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January 22, 2019
The Colorado Association of REALTORS has pegged 2018 as a year of "tremendous contrasts" across the state. Down to the zip code, location mattered as much as anything else. While some experts and economists have predicted a downturn in 2019, evidence of softening real estate markets was not universal across the state, according to the association.
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In Summit County, the total...
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January 16, 2019
Despite market trend predictions from experts and economists of a possible downward shift in real estate in 2019, the Colorado Association of REALTORS® doesn’t expect that to be the case for all of Colorado.
While there was an increase in listings statewide in the second half of 2018, new listings went down in December with 3,868, down 36.5 percent from the...
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January 11, 2019
A strong spring in many markets across Colorado could contradict some reports of a slowing market in 2019
ENGLEWOOD, CO. – January 11, 2019 – 2018 was a year of tremendous contrasts across most Colorado markets, giving both sellers and buyers opportunities to take advantage of ever-changing market conditions, according to the latest monthly market trends data from the Colorado Association...
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December 19, 2018
The city leads the state for employment growth in 2018 and 2019, thanks to diversity in business, age, health care, cybersecurity.
Lower housing prices have definitely attracted Denver buyers willing to brave the commute, said Donna Major, current chair of Pikes Peak Association of REALTORS®. On average, homes in the Colorado Springs region cost about a third less than houses in...
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December 14, 2018
We have reached cruising altitude
By Matthew Leprino
You know the moment; you’re about 15 minutes into your flight - you’ve grabbed your tablet or magazine and are settling in to your voyage. The seatbelt light is still on and the pilot has yet to make the obligatory ‘we’ve reached cruising altitude’ message but you can feel the leveling out as you...
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December 12, 2018
Holiday and seasonal slowdowns combine to create more opportunities, less stress for homebuyers across the state
ENGLEWOOD, CO. – Dec. 12, 2018 – Despite the start of the typical seasonal and holiday slowdown in the housing market, median sales prices continued to tick upward while inventory supply and active listings continued to deliver mixed results in markets across much of the state...
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November 27, 2018
Affordability Index Retrospect
Index Over Time Shows a Complex Story Behind Affordability Issues in Colorado
By Matthew Leprino
You aren’t wrong. Living in Colorado isn’t exactly ‘affordable’ these days. Our incredible State has been evolving for some time now and the potency of that change is no clearer than in the lack of affordability of our real estate market. A relatively new statistic...
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November 13, 2018
ENGLEWOOD, CO. – Nov. 12, 2018 – With a continuation of the typical seasonal slowdown across most of Colorado’s local housing markets in October, overall affordability appears to be taking center stage as median housing prices continue to increase fueled by reduced inventory, an uptick in interest rates, and the median income of potential homebuyers, according to the latest monthly...
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October 30, 2018
The Colorado housing market has been running at hyperspeed over the past several years, despite some of the country's worst affordability in Denver and beyond. But things may finally be on the cusp of change.
According to a new report from the Colorado Association of REALTORS® , sales of single-family homes, townhouses and condominiums fell dramatically in September. The number of single-family homes purchased dipped by a striking 14.6...
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October 23, 2018
The Colorado Association of REALTORS® recently reported that the number of single-family home listings sold in Colorado dropped 14.6 percent in September compared to the same month a year earlier. Sales of townhouses and condos dropped 15.2 percent.
The Denver Post reports that metro Denver area year-over-year single-family home sales in September fell 15.8 percent.
Elsewhere, home sales fell 26.7 percent in...
