There is no real estate inventory in Colorado, yet closings are up

There is no real estate inventory in Colorado, yet closings are up

If you look at Denver county, the number of properties sold is up 10% , in Routt County (Steamboat) sales of single family homes is up 30% over 2019.  If there is no inventory/ little inventory available how are sales continuing to break records.  Is there another...
Long Term Rental licenses now required in Denver; Costs and requirements skyrocket; affordable housing reduced

Long Term Rental licenses now required in Denver; Costs and requirements skyrocket; affordable housing reduced

Denver is making waves again with the passage of a new law that requires all long-term rental properties to meet “min housing requirements”.  On the surface the new law sounds innocuous, but the reality is far different.  How will these new requirements impact the...

Semiconductors will halt Colorado’s real estate prices. Your payment increases 5k/year!

Crazy times we are in, real estate in Summit county (home to Breckenridge) increased 51% in the past year.  Denver has increased 28%.  Will the crazy times continue to roll on in Colorado real estate?  Don’t bank on it, Semiconductors are firing a warning shot of...
Denver’s inventory plummets 73%, prices jump 28%, Breck jumps 51%   

Denver’s inventory plummets 73%, prices jump 28%, Breck jumps 51%   

What a year Covid has brought to Colorado real estate.  From Denver to the resort communities, inventory has plummeted while prices have soared.  What caused this huge jump in prices?  Will the inventory increase in Denver and other markets?  Where do we go from here...
What will drive Denver real estate in 2021, # 8 rank     

What will drive Denver real estate in 2021, # 8 rank     

There has been allot of talk about Denver being primed for a long term decline in real estate.  Will this actually occur?  Short answer no.  Why?  Simple math more people are moving to Denver than leaving.  What does this mean for real estate values in the short term...
8% of mortgages in forbearance, where will the defaults be in Colorado? Should you be worried?

8% of mortgages in forbearance, where will the defaults be in Colorado? Should you be worried?

Almost 6% of all homeowners (8% of one type of loan) are “stuck” in some sort of forbearance.  Unfortunately, the number of borrowers in forbearance has barely budged recently with no end in site.  What does this mean for defaults?  Why is one mortgage type...