BRECKENRIDGE - A single-family home at the Breckenridge Golf Club is to be one of seven nationwide residences to be auctioned March 19 by Sheldon Good and Company.
"The one-day auction is part of the Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation of High Country Club - one of the country's largest members-only destination clubs focused on popular resort markets," according to a press release.
Other homes in the auction are in vacation and second-home communities of California, Florida and New York City, with original purchase prices ranging from $690,000 to more than $1 million.
Suggested opening bids are to start as low as $150,000 "and will be sold absolute, regardless of price," according to the press release.
The auction is to occur at 1 p.m. MST at the Denver Marriott City Center at 1701 California Street in Denver.
Bidders may also participate via real-time Internet bidding through Proxibid.
Viewing dates are scheduled through February and much of
8 February 2010, 12:05am
SUMMIT COUNTY - The local real estate market in 2009 took a hit similar to nearby counties, but a few large transactions helped to soften the blow.
The $107 million sale of Copper Mountain and the record-breaking $8.3 million home that sold in Breckenridge were among highlights in a year when transactions overall were down 32 percent.
"We've all suffered a pretty drastic decline compared with previous years when people had all that disposable income that they wanted to spend," said Brooke Roberts, marketing director with Land Title Guarantee Company in Summit County.
She said transactions are taking four to six weeks to get closed, which is about twice as long as in previous years, because of increased complications in getting loans.
There were 136 transactions of more than $1 million in 2009 - a decline from 177 in 2008 and 208 in 2007.
But 2009 also had eight transactions of more than $3 million, which is more than the preceding two years.
While mo
The $107 million sale of Copper Mountain and the record-breaking $8.3 million home that sold in Breckenridge were among highlights in a year when transactions overall were down 32 percent.
"We've all suffered a pretty drastic decline compared with previous years when people had all that disposable income that they wanted to spend," said Brooke Roberts, marketing director with Land Title Guarantee Company in Summit County.
She said transactions are taking four to six weeks to get closed, which is about twice as long as in previous years, because of increased complications in getting loans.
There were 136 transactions of more than $1 million in 2009 - a decline from 177 in 2008 and 208 in 2007.
But 2009 also had eight transactions of more than $3 million, which is more than the preceding two years.
While mo
8 February 2010, 12:05am
BRECKENRIDGE - Breckenridge Town Council this Tuesday is to discuss extending its open house sign ordinance, which was approved last year to sunset in March.
The town's planning department "believes the ordinance has been a success and has worked well," and the Summit Association of Realtors has requested the town consider extending the ordinance or making it permanent, according to a town staff memo.
The ordinance allows for up to three off-premise open house signs outside the historic district, with time limits and design standards among other requirements.
Council is also to discuss plans for improving bike route way-finding and safety this spring through signs and striping. The town would spend up to $10,000 on the project this year, with annual re-striping costs of about $10,000 year for the following years.
Other items include the Upper Blue Basin Master Plan, and discussion as well as preliminary approval for ballot items for the public to consider
The town's planning department "believes the ordinance has been a success and has worked well," and the Summit Association of Realtors has requested the town consider extending the ordinance or making it permanent, according to a town staff memo.
The ordinance allows for up to three off-premise open house signs outside the historic district, with time limits and design standards among other requirements.
Council is also to discuss plans for improving bike route way-finding and safety this spring through signs and striping. The town would spend up to $10,000 on the project this year, with annual re-striping costs of about $10,000 year for the following years.
Other items include the Upper Blue Basin Master Plan, and discussion as well as preliminary approval for ballot items for the public to consider
7 February 2010, 12:05am
BRECKENRIDGE - Even with multiple degrees from American and French colleges and a master's degree in mathematics, CMC associate professor Benedicte Manwaring is not afraid to say she struggles in her work.
"I struggle just the way the students struggle. I had to work to understand math, but I really, really enjoyed it," said the instructor who teaches classes ranging from survey of calculus, to math for liberal arts majors, at the Summit Campus of Colorado Mountain College.
Manwaring and Joanne Yantz, who teaches English, business and education classes at the college, were recently named full-time and adjunct faculty of the year, respectively, for CMC's Summit Campus.
Overcoming own challenges can make an instructor more accessible
Math instructor Manwaring - who goes by "Bee" - lets her students know right away that she suffers from dyslexia and that she, too, was a community college student.
"I think it's just my understanding of
"I struggle just the way the students struggle. I had to work to understand math, but I really, really enjoyed it," said the instructor who teaches classes ranging from survey of calculus, to math for liberal arts majors, at the Summit Campus of Colorado Mountain College.
Manwaring and Joanne Yantz, who teaches English, business and education classes at the college, were recently named full-time and adjunct faculty of the year, respectively, for CMC's Summit Campus.
Overcoming own challenges can make an instructor more accessible
Math instructor Manwaring - who goes by "Bee" - lets her students know right away that she suffers from dyslexia and that she, too, was a community college student.
"I think it's just my understanding of
5 February 2010, 11:50am
BreckChamber: Lots happening in Breck this weekend: Valentines Day specials, Mardi Gras festivities and a long weekend with Presidents Day www.gobreck.com
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8 February 2010, 10:18am
BreckChamber: Black History Month Performance tonight at the Backstage Theatre 7pm. FREE. Call the Breck Heritage Alliance for details: 970.453.9767x2
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4 February 2010, 10:32am
BreckChamber: Outside Magazine blogs about Breck and Snow Sculptures http://bit.ly/9xme3P
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4 February 2010, 10:31am
BreckChamber: Breckenridge Ski Resort’s Freeride Team Earns Four Medals with a Record Performance at Winter X Games 14 http://bit.ly/a0Q1lg
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2 February 2010, 4:03pm
BreckChamber: RT @denverpost Lithuania's gloved hand snares snow-sculpture win in Breckenridge - The Denver Post http://ow.ly/1nUKOC
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1 February 2010, 3:47pm
BreckChamber: http://twitpic.com/10vzti - Int Snow Sculpture Championships: Bronze Medal to Team Mexico for their sculpture The Altar of Quetzalcoatl
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1 February 2010, 11:29am
BreckChamber: http://twitpic.com/10vylu - Int Snow Sculpture Championships: Silver Medal to Team Canada, Ontario for their sculpture Memories From My Yout
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1 February 2010, 11:21am
BreckChamber: http://twitpic.com/10vy9f - Int Snow Sculpture Championships: Gold Medal to Team Lithuania for their sculpture Milite Est Vita
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1 February 2010, 11:19am
BreckChamber: Breck's Int. Snow Sculpture Championships awards announced yesterday: Gold Team Lithuania, Silver Team Canada, Ontario & Bronze Team Mexico
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1 February 2010, 11:17am
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