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• Breck Outlines Build-Out Vision

  Wednesday, January 10th, 2007

  By Bob Berwyn - January 10, 2007
  BRECKENRIDGE — Ski area executives touted their vision of a conceptual plan for build-out of the country’s second-busiest ski area at a town council work session Tuesday night, outlining a slew of upgrades and improvements to existing lifts and trails, as well additional snowmaking and a new terrain pod [...]

• Breck Opens BreckConnect Gondola

  Sunday, December 31st, 2006

  December 31, 2006
  BRECKENRIDGE — Breckenridge opened the BreckConnect Gondola on Saturday, which connects the town with the resort’s base areas. The gondola begins at the Breckenridge Transportation Center, and continues onto a terminal at Peak 8 with a terminal at Peak 7 opening in 2008.
  At this time, the ski resort plans to operate the gondola [...]

• Real Estate Transactions Take November Dip

  Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

  By Francis Wick - December 20, 2006
  SUMMIT COUNTY - For only the second month in 2006, Summit County real estate numbers took a dip in November versus last year, according to statistical analysis provided by Land Title Guarantee Company.
  Breckenridge led all areas with 73 transactions and $38,187,800 in total dollar volume. The average transaction price [...]

• Real Estate Forum Exposes Slowdown in August

  Thursday, September 28th, 2006

  By Francis Wick - September 28, 2006
  BRECKENRIDGE - More than 30 people attended the Breckenridge Resort Chamber’s (BRC) fall Real Estate Forum Thursday morning at Stephen C. West Ice Arena. The event proved an opportunity to provide information on market analysis, commercial development, and affordable housing needs around the county.
  Brooke Valance, the director of marketing [...]

• Real Estate Volume Climbs to New Highs Through Mid-Year

  Sunday, July 30th, 2006

  By Duffy Hayes - July 30, 2006
  SUMMIT COUNTY - The real-estate market may be cooling off nationally, but over the summer months so far here in the High Country, the homebuying market is white-hot.
  For the second month in a row, transaction volume - or the total dollar amount recorded for residential real estate sales - [...]

• A second-home economy

  Saturday, May 27th, 2006

  By Alex Miller - May 27, 2006
  They come, they spend, they leave. Then they come back. Eventually, some of them stay for good.
  They’re the High Country’s second-home owners, a huge driving force behind the region’s economy who often fly under the radar of the community but whose influence can be seen in many a local [...]

• Forest Service Sets the Stage for Skiing at Peak 6

  Monday, May 22nd, 2006

  By Bob Berwyn - May 22, 2006
  BRECKENRIDGE - A behind-the-scenes adjustment of national forest permit boundaries at the Breckenridge Nordic Center and Breckenridge ski area opens the door for development of lift-served skiing on to Peak 6.
  Read more at www.summitdaily.com

• Breck’s Peak 7 Project Begins

  Tuesday, March 21st, 2006

  By Duffy Hayes - March 21, 2006
  BRECKENRIDGE — Last week, Vail Resorts and the town of Breckenridge announced their plans to build a long-awaited gondola connecting Peaks 7 and 8 with the town below.
  This week, Vail announced that the project to develop the area around the gondola stop at Peak 7 is also finally under [...]

• Breck Gondola is a Go

  Monday, March 13th, 2006

  March 13, 2006
  BRECKENRIDGE — A modern, $17 million gondola to whisk skiers and riders to the base areas of Breckenridge Ski Resort has been on the town’s wish list for more than 20 years. It seems Santa was listening this year.
  Monday, resort operator Vail Resorts and the town of Breckenridge announced that construction of a [...]

• Vail, Grand Timber Partner at Peak 7

  Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006

  By Bob Berwyn - February 22 2006
  BRECKENRIDGE - The new base area at Peak 7 will be developed in a partnership between Vail Resorts Development Company (VRDC) and Grand Timber Lodge Development Company, according to documents filed with the town’s planning department.
  Read more at www.summitdaily.com

• Real Estate Sales Up 30 Percent

  Friday, January 27th, 2006

  By Keely Brown - January 27, 2006
  SUMMIT COUNTY - Real estate transactions hit an all-time record high in 2005, with dollar volume totaling $1,475,627,499.
  Real estate sales volume and transaction figures for 2005 were released this month by the Land Title Guarantee Company in Breckenridge, and were taken from recorded transactions at the Summit County clerk [...]

• Green Light for Peak 7 and 8 Master Plan Changes

  Saturday, December 10th, 2005

  By Bob Berwyn - December 10, 2005
  BRECKENRIDGE - The schedule for a new base area development at Peak 7 stayed right on track as planning commissioners unanimously approved a master plan amendment and density transfer for the project last week.
  The thumbs-up means construction of roads, bridges and utility installations at Peak 7 is set to [...]

• Sept. Another Record Month for Real Estate

  Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

  By Duffy Hayes - October 25, 2005
  SUMMIT COUNTY — Real estate buyers and sellers were busy setting another record for the month of September, maintaining the momentum built up by the local real estate market over the past few months.
  In September, according to new numbers gathered by Land Title Guarantee Company, transactions reached an all-time [...]