Julian Hardaker's (jhardaker) Blog

Aspen Glen is the premier gated golf course community in the lower part of the Roaring Fork Valley. The Jack Nicklaus designed golf course has won numerous awards and enjoys a significantly longer season than some of the golf courses closer to Aspen. The spectacular club house with pool, tennis ...

With each passing month our local market between Aspen, Glenwood Springs and Rifle is inching its way back to an equilibrium between supply and demand, but we are still not there yet. All indications suggest that 2011 will turn out to be the best year for buyers. Here is the monthly commentary fr...

Both December and January have shown falling sales numbers in the Aspen/Glenwood MLS. December '08 had 83 sales versus 81 in '09. January '09 had 108 versus a meager 67 this year. On a more positive note, the trend of decreasing inventory has continued for the 6th straight month and while the ove...

The trend of diminishing inventory of our Aspen / Snowmass market continued in December with overall inventory for the Aspen / Glenwood MLS dropping to its lowest point since May, 2008 (the fifth consecutive decline). Sales continue to be slow with 80 recorded, the same as the previous December. ...

Each state has different rules of agency with regards to Real Estate. In any transaction it is very important to know the relationship between you and the Realtor you are working with. In Colorado there are 3 possible relationships and one “non-relationship”. They are: Seller’s Agent, Buyer’s Ag...

Nationally, it seems like we are hearing more and more positive news about the economy and trends are beginning to lead us to believe that the economy is heading in the right direction. Finally, on the local level, there are some trends appearing that may be early signs of a stabilization in the...

(2/16/09) WOW - THEY JUST REDUCED IT AGAIN TO $15 MILLION - THAT'S $11 MILLION LESS THAN THE ORIGINAL ASKING PRICE!!!) Yes, even in Aspen we are seeing foreclsoures - four have been filed so far in '09 - certainly a very small number in comparison to many parts of the country but it shows that ev...

Hoy el senado aprobo un credito tributario para todos los compradores de casa (no solamente los primeros compradores) que podra valer hasta $15,000. No queda claro todavia si el credito sera un verdadero credito o si sera mas bien un tipo de prestamo muy favorable (uno tendria que repagar el cred...

Prices in the Aspen Real Estate Luxury Market   The world over, Aspen is known as a "must-own" town for the ultra wealthy. When you see a 6,000 square foot lot listed in town for $3,250,00, you can not but be reminded of the tried and true real estate axiom; location, location, location!   So how...

Despite so many big projects in our area being put on hold, the developers of the Roaring Fork Lodge hotel are moving full steam ahead. As well 106 hotel rooms, there are 40 condominiums for sale. It appears that once the developer has sufficient reservations / contracts in place, construction wi...