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About the area Special Event On Wednesday April 22nd you are invited to a special online event with Windermere’s Chief Economist Matthew Gardner. He will be giving his insights into the U.S. economy and what that means for real estate along the Front Range of Colorado. You will hear the answers to the biggest questions we are hearing from clients […]
Buyer Tips Inventory Drop Inventory Drop An impact we expected from COVID-19 to the housing market is reduced inventory.  That prediction is certainly proving to be true. In March, the number of withdrawn properties from the MLS went up 68% in Larimer County and 38% in Weld when compared to March 2019. Reduced inventory is one reason why we […]
Buyer Tips Health Crisis not Housing Crisis Here is the latest video from our Chief Economist Matthew Gardner. It’s full of great nuggets about what is happening in the economy and the real estate market today.  Just Click the image below to play the video.
Buyer Tips Leading Indicator We are watching close to see where the real estate market is headed. Anecdotally we can tell you that the vast majority of transactions that are under contract are still closing. We have seen very few transactions cancel because of employment issues or the wild swings of the stock market. An interesting leading indicator was […]
Buyer Tips Headwind Vs. Tailwind Headwind vs. Tailwind So far the tailwind of historically-low mortgage rates are prevailing over Wall Street and COVID-19 concerns. Buyers are still active. Properties are still closing. Moving trucks are still showing up at people’s homes. Open house traffic has declined, but we notice plenty of buyers looking for property. (one of our open houses […]
Buyer Tips A History Lesson With the stock market on a wild ride and the Dow Jones dropping nearly 1,000 points yesterday, it makes some people wonder if the local real estate market might also crash or at least “correct.” A little history lesson is in order. Over the last 40 years, the real estate market along the Front Range has […]
About the area New Gardner Report!   The following analysis of the Metro Denver & Northern Colorado real estate market (which now includes Clear Creek, Gilpin, and Park counties) is provided by Windermere Real Estate Chief Economist Matthew Gardner. We hope that this information may assist you with making better-informed real estate decisions. For further information about the housing market in […]
About the area Tax Time! It’s Tax Time You probably don’t need a reminder that this is tax season. Not only because tax returns are due in two weeks but also because you will soon receive your property tax notification in the mail. Every two years your County re-assesses the value of your property and then sends that new value […]
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About the area Friday Fun Facts! The Office As you travel around the Front Range you will notice the following under construction: New Homes New Apartments New Medical Facilities However, you will not notice new office buildings under construction. What gives?  I thought we had a booming economy.  Why no new office buildings? There are a couple of reasons.  First, construction […]
About the area How’s 2019? How’s 2019? A lot of my clients are asking how 2019 is starting off. Here’s one thing we notice… There are more homes to choose from, which is great news for buyers. In January alone 4,821 homes came on the market in Metro Denver. That is a 14% increase compared to one year ago. At […]
About the area The Gardner Report Check out the latest Gardner Report from Windermere’s Economist Matthew Gardner by clicking the picture below!
About the area The Scoop Is Here!   Check out our latest quarterly market report, The Scoop! by clicking below. If you have any questions about the data please shoot me an email or give me a call! The Scoop 4th Quarter 2018
About the area 2019 Economic and Housing Forecast Preview 2019 Economic and Housing Forecast  By Matthew Gardner, Chief Economist, Windermere Real Estate  What a year it has been for both for the U.S. economy and the national housing market. After several years of above-average economic and home price growth, 2018 marked the start of a slowdown in the residential real estate market. As the […]
About the area Friday Fun Facts Waiting and Waiting Anytime the market cools off we sometimes hear prospective buyers say “I think I’ll wait for the market to correct, then I’ll buy after prices come way down.” The reality is this… History shows that this wouldn’t be a good strategy. Our go-to source on price appreciation is the Federal Housing Finance Authority […]
About the area Friday Fun Facts – Good Loan News! Good Loan News   Here are two recently-announced pieces of really good news for home buyers.   The Colorado Housing and Finance Authority recently raised the income limit for their down payment assistance program to $115,600.  Now more people can get help with a down payment. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac raised their conforming loan […]
Evans Real Estate Well Maintained Ranch Style Home in Evans! The bones of this ranch home in Evans at 3834 Belmont Ave is well maintained with only one neighbor with vacant land to the south. Very large kitchen with tile floors, and two living rooms! Great big backyard. Home is close to shopping, with easy access to Highways 85 and 34. Roof will be new before closing. […]
About the area Real Estate Update – The Gardner Report   The following analysis of the Metro Denver & Northern Colorado real estate market (which now includes Clear Creek, Gilpin, and Park Counties) is provided by Windermere Real Estate Chief Economist Matthew Gardner. We hope that this information may assist you with making better-informed real estate decisions. For further information about the housing market in […]
About the area 96.3 Miles Per Hour 96.3 Miles Per Hour   Pretend you have been driving on the Interstate at 100 miles per hour. Also, pretend you have been doing that for a long time. Now pretend you slow down to 96.3 miles per hour. How would that feel? Probably just a little slower? 96.3 miles per hour is a 3.7% […]
About the area Friday Fun Facts! A History Lesson A History Lesson One of the most common questions we hear from clients is “where do you think interest rates are going?” Virtually all of the experts we follow put rates above 5% going into next year and some see rates approaching 5.5% by the middle of 2019.  What’s certain is that there are economic […]
About the area New Home Starts What’s Starting? Here are some interesting stats from our friends at Metro Study who study new home activity along the Front Range. New home starts are up 14% compared to last year – this is really good news and is helping to relieve the shortage of housing inventory Every product type saw an increase in […]