12/28/12 Erik Cavarra has just sold the Mountain Sage Development to a Colorado Development & Investor Group. The Group is planning on Completing Phase II of the development and has already Listed the remaining 8 Units of Phase I. Four of the Eight are already Under Contract with Closings Scheduled in January. Located on Main Street in Carbondale, the Mountain Sage Townhomes are Continue Reading
Aspen Real Estate Market
ASPEN — Erik Cavarra recognizes the current trend in Aspen's economy. Local, & International Investment groups buy center stage in Aspen's playgrounds. There is no wonder why Aspen Colorado is truly Colorado's most expensive neighborhood. It's not just a milkshake or gas that costs more, it's Real Estate. Real Estate or Gold is the question? Which is worth more in Aspen? Local Continue Reading
Fractional Real Estate Report: December 2012 Aspen & Snowmass Village Colorado
Fractional Resort Total # of Project Interests Total Number of Units Remaining Developer Inventory Total # of Interests on the Market Avg Listing Price # of Closings Since January 1, 2011 Average Days on Market Residences at SMC 290 40 1 (3) bed Sanctuary 19 $234,520 23 199 Timbers Continue Reading
Erik Cavarra Sells Off-Market $8.5m Home in the Pines Neighborhood of Snowmass Village, Colorado
Snowmass Village, Colorado: On December 12, 2012, Erik Cavarra Closed one of the Best Single Family Homes within the Pines Neighborhood of Snowmass Village, Colorado. This Luxury 6,219 square foot home is known as Castle Pines. Off Market, Private Sale and Transaction is the 2nd home Erik Cavarra has sold in the Pines in the 2011 - 2012 period. Elegant and spacious 7 Continue Reading
Billionaire Road- Red Mountain
Aspen Colorado is famous not just because of it's skiing, take a look at some of our wealthiest owners who call Aspen's Red Mountain Home. One of the mose exclusive properties and areas anywhere. Erik Aspen, Colo., has long been up to its waist in both snow and dough. The mountain town got its start pulling silver from the ground and of late has become especially skilled at yanking platinum Continue Reading
Toll Brothers Announces Bid to buy the Snowmass Club
ASPEN, Colo.—Aspen Skiing Co. says it is under contract to sell the Snowmass Club to a division of Toll Brothers Inc. The company said Wednesday that the sale to Toll Golf is expected to close in January. The price wasn't disclosed. This will be interesting to see if the transaction is finalized. In Real Estate, Due Diligence is everything. The Snowmass Club is somewhat complex in it's Continue Reading
Early Hotel Bookings Lower Due to Weather Conditions
Erik Cavarra of Alpine Real Estate believes that early Season Bookings may be off it's normal occupancy pace because of the low snow and weather conditions. Being a Golfer, playing Aspen Golf Course in November is a good thing, playing the same course in December could be an indication that Future Resort bookings remain at Par or worse if we don't receive Snow. Aspen & Snowmass is known for Continue Reading
The Aspen 50 – Forbes billionaires in Pitkin County
At least 50 billionaires on Forbes’ most recent wealth lists own property or have strong ties to property in the Aspen area. Their combined net worths total more than $242 billion and the value of their local personal property tops $741 million. But these billionaires’ stake in Aspen is greater than the sum of their local property values. Besides playing a significant part in Aspen’s Continue Reading
Maroon Creek estate sells for $21 million
ASPEN—A Maroon Creek spec home that went on the market shortly in the depths of the recession has sold for $21 million, marking the second most expensive home sale of the year. Called the “Residence at Maroon Creek” in marketing materials, the nearly 15,000-square-foot “European country home” sits on about two acres fronting Maroon Creek just past Aspen Highlands, and can be seen from the road Continue Reading
Expert: Shifting attitudes, spending habits of wealthy will impact Aspen
ASPEN—Wealth expert Jim Taylor of the Harrison Group had some words of wisdom for an audience chock full of real estate and development professionals at the 2012 Aspen/Snowmass State of the Real Estate and Tourism Economy Symposium on Thursday afternoon. Actually, he had a lot of them. Armed with a dizzying array of statistics from his firm’s research into the thoughts, habits, and spending Continue Reading
