Category Archives: Pagosa Real Estate

Is the Albuquerque Real Estate Market Important to Pagosa Springs? Good question. Yes, actually, the Albuquerque economy is important to Pagosa Springs for several reasons. Historically, a large number of second home owners came to our area from Albuquerque. Today … Continue reading →

Initial results recorded in our local MLS indicate we are ahead of last year in the first three week of the New Year. Total closed sales volume for the first three weeks was $3,570,000 as compared to $1,928,700 for the … Continue reading →

  Though our Wolf Creek Ski Area has the best snow in Colorado, (or nearly anywhere in the Rockies) we do need some fresh powder. The Ski Area is doing a good job grooming the runs, but without some additional … Continue reading →

PART TWO:  2011 REAL ESTATE MARKET SUMMARY  Results for 2011 improved in most categories. 507 closings totaling $114 million in sales were recorded for the year. During 2010 there were 400 closings for a total of $87 million. The total … Continue reading →

PART ONE:  Another year is gone and the results are in the book. 2011 was a better year for the local economy, at least by most measurements. Yes, there still were too many foreclosures and too many distress sales, and … Continue reading →

BIG GAS WELL DRILLING PLAY IN ARCULETA COUNTY A few days back I took a long drive down Cat Creek Road. The last time I traveled more than five miles down this road was when I was showing the Candelaria … Continue reading →

THE EXTRA IMPORTANCE OF GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE IN A TOUGH ECONOMY While visiting the Pagosa Baking Company recently I encountered a group of six Hispanic women that were ordering food and coffee at the counter. As I often do with … Continue reading →

COMMUNITY BANKS OF COLORADO 262 PAGOSA STREET, PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO In one of my earlier Blog Articles last month I mentioned the Bank Ratings of a couple of our local lending institutions. Shortly after I launched that article on the … Continue reading →

In Part One we talked about the history of Community Banks of Colorado in the Pagosa Springs market. When things turned south in the California markets, the markets Community Banks of Colorado was in within Colorado began to slow down … Continue reading →