Things are looking good, buyer are out shopping again. Seller’s not dropping too much on prices but there is light on the horizon.   Here is the activity for Durango from the last 7 days.
What has sold in the last week?
9 Homes have sold in Durango in the past week.  Homes were priced from $190k-$529k.
-Average list price [...]

Continuing from last week, the phones are still ringing and people are putting in offers.  It’s going to be a busy year.  Here in Durango it’s dumping snow outside with plans to keep snowing or the next 5 days! 
Here is your Blue Ribbon’s Weekly Market Update:
What has sold?
8 Homes have sold in Durango in the past [...]

Blue Ribbon’s Weekly Market Update:
It has been busy here!  As I have said in the last few weeks, the market is picking up.  Many buyers are starting to call and ask all the right questions, sellers calling asking “what do I need to do to sell my house?”   Not a full market recovery but there [...]

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Blue Ribbon’s Weekly Market Update:
 
What has sold?
8 Homes have sold in Durango in the past week.
Homes were priced from $124k-$510k.
-Average list price was $289k
-Average sold price: $266, Median sold price was: $225k
-Average Days on market: 197
-Average sold price per square foot from these homes: $214.00
-3 homes were in town, the other 5 in rural Durango locations
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2009 All La Plata County Sold Statistics:
Jan. 1 st 2009 – December 31 st 2009
Category      _     Total Volume      Total units _  Avg. Price          Median Price        Avg DOM
Durango Res.-   $122,806,644…….268………$458,233…………$379,950…………….216
Dgo. Co/Tnhm-$28,315,277………..94………$301,226…………$266,000…………….238
All Bayfield Res.-$32,085,002……125………$256,680…………$245,000……………..175
All Ignacio Res.- $3,057,388………..13………$235,183…………$220,000……………..129
All Resort Res.-   $22,993,177………52………$442,176…………$302,500…………….278
Vacant Land-       $18,464,500………86……..$214,703………….$164,950………………379
Farm & Ranch-    $22,162,000………4……$5,540,500……….$5,667,000……………..175
Commercial-         $8,595,075……….11……..$781,370…………..$464,364……………..233
 
Notes: Durango, Bayfield and Ignacio include both in-town and rural residential properties.
DOM = Days on market
Source: Colorado [...]

Below area link to the quarterly statistics published by the Durango area association of Realtors taken straight from the MLS.
2009 had its challenges but comparing 2008 to 2009 we did see a steady increase in sales and a slight increase in median home price.
Click here to see PDF all of 2009 market statistics
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The overall forecast for 2010 is looking good.  All signs are pointing to improvement!  The phones have been ringing off the hook, buyers are looking at it’s the middle of winter -which is normally the down season!
Typically the activity over the holidays is slower because people are traveling and spending time with family and friends. [...]

It’s been quite the ride in real estate in 2009. Tough for sellers, scary for buyers, I feel it can only get better. If you are buying, this is the first time in 15 years in Durango that prices are down and sellers are willing to negotiate. In my book, definitely a great time to [...]

With the holidays here and full on winter just outside our front door, we don’t expect too much activity over the next couple of weeks but people are still looking and calling with questions.
After the new year we do expect much higher numbers in buyers and sales.  The crowd of ski vacationers and family visits [...]