The house off Vermillion Trail Road represents the upper reaches of the higher-end, executive style housing options in Boulder County. Several years into the county's real estate boom, it's a housing niche that continues to sell well and may become even more active as the year progresses, Realtors and developers say. For the uninitiated, the statistics are mind boggling. Two were in the city of Boulder, eight were in the near-mountain subdivisions and the balance were elsewhere in the county. The average time spent on the market for all residential categories is 81 days.
Most builders say high-end spec housing in the county is sold before the finish work is completed.
To these statistics area Realtors add the caveat that MLS information is not guaranteed and doesn't reflect houses for sale by owners. Among other things, the impending Sun Microsystems move to Interlocken in Broomfield will keep the market healthy, Realtors and developers say. Studebaker sells homes in Boulder's Four Mile Creek subdivision. Four Mile Creek's homes are priced on the lowest end of the higher-end market. In addition, IBM, Ball Aerospace, Somatogen, Amgen and other areas employers continue to add executives.