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Friday Fun Facts A Closing Window For home sellers who would like to move to a new home this year, there is a window of time that is closing as we head into the Fall months. Most people know that the Spring and Summer are the most active months for real estate and that activity trails off into the Fall and […]
Friday Fun Facts How Much? So how much real estate is sold in Northern Colorado? As it turns out, a lot! Last month alone there were 1,099 single family homes that sold in Larimer and Weld Counties The average price was $429,144 which means the total sales volume for one month was $471,629,129 (almost a half a billion)! Over the […]
Buyer Tips What We Notice Here are some observations we have about the market right now: Inventory is up, price reductions are up, the length of time to sell a home is up Seller concessions are more prevalent Sellers are more willing to accept contingent offers (especially in higher price ranges) If a home doesn’t sell within a week, it […]
Buyer Tips The Scoop – 3rd Quarter 2019 WELCOME TO “THE SCOOP” Everything You Need to Know About the Northern Colorado Real Estate Market – Produced Quarterly by Windermere Real Estate in Northern Colorado The 10-Year Rhythm As we study 40 years of price appreciation data for Larimer County, an interesting pattern emerges.  We call this pattern the 10-Year Rhythm.  It shows that […]
Buyer Tips Over List A statistic we keep our eye on is the percentage of homes which sell for at least list price. In a robust, healthy, market with lower inventory, we will frequently see homes selling for their asking price or even higher. Here are the number of sales that occur for list price or higher in each […]
Buyer Tips Where Is The Inventory? There are 6,331 single-family homes for sale in Metro Denver. If we look at inventory broken out by price range, there are some interesting take-aways. Only 15% of the inventory is priced under $400,000 35% of the inventory is priced between $500,000 and $750,000. This price range represents the largest amount of homes for sale. […]
Seller Tips The Latest Here’s the latest from the Federal Housing Finance Authority’s report on price appreciation. They track 241 markets across the country. These are the one-year price growth numbers for the Colorado cities on their list: Boulder = 6.14% Colorado Springs = 9.18% Denver = 6.97% Fort Collins = 6.43% Greeley = 7.06% So, even though the […]
Buyer Tips New Home News Nationally, sales of new homes are stronger than they have been in a long time. March was the best month since 2007 and April was the third-best month in that same time period. This research comes from the National Association of Home Builders who show that we are on pace to sell 673,000 new homes […]
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Seller Tips The Question of the Day As we are helping people understand their new property assessments and putting together information so that they may protest their new valuation, here is the most common question we hear… Did my property really go up that much? Here are some stats that will help you answer that question. First, you need to know that […]
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 […]
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 Misery Index Last week at our Market Forecast events, Chief Economist Matthew Gardner shared, among many stats, his famous “Misery Index.” A valuable statistic with a funny title. The Misery Index simply measures inflation plus unemployment. It’s an effective way to look at our Nation’s economy. Today’s Index sits just below 6%. Back in October 2011, it […]
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 […]
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 […]