Mountain home market shows growth

Mountain home market shows growth

Builders returning to resort area
This vacation home at 190 Engineer Drive is 3,320 square feet with four bedrooms and 3½ bathrooms.
Vacation home sales in La Plata County have risen for five consecutive years. This home is in Engineer Village near Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort.
The kitchen in this Engineer Village home features alder cabinetry and granite countertops.
Engineer Mountain can be seen from this vacation home in Engineer Village.

Mountain home market shows growth

This vacation home at 190 Engineer Drive is 3,320 square feet with four bedrooms and 3½ bathrooms.
Vacation home sales in La Plata County have risen for five consecutive years. This home is in Engineer Village near Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort.
The kitchen in this Engineer Village home features alder cabinetry and granite countertops.
Engineer Mountain can be seen from this vacation home in Engineer Village.
Who’s buying second homes

A majority of the county’s second homeowners were empty nesters – couples with children no longer at home.
Most respondents had owned their second homes for less than 10 years. They said they valued Durango’s scenery and surroundings, intended to vacation in the Durango area in coming years and liked the small-town atmosphere.
83 percent of respondents reported spending more than two weeks per year in the county. The largest group – 17 percent – spent one to two months vacationing here.
July and August were the most popular months for second homeowners to visit the Durango area.
Most indicated they would like to visit their second homes more often. Eighteen percent indicated they want to retire here or become a full-time resident.
Source: Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado