Ninah's Blog

I have viewed hundreds of homes now in the Montrose area of Colorado, between the weekly broker tours, showing various homes to buyers, visiting the homes of potential sellers, and, of course, the homes of neighbors and friends.  One issue that regulalry arises is the homeowner who has overbuilt ...

While the Montrose area real estate market continued to present its challenges in 2009, in my office, we saw a slight improvement over 2008, enjoying even greater activity the last half of the year.  In November, while nationwide home sales were up 7.4%, in Montrose, per the MLS, they were up 53%...

There may be a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow after all.  After months of hearing nothing but bad to worse news concerning the real estate industry and the economy in general, we're finally receiving positive news that things are improving, with new home sales up across the nation. Click h...

I consider myself to be socially liberal and fiscally conservative.  I realize any universal health plan will come with a price tag, but I firmly believe we already pay a huge price under the current plan, which is no plan.  Most of us in the real estate industry are self-employed and are either ...

I'm just having fun, now, but if you've heard, we've had a rash of summer thunder storms across Colorado. Yesterday, at home in Ridgway, one of the biggest downpours, with all the trimmings hit me at home. Here's a short video I took out my back yard (my first video upload)!

The 2nd annual Pickin' in the Park in Ridgway, CO is underway.  This is my first year attending, and what a fun event!  This is a free 4-concert series that combines musical acts from around the country with local and regional opening acts.  The music, of course, is the main event, and the 2 conc...

I love blogging.  And I love reading other blogs, and commenting, and teaching about blogging and social networking.  I feel the power, the potential, and truly do enjoy the connection and the shared knowledge.  But I don't blog or read or comment enough, at least, not as much as I should or peop...

The 2009 15th Annual Partners Challenge Ride (and Weekend Get-Away) has been set this year for the weekend of September 26-27.   This 2-day, 104-mile mountain bike ride is truly challenging, but a lot of fun, traversing some of the most spectacular mountain terrain and scenery in the country.   I...

I was pleasantly surprised to see an upsurge in real estate activity, beginning in April.  I thought it might be just a fluke, but I'm happy to report, since then, we've been experiencing a steady flow and increase in activity, by which I mean more buyers are looking, more buyers are buying, and ...

I must admit I was a bit skeptical the first time I was encouraged to attend a performance of the Montrose Magic Circle Players.  I love legitimate theater and was quite spoiled having grown up in San Diego County with incredible live theater venues, like the Old Globe Theater and La Jolla Playho...