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  1. Still No Cooldown in Northern Colorado Real Estate

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    One half of 2022 is in the books and it has been an adventure to say the least.  At the beginning of the year it seemed as if it would be "business as usual" - fast paced market, huge gains and intense competition for very few homes, but inflationary concerns have led to almost a 2% increase in rates which might help the market cool down a bit for the rest of the year, however, there is still no …Read More

  2. Home Prices, Sales Still Strong Despite Interest Rates

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    We are deep into the selling season, home values and sales are remaining strong across Northern Colorado despite a bump in interest rates.  Many of the closings in May represented contracts from the late March through April timeframe, before rates began to really increase, so June data will be much more telling.  Either way, sales and prices generally remained strong with limited inventory, and …Read More

  3. Home Prices Up 20%+ Across Northern Colorado

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    It doesn't seem like rising interest rates, monkey pox or recession fears have slowed down the real estate market yet, if anything, these pressures are pushing buyers to act now by hustling to get their purchase under contract, beating out the hoards of buyers descending upon Northern Colorado. It'll take a well crafted offer, solid financing, and perfect timing to see a home, write an offer and b…Read More

  4. Home Values Are Already Stunning in 2022

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    For buyers who expected (wished, hoped, or prayed) for any homes to purchase early in 2022, their expectations are not being met.  Another month of bottom-of-the-barrel inventory is pushing home values across the region to new heights.  Fort Collins is scraping the $600k mark, while Loveland/Berthoud is sitting pretty in the mid $500's and Greeley/Evans is now in the mid $400's.  As we work int…Read More

  5. On The Fence About Buying a Home?

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    There are a lot of potential homebuyers out there, whether they are current homeowners or renters, weighing the decision to buy a new home now, or not.  I have personally been dealing with dozens of buyers over the last decade who have been on the fence, waiting for a housing collapse, and I've seen the missed opportunities.  While the majority of these buyers have "seen the light" once they fur…Read More

  6. 2022 Is Off to an Impressive Start

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    For weary buyers, seeing 2021 come to an end might have brought some hope - hope that more inventory would come on the market, hope that deep pocketed buyers from affluent areas would not compete during the winter, or just that prices would stop escalating at 10-20% in some neighborhoods.  Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but none of those wishes will come true for homebuyers in 2022.  Invent…Read More

  7. Consider These 5 Clauses When Writing Your Best Offer

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    It's hard out there for buyers in the Northern Colorado real estate market.  Dwindling supply and ever increasing competition from other buyers, cash buyers and investors have driven prices up, up, up.  When competition is fierce, we have some tools in our toolbox to help you compete.  It's all about removing contingencies and providing comfort to the seller, as long as it doesn't leave you fur…Read More

  8. Prices Climb 20%+ Across Northern Colorado in December

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    Wow - What a year!  2021 started out pretty casually.  Many experts weren't exactly sure what to expect after a year of COVID made real estate extra interesting.  Even my own predictions were low.  I certainly wasn't able to predict the huge demand and rising prices we saw.  I expected 6-8% increases in real estate across the region, but when all was said and done, the entire region increased…Read More

  9. Prices Pop Across Northern Colorado

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    As we near the end of the year when the market starts to relax a bit, sales and median home values must not have gotten the memo.  All 3 sub-markets I cover saw massive increases in median value due to extremely low inventory, low interest rates boosting demand, and a constant flow of eager buyers, willing to do whatever it takes to get into a home this year.  It's truly astonishing how few home…Read More

  10. Inventory Adjusts Downward, Prices Surge

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    As the weather begins to cool, the Northern Colorado real estate market remains on fire as the region's prices continue upwards in the face of a prolonged supply shortage.  These September sales are the result of contracts placed on homes in the late-July through mid-August timeframe when the market had taken a small breather, but it seems like everything is just as busy and fast-paced as usual h…Read More