Dream homes: Five tempting homes for sale in Aspen

Aspen is one of the hottest ski towns in the USA.

But the Colorado town also has a lot going for it in the autumn, says Rob Bordan, a realtor based there for Douglas Elliman Real Estate.

“It’s a very unique place,” he says. “It’s a small tight-knit community. We have the culture, the shopping people associate with larger communities. Aspen was a community before it was a destination ski resort.”

Bordan says September and October are some of the nicest months to be in Aspen.

The real estate market has remained steady. The median price for a single-family house is $5.4 million, and inventory tends to be tight.

Most real estate deals involve people looking for vacation homes.

“Aspen is always slanting to more a seller’s market than a buyer’s market,” he says. “People rarely trade out of the Aspen market. It’s not like someone sells a property and leaves and never comes back.”

For a look at five tempting homes for sale in Aspen, take a look at the picture gallery above.