Colorado

Aspen Market Takes a Tumble

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Eric OKeefe

The 2008 numbers are in, and Pitkin County – the bellwether market for high-profile, high-dollar real estate in the Colorado Rockies – has gone downhill. Dollar volume? Down 46 percent from 2007. Real estate transactions? Off 40 percent.

Tagged with: Colorado, Garfield County, Land Title Guarantee, Pitkin County
Posted in Eric OKeefe, Feature, News Desk, Regional News, Topics, West

Obama to Nominate Salazar for Interior

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Land Report Editors

Landowners in the West will have one of their own heading up the Interior Department in the new Obama Administration. According to published reports, Sen. Ken Salazar (D-CO) will be named the 50th Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior…

Tagged with: Barack Obama, Colorado, conservation easements, eminent domain, energy policy, Interior Department, Ken Salazar, Obama Administration, Pinon Canyon
Posted in Conservation, Energy, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, Minerals, Public Land, Timber, Water

More Details Emerge on the Crested Butte Mountain Resort Sale

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Eric OKeefe

Last Friday’s sale of Colorado’s Crested Butte Ski Resort, part of a three-ski-area package acquired by CNL Lifestyle Properties from Triple Peaks LLC for $132 million, marks the second change in ownership for the Gunnison County landmark in less than five years.…

Tagged with: American Skiing Company, CNL Lifestyle Properties, Colorado, Crested Butte, Diane Mueller, Gunnison County, Okemo, Steamboat Springs, Sunapee, Tim Mueller, Triple Peaks LLC
Posted in Eric OKeefe, Feature, Golf, News Desk, Public Land, Recreation, Regional News, Residential Property, Topics, West

CNL Lifestyle Properties to Pay $132 Million for Crested Butte, Okemo, and Mount Sunapee

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Eric OKeefe

CNL Lifestyle Properties, an Orlando-based real-estate investment trust (REIT) will announce today that it is acquiring Crested Butte Ski Resort in Colorado (pictured), Okemo Mountain Resort in Vermont, and Mount Sunapee Ski Resport in New Hampshire from Triple Peaks LLC…

Tagged with: Broad Bay, CNL Lifestyle Properties, Colorado, Crested Butte, Eric O'Keefe, Kiskiack, Mount Sunapee, New Hampshire, Okemo, real estate investment trust, REIT, The Crossings, Traditional Golf Properties, Triple Peaks LLC, Vermont, Virginia
Posted in Feature, Golf, News Desk, Northeast, Recreation, Regional News, South, Topics, West

For Sale: Colorado’s Hunt Ranch Back on Market for $30,000 Per Acre / $17 Million

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Eric OKeefe

In a surprising turn of events that is the norm in real estate development, the investment group that paid $8 million for an historic cattle ranch downvalley from Aspen was denied crucial development rights by Garfield County. Hunt Ranch LLC had applied to develop…

Tagged with: Aspen, Colorado, Eric O'Keefe, Garfield County, Greg Amsden, Highway 82, Hunt Ranch, Missouri Heights
Posted in Cattle, Conservation, Developers, Equestrian, Eric OKeefe, Feature, News Desk, Recreation, Regional News, Residential Property, Topics, West

Behind the Woodshed: Jeff Hawn

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Eric OKeefe

The Land Report prides itself on singling out landowners who make a difference, inspire others, and establish a legacy. This will not be one of those instances. The name Jeff Hawn will never be included under the category Good Neighbor. Instead, it…

Tagged with: Attachmate, bison, Colorado, Jeff Hawn, Katherine O'Brien, Monte Downare, Park County, Stephen Groome
Posted in Cattle, Eric OKeefe, Feature, News Desk, Regional News, Residential Property, Topics, West

Pinon Canyon: Under Fire Again

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Land Report Editors

Fire destroyed Mack Louden’s century-old Marty Feeds building in Trinidad on September 15. Louden, a local rancher who has been spearheading opposition to Fort Carson’s proposed expansion of the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, had insurance on just a portion of the property.…

Tagged with: Colorado, Department of Defense, eminent domain, Fort Carson, Mack Louden, Marty Feeds, Pinon Canyon, Trey Garrison
Posted in Cattle, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, Trey Garrison, West

Pinon Canyon: The Fight Goes to the Hill

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Land Report Editors

The U.S. Senate is close to approving a $72 billion military construction budget that would effectively prevent the Army from spending any money to expand the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site for another year. But opponents of the expansion are by no…

Tagged with: Colorado, Department of Defense, Doug Lamborn, eminent domain, Fort Carson, John Salazar, Keith Eastin, Ken Salazar, Marilyn Musgrave, Pinon Canyon, Trey Garrison
Posted in Cattle, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, Regional News, Topics, Trey Garrison, West

Pinon Canyon: Colorado Senator Ken Salazar Feels the Heat

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Land Report Editors

Pressure from grassroots opponents of the U.S. Army’s attempt to seize 420,000 acres of privately-owned land in southeast Colorado is starting to produce some results in Washington. While he’s been a lukewarm supporter of Colorado ranchers in their fight with the…

Tagged with: Colorado, Department of Defense, eminent domain, Fort Carson, Ken Salazar, Pinon Canyon, Trey Garrison
Posted in Cattle, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, Regional News, Topics, Trey Garrison, West

Pinon Canyon: The Opposition

Posted on September 16, 2008 by Land Report Editors

Mack Louden’s most memorable feature isn’t his sunbaked skin or his steely eyes. It’s his determination. The man’s face is optimistically defiant, unbroken yet scarred, and colored by a tinge of melancholy and pessimism.