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
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."
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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