ASPEN — The dollar volume of real estate sales in Pitkin County soared by 81 percent in June compared to 2009, according to a report released Friday. The total dollar volume for the month was $115.39 million, said the report by Land Title Guarantee Co. There were 50 transactions during the month, up nearly 6.5…
DetailsSirko steps into statewide role Aspen Schools Superintendent Diana Sirko left the Aspen School District last month to become a deputy commissioner with the state department of education in Denver. She is tasked with developing and implementing a new statewide testing program to replace the Colorado Student Assessment System. The new system, one of the…
DetailsAmerican Banker | Tuesday, June 15, 2010 A lack of comps is compounding the slide in home lending. Many proposed refinancings and purchase loans have been scuttled because the appraiser could not find enough comparable sales of similar homes. Part of the problem is that lenders have narrowed their definition of an acceptable comp in…
Details[fusion_text]Hidden Gems catches attention of Congressman, SkiCo and Pitkin BOCC The 342,000-acre Hidden Gems Wilderness Proposal dominated headlines last month, as Congressman Jared Polis began a public input process to consider the possibility of legislation to protect some or all of the proposed wilderness in his district. The Pitkin County Commissioners and Aspen Skiing Co.…
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