07/08/2021
It's a wrap for the first season of the Selling The Mountains podcast hosted by Christian Knapp, Principal of Moment of Truth. You can listen to all 24 episodes on Spotify or Apple Podcasts and get to know the key players in the real estate economy throughout Aspen and beyond. Selling The Mountains is a production of Moment of Truth, LLC. All rights reserved.
The season finale went full circle ending with the notable guest it started with – Andrew Ernemann. Andrew is the #1 broker in Aspen and the top performing agent for Sotheby’s International in the world. The Real Trends annual rankings list - The Thousand - recently named him the #4 broker in the United States out of 1.4 million licensed realtors.
Andrew’s unique position that sets him apart is about having great data and the ability to provide information to his clients and colleagues that cannot be found anywhere else, or in a format they haven’t seen before. He is a trusted advisor to his clients and friends, and in this episode of Selling The Mountains, Andrew’s point of view and super successful approach to the business of real estate comes through with precision and clarity.
In the conversation Christian and Andrew discussed current trends heard from guests during Season 01 shaping the mountain real estate economy. They dove into topics such as the sustained demand and continued inventory decline to the psychological permission sellers now have to list their properties of intrinsically high value given the new high-water mark. They covered the pocket listing phenomena and public IPO’s of local brokerage firms. Lastly, they talked about marketing trends, mentorship, partnerships, and the keys to success that any broker should adhere to when entering the business, or sustaining a presence, in a market like Aspen.