Our story started in 1968, when our founder Joel Ripmaster, graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder, where he played football for the Buffaloes and would spend his time hiking from campus to Chautauqua Park with his college sweetheart and later to be wife. The two young Midwestern students would walk and daydream about one day owning a home in Boulder, starting a family and a business, and spending a life here. Joel fell in love with Boulder, his wife, and residential real estate and what it represented to his young family.

In 1977, Joel opened the Colorado Landmark doors for the first time with a clear mission:

Provide the most personalized support, flawless guidance and unrivaled knowledge of the real estate market to local and global Boulder County homebuyers and sellers.

One year later, he purchased his first home in Chautauqua Park fulfilling his dream, and in so doing discovered the identity of his burgeoning business.

From that day forth we became Colorado Landmark Realtors.

This mission is living proof and rings as true today as it did decades ago. While the world changes, the economy and trends change, and the real estate markets change, one thing remains steadfast. People need a trusted advisor, a local expert, a partner in the home buying and selling process.

Today, we are sixty agents strong in three offices located to best serve the growing and expanding needs of our clients. Each member of our team each shares our mission and philosophy and dedicated to serve. Over the years we have modernized our services and tools to incorporate the latest technology, systems and techniques. We have forged global partnerships with worldwide networks like Luxury Portfolio International and Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, and have developed and nurtured life-long relationships with our clients.

We look forward to helping guide you through your next landmark moment, and thank you for making our dream come true for the last 43 years.

“Every Home is a Landmark to our clients, and buying or selling a home is a landmark occasion in their lives.” – Joel Ripmaster