract is because of an inspection issue. The other being survey issues. So, why wouldnt you want to know before you are tied into [...]
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