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Single-family houses still hard to find as local market remains in midst of “sellers market”

Posted on September 19, 2018

Communities, Consumer Awareness, Market Trends, Market Trends & Statistics, REALTOR® News, REALTORS® in the News, Residential Housing

The median selling price remained near $200,000 and the share of available single-family homes slipped as the Pueblo area's housing market stayed hot through August. Last month's median selling price of $192,500 was up 10 percent from a year earlier, according to Colorado Association of REALTORS® data. In June, the median sales price jumped to $203,000, up 13 percent from the prior...

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Sterling Credit Required to Purchase a Home in Boulder

Posted on September 17, 2018

Communities, Consumer Awareness, REALTOR® News, REALTORS® in the News, Residential Housing

Boulder, CO Median home list price: $612,550 Share of borrowers with a 649 FICO score or lower: 7.3% On the edge of the Flatiron Mountains, Boulder boasts beautiful panoramas befitting a Coors ad. It regularly pops up on lists of the best places to live for its high quality of life, and plentiful gigs. These things just keep driving up the cost of...

Good Neighbor Award Finalists Announced

Posted on September 6, 2018

Communities, NAR, REALTOR® News, REALTORS® in the News

Chet Choman, of Colorado Realty and Land Co. in Alamosa, Colorado has something to celebrate and so do 9 other awesome REALTORS® who are finalists in the 2018 Good Neighbor Awards program for their outstanding volunteer work in their respective communities. Choman co-founded one of the first rural homeless shelters in the country and has dedicated 40 years to fighting homelessness and...

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High-flying markets in Pueblo, elsewhere in state turn choppy

Posted on August 15, 2018

Communities, Consumer Awareness, Market Trends, Market Trends & Statistics, REALTOR® News, REALTORS® in the News, Stats & Trends

The red-hot housing market in Pueblo and other Colorado communities shows more signs of leveling or, possibly, starting to cool. "An early peak housing season (in April and May) has been met with an earlier than normal seasonal slowdown as buyer and seller behavior is changing amid the latest market conditions," the Colorado Association of REALTORS® said Friday in releasing the...

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Is Denver’s Peak Selling Season Shifting?

Posted on August 15, 2018

Communities, Consumer Awareness, Market Trends, Market Trends & Statistics, REALTOR® News, REALTORS® in the News, Residential Housing, Stats & Trends

By Matthew Leprino The change you’ve been waiting for is here, but it may not be the one you’ve been expecting. Since 2008 and the subsequent recovery, many have been on the edges of their seats waiting for the doom, gloom and yes, opportunity that another bust may bring. Any sign of a change would be welcome as the market and the corresponding...

Colorado Springs Home Sales Fall Again in July, but Experts Say Market Remains Strong

Posted on August 8, 2018

Communities, Consumer Awareness, Local Association, Market Trends, Market Trends & Statistics, REALTOR® News, REALTORS® in the News, Residential Housing, Stats & Trends

Home sales totaled 1,592 in July, a 3.3 percent drop from the same month last year, says the latest report by the Pikes Peak Association of REALTORS®. Monthly home sales haven’t increased on a year-over-year basis since February. Through the first seven months of 2018, home sales totaled 9,296, a slight, 0.1 percent gain over the same period last year, the...

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Tell Me Something I Don’t Know

Posted on July 17, 2018

Communities, Consumer Awareness, Market Trends, Market Trends & Statistics, REALTOR® News, REALTORS® in the News, Stats & Trends

Indeed, Denver's popularity is reflected in the ever-increasing cost and competitiveness of buying a home in the metro area BY MATTHEW LEPRINO There are only so many Top 10 lists those of us who adore our city can read. I find myself silently saying “Tell me something I don’t know,” whenever I read one. Sure, Denver is, one of the best place to live in...

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Is Our Housing Market Changing?

Posted on June 13, 2018

Communities, Consumer Awareness, Market Trends, Market Trends & Statistics, REALTOR® News, REALTORS® in the News, Residential Housing, Stats & Trends

By Matthew Leprino Everybody wants to know when the market is going to change. When will the buyers once again be in control of price, time on market, inspection objections and ultimately, their ability to be picky? When will the era of sellers dictating the majority of the terms, starting to pack before they even list their home and ultimately, a...

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Key-Turning Tips for Homebuyers — and for Home Sellers — in Denver’s Molten Market

Posted on June 6, 2018

Communities, Consumer Awareness, General, REALTOR® News, REALTORS® in the News, Residential Housing

Getting pre-approved for your loan, knocking out your home chores and more ideas for making buying and selling a home pain-free Joe Amon, The Denver Post We talked to REALTORS®, loan originators and nonprofit home-buyer educators about the best strategies for people on both sides of the home sale transaction. “I recommend my clients do everything humanly possible with their lenders,” REALTOR® Matt Leprino said....

Denver-Area Real Estate Agents Face Challenges From DIY Buyers and Sellers and Low-Cost Competitors