destinations Properties - Windermere

By Jane Lotter     Luxury ski resort living offers outstanding slopes, elegant escape   North America is home to some of the world’s greatest ski resorts. And whether you get your kicks schussing down a near-vertical slope, skiing the back country, or relaxing après-ski with a cup of espresso in front of a cozy fire, there’s a home for you in the mountains.   “Our average [residential] cost,” says a Windermere broker in the resort...read more.

More buyers are finding that owning a vacation home provides a relaxing change of pace, as well as a wonderful real estate investment. There were a record 2.82 million second home sales in 2004. A little over 1 million of those sales were vacation homes, up 20 percent over the previous year. The remaining purchases were identified primarily as real estate investments (1). As a result of this recent boom, second homes now account for one third of all home sales.   Not only have the s...read more.