What Exactly is Holding the Market Frozen?
The Western Slope real estate market is hitting headwinds, moving into its typical prime summer selling season. Reflecting a third year of poor demand due to high mortgage rates, many buyers now have equity trapped in homes that are not selling, leading to a slower market in the Ouray and Montrose County markets. Contingent offers […]
Are Mortgage Rates Ever Going to Drop?
The Montrose Colorado real estate market seems to be repeating a third year of dismal buying and selling activity. Due to mortgage rates near the 7% range since the spring of 2023, we’re now close to half way through 2025 with unit sales looking exactly the same as the previous two years. With the average […]
Is Housing Inventory Increasing in 2025?
Real estate market activity in the Montrose and Uncompahgre Valley is hitting bumps as it attempts to match the previous 2-years of activity. Heading into the prime spring selling season of 2025, consumers are navigating the housing market with heightened caution as tariff announcements in early April rattled bond and equity markets. Housing prices in […]
Is The Housing Market Stuck?
Montrose Market The real estate market in Montrose experienced yet another month of confusing and seemingly contradictory happenings. Prices staying steady, and going up, while sales volume continues to plummet to historic levels. Our buyer’s agents who are on the phone with buyers every day and searching high and low for housing options comment often on how […]
Bad Floor Plans in Real Estate
In real estate, the floor plan can make or break your home’s value to potential buyers. We have seen time and time again where a house with an unusual floor plan will sit on the market significantly longer than a home with a typical layout. While the layout may make sense to you and fit […]
How to Avoid Costly Mistakes as a First-Time Home Buyer
For anyone who’s a first-time home buyer, there can be a lot of things to think about. One of those is financial, of course, but there’s more to the equation than just whether you’re getting a good price for the house you’re buying. There are mental and emotional stressors that come along with buying a […]
Should You Sell or Rent That Property for Income?
When you own a property and you aren’t using it, or you decide to move to a new home instead of the one you currently have, there are a couple of options for that current property. One of those is to sell the place you have now, and the other one is to rent that […]
Colorado Wildlife Viewing
There are many places in Colorado where you will happen along some beautiful wildlife, but there are several special spots where you are almost guaranteed to see animals in their natural habitat. Along with native deer and elk, the more recent introduction of moose to Colorado offers some exciting viewing of the state’s largest wild […]
Horseback Riding in Colorado
Now that Fall is peeking around the corner, horseback riding is the perfect outdoor adventure. Whether you live in Colorado or are just visiting our beautiful state, frolicking in the mountain air can be just the cure for whatever ails you. There are quite a few horse ranches scattered around the Western Slope and the […]
RV Camping in Colorado
If you’re looking for an RV camping spot that is off the beaten path in Colorado, it can be difficult to find parks that will accommodate larger recreational vehicles. Exploring the state’s scenery, quaint towns, and mountain terrain can be the perfect summer vacation, but you’ll want to plan your route so you can stay […]