Positive Homes Sales Information

Here's some positive news from Wells Fargo.
Read about it here.

George

Skiing Telluride!

George & Becky Harvey 12/30/10

Skiing is great in Telluride. A foot of new snow in last 24 hours and it’s still snowing.

Come join us!
George and Becky

Telluride: Prettiest Ski Town

Here's a link to Sunset Magazine's  Best Ski Towns in the West.  Does your favorite destination make their list?

Enjoy!
George

A Little Recognition from Luxury Insights blog!

From December 16, 2010  Luxury Insights blog - - "WSJ: Wall Street Bonuses and Where Are the Wealthy?"


A couple interesting posts on the Wealth Report...

Sincerely,
George

Austerity, Wall Street-Style article

There's good news at the end of this article by Robert Frank at the Wall Street Journal.

Austerity, Wall Street-Style
Wall Street Journal

Booking Yachts Is Out, Carpooling on Private Jets Is In as Boffo Pay Ticks Lower

One area where bonus spending remains strong is real estate. But bankers are redefining their ideas of a summer cottage. Rather than buying or renting ...

 

2011 Colorado Resort Job Growth Forecast per Economist

Here's an uplifting news article about the Colorado resort economy for 2011!

Resort valleys forecast small job growth in ‘11

Economist reviews Colorado

DENVER, Colo. – Resort-dominated counties in Colorado will see employment growth in 2011, according to a projection of the Colorado State Demography Office given at a November conference. 

“Mountain resort communities were hit very hard by the recession, but at the same time, they are one of the industries that I expect will do—I wouldn’t say well, but OK—in 2011,” says David Keyser, an economist with the state office.

Eagle County (Vail) stands out.  Mr. Keyser forecasts a gain of more than 2.5% in employment next year. In 2012, he sees a gain of between 3.1% and 5.5%.  He forecasts more rapid employment growth in other mountain resort counties of Colorado, but none quite as much as in Eagle County.  “I expect a 2 percent job growth in tourism overall—which is pretty good,” he said.

He bases his projections for the resort counties on the idea that they draw business from other parts of the country, but particularly the nation’s more affluent sectors, which have not been as deeply affected by the recession.

This has been confirmed in reports during the last year from resort valleys of the West, where the high-end real estate markets have returned most rapidly, even if prices remain deeply discounted from the 2008 wish-for list prices.

More broadly in Colorado, population growth has continued even during the recession. As it always has been, and maybe always will be, growth has been greatest in metropolitan Denver-Boulder area. The state, now with a population of just over 5 million, is projected to hit 6.2 million in the next decade.

Telluride Market Holds Steady

I found this Telluride Daily Planet article while surfing the web and thought you might find it interesting, too.

Sincerely,

George

George Harvey

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Telluride, Colorado

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In a shaky market, Telluride holds steady
The Daily Planet
“I don't believe that all this great news has gotten us to the end zone,” Riley said, noting that retailers are still struggling, real estate activity have ...

Telluride Tops the Rankings!

Here's some great news about our region received via my Telluride Ski and Golf newsletter!

George

Consumers Doubt Housing Market is Turning Around per survey

I thought you might find this article of interest.

Enjoy!

George

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Consumers doubt housing market is turning around, survey shows - By Aldo Svaldi
The Denver Post

U.S. consumers don't see the housing recovery happening soon and many said they would walk away from homes with negative equity, according to a survey from Trulia.com and RealtyTrac. View Full Story