Mary's Blog from Red Feather Lakes, CO

When a home has been on the market for a long period of time, buyers wonder “Why hasn’t it sold? What’s wrong with it?”  I’ve heard that question many times from buyers while showing properties in and around Red Feather Lakes.   A man called the office last week and apparently had fallen in love...

Interpreting Real Estate Market Data or what’s in this fruit salad?   At the end of September, it was time to look at the data in my main markets of Red Feather Lakes and Livermore, Colorado for third quarter market reports.  When it’s all said and done and the reports are posted, I always have a...

Red Feather Lakes, CO and Crystal Lakes  Real Estate-Third Quarter 2012   When comparing sales of residential property in Red Feather Lakes, CO and Crystal Lakes to the 3rd quarter of 2011 it looks like this year is only slightly better in sales volume.  We have quite a few sales pending so we’ll...

Livermore Colorado and Glacier View Meadows Residential Real Estate-Third Quarter 2012 When comparing current sales of residential property in Livermore, CO to the 3rd quarter of 2011 it looks like this year is slightly better in sales volume, we have a few sales pending so we’ll have to wait unt...

Nature’s Bling in the Village of Red Feather Lakes CO It is this time of year when Red Feather Lakes’ evergreens  take second place to the shimmering golden and orange aspen, dispersed among them.  Mother Nature is decked out in her finest jewels in Autumn.     Her sparkling aspen leaves dangle f...

Fox Acres Real Estate Market Snapshot, Red Feather Lakes, CO   Dribbler, according to golfinity.com, is golf slang for a shot that travels only a few feet, usually without leaving the ground. The real estate market in Fox Acres might look like a “dribbler” but another slang term-“four-jack” could...

Today is National Grandparents Day, and according to the National Grandparents Day Council, a day  •To honor grandparents  •To give grandparents an opportunity to show love for their children’s children.  •To help children become aware of the strength, knowledge and guidance older people can off...

There were several rifles in the front of the closet, in plain sight, at a recent showing.  Normally, I wouldn’t have given them a second thought, except we had 3 small children in tow. Many of the homes we had visited that day had toys in them, but this house was mostly empty - the only thing t...

Deadman Fire Tower, Red Feather Lakes, CO A few weeks ago, we decided to drive up to the Deadman Fire Tower one Monday with the grandkids.  Now, there are 2 things wrong with going on a Monday – the first one being that the tower is not open and we couldn’t climb the stairs to the top. The secon...

Labor Day Weekend Red Feather Lakes, CO   Labor Day weekend is always a fun time in Red Feather Lakes and this year will be no exception! The annual “Fire Days” Celebration kicks off with the Parade of Fire Equipment at the Dowdy Campground, there’s a Craft Sale, Bake Sale, Food, Face Painting, F...