Meet Matthew
Some people visit Vail. Matthew Blake chose to stay and has been selling it ever since.
A Middlebury College graduate with a background in finance, Matt left New England in 2002 for the Rockies and never looked back. What started as a love of skiing, mountain biking, and the Colorado high-altitude lifestyle became a 20-year career as one of the most respected luxury real estate advisors in the Vail Valley. With over $500 million in closed sales volume and consecutive years topping $100 million in annual production (2021, 2023, and 2024), Matt's track record speaks for itself.
In 2023, Real Trends ranked Matt #1 at LIV Sotheby's International Realty, #2 in Eagle County, and #11 in the state of Colorado, placing him among only 35 Sotheby's International Realty brokers nationwide to rank in the top 250. He is also among an invitation-only cohort of agents appointed to Market Leaders, the first and only global agent association of its kind within the Sotheby's International Realty network. Composed of fewer than 50 of the industry's most prolific agents across the world's most prestigious destinations, Market Leaders collectively represents $8.2 billion in annual transactions, giving Matt's clients direct access to an elite global referral network that very few agents anywhere can offer.
Matt's clients, from first-time mountain home buyers to seasoned international investors, describe his approach with three words: integrity, intelligence, and passion. That reputation has been earned through deep market knowledge across every segment of the Eagle County market: trophy resort properties, new development projects, vacant land, and locals' housing alike. His new development expertise is particularly distinguished: Matt has served as exclusive listing agent and led project sales teams for Frontgate | Avon, The Ritz-Carlton Residences Vail, Peregrine Villas on Beaver Creek, and several other landmark developments.
A licensed Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) and holder of resort, international, green, diversity, and distressed-property designations, Matt brings a rare breadth of professional credentials to every transaction. His industry leadership extends beyond sales: he has served as Chairman of the Vail Board of Realtors, led the Colorado Young Professionals Network, chaired the Vail Board of Realtors Foundation, and was honored as the 2011 Vail Realtor of the Year.
Off-market, Matt is equally committed to his community. He is an active supporter of Starting Hearts, his wife Lynn's nonprofit dedicated to raising awareness of Sudden Cardiac Arrest. At home in EagleVail with Lynn and their son Thomas, you'll find Matt on the slopes, the ice, the trails, or coaching youth sports with the same dedication he brings to every client relationship.
If you're buying or selling luxury real estate in Vail, Beaver Creek, or anywhere across the Vail Valley, Matt Blake is the advisor who knows this market from every angle - and lives it every day.