By Matthew Leprino It seems you can’t open your social media app or tune in to the local news without hearing about the lack of options for homebuyers these days. Denver is facing big city problems while it continues to grow into that role. Along with increased pressure on developers to turn over a quality product - and fast at that -...
Four Democratic and three Republicans hoping to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper spoke at a Gubernatorial Forum held by the Colorado Association of REALTORS at REALTOR Day at the Capitol. The discussions came as housing needs continue to out-pace new housing supplies, leaving home prices soaring and an estimated 25 percent of Coloradans spending 50 percent or more of their income...
The Colorado Association of REALTORS® sought to get the word out about the dangers of ballot initiative No. 66 and successfully did so at their annual Economic Summit on February 7, 2018. Initiative No. 66 is currently being reviewed by the Supreme Court and could be on the ballot this November. This initiative seeks to cap new housing construction to 1%...
“This will bring our economy to a halt. You don’t bring affordability to a market by reducing supply,” Scott Thorson, the Chief Operating Officer at Oakwood Homes, said at the Colorado Association of REALTORS®’ Economic Summit on Wednesday in Denver. Ballot initiative No. 66, which is awaiting a review from the Colorado Supreme Court, would limit permits for homes and apartments...
"It's a sellers market" will be a phrase we will continue to hear throughout Colorado as a state. Garfield County recently received year-end reports from the Colorado Association of REALTORS market trends and statistics report distributed by the Glenwood Springs Association of REALTORS. Year-end reports showed new listings increased 1.5% for single-family homes with an increase of median home sales...
The passing of the construction-defect bill was a big win for Colorado and the housing market. A big win indeed, but challenges still remain. Some of these challenges include high insurance premiums from the previous years of lawsuits related with condominium builds. These continued challenges have large builders still weary to begin projects in the state. This leaves small local builders...
Lack of inventory. It's a trending topic in real estate that we can't seem to get away from. As we begin the year of 2018 we look back on the year of 2017 to predict and anticipate the real estate market for the upcoming year. Everyone is wondering what the lack of inventory that plagued the Colorado real estate market in...
As the housing market continues to climb so do the prices. Longmont and Boulder are witnessing this rise in the market and with it the median sales price. Kelly Moye a Colorado Spokesperson had this to say about 2017, "It was an unbelievable year,". Indeed it was. For single-family homes the median sales price increased 11% in Longmont and 1.2%...
A look at Denver's 2018 housing market Article from ColoradoBiz By Matthew Leprino, CAR Spokesperson We have reached cruising altitude. You are free to use your portable electronic devices, or … so we thought. As 2018 succeeds a year of upward evolution for Denver’s real estate market, we must be cautious before removing the fasten seat belt sign and watch for items that...
Median sales prices rise 10 percent in back-to-back years lack of inventory a consistent theme statewide ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – Jan. 11, 2018 – From the Denver metro area’s urban core and suburbs, to smaller communities across the state, Colorado’s housing market experienced back-to-back years of 10 percent bumps in the median sales price of a single-family home as record low inventory...