Pueblo’s housing market posted a solid start to the year in January. While the number of homes sold was down, overall spending was up as buyers focused on higher-priced properties, generally in the $200,000 to $300,000 range, according to Pueblo Association of REALTORS® data. The $33.6 million spent last month was up 7.7 percent from the $31.2 million spent in January...
With housing prices remaining out of reach for many, Boulder is moving ahead with exploration of a pilot program to help middle-income workers and residents buy homes in the city. The idea began with a 2016 white paper by councilmen Sam Weaver and Bob Yates and continued with city staff research. Council members on Tuesday provided feedback about what further work...
Initiative 300 is a broad measure whereby supporters have asserted unimpeded use of public space for the purpose of erecting non-obstructive shelter, indefinitely, is a right to be extended to everybody including those experiencing homelessness. No city in the US has passed similar allowances. However, courts have ruled that cities cannot enforce certain laws that restrict access to public space...
New listings and prices for single-family homes have gone down in Montezuma County when compared with this time last year, according to the Colorado Association of REALTORS®. According to the Association’s most recent data, listings of new and sold single-family homes declined in January, compared with January 2019. Median sales prices also declined. This year had more new townhouse-condo listings, according to the...
When REALTORS® from across the state met earlier this month at the Colorado Association of REALTORS® annual Economic Summit, the message from economist Elliot Eisenberg was clear: Colorado's housing market continues to be plagued by an overall lack of inventory. The ripple effects on home buyers and sellers alike has remained the same for the past several years and the...
NAR's Rural Outreach Initiative serves REALTOR® Associations in communities with less than 30,000 population and rural in character. The Initiative has a two-fold strategy: (1) Identify and disseminate information and resources on the issues and challenges facing rural communities impacting real estate and (2) provide one-on-one assistance to small associations to help them take advantage of the REALTOR® Party Community...
New Colorado Realty Association statistics show the median sale price for a single family home in Denver is $425,000, that's down more than 1 percent and townhouse/condo prices are down 12 percent. Association spokesperson Kelly Moye tells FOX31 several factors contributed to the shift, “With the elections and the stock market and the subsequent government shutdown, it never picked up.” Moye says...
House Bill 19-1011 Scope of Manufactured Homes Sales Tax Exemption ### Current law defines manufactured housing as factory-built residential structures designed to be installed on a permanent foundation. This definition limits the sales tax exemption, which previously applied to structures designed for occupancy in either temporary or permanent locations. HB19-1011 clarifies the scope and changes the definition to that of a manufactured home...
The Boulder County housing market is slowing down. Data from the Colorado Association of REALTORS® suggests fewer single-family homes were sold last month compared to a year ago, as more inventory became available. Single-family home sales fell about 23 percent and new listings grew more than 4. 2 percent. "Consumer confidence is a bit shaky. That's what is causing a sluggish start,"...
Kiss those years of double-digit annual home price gains goodbye. Depreciation has made a comeback in Boulder, Denver and Douglas counties, foreshadowing more widespread declines in the months ahead, according to a report Tuesday from the Colorado Association of REALTORS®. “We are seeing a ton more properties come on the market, but not an increase in the number of sales,” said Matthew Leprino,...