Editor’s note: Over the next several months, The Courier will be reporting on the real estate market in Teller County. This is the first in a series.
A roller-coaster ride with all the ups and downs, the real estate market in Teller County is not for the faint of heart.
“You have to be quick; everything happens so fast,” said Bernie Vayle, broker/owner of Coldwell Banker 1st Choice Realty.
A chat with Vayle and other area Realtors, who have more than 100 years of collective experience, provides a snapshot of the local market. Each attributes the current seemingly mad dash to homeownership to the pent-up demand generated the pandemic.
“In our local market people are wanting to get farther out and have more elbow room,” Vayle said.
As a gauge of…