The buyer origin data may be the most strategically important information in the entire report — and it directly counters any narrative that Eagle County real estate is dependent on local or regional demand.
Through February 2026, just 52% of transactions involved local buyers. The remaining 48% came from outside Colorado entirely — 30% from other domestic states and 3% international. Texas led all out-of-state buyers by a significant margin, accounting for more than 25% of non-Colorado transactions. California, Illinois, and Florida each contributed meaningfully as well, alongside buyers arriving from France, Mexico, Australia, and the Czech Republic.
This buyer geography has been remarkably consistent over time. Looking back across the historical data, out-of-state domestic buyers have represented between 27% and 36% of annual transactions every year since 2018. The Eagle County market is not a local or even a regional market — it is a national and international one, drawing wealth from major financial centers, energy states, and coastal metros year after year.
For sellers, this matters enormously. Your buyer is as likely to be in Houston or Chicago as in Denver. For buyers, it means you are competing in a pool that is largely cash-capable, financially sophisticated, and purchasing on lifestyle and long-term value rather than proximity or necessity.
That buyer profile does not go away in a slower-volume market. It persists — and it is what underpins price stability at the high end even when transaction counts decline.
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Terry Hoffman
Broker/Owner
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