The 2024 sales year has been excellent with the MindyLand Team helping buyers & sellers achieve their real estate goals!
Hello and Welcome to our September MindyLand Newsletter!
Happy Labor Day Weekend! August just flew by! The foliage is beginning to show it’s golden hues and our mornings have been crisp and cooler. The kids are headed back to school and Western Colorado University Homecoming is scheduled to be earlier this year, September 20-22. Progress is being made on the Blue Mesa Middle Bridge. Travel over the US 50 Middle Bridge is open from 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days a week! This is very welcome news for those traveling to and from the Gunnison Valley! Click here for updates, closure details, travel times, and additional resources.
September is a busy month in the Gunnison Valley drawing visitors from near and far for our spectacular leaf peeping. We continue to see more property listings coming on the market. Inventory is increasing! Currently there are 63 properties under contract (according to our local CREN MLS data) totaling $71,604,374. Mortgage rates have dropped slightly with the 30 year fixed rate currently at 7.066%.
If you are planning to be in the Gunnison and Crested Butte area during this colorful month, Erin and I would love to see you again! Please stop by our office at 218 N Main Street here in Gunnison for a friendly visit and a cold beverage! I am usually in the office Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 1 to 5 pm, and the CB office on Elk Avenue by appointment. If you are visiting on the weekend, with a little advance notice, I can plan to see you!
Thanks for reading our September newsletter! Enjoy the beginning of this fabulous fall season! We look forward to seeing you in MindyLand!
Mindy Costanzo
Bluebird Real Estate
Broker Associate
(970) 209-2300
This Month's Featured Listing
175 Saddle Ridge Road
Crested Butte
Discover the perfect retreat with this exceptional 35+ acre home site, Lot 10, in Trappers Crossing at Wildcat. Embrace serene mountain living with breathtaking panoramic views of the Crested Butte Valley, including the Town of Crested Butte, Mt. Emmons, Gothic Peak, Crested Butte Mountain, and numerous other snow-capped peaks.
This parcel offers a stunning Birdseye View over the Town of Crested Butte. Ideal for year-round residence, this property is located just 5 miles from downtown Crested Butte, Colorado. Accessible via a well-maintained, year-round private road with locked gated access, the site is densely covered in Lodgepole pine and features various game trails, with terrain ranging from level to sloped.
MindyLand Market Briefs
Gunnison Market Update
From our local MLS feed we can see that here in the south end of the valley we closed out August with $70.3M in residential sales volume year to date; putting us $10.3M below the sales volume at this same time last year. Another $14.7M is currently under contract keeping us on track for another incredible year in real estate!
This year’s average sales price is up an incredible 22.4% from $610,874 in 2023 to $748,005 in 2024 with inventory continuing to move rather quickly. We remain in the throws of a strong Seller’s Market due to the lack of homes now on the market.
*CREN MLS - this information is deemed reliable, but not guaranteed.
Crested Butte Market Update
Sales in the north end of the valley have remained strong through the early summer season. We closed out August with $167.5M in sales volume year to date. That puts us $23.4M over the sales volume at this same time last year with another $56.9M currently under contract.
The average sales price is down ever so slightly, 5.9% from $1,411,966 at this time in 2023 to $1,329,068 in 2024, with available inventory still being the biggest challenge in the north end of the valley.
*CREN MLS - this information is deemed reliable, but not guaranteed.
Bluebird Real Estate
August Update
MindyLand Update
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Active Listings
Gunnison Country News
Upcoming Events
Sept 4: Mid-Week on Main
Sept 7: Mt. CB Chili & Beer Festival
Sept 20-21: WCU Homecoming
Sept 27: Oktoberfest
For additional local events, visit the Community Info-Events page on our website.
Interesting Reads
Thank you for reading our September MindyGram. We looking forward to seeing you in MindyLand soon!