Author: Lee Riley

Ideal family home with 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths and on over 1/2 and acre. Recently updated with new carpet and beautiful hardwood floors. Located on a double lot. Huge views of Pagosa Peak. Landscaped on a quiet street close to Lake Hatcher for the fisherman and National Forest for the hiker. $259,900 Give me […]

As I tell my staff, this is the time of year that we “plant the crops” in the real estate business which we will harvest in the summer and fall. By this, I mean that now is the time we find a good portion of our listings for the year. The harvest comes later in […]

2012 was a good year. My first grandson was born two months ago. My second grandchild is due in a couple of weeks, and all are doing well. Laurie and I are very proud and excited to have the new generation upon us. My health has been good, my stress levels are under control, and […]

This month I’d like to talk a little bit about the local building scene. I was very fortunate to interview my friend and fellow Jann C. Pitcher agent Ron Christensen. Along with being a great Realtor, Ron is also a local builder. I learned that the recent economic downturn has led to lower labor prices […]

I have three pieces of great news. First, I’m a new grandfather! My first grandchild, a boy, was born October 26. He was 7 pounds 12 ounces and 20 ½ inches long with lots of blond hair. His name is Gannon Ernest Lovell. Both he and my daughter, Heather, are doing great. We just returned […]

It seems like someone just let the genie out of the bottle. The last three weeks have been extremely busy. I have done more deals than I can remember in a long time. September and October are usually the best months of the year for sales, but I’m not sure why this is happening quite […]

Summer is winding down, though it’s still sunny and hot outside. The local kids return to school on Tuesday, and the archery hunters are streaming into town. We’ll have Broncos football on the television soon, and everybody is excited about seeing Peyton Manning in orange and blue! It won’t be long before the Aspens are […]

Summer is half over. This weekend is the County Fair. The monsoons are doing their thing with almost daily showers, which are greening things up and helping the fire danger. I met with Greg Schulte, the County Administrator, last week. He updated me on several projects that are in the works. The #1 item we […]

As many of you are aware from my last newsletter, I was away from home the first half of June on a 12-day Mediterranean cruise. In all, I was out of Pagosa 18 days. My wife, Laurie, and I have been dreaming about European adventure for years, and we wanted to do it before we […]

The big news in town is the Little Sand Fire, which is currently burning in the Piedra river area fifteen or so miles north of town. A lightning strike started the fire on May 13, and now it has grown to nearly 9,000 acres. Town has been pretty smoky some days, depending on which way […]