Jack Gausnell's (gausnell) Blog

The effects of the 2008 credit crisis and recession continue to plague the real estate industry. Even though the Aspen real estate market has now hit bottom and is showing signs of a strong resurgence, most of the Aspen Realtors are operating in survival mode. It is not uncommon to see them hand...

  The Aspen real estate market continues to rebound in 2011. We saw a minor turnaround in 2010 from the drastic drop of 2009. This has been followed by a somewhat better upswing in 2011. Since the market hit bottom in 2009, the Aspen real estate market has improved over the past twenty-two consec...

  Unlike the national real estate market, the  Aspen real estate and Snowmass real estate market is showing strong signs of a revival. This is not surprising because historically the Aspen/Snowmass real estate market is one of the last to feel the effects of a recession and one of the first to co...

Aspen real estate and Snowmass Village real estate have long been considered some the best ski resort properties in the world. If you have been waiting to buy either Aspen real estate or Snowmass Village real estate, you should wait no longer. Both of these markets have already hit bottom and ar...

When it comes time to refer a client to another Realtor™, one should make sure they are picking one that is qualified to do a really good job. It is important to choose a Realtor™ that knows the local referral market extremely well, and has a top notch reputation for ethics, honesty, and work et...

    Aspen, Snowmass, and the Roaring Fork Valley Real Estate. They come here for the Winter and stay here for the Summer. Many people come to Aspen and Snowmass year after year for its world class skiing. A lot of my clients and prospects have never been to the Roaring Fork Valley, the home of A...

Lately, I have been receiving several requests from my website visitors for information on the really good real estate deals in Aspen and Snowmass, Colorado. They mistakenly think foreclosures and short sales are where to find the best deals. What they fail to realize is most of the Aspen forecl...

In the summer of 2009 the Aspen, Colorado condo inventory peaked at about 400 units on the market. Over the past couple of years, this number has slowly eroded to about 200 which is about a 3.2 year supply at the current absorption rate. At the same time, the average asking price has fallen abou...

Though not as vibrant as the glory days of 2006 and 2007, the Pitkin County (Aspen/Snowmass) market showed signs of a significant rebound in 2010. The Aspen real estate market and Snowmass real estate market is alive and well once again. The total Pitkin County dollar volume was $1.26 billion wh...