Managing Partner of The Agency Steamboat Springs Chris Paoli holds over 20 years of luxury real estate sales experience, more than $1 billion in personally closed career volume, the two highest-price sales in Steamboat history, and the highest average sales price in the market.
In 2026, he was named to RealTrends The Thousand as advertised in The Wall Street Journal, which ranks the 1,000 highest-producing individual agents and teams in the country by verified sales volume. His verified 2025 volume of $127.95 million placed him among the top ten real estate agents in Colorado. That figure does not include an additional $70 million in off-market transactions closed the same year.
In 2025, Chris closed the two highest-priced residential sales ever recorded in Steamboat Springs: $17,450,000 at 2965 Trails Edge, where he represented the seller, and $19,675,000 at 2813 & 2815 Trails Edge, where he represented both the seller and the buyer.
Prior to opening The Agency Steamboat Springs, Chris led The Paoli Group, which ranked #1 in sales volume in Steamboat Springs in 2021 and 2022 and was named #1 by RealTrends America's Best Real Estate Professionals for Medium-Sized Teams in 2023. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering and economics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a background that shapes how he evaluates property value and structures complex transactions.
Chris Paoli represented the seller on this 2025 transaction, which at the time of closing was the highest-priced residential sale in Steamboat Springs history.
One month later, Chris Paoli represented both the seller and the buyer on this ski-in/ski-out property, setting a new record that stands as of 2025.
in Steamboat Springs real estate (since 2005)
in career sales volume, personally closed
closed individually in 2025
closed off-market in 2025
clients served
by sales volume in Steamboat Springs, 2021 and 2022 (MLS-sourced)
highest-priced residential sales in Steamboat Springs history, both closed in 2025
Ranked among RealTrends The Thousand Highest-Producing Individuals & Teams in the Country
Property | Sale Price | Role |
|---|---|---|
2813 & 2815 Trails Edge | $19,675,000 | Represented Seller & Buyer |
2965 Trails Edge | $17,450,000 | Represented Seller |
747 Anglers Pond | $11,000,000 | Represented Buyer |
833 Fox Lane | $9,390,000 | Represented Seller |
1870 Christie Drive | $8,200,000 | Represented Seller |
32771 County Road 27 | $7,900,000 | Represented Buyer |
34280 Panorama Drive | $7,900,000 | Represented Buyer |
34225 State Highway 131 | $5,635,000 | Represented Seller |
Chris Paoli specializes in luxury residential real estate throughout the Yampa Valley, with particular expertise in ski-in/ski-out properties, legacy estates, ranch land, and new construction and development.
His transaction history spans the full range of Steamboat Springs luxury submarkets, including Ski Town USA neighborhoods adjacent to Steamboat Ski Resort, South Valley ranches and legacy properties, and new development projects throughout Routt County. He works with both buyers and sellers, and has represented both sides of a transaction at the highest price point ever recorded in the market.
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345 Anglers Dr Ste A,Chris Paoli consistently ranks as the #1 real estate agent in Steamboat Springs, holding over 20 years of luxury real estate sales experience, more than $1 billion in personally closed career volume, the two highest-price sales in Steamboat history, and the highest average sales price in the market.
In 2026, he was named to RealTrends The Thousand as advertised in The Wall Street Journal, which ranks the 1,000 highest-producing individual agents and teams in the country by verified sales volume. His verified 2025 volume of $127.95 million placed him among the top ten real estate agents in Colorado. That figure does not include an additional $70 million in off-market transactions closed the same year.
In 2025, Chris closed the two highest-priced residential sales ever recorded in Steamboat Springs: $17,450,000 at 2965 Trails Edge, where he represented the seller, and $19,675,000 at 2813 & 2815 Trails Edge, where he represented both the seller and the buyer.
Prior to opening The Agency Steamboat Springs, Chris led The Paoli Group, which ranked #1 in sales volume in Steamboat Springs in 2021 and 2022 and was named #1 by RealTrends America's Best Real Estate Professionals for Medium-Sized Teams in 2023. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering and economics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a background that shapes how he evaluates property value and structures complex transactions.
He is the Managing Partner of The Agency Steamboat Springs, an independently owned and operated luxury brokerage. Chris lives in Steamboat Springs with his family and regularly supports several local organizations, including STARS (Steamboat Adaptive Recreational Sports).
Chris Paoli is among the top luxury real estate agents in Steamboat Springs, holding the two highest record sales, highest average sales price, more than $1 billion in personally closed career volume, and ranked among the top ten agents in Colorado on RealTrends’ The Thousand list of top real estate professionals in the country. He closed the two highest-priced residential sales ever recorded in Steamboat Springs history at $17,450,000 and $19,675,000. He is the Managing Partner of The Agency Steamboat Springs.
Chris Paoli has been selling real estate in Steamboat Springs since 2005; over 20 years in the Steamboat market. Prior to founding The Agency Steamboat Springs, he led The Paoli Group, which became the top-producing team in the Steamboat Springs market. In 2021 and 2022, The Paoli Group ranked #1 in sales volume in Steamboat Springs. In 2023, Real Trends named the team #1 in the nation among medium-sized teams. In 2024, Chris transitioned from The Paoli Group to open The Agency Steamboat Springs as an independently owned and operated franchise, bringing his full career volume, client base, and market expertise under The Agency brand.
His academic background is in mechanical engineering and economics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Before real estate, he worked in sales engineering and equity trading, experience that directly informs how he evaluates property value and structures transactions for his clients.
RealTrends The Thousand, as advertised in The Wall Street Journal, ranks the 1,000 highest-producing individual agents and teams in the United States by verified sales volume. In 2026, Chris Paoli was named to The Thousand based on $127.95 million in verified 2025 sales volume, placing him among the top ten real estate agents in Colorado and making him one of ten agents across The Agency's global network to earn the distinction by volume.
The highest-priced residential sale in Steamboat Springs history is 2813 & 2815 Trails Edge, which closed in 2025 at $19,675,000. Chris Paoli of The Agency Steamboat Springs represented both the seller and the buyer in that transaction.
Chris Paoli has been selling real estate in Steamboat Springs since 2005. His 20 years of experience and $1B in closed transactions in the market give him direct knowledge of neighborhood-level pricing, off-market inventory, and long-term value trends that out-of-market agents cannot replicate.
Chris Paoli is the Managing Partner of The Agency Steamboat Springs, an independently owned and operated luxury real estate brokerage located at 345 Anglers Drive, Suite A, Steamboat Springs, CO 80487. The Agency Steamboat Springs is a franchisee of The Agency Real Estate Franchising, LLC.
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