Breckenridge Real Estate Blog

We're working on The Source Magazine - the largest real estate buying tool in Summit County. Publish date is June 26. Look for us throughout Breckenridge and Summit County this summer. Now's the time to buy in the high country - great interest rates, a wide variety of available properties to choose from and the best prices in years. http://www.BreckenridgeAssociates.com

Colorado homebuilders will be required to install carbon-monoxide detectors in new homes under a proposal signed into law in March.

House Bill 1091 takes effect July 1 requiring installation of the detectors in new and resold homes near bedrooms as well as rented apartments and homes.

The legislation was introduced after the death of Denver investment banker Parker Lofgren and his family. Lofgren, 39; his wife Caroline, 42; and their children, Owen, 10, and Sophie, 8, were found dead in a multimillion-dollar home near Aspen on Nov. 27, 2008, victims of carbon-monoxide poisoning. The family had won a holiday weekend stay in the home through a fundraiser.

In January, University of Denver graduate student Lauren Johnson died in her apartment - also of

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A tax credit of up to $8,000 is available for qualified first-time home buyers purchasing a principal residence on or after January 1, 2009 and before December 1, 2009. Unlike the tax credit enacted in 2008, the new credit does not have to be repaid.

Contact your Broker/Partner to learn more at www.breckenridgeassociates.com, or call 800.774.7970. http://www.BreckenridgeAssociates.com

Do you know the amount spent on Home Improvement projects for New Buyers verses Repeat Buyers and New Homes verses previously owned homes?http://www.realtor.org/research/economists_outlook/didyouknow/dyk050709td http://www.BreckenridgeAssociates.com

Congratulations Breckenridge Associates. Has been a challenging year, but you're leading the charge - Julie K.

Year to date 2009 (through May 5th) - Twelve of the 44 single family home sales in the Breckenridge area were transacted through Breckenridge Associates Real Estate.  Three of those sales, Breckenridge Associates represented both the Buyer and Seller.  Breckenridge Associates has sold more single family homes than any other brokerage by a considerable margin. 
Considering selling your home? Talk to the Home Town Team. List with Breckenridge Associates Real Estate by May 15 to be included in The Source Magazine, the largest and most well-known Summit County Buyer's Tool. http://www.BreckenridgeAssociates.com

It's a beautiful bluebird day in the high country. Spring has arrived. Check out the five-day forecast.
 http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Breckenridge&state=CO&site=BOU&textField1=39.5075&textField2=-106.047

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