{"id":2116,"date":"2026-09-22T19:53:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T19:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainre.com\/?p=2116"},"modified":"2026-09-22T20:16:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T20:16:44","slug":"what-is-happening-in-summit-county-real-estate-through-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mountainre.com\/?p=2116","title":{"rendered":"What is Happening in Summit County Real Estate through August 2026?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello all!<\/p>\n<p>Strong summer sales lifted Summit County\u2019s earlier figures out of negative territory. Although inventory took time to build, it has now returned closer to normal levels. I expect the sales momentum to continue through the fall.<\/p>\n<p>The average PRICES in the charts below are the first 8 months of this year compared to the average price for ALL of last year.<\/p>\n<p>TOTAL Sales for Summit County<br \/>\nJanuary-August<br \/>\n(Over the same months last year)<br \/>\nSALES STATS<br \/>\nTotal Sales are UP 1%<br \/>\n932 Active Listings, 237 Listings are Under Contract<br \/>\nAverage Prices are UP 4%<br \/>\n34% of Buyers are Front Range, 36% are Out of State, and 30% are Locals\/Retirees<br \/>\nAverage Days on Market = 79<br \/>\n51% of Transactions were Cash in July<\/p>\n<p>Luxury sales over $1,500,000 are UP from 267 to 308 sales over the same months last year. <\/p>\n<p>Based on the last list price of the properties sold January through August 2026:<br \/>\n\u2022 $400,000 to $600,000 had 71 sales.<br \/>\n\u2022 $600,000 to $800,000 had 131 sales.<br \/>\n\u2022 $800,000 to $1,000,000 had 123 sales.<br \/>\n\u2022 $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 had 317 sales.<br \/>\n\u2022 $2,000,000 to $3,000,000 had 105 sales.<br \/>\n\u2022 $3,000,000 to $4,000,000 had 49 sales.<br \/>\n\u2022 $4,000,000 and over had 32 sales with the highest being $13,000,000.<\/p>\n<p>TOTAL SINGLE FAMILY SALES for Summit County January-August (Over the same months last year)<br \/>\nSALES STATS<br \/>\nTotal Sales are DOWN 4%<br \/>\nDays on Market = 70<br \/>\nAverage Prices are FLAT<\/p>\n<p>TOTAL CONDO SALES for Summit County January-August (Over same months last year)<br \/>\nSALES STATS<br \/>\nTotal Sales are UP 4%<br \/>\nDays on Market = 83<br \/>\nAverage Prices are UP 17%<\/p>\n<p>In Other Summit News:<\/p>\n<p>The Town of Breckenridge reports Summer Guest Nights were up 2% Year Over Year for the Summer Season. Revenue is down 1%. August bookings were down 10%, however September bookings are up 18%, and October bookings are up 25% as tourists look for off-season deals.<\/p>\n<p>To view my premium ad in Mountain Homes Illustrated (inside front cover), click here. As always, check out my website at www.MountainRE.com. <\/p>\n<p>My commitment to you is the very best service, systems, and education to make your transaction the most successful possible. It is a great time to list your property and take advantage of the strong mar\u00adket. Give me a call today for a free market analysis and let my experience work for you!<\/p>\n<p>If you have thought about capitalizing on the appreciation of your home, give me a call. I can give you the stats of a specific neighborhood or town. I would be happy to take a look at your specific market and see what is best for you.<\/p>\n<p>All my best to you and your family,<\/p>\n<p>Erika B. Schmidt<br \/>\nSummit County Top Producer<br \/>\nColorado RE Broker\/Owner, CRS, ABR, SRS, GRI, CNE, SFR<br \/>\nPeak Mountain Real Estate, LLC<\/p>\n<p>PO Box 4326, Breckenridge CO 80424<br \/>\nWebsite: www.MountainRE.com<br \/>\nE-mail: BMRE@LIVE.COM<br \/>\nCell: 970-409-9236<\/p>\n<p>SRS, Seller Representative Specialist<br \/>\nABR, Accredited Buyers Representative<br \/>\nCRS, Certified Residential Specialist<br \/>\nGRI, Graduate of Real Estate Institute<br \/>\nCNE, Certified Negotiating Expert<br \/>\nSFR, Short Sale and Foreclosure Resource<br \/>\nTop Producer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello all! Strong summer sales lifted Summit County\u2019s earlier figures out of negative territory. Although inventory took time to build, it has now returned closer to normal levels. I expect the sales momentum to continue through the fall. The average PRICES in the charts below are the first 8 months of this year compared to the average price for ALL of last year. TOTAL Sales for Summit County January-August (Over the same months last year) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mountainre.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2116"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mountainre.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mountainre.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mountainre.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mountainre.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2116"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.mountainre.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2118,"href":"http:\/\/www.mountainre.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2116\/revisions\/2118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mountainre.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mountainre.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mountainre.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}