Housing Trends How to Reduce Noise in an Open-Plan Design Open-plan living spaces have many advantages for family life and entertaining, and they increase the opportunity to bring lots of natural light into your home. But they can end up being quite noisy. You may be surprised, however, at how easy it is to reduce sound travel with a few key additions to your furnishings. There […]
Greeley Homes For Sale Stunning Patio Home in Greeley! Fantastic patio home at 1523 64th Avenue in The Dens neighborhood at Fox Run! This spacious home offers five bedrooms, three bathrooms, a fully finished basement, vaulted ceilings, a gas fireplace, central air, Alder Tharp cabinets, hickory floors, Pella windows, granite counter tops, over sized garage, and a private covered deck! HOA includes sprinkler blowout, […]
Blog Why No Bubble   There are several reasons why our Chief Economist does not believe there is a housing bubble today in the U.S. Below is a slide he shared at our recent market Forecast events. It shows U.S. Home ownership rate, which is simply the percentage of the population who own their home (versus renting). The long-term […]
Evans Homes for Sale Beautiful Paired Home in Evans! Must see stylish paired home 3117 Barbera St in Grapevine Hollow with 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms, open floor plan, vaulted ceilings, a large main floor master with en suite master bath. Relax under the covered front porch or entertain on the rear deck with pergola and fenced in yard. This home features contemporary vinyl […]
Blog 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 […]
Longmont Real Estate Charming Home in Longmont Close to Main Street! This charming home at 327 6th Ave in Old Town Longmont offers 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, a fully refinished kitchen with soft close drawers and cabinets, newer paint, updated bathroom, and refinished floors all in 2016. Great lot! One block from a park, and within walking distance to Main Street. Enjoy spring and summer on […]
Blog Our Forecast This past Wednesday and Thursday evenings we had the pleasure of hosting our annual Market Forecast events in Denver and Fort Collins. Thank you to the 700 people who attended. We appreciate your support! In case you missed the events, here are some highlights including our forecast for price appreciation in 2019: • In 2018 […]
Blog More Choices Great news for buyers! There are more homes to choose from. It seems there is relief from the days of drastically low inventory levels. Compared to a year ago, residential inventory levels are up: • 9% in Northern Colorado (Larimer & Weld Counties) • 45% in Metro Denver (wow!) ________________________________________ You can get many more […]
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Virtual Tour Charming 1919 Bungalow in Windsor! Welcome home to this charming bungalow built in 1919 at 700 Walnut Street in the heart of Old Town Windsor. Providing easy access to I-25, downtown Windsor and Windsor Lake, this home features beautiful hardwood floors, a spacious and screened front porch overlooking the historic Walnut Street corridor, a private backyard with mature landscaping, and […]
Blog What Our Expert Think Here’s what our Chief Economist, Matthew Gardner, thinks about the 2019 U.S. Housing Market. He is regarded as one of the Country’s experts on real estate and is frequently quoted by leading industry publications.   • Existing Home Sales up 1.9% to 5.4 million units • Home Prices up 4.4% • New Home Sales up 6.9% […]
Evans Homes for Sale Well Cared for Home in Evans! Beautiful 3 bed/3 bath home at 3520 38th Avenue in Evans with 2 car garage, with full unfinished basement. This home is close to parks, shopping, and many other amenities. Main floor master and main floor laundry. New carpet in the bedrooms. Updated vanity, mirror, and lighting in bathrooms. Enjoy the backyard; patio and landscape. […]
Blog Still Up All the talk of the market cooling off might make someone think that prices must be going down. The truth is prices are still going up. Here are the latest year-over-year appreciation numbers from the Federal Housing Finance Authority (they track 243 markets all across the Country): Colorado Springs 11.44% Greeley 10.53% Denver 9.97% Boulder […]
Blog 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 who produces a […]
Blog 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 limits so that […]
Blog HQ3? The Front Range may have lost out on Amazon’s HQ2, but that doesn’t mean their company won’t affect our economy. Denver was in the running for Amazon’s massive new second headquarters that supposedly would bring 50,000 new high-paying jobs and $5 Billion of investment. In the end Amazon chose to split the headquarters among two […]
Blog 83 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 83 miles per hour. How would that feel? It would probably feel slow, right? 83 miles per hour is a 17% decrease from 100. It […]
Blog Good News for Buyers Here’s some good news for buyers who have been waiting for more selection… No need to wait any more because the numbers show that more new listings are hitting the market compared to the recent past. In Metro Denver, the number of homes for sale is up 14.42% compared to last year.  That equates to […]
Fort Collins Real Estate Wonderfully Maintained Condo! Come see this well maintained condo at 1602 Edora Road! This condo is close to schools, shopping, and I-25. It offers new carpet, new windows, a newly refinished bathroom, and fresh paint throughout the entire home, even the garage!  Has a fenced back yard.  This condo sits on a crawl space shared with the two […]
Blog FUNdamentals     In times of change (like now), it’s valuable to look at the fundamentals of our market. Let’s have some fun with fundamentals… 1.  Our economy is healthy – since 1990, the unemployment rate in Colorado has never been higher than the U.S. unemployment rate.  Ever.  Unemployment in Colorado sits at 2.7% today while the rate across the […]
Virtual Tour Country Living at It’s Finest! Country living right between Windsor & Fort Collins at 36667 Pauline Place. This beautiful property has 3 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, and an over sized laundry/mud room perfect for craft or sewing work table. Also featured is a huge 5 piece master including a jetted tub. Check out the mountain views from the deck! The […]