Blue Ribbon has been busy, busy, busy lately.  The phone has been ringing off the hook with interested Buyers, contracts and showings.  Market has really picked up which is great news!
Here are some updates on what has sold, what’s currently under contract and the new homes available in Durango.
* Here are the homes sold in Sept. up [...]

Check out this new listing the Three Springs. 
This lovely 3 bed, 2.5 bath home boasts over 1800 SF, has a fenced back yard and full 2 car detached garage.  Practically brand new, you can enjoy it well built quality and fine finishes.  
A certified Built Green home!  But don’t worry, you don’t have to trade energy [...]

Realtytimes reports a positive real estate outlook, with encouraging numbers on the real estate front, including new housing construction and sales of existing homes, continue to point toward a sustained recovery in the months ahead… http://realtytimes.com/rtpages/20090825_realestateoutlook.htm
Durango real estate is no different, the 2009 summer season has seen an increase in volume of real estate sold.  [...]

I got this email from Durango Mountain Resort yesterday and would like to share it with you. Very clever, Vitamin D urango, and how true. This is why we love Durango. If you are considering buying ad home or property in Durango, or would just like to check out Durango Real Estate, please do not hesitate [...]

Fear of overpaying for property is common these days, not just in rural mountain communities like Durango but for real estate in Colorado and nation wide. If you are like every other potential buyer out there right now you are likely frozen because you are concerned that you will pay too much and the market might [...]

Free Summer Concerts in Durango coming up, don’t miss it. In conjunction wit Music and Mountains Durango has some great culture to offer. See this article in the Durango Herald for details:
“Festival offering 10 free concerts
by Judith Reynolds
Special to the Herald
Article Last Updated; Friday, July 17, 2009
Who’s afraid of “Peter and the Wolf”? Not me. [...]

Housing agency seeks stimulus money
$2.65 million would help create affordable homes in Bayfield area, according to Thursdays Durango Heralds Front page news.
 This would increase potential affordable housing for Bayfield/Durango Area.
See link to article here:
http://www.durangoherald.com/sections/News/2009/07/09/Housing_agency_seeks_stimulus_money/
 
 Claudia Williams
Owner/Ecobroker/Exchangor
Blue Ribbon Properties
835 Main Ave #214
Durango, CO 81301
970 247 8388 (office)
970 749 3555 (cell)
970 247 8360 (fax)
www.blueribbondurango.com
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Did you know that Durango has an outstanding soccer culture? And affordable too. Durango soccer players or all ages have been doing very well. See yesterday’s Durango Herald article by David Williams (my husband) and author of “The Baffled Parents Guide to Coaching 6 and under Soccer”:
Soccer Article Link
And while we are at it, Durango [...]

How much money are seller’s leaving on the table these days? We hear about low ball offers but in Durango that is not necessarily the case. I was out showing property yesterday to a client and she told me that she thinks her husband wants to “totally low ball”, meaning offer about half the asking. [...]

Why is it so hard to get a loan these days? Two years ago everyone could get a loan, now it seems like nobody can get a loan. There are many aspects that go into how you can qualify. Surprisingly, it’s not just your credit rating or financial stability. It’s not even just the economic [...]