Mike Shimkonis's Blog Posts

Huge fluffy white flakes are falling in Telluride this morning. The mountain is open and sitting on a 24" base with more snow on the way. Check out the snow report http://www.tellurideskiresort/

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The spirit of Telluride is embodied by its surrounding open spaces like the Valley Floor. The fact that our gateway to town is an expanse of beautiful open space truly sets Telluride apart. 

Rarely do you find a private valley with a wild trout stream meandering the length of the property, completely surrounded by National Forest and endless 13,000’+ peaks. This 153-acre ranch resides

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The Tourism Board just released the first of four summer videos. This one is called "A Dog's Life in Telluride." Nelson and his furry friends explain why Telluride is so spectacular. https://vimeo

A Child’s First Winter http://vimeo.com/82102061   A Winter’s Contrast: Flyfishing http://vimeo.com/83323684   The Arts of Telluride http://vimeo.com/85302357   A

Check out this interesting article provided by the Birmingham Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/morning_call/2014/02/wealthy-americans-pick-real-estate-as

Written by Brian O'Neill, Director Year-end figures show Telluride's dollar volume of sales equaling 2008 and lagging behind 2012 by only 6%, a result of brisk sales at the end of 2012 due to

Telluride Properties has 4 featured properties in the new "Leverage Lookbook" put out by Leverage Global Partners. The Lookbook showcases global trends in real estate, design, culture, and

By Collin McRann, Staff reporter Telluride Daily Planet Published: Wednesday, January 8, 2014 6:06 AM CST San Miguel County’s foreclosure rates took a dive in 2013, and hopes are high that the

Tiny Rico, Colorado got a huge shout out from Phillip Higgs of Ski Magazine. In his latest real estate fresh article entitled, Getaways for ... $350,000, Phillip features 339 Silverglance Way which

Bulk sale at Cassidy Ridge one of the largest transactions in recent history By Collin McRann Staff reporter Published: Sunday, December 22, 2013 8:05 AM CST http://telluridenews.com/articles/2013

  Happy Holidays from Telluride Properties! The air is frosty, the town is decked out in lights and greenery, the skiing is great - the spirit of the season is very much alive in Telluride. We

The Telluride real estate market continues to match last year’s excellent dollar volume signaling a more consistent market than seen in the previous 5 years. The Town of Telluride home sales and

Conde Nast readers once again named Telluride the #1 Ski Resort in the US & Canada. Terrain: 96.2 Lifts: 97.3 Nightlife: 91.3 Ambience: 95.1 Restaurants: 91.5 Lodging: 92.4 "Our readers

As you watch the sun dip below 14,000-foot peaks from Allred’s restaurant, toast your craft beers to a vacation well spent in Telluride, Colo., a historic ski town hip enough to host film and

Damon Demas, Albert Roer, & Eric Saunders The recent snows and predictions from the Farmer's Almanac of a heavy winter ahead have everyone itching to strap on their skis! We've even seen a

Mike Shimkonis, a Director at Telluride Properties attended the 18th annual Luxury Real Estate conference in Atlanta, GA last week. The unexpected highlight of the trip was a very special guest that

Telluride Properties recently participated in the sale of a stunning Town of Telluride residence that was listed at $6,549,000. Listing broker, Brian O’Neill and selling broker, Stephen Cieciuch

The rain has beautifully turned to snowflakes the size of your hand and they are accumulating fast. Hopefully our early fall snows are an indication of an epic winter ahead of us. To give you an

Most people would be dismayed waking up to the sight of fresh snow on the 23rd of September ... not the residents of Telluride, Colorado. Once again mother nature reminded us of just how awe

Valentine Farm of Norwood, Colorado was featured in The Week Magazine's Best Properties on the Market section this week. This week's theme was Equestrian.

A strong August has pulled us even with last year for dollar volume with the average transaction amount improving 7.7%. We have seen a very recent uptick in the upper end of the market but the

Leverage Global Partners aligns the most prestigious independent real estate brokerage firms from around the world, creating a global network of professionals that serve the relocation needs of

There's been some exciting news coming out of Telluride recently... Californians can tap Telluride's steep slopes and champagne powder via a new nonstop flight from Los Angeles this winter.

Written by: Eric Saunders, Broker The Mountain Village Condo market is coming back to life. One of the big challenges facing the Mountain Village market the last few years was an over abundance of

There has been a nice uptick in real estate activity since the first of July. According to the Telluride MLS, Since July 1st, 19 properties have contracted in San Miguel County - that represents

This article was recently published in our newest edition of Truly Telluride. Written by longtime local and blog phenom, Susan Viebrock, this story breaks down the amazing and unique educational

Telluride Properties is proud to announce the release of our newly designed website. When we decided to update our main site, SearchTellurideRealEstate.com, we realized the design and search tools