Fun Facts Year to Date Here is an interesting look at the market year to date versus the same time period in 2022. Bottom line, the number of transactions is down considerably, and prices are flat to slightly down. Larimer County = Sales down 17.5%, prices up 0.7% Weld County = Sales down 29.6%, prices down 2.2% Metro Denver = […]
Fun Facts New Opportunity One of the many opportunities for buyers today is new construction. In Northern Colorado, just under 25% of all available homes for sale are brand new homes. That percentage is roughly 50% more than normal. Buyers who are looking for a greater selection can consider new homes. New homes offer obvious advantages like trendy finishes […]
New Listings New Listings June 2023 Don’t miss this opportunity in a great location in Longmont. 1177 Hummingbird Circle is an almost new home that boasts nice finishes and open floor plan including granite countertops and maple cabinets. This home is located 5 minutes from the new Costco, easy access to Boulder and I-25. Enjoy the community feel with the park […]
Fun Facts Who Would Have Guessed? Pretend it is 2013. The real estate market is clearly recovering from the Great Recession. The Broncos are having a great year and will eventually make it to the Super Bowl. Now, imagine someone makes a prediction that 10 years in the future mortgage interest rates would double over the course of 12 months. If […]
Fun Facts The Listing Solstice Wednesday marked the first official day of summer and the longest day of the year. Coincidentally, the research shows us that listings are taking far longer to sell than one year ago. Specifically, days on market has increased by the following amounts in our market versus exactly one year ago:   Larimer County: 210% Weld […]
Fun Facts High Active The average price of all active listings is likely much higher than you think. For example, the average listing price of the nearly 5000 properties for sale in Metro Denver is nearly $1,000,000. Here is the average price of all active listings along the Front Range: Larimer County: $886,000 Weld County: $736,000 Metro Denver: $939,000
Fun Facts A New Change There is a new type of change to be prepared for. One interesting way to track the market is to measure the year-over-year difference in inventory. Quite simply, this looks at how many homes are available today versus the same time one year ago. For the past several months in a row, the difference as […]
Fun Facts Not What Many Thought Despite higher interest rates, prices did not decrease like many people thought. They certainly have not crashed like many thought. Average prices along the Front Range have seen only a slight decrease versus last year. The average price in May this year has decreased versus May of last year by:   2.5% in Larimer County […]
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New Listings New Listings May 2023 Holy Garage Batman!! Seriously, if you have enough cars, trucks, boats, trailers, bikes, & gear to fill THIS garage, I wanna be friends. And yes, there’s even a Tesla charging station! The charging station can be fitted to other electric vehicles with simple adaptation. The garage height w/ storage loft will dazzle you as well. […]
Fun Facts 2.5 Per Household On average, up and down the Front Range, there are 2.5 people living in each household. This is an important number to know as you read the stories about census data and population growth. Obviously, as population grows, housing needs also grow. For every 100 people added to the population, there needs to be 40 […]
Fun Facts Months of Supply As measured by months of supply, we have a strong Seller’s market in Northern Colorado. Both Larimer County and Weld County measure at 1.6 months of supply. That means, at the current pace of sales, it would take only about 6 weeks to sell all of the existing homes for sale. The measurement becomes even […]
Fun Facts More New Nationally, new home inventory as a percentage of the total inventory just hit a record high. 26% of all properties currently available for sale are brand new homes. To put this in perspective, in 2018 it was 14%. From 2000 to 2008 it bounced between 10% and 15% Locally, we notice even higher numbers. In […]
Colorado Housing TAX ASSESSMENT TIME This week’s fun fact is that you just received your new valuation from your County Assessor and you have until June 8th to protest the value. By statute, properties in Colorado are re-assessed every two years and owners are given their new Assessed Valuation in early May. This year, many Colorado property owners are surprised […]
New Listings New Listings April 2023 2608 Kansas Drive #I-159 is a very well kept 2 bed/3 bath townhome close to shopping, restaurants, schools, and I-25. Perfect for a first time buyer or investment property. Open floor plan on the main floor with stainless steel appliances, nice cabinets, and solid surface counters. Great private patio space for enjoying the warm Colorado […]
Fun Facts In Demand For evidence that the Front Range is a desirable place to live and own real estate, look no further than the average price of our real estate. According to the National Association of Realtors, the average price of a home in the United States is $486,000. Compare that to the average price in our major […]
Fun Facts Not As Different Real Estate in the first part of 2023 along the Front Range is certainly different than the first part of 2022.  But, in terms of number of transactions, it is not as different as one might guess. Yes, higher interest rates and lower inventory has caused the number of transactions to be less than last […]
Fun Facts More Buyers Than Sellers The real estate market today, quite simply, has more buyers than sellers. Let’s be clear, this is not the heated market of 2021 and 2022. However, the market is undersupplied in most price ranges and most locations. The National Association of Realtors just reported that the number of new listings hitting the market each week […]
Fun Facts Dropping Inventory Breaking News – months of inventory has dropped significantly signifying an uptick in real estate activity along the Front Range.‘Months of inventory’ is an important statistic and something we commonly talk about in this blog. It simply measures how long it would take to sell all of the homes currently for sale at the current pace […]
New Listings New Listings March 2023 Introducing 2186 Buena Vista Drive, a fantastic home in Greeley. This beautiful home features 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, with a spacious and bright open-concept living, dining, and kitchen area. The cozy bedrooms provide enough space for everyone. The home also features updated bathrooms with new flooring and fixtures. The property sits on a large, […]
Fun Facts Picking up Steam In a market that seems abnormal to a lot of people we notice a very normal trend right now.  As we head into Spring, activity is picking up. This happens pretty much every Spring and it is happening again. When we measure the number of properties under contract, which are set to close in the […]