Property Type: RES w/Improvments Condo Address: 240 Snowmass Club Circle 1439 Snowmass Village, CO 81615 Status: Pending Asking Price: $1,198,000 List Number: 132575 Type: Condo/Townhouse/Duplex/Half Duplex Area: 02-Snowmass Village Major Area: Snowmass Village Sub/Loc: Country Club Continue Reading

Make that five real estate sales of at least $10 million in Pitkin County this year. And it’s just the middle of January. On Wednesday, what’s been marketed as the “Aspen Penthouse” took in $13.2 million. The 4,415-square-foot Cooper Avenue condo, owned by a consortium of Aspen businessmen including Andy Hecht, Nikos Hecht and Joshua Saslove, had been listed since March 2013, when it had an Continue Reading

Aspen, Colorado: Sky Hotel Updates Today, Erik Cavarra shares an article written in the Aspen Daily News: Dumont, Chaumont condos withdraw opposition after confidential agreement Neighbors of the Sky Hotel who were fighting the lodge’s proposed redevelopment have withdrawn their opposition after reaching a confidential agreement with the property’s owners. The settlement involves the Continue Reading

Five-time major champion golfer Phil Mickelson and his wife, Amy, have sold their compound in Rancho Santa Fe for $5.725 million. The Tuscan-style estate returned to the market in November at about $6 million with Jordan Cohen of RE/MAX Olson and Associates Estate Brokerage and Linda Sansone of Linda Sansone & Associates attached to the listing. Mickelson, who owns other property in the Continue Reading

A luxe Viking island owned by the world's sixth-richest athlete, golfer Tiger Woods, is up for sale,the Telegraph of London reports. Naturally it has room for putting practice, with half a dozen tee boxes and a golf hole. It also has a private ferry, stables and pasture land, its own protected bay, a "mini-mansion" of a villa, a hunting lodge and a landing strip. Oh -- and it also has a "hill Continue Reading

Snowmass Village, Colorado:  Today, Erik Cavarra highlights recent NEW Lot Listings in Snowmass Village.  Lots are being purchased in the name of an LLC, purchased for lower prices, and then re-listed at higher prices.  Here's a look at a few: CMA: Comparable Properties: Active / New Listings   125004 137035 137075   841 Serviceberry Snowmass Village CO 180 Continue Reading

Aspen, Colorado: The apparent white knight for Aspen’s Explore Booksellers is a consortium of national nonprofit organizations that fight for environmental, social justice and consumer protection causes. A limited liability corporation established by nonprofits under the umbrella of the Public Interest Network has a contract to buy Explore Booksellers and Bistro for $5 million. The proposed deal Continue Reading

Aspen Skiing Co. officials believe they will be able to open a Limelight Hotel in Idaho quicker than they can in their own backyard. Plans for a hotel in the Limelight brand are advancing quickly in Sun Valley and stalled in Snowmass Village. Skico announced Tuesday that it had closed on property in Ketchum, Idaho, near the River Run base area of Bald Mountain at the famed Sun Valley resort. Continue Reading

Erik Cavarra shares a spectacular sunset at the Snowmass Club. Truly one of the best locations and views in all of Snowmass Village, the Snowmass Club is the escape from the everyday hustle and bustle of Snowmass. Nestled within 210 acres of Rocky Mountain perfection, the 40 finely appointed vacation homes feature breathtaking views of Snowmass and the Elk Mountain Range. Ownership includes an Continue Reading

International Buyer Outlooks: With the price of oil tanking and the ruble getting pummeled, high-end real estate brokers in Manhattan, Miami and other major cities have been losing some of their best customers. Deep-pocketed Russian buyers have been disappearing since last spring when international sanctions were imposed on Russia. Over the past few years, Russian buyers have been responsible Continue Reading