“Russian Billionaires Buy U.S. Estates as Overseas Wealth Flows to Mansions”, By Oshrat Carmiel, August 3, 2011 Bloomberg


April 2008 sale:$36.5MM on Wildcat Ridge in Snowmass Village

Photos courtesy of BJ Adams & Co Snowmass

The Estin Report Statistics and Facts: Aspen Sold Properties with original list prices over $20MM in 1st Half of 2011 versus 1H2010

  • In 1st H 2011, (4) Aspen area homes sold with original list prices over $20MM versus (1) sale with original list price over $20MM in 1st Half 2010. Two of these solds were for $20MM and over versus (1) sale $20MM and over in 1H2010. The average discount to list price was 37.8% at an average 392 days on the market. 3 of the 4 sales were built or fully remodeled since 2003. The average sold price per sq. ft of these (4) sales was $1,595 sf….versus the two sales below.
  • 1st Half 2010. (1) Aspen area home sold with original list price over $20MM. The discount to list price that it sold for was 11% and it was on the market 636 days. It sold at $1,875 per sq. ft
  • ·The Russian Billionaire, Roman Abramovich purchased his Snowmass Village home for $36.5M in April 2008. It had been on the market for 919 days and sold at $2,544 per sq. ft.

Links to these over $20MM Sold Properties:

  • In 1st H 2011, (4) Aspen area homes sold with original list prices over $20MM. The average discount to list price was 37.8% at an average 392 days on the market. http://www.flexmls.com/link.html?ua9vhonfmm5,2,1 This link is valid until 8/27/2011.

     

  • 1st Half 2010. (1) Aspen area home sold with original list price over $20MM. The discount to list price that it sold for was 11% and it was on the market 636 days. http://www.flexmls.com/link.html?ua9vik7hhdr,2,1 This link is valid until 8/27/2011.

     

  • Abramovich Sale – $36.5MM in April 2008: http://www.flexmls.com/link.html?ua9vhjz16qv,2,1 This link is valid until 8/27/2011

     

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