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Happy New Year and thank you for joining us for another edition of our Top 5 Best Real Estate Deals in Breckenridge! The holidays have been beautiful and mostly warm with a little snow and lots of sunshine. There are some great events coming up in the next few weeks including Ullr Fest and the International Snow Sculpting Championships. Be sure to check out our Events Calendar for the latest winter events in Breckenridge and Summit County.  

For January, we're counting down the Top 5 Real Estate Deals as we jump into the new year. Here we go.



5.) 242 Goldenview Drive & 1226 Forest Hills Drive, Breckenridge
Our #5 pick is going to be vacant land in general with 2 specific properties that really stand out. Vacant land has been one of the hardest hit aspects…

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Whatever the headline reads we can all agree that mortgage rates are really low. The benefit of these low rates to Real Estate Buyers can be substantial. The difference between a rate of 4% and 5% on a 30 year mortgage loan of $600,000 can amount to $128,000 over the life of the loan, or $350 each month.

If you are waiting for the Real Estate market to drop another 1% or 2% before you buy, consider the following. If rates go up just ½% you will possibly pay $15,000 less for that $750,000 house and end up paying $63,000 more in interest over the life of the loan.

You may have heard that the Federal Reserve has promised to keep rates low until the middle of 2013. The problem is that they can and do change their mind if the economic outlook changes. In…

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January 24 marks the return of the annual and much anticipated International Snow Sculpture Championships (ISSC). Artists will spend 65 hours carving 20-ton blocks of snow into awe-inspiring masterpieces. Snow sculptors from around the globe will make Breckenridge their home during the event, taking place January 24-February 5, 2012. The competitive field is made up of 15 teams this year and the talent pool of sculptors will be exceptional as most every team has medaled in competition before. 

The International Snow Sculpture Championships will again be cast under a LED-lighting display as introduced last year, illuminating the sculptures and giving a different perspective to the event. We highly recommend checking out the snow sculptures in the evenings…

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The 4th Annual Breck Snowflake Challenge Amateur Snow Sculpture Competition in Breckenridge was a huge success. This event saw 17 local teams haul in their own snow and create amazing works of snow art up and down Main Street. After a week of hard work and fun, the top artists were awarded nearly $3,500 in cash combined.

Winning Teams for the 4th Annual Breck Snowflake Challenge: 1st = $1,500 Team Gravy Train 2nd = $1,000 Team Wagner Designs 3rd = $500 Team Snow Caps at Paragon Lodging 4th = $250 Team Fatty's 2 Honorable Mention Prizes, $100 each - Team CrossFit Breckenridge and Team Ready, Paint, Fire. These Honorable Mention Prizes were last minute prizes pledged by Breckenridge Associates Real Estate ($100) and by the 3 event judges: Ken Miller,…

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