While agents in other parts of the state were marveling at the strong performance posted west of the divide in Colorado River counties of Eagle, Garfield and Mesa last year, brokers in the region’s big town of Grand Junction were noting a slight cooling off…but one that appears as a respite, not a trend.

Custom home on 35 acres ten miles southwest of downtown Grand Junction is on market at $1.45 million

“We’re maybe down a little now, but we’ll have a good year,” says Sharon Vaughn, who along with husband Larry are part owners of Coldwell Banker Home Owners Realty in Grand Junction. A major factor fueling recent growth—oil, gas and shale oil production in the region—is likely to keep bringing relocations, including to Grand Junction itself, where some employees are willing to commute 45 minutes up the valley to Parachute near many of the energy industry ventures.
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