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This wonderful hand hewn white oak log home in the woods just outside Durango. The home sits at the highest point of the property offering great views of the snowcapped La Plata Mountains. It would be great for a family and even has a guest quarters/mother in law apartment on the lowest level. Ke...
10/02/2012
  Durango will be the starting point in the upcoming USA Pro Cycling Challenge which will start in Durango on August 20 and end in Denver approximately one week  later. This has often been described as the American version of the Tour de France bicycle race. Some of the participants in the Tour d...
08/12/2012
People come to Durango, Colorado for vacation all the time so why not own Durango real estate that lets you live like you are on vacation in this cozy chalet surrounded by tall pines?  An absolute doll house remodeled in 2011 by an artist with great taste!  As you walk up the step onto the main l...
06/07/2012
  Favorite Vendors?  I'll bet you have some, too. The "Supplies Guys" is a company that I have been doing business with and will certainly continue to do business with them.  In the Durango real estate business we often do a lot of printing, so the cost of ink or toner etc. is something we need t...
05/30/2012
  Durango Colorado Land  Shenandoah Subdivision   Every community has their "exclusive or best" places to live, and the Shenandoah subdivision would be in that category in the Durango Colorado area.  Purchasing Durango, CO real estate can be a complex venture to navigate on your own due to issues...
05/25/2012
  End of cul de sac privacy and great mountain and Animas Valley views are just a couple of things that strike you when you drive up to this high quality home.  You have your choice of entering the 4 car garage from the front or the side. One of the two-car garages could easily be converted into ...
05/25/2012
  2012 First-Quarter Sales Results   The first quarter of 2012 saw a 26% increase in residential dollar volume for La Plata County compared to the first quarter of last year. The average home sales price however only increased 1.5% hitting $341,543 this year. The median sales price this year actu...
04/07/2012
  Durango real estate sales statistics are certainly something that I track very regularly. This past week we put on the 12th Annual Wells Group Real Estate Forecast held at the Fort Lewis College Community Concert Hall. This is a by-invitation-only event for Wells Group clients you. We were clos...
03/25/2012
Durango Colorado Home Adjoining Golf Course   Enjoy the freedom of a low maintenance lifestyle adjacent to the golf course while taking in the views of the LaPlata Mountains!!  The Villas at Hillcrest is a detached townhome community that was built in 2007 using high-efficiency green construction...
03/09/2012
  Durango Colorado Energy Efficient Home Hike, bike or cross country ski out your front door!  Custom quality, craftsman style, this home sits on 13+ acres, adjoins BLM lands, yet is just minutes from town.  You will feel like you stepped into a "pottery barn" magazine when you enter this home, b...
03/09/2012
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43+ years of successfully selling Durango Colorado real estate certainly qualifies me as having seen just about everything. There have been funny moments "What do you mean you're going to cash my earnest money check?" And there have been serious moments where we completed a short sale just hours before the foreclosure sale was to occur. My greatest satisfaction comes from knowing that we have the expertise and are able to help those people in what is usually the largest financial transaction of their life. One of our clients once said "We sure are glad that you were at the helm of the ship steering our transaction. A little gray hair behind the ears of the 'captain' sure made these passengers feel safer."