Staging Your Home for Sale With a Low-Cost Bathroom Upgrade

Kathy Cole Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties Real Estate Vail Beaver Creek home staging

It may affectionately be called by Sir Winston Churchill's 'the smallest room in the house', but the American bathroom is a space that has to look and function the way you want it to, with washable surfaces and an attractive design.  Consider staging your home for sale with a low-cost bathroom upgrade. If you are thinking of remodeling the bathroom in your … [Read more...]

Vail Valley Home Buyers are Looking For Home Automation Systems

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A recent Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) survey has reported that the majority of realtors have been involved in buying or selling homes with home automation systems such as security systems, home theater-wired systems, home automation management systems or energy management systems in the last 24 months. The CEA article about the survey quotes Consumer … [Read more...]

Expand Your Vail Buyer Base With Universal Design Upgrades

Kathy Cole Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties Real Estate Vail Valley Universal Design

If you're considering selling your Vail Valley home over the next few months, it would be to your selling advantage to start planning and staging now. One of the best ways to expand your buyer base with a few basic home remodeling projects is to do universal design upgrades. Studies over the last number of years have shown that the U.S. population is aging. … [Read more...]

It’s Home Buying Time in the Real Estate Market

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While there are many factors that go into determining whether this is the right time for you to buy, few can argue that now is the time to buy a home in the US real estate market. Whether it is a primary residence, a vacation or second home, or an investment property in the Vail Valley of Colorado – there are solid profits to be made IF you have your financial … [Read more...]

Eagle County Regional Bike Trail Progress

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Are you wondering when the regional bike trail system will be complete? Ellie Caryl, Eagle County’s ECO Trails program manager says that, when complete, “The planned regional trail system will be 63 miles long and will travel from Glenwood Canyon to Vail Pass with a connection to Red Cliff. Thirty-three miles are complete; 30 miles remain to be built." reports … [Read more...]