Inflation and Housing

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Yesterday’s Consumer Price Index report for October showed a lower-than-expected increase in inflation.  Many believe, based on the numbers, that inflation rates may have peaked.  Investors cheered and the stock market showed its biggest increase since bouncing back from the pandemic-caused bear market in 2020.So, what does yesterday’s news mean for housing in the short term?
  • Higher real estate consumer confidence as fears of inflation will likely subside and people will feel wealthier as their investment accounts rebound
  • Lower mortgage rates because they track the yield on the 10-year treasury which has fallen over 8% since Friday 
Yesterday’s news certainly is a positive for Front Range real estate.

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Inflation and Housing

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Yesterday’s Consumer Price Index report for October showed a lower-than-expected increase in inflation.  Many believe, based on the numbers, that inflation rates may have peaked.  Investors cheered and the stock market showed its biggest increase since bouncing back from the pandemic-caused bear market in 2020.So, what does yesterday’s news mean for housing in the short term?
  • Higher real estate consumer confidence as fears of inflation will likely subside and people will feel wealthier as their investment accounts rebound
  • Lower mortgage rates because they track the yield on the 10-year treasury which has fallen over 8% since Friday 
Yesterday’s news certainly is a positive for Front Range real estate.

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The Office

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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 costs have sky rocketed.  In ten years, construction costs have gone from about $200 per square foot to over $300 per square foot.

Rental rates have not increased at the same pace as construction costs so speculative investors can’t make their numbers work.

It’s too expensive to build compared to the rents that can be charged.

One reason why rental rates haven’t increased at high rate is property taxes.  Property taxes on Class A office buildings have basically doubled in the last 10 years in many cases.

So, until rental rates catch up with construction costs, we won’t see many new office buildings under construction.

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