
Meet Bill Fandel

As an established and trusted real estate advisor, and Managing Principal of Telluride Advisors, Bill Fandel consistently represents the Telluride Region’s finest luxury homes and specializes in the representation of architecturally significant homes and estates, penthouse condominiums, trophy ranches large acreage land developments and marquee estates around the world. Together with Ana Bowling, Telluride Advisors provides the next generation of client-centric service in the most sought-after locations throughout the Rocky Mountains.
Bill is renowned nationally for his elevated service, bespoke marketing and unrivaled 30 years of residential expertise representing Telluride’s most exceptional properties setting new benchmarks in sales; including the legendary BootJack Ranch which sold for over $48M and Bill has achieved series of landmark sales across multiple local, regional, national and international markets.
Bill Fandel offers a client-centric approach with discretion, professionalism and at all times his utmost in highly personalized service; which every transaction deserves. His portfolio of luxury listings receives worldwide exposure through a powerful global network of top real estate professionals and extensive media placements.
Clients receive the professional attention they expect in a sophisticated marketplace while maintaining discretion with the utmost priority focused on your personal transaction. Bill is a frequent guest panelist for luxury real estate network events, and is a guest contributor to Forbes magazine, the Wall Street Journal, Land Report, New York Times and Los Angeles Times on the topic of best-in-class real estate.
Telluride Advisors represent the most experienced and trusted Telluride real estate agents in Colorado. With over three decades of luxury real estate experience, and as the #1 single luxury agent in the market for over a decade, Bill Fandel leads Telluride Advisors and guides every aspect of their clientele’s endeavors. From luxury property marketing plans, to trend analysis, to successful valuation and assessment protocols, to deal-structuring; Telluride Advisors provides a truly exceptional level of advice and guidance to their clientele – which then leads to more successful transactions.
There is simply no other real estate team like Telluride Advisors working in the Telluride market.
Highlights and Achievements
To date, Bill Fandel remains consistent in a series of record-setting transactions in the Telluride Region, and currently recognized by the WSJ/Real Trends among the top 250 real estate brokers in the US by Sales Volume and Trulia/Real Trends America's Best Real Estate Agents, which includes multiple rankings by Sales Volume in the State of Colorado.
RECORD-SETTING
$48M
Highest Sale
In the past several years: The Land Report has recognized Bill Fandel among America's Top Brokerages; Texas Farm & Ranch featured him among a new breed of "Power Brokers"; and his former affiliation with Sotheby's International Realty garnered him recognition among their Top 38 Brokers in the US.
Bill Fandel remains highly-noted for numerous record-setting transactions which include the sale of the legendary BootJack Ranch for over $48M; recently followed by another $48M transaction in Nevada.
In his former affiliation with Sotheby's International Realty, Bill Fandel was a founding member of the Market Leaders' Forum - a groundbreaking collaboration of key Sotheby's International Realty brokers representing each of the top national markets, meeting annually to discuss market trends, best practices and proprietary agent insight.
Bill Fandel was a founding member of the Global Partnership - a select assemblage of 35+ of the top Sotheby's International Realty agents worldwide who share market intelligence, cross-marketing opportunities, and private offerings among the group on a weekly basis.
Bill Fandel was also a founding member of the Farm & Ranch advisory group for Sotheby's International Realty - a segment within the SIR brand that exclusively markets over $6B in trophy farm and ranch offerings worldwide and included the legendary sale of Waggoner Ranch for $725M.
Twice named "Realtor of the Year" within the Telluride Region for his professional accomplishments and continued dedication to the real estate industry.
REALTOR OF THE YEAR
2X
within the Telluride Region
Bill Fandel has been a frequent panelist and speaker throughout the Sotheby's International Realty network and a guest contributor on the topic of luxury real estate across multiple media platforms including the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The New York Times, The Land Report, and Los Angeles Times.
#11 Nationally - 2010
#115 Nationally - 2013
#53 in Colorado - 2018
#38 in Colorado - 2016
#19 in Colorado - 2015
#19 in Colorado - 2014
#3 in Colorado - 2013
#13 in Colorado - 2012
#2 in Colorado - 2010
Top 38 Sotheby's Brokers, US - 2013
WSJ Top Ranked Real Estate Broker
Top 100 Brokers Compass 2019-Present

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