NEW YORK - The Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of "M-A-S-H" to become the most-watched program in television history.
The Nielsen Co. estimated Monday that 106.5 million people watched the New Orleans Saints upset the Indianapolis Colts. That beats the "M-A-S-H" finale, which had 105.97 million viewers in an era when there were fewer television sets.
Compelling story lines involving the city of New Orleans and its recovery from Hurricane Katrina and the quest for a second Super Bowl ring for Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Manning propelled the viewership.
Breckenridge home to be sold at nationwide auction
BRECKENRIDGE - A single-family home at the Breckenridge Golf Club is to be one of seven nationwide residences to be auctioned March 19 by Sheldon Good and Company.
"The one-day auction is part of the Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation of High Country Club - one of the country's largest members-only destination clubs focused on popular resort markets," according to a press release.
Other homes in the auction are in vacation and second-home communities of California, Florida and New York City, with original purchase prices ranging from $690,000 to more than $1 million.
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Summit weathers real estate slump with some big transactions
SUMMIT COUNTY - The local real estate market in 2009 took a hit similar to nearby counties, but a few large transactions helped to soften the blow.
The $107 million sale of Copper Mountain and the record-breaking $8.3 million home that sold in Breckenridge were among highlights in a year when transactions overall were down 32 percent.
"We've all suffered a pretty drastic decline compared with previous years when people had all that disposable income that they wanted to spend," said Brooke Roberts, marketing director with Land Title Guarantee Company...