Sales of ultra-high-end homes in the Aspen area slowed down in 2012 compared to the prior near-record year, but not by much. Continue Reading →
Busy at the top: the 10 highest home sales in Aspen in 2012
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Wealth and Real Estate
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Need for second private jet center in Aspen questioned
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An aviation industry executive has come out against the concept of adding a second private jet facility to Aspen/Pitkin County Airport, although the plan to build one seems to be headed for reality anyway. Continue Reading →
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Fuel sales could boost airport rent revenues
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ASPEN – Pitkin County could receive at least $3 million in annual rent from a proposed new private jet center—a sum that is 16 times more than what the current fixed-base operator pays at Sardy Field. Continue Reading →
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The Aspen 50 – Forbes billionaires in Pitkin County
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At least 50 billionaires on Forbes’ most recent wealth lists own property or have strong ties to property in the Aspen area. Continue Reading →
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Aspen property owners give millions to Romney super PAC
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When Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney campaigned in Colorado earlier this month, he probably ought to have swung through Aspen to thank some of his high-dollar supporters. Of the nearly $37 million raised by the super PAC supporting Romney, Restore Our Future, over $4.85 million — 13 percent of the total — came from people who own luxury homes in Pitkin County. Continue Reading →
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Local donors to Colorado congressional races
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Public information from the Federal Election Commission shows that in 2011, Aspenites made 99 donations to Rep. Scott Tipton (R-Cortez), totaling $50,322. In the same year, they made 79 donations totaling $20,585 to Sal Pace, Tipton’s Democratic challenger. Continue Reading →
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Top end of the Aspen market strong in 2011
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ASPEN – For many watching Aspen-area real estate, 2011 will be remembered for its large volume of high-end home sales. Twenty-two residential properties in the upper Roaring Fork Valley changed hands for $10 million or more last year — equivalent to nearly two each month. Continue Reading →
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"The Slums of Aspen"
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Two professors of sociology at the University of Minnesota have written a scathing analysis of Aspen’s use of immigrant labor to service its wealthy visitors and property owners, especially in light of two anti-immigration resolutions passed by the city of Aspen and Pitkin County in 1999 and 2000. Continue Reading →
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Local properties over $10M
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At a recent forum on the local real estate and tourism economy, Andrew Ernemann of BJ Adams and Co., which sponsored the event, reported that sales of residential homes in Aspen over $10 million had accounted for 25 percent of all residential sales in Aspen this year. Continue Reading →