Last month was the most difficult month ever to buy a home in Metro Denver. Low interest rates and a desire for more space propelled buyers into the market. Record low inventory, stricter lending standards and high home prices made the market extremely competitive. It was difficult for many buyers to get the homes they […]
Metro Denver Real Estate Market Update, October 9, 2020 Read More »
There’s been a lot of talk about urban real estate lately and whether people are moving out of city centers around the country to flock to the suburbs. For some people, this is definitely true. Some homebuyers believe the “work at home” trend is here to stay and they want the type of space only
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Every home in America just got a flood-risk score. Your home – and any home you may purchase – has an easy-to-access “Flood Factor” score that “is an indicator of its comprehensive flood risk” and shows a property’s “likelihood of flooding and the potential depth of that flood.” FEMA flood maps can be unreliable predictors of future flooding and
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There still aren’t enough homes for sale in Metro Denver to satisfy buyer demand. Statistics for July indicate scarcity of choice was one reason detached homes sold at a record average price last month – $601,863. This is nearly ten percent higher than a year ago (9.92% to be precise) and up 7.68% compared to June.
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Last week, we mentioned that some analysts believe home prices will decrease in the metro area by next May. Even if prices do decrease, it may make sense to buy a home now rather than wait. The biggest reason for this is interest rates. Interest rates for 30-year mortgages hit record lows last week, going below
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California’s CoreLogic, a data and analytics company, just released their Home Price Insights report, designed to predict what will happen with housing between now and May 2021. The report predicts home prices will decrease 6.6% from May 2020 to May 2021, the first year home prices have declined nationally in more than nine years. The report suggests
Metro Denver Real Estate Market Update, July 16, 2020 Read More »
June numbers are out. As the economy opened, a combination of low interest rates, pent up demand and low inventory led to more homes being under contract than came on the market. 7,676 homes went under contract last month. That’s a record high, up 27.38% compared to June 2019 and 16.25% higher than May 2020.
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Market Update, June 25, 2020 For years, home prices have risen steadily in the Denver metro area, but we may be seeing some stabilization in pricing now. The average price for a home that sold in the area during May was $494,550, down from $502,168 in April and down from $511,702 in March. Normally, May
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Market Update, June 11, 2020 Where were you in 2010? In the same home? In a different state or town? We thought it would be interesting to look at some key real estate statistics from May 2020 and compare them to what was happening during May 2010. Active Listings – May 2010 to May 2020 Average Closed Price
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May numbers are in and it was a wild month in real estate. Buyers had a lot to choose from by the end of the month. In fact, new listings were up 56.44 percent from April. Many of those were homes that had been withdrawn when showings stopped. At the end of May, 7,170 homes
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