In spite of the fear in the marketplace and fluctuations in the stock market, 36 bidders looking for fabulous opportunities showed up to bid on these incredible properties. The bidding showed no signs of a market slow down. According to Val Devine, the CEO of Grand Estates Auction Company®, "Nothing is going to slow down the Vail Valley and real estate prices accelerating. The Baby Boomers are going to retire and they are going to come regardless of the economic situation. This is a very small valley with the world's best skiing and, in my opinion, there is no finer place to live. We have run out of room to build and people from all over the world want to live here. This was a great day for these buyers and in spite of the opposition from the monopoly real estate brokerage firm here in the Vail Valley, we were still able to get the job done."

• Vail Village Home with Separate In-Law Quarters

• Built on a Duplex Lot Located along a Stream and Backing Up to a National Forest

• 4 or 5 BR/3.5 BA Main House; 1BR/1BA In-Law Quarters

• Additional Square Footage Allowed

• Spacious Decks and Patios

• On Free Town-of-Vail Bus Route