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January 23, 2018
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...
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January 19, 2018
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%...
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January 17, 2018
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...
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January 11, 2018
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...
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December 21, 2017
How will the metro area's market respond to the impending tax reform?
Article from ColoradoBiz By Matthew Leprino, CAR Spokesperson
When we refer to predicting what’s next for the market as having a “pulse” on it, we are referring to it being a living, breathing thing – a stubborn little creature inhaling and exhaling with seasonal aptitude and behaving in a way...
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December 21, 2017
Much buzz is swirling around the proposed Tax Reform and the repercussions that will ensue if it is passed as it stands. The proposed tax reform if passed, would affect individuals who sell their home before the five year period has expired. If the house is sold prior to the five year period, the sellers would face a tax of 15%...
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December 18, 2017
Recently released statewide statistics reveal that Pueblo, Colorado is active and has yet to shown signs of a typical seasonal cool down.
"We continue to have a very strong seller's market because of low inventory. However, our local agents believe inventory will increase in 2018," Dave Anderson, a RE/MAX Pueblo West agent and CAR spokesperson said in a statement accompanying the...
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December 14, 2017
It is with great sadness to share with you that we have lost two of our past CAR leaders in December - WR “Bob” Bray Sr. (1965 CAR President) and Richard Berger (1990 CAR President).
W.R. Bray
W.R. Bray passed away on Friday, December 1, 2017. He was 90. He was the Chairman of the Board of Bray Realty until about four...
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December 12, 2017
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – Dec. 12, 2017 – With a significant decline in new listings and active listings continuing to define a low inventory market across the metro area and the entire state, median home prices are holding their own, according to the latest housing report from the Colorado Association of REALTORS® (CAR).
With limited new housing starts, the record low inventory...
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November 17, 2017
Denver, Colorado has seen a rental price increase as the housing market has sky rocketed for that area. Matthew Leprino, a CAR spokesperson spoke with Denver 7 to offer his advice for those looking for affordable rentals near Denver. Rental prices are reliant on the median home price for the area of the rental property, "Adams County is one of the more...