Bring on the rain!  Yay for monsoon season!  It has been hot but at least now it rains just about every day for a hour or so…it cools off the town. 
As for real estate…we are busy here, not as many offers but buyers are still out there hunting for deals!  If you haven’t looked lately [...]

Blue Ribbon is mobile!
We have new Blue Ribbon cruiser bikes that are available for our clients to use or to take people on home viewing tours.
They are super fun and very convenient!
Come in and you can sign out a bike to use for the day.

Ride around in Style!!!
Have a great week and enjoy some of this beautiful sunshine! 
Shaheen Hangval
Broker Associate/EcoBroker [...]

The gradual improvement continues.  I set up 6 showings this morning to show a clients some properties…while setting them up, 2 of the 6 had just gone undercontract  in the last 2 days.  This is a sure sign that properties are moving.  Telling my client that these 2 houses were already under contract definitely put [...]

Dear Readers
  
Durango Real Estate is looking up again, as both the 1st quarter home sales statistics for 2010 and current sale pending numbers show.  
First, here is an excpert of the press release of the Durango Area Association of Real Estate on the 1st quarter real estate sales statistics (click here for the full article and [...]

I recently read an article from Homes.com/Realtor.com showing this years statistics so far and how pending home sales show a healthy gain nationwide.  Could results in a Spring surge this year!
 CLICK HERE TO READ FULL ARTICLE
In the local Durango market:
What has sold?
17Homes have sold in Durango in the past week.  Homes were priced from $94k-$400k.
-Average list price was $279k     [...]

What is SnowDown?
As most of you might know, Durango is a snowy mountain town and some people deal with tons of snow in different ways.  Some love it, others get what’s known as “cabin fever”.  This is an overwhelming feeling of needing to get out of the house! 
Well, Snowdown was created as a way to deal [...]

Be optimistic, real estate has positive growth numbers again, we are poised for the Turn Around, not just for Durango Real Estate.

A step by step guide on selling or swapping real estate in a slow market
 
I found this helpful bit of advice on www.goswap.org, one of the internets most popular trade and exchange websites. We couldn’t agree more.
 
“Unofficial guide and practical advice with dirty tricks on selling or swapping a house when nothing is [...]

W h a t  i s  a  H E R S  R a t i n g ?

A home energy rating involves an analysis of a home’s construction plans and onsite inspections. Based on the
home’s plans, the Home Energy Rater uses an energy efficiency software package to perform an energy analysis of
the home’s design. This [...]

I was just asked by a past client to reassess what they could sell their downtown Durango historic property for. It’s a 2800 SF home on a double lot, located on our historic Third Avenue, absolutely a great location. The house has some upgrades but is really in need of a serious remodel/rebuild. I thought [...]