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M O N T R O S E , C O L O R A D O
A GROWING COMMUNITY Story by Carol McDermott Photography by James Burke and
Roger Young, for SJPG
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and Photography, Copyright San Juan Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved LOCATED IN THE HEART
of Western Colorado, in the
Uncompahgre, the valley of incomparable beauty and unpronounceable
name, Montrose continues to serve residents and
visitors as a center for products, services, employment, and
recreation, much as it did 125 years ago. The hayfields of the
last century are now home sites, and the river floodplain sports
fishing piers, soccer fields, picnic pavilions, and bike paths.
Manufacturing and medical industries share space with agriculture and education. Montrose
is the 18th fastest growing micropolitan area in the country, according
to the U.S. Census Bureau.
MOVING FORWARD Real Estate brokers and broker associates agree Montrose is definitely where it is happening, both in residential and commercial real estate. Ninah Hunter, savvy real estate investor and broker for Century 21 Action Realty, and a California transplant, has been monitoring Montrose’s growth. “This place was on the verge of exploding four years ago,” she said. “It was a good time to buy real estate. People coming in from California, Denver, all over the nation, really, were discovering and investing in Montrose. With all the sub-prime loans out there, money was easier to come by. It was a ‘flipper’ market, where you could buy, then quickly sell, experiencing an attractive profit.” click here for more of this story Photos 1. Top: River Landing and Oxbow Shopping Malls, Montrose, Colorado.
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