Price Report

The Federal Housing Finance Authority just released their most recent quarterly report which tracks home price appreciation in the top 100 metropolitan areas in the U.S. plus appreciation in individual states.

 

Some significant findings from the report:

 

House prices have risen for 36 consecutive quarters, or since September 2011.

 

House prices rose in all 50 states and the District of Columbia between the second quarters of 2019 and 2020.

 

The top five areas for annual appreciation were:

1) Idaho 10.8%

2) Arizona 9.1%

3) Washington 8.6%

4) Utah 8.1%

5) New Mexico 7.7%.

 

Idaho has been the leading state for the last 7 quarters.

 

Colorado showed annual appreciation of 4.4%.

 

The areas showing the lowest annual appreciation were:

1) West Virginia 1.1%

2) North Dakota 1.1%

3) District of Columbia 1.4%

4) Illinois 2.5%

5) Alaska 2.6%.

 

House prices rose in 99 of the top 100 largest metropolitan areas in the U.S. over the last four quarters.

 

Annual price increases were greatest in Honolulu, HI, where prices increased by 11.7%.

 

Prices were weakest in San Francisco, where they decreased by 0.3%.

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At Least List

Periodically we track a stat which we find to be quite interesting.

 

It answers this question – how many properties are selling for at least list price (asking price or higher)?

 

This stat tells us how active the market is and helps our buyers to realize that, in some cases, they will be in a competitive situation.

 

When we look at single-family home sales so far this month, this is what we find:

  • 57% of properties in Larimer County sell for at least list price
  • 62% of properties in Weld County sell for at least list price

So, in well over half of the transactions, buyers need to offer list price or higher to acquire the property.

 

The data gets even more interesting when this information is broken out by price range.

 

To no one’s surprise, the percentage increases for properties priced under $400,000:

  • 81% in Larimer County
  • 70% in Weld County

We find that for properties over $400,000 the percentages still tell a story of a very active market:

  • 47% in Larimer County
  • 56% in Weld County

Bottom line, in most locations and price ranges we see a strong sellers’ market where buyers need to be prepared to make a strong offer and to also compete.

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Niwot Gem!

Live in Niwot for an affordable price! Great location at 6877 Countryside Lane #274 – walking distance to Old Town Niwot -restaurants, parks, trails, and shopping. Main level condo features a massive main bedroom suite, inviting and well lit living room with a wood-burning fireplace. This unit includes a stackable washer and dryer. Niwot is known for its excellent public school system. Contact Meagan Griesel at (970) 691-0056 for your private showing for more information or click the link below for more details.

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Niwot Gem!

Live in Niwot for an affordable price! Great location at 6877 Countryside Lane #274 – walking distance to Old Town Niwot -restaurants, parks, trails, and shopping. Main level condo features a massive main bedroom suite, inviting and well lit living room with a wood-burning fireplace. This unit includes a stackable washer and dryer. Niwot is known for its excellent public school system. Contact Meagan Griesel at (970) 691-0056 for your private showing for more information or click the link below for more details.

http://windermerenoco.com/listing/112574499

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Rebound

The Case-Shiller Home Price Index tracks appreciation in the 20 largest real estate markets across the U.S.

 

Their most recent quarterly report was just released this week.

 

Metro Denver prices are up over last year by 3.89% which is just slightly higher than the average of the 20 markets.

 

It is interesting to see how the 20 locations have performed since the pre-Great Recession housing peak.

 

Turns out that Denver has done the best out of all the markets.

 

Since 2008, Denver home prices have appreciated 64.9%.  Second-best is Dallas at 55.5% and Seattle is third at 41.2%.

 

Believe it or not, there are markets where average home prices have still not returned to their 2008 levels.

 

Las Vegas is 14.5% below 2008 and Chicago is 12.8% below.

 

These numbers are another indicator of the long-term health and performance of the Front Range market.

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Rare 10+ acre horse property in Drake!

 

 

mountain home

Here is your chance to own a home with wide open space and 360 views. Sprawl out in this spacious 2,000 sq ft home with plenty of outbuildings awaiting you and your animals! Enjoy beautiful Colorado summer nights on the large deck right off of the kitchen. Perfectly located only 30 minutes from Estes Park and Loveland to enjoy the conveniences of town and the seclusion of the mountains. Contact Jared Foster at (970) 690-5707 for your private showing for more information or click the link below

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Rare 10+ acre horse property in Drake!

 

 

mountain home

Here is your chance to own a home with wide open space and 360 views. Sprawl out in this spacious 2,000 sq ft home with plenty of outbuildings awaiting you and your animals! Enjoy beautiful Colorado summer nights on the large deck right off of the kitchen. Perfectly located only 30 minutes from Estes Park and Loveland to enjoy the conveniences of town and the seclusion of the mountains. Contact Jared Foster at (970) 690-5707 for your private showing for more information or click the link below

CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE FULL PROPERTY DETAILS

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Caught Up

We’ve been waiting for June to catch up.  It finally happened (almost).

 

Back in April, real estate activity was significantly limited and the showing of property was restricted which caused the number of closed properties in May and early June to be much lower than last year.

 

Bottom line, fewer properties going under contract in April caused fewer closings 30 to 45 days later.

 

Closed properties in May were down compared to 2019 by 44% in Northern Colorado and 43% in Metro Denver.

 

Then activity jumped significantly in May.  The number of properties going under contract was way up compared to last year.

 

We’ve been wondering when we would see this sales activity reflected in the number of closed properties.

 

Well, it finally happened (almost).

 

The number of closings so far in June compared to the same time period through June of 2019 is only down 1.8% in Northern Colorado and 1.6% in Metro Denver.

 

In both markets, there are only a handful of closings separating activity in June 2020 versus June 2019.

 

By the end of the month, when all the transactions are tallied up, we expect that June of this year will out pace June of last year in terms of number of transactions.

 

This is significant not only because of COVID-19, but also because of the reduced inventory compared to last year.  Quite simply, there are fewer homes to buy.

 

All of this speaks to the health and resiliency of the Front Range market.

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Matthew Gardner’s 2020 Real Estate Forecast

It’s that time of year when Windermere’s Chief Economist Matthew Gardner dusts off his crystal ball and peers into the future to give us his predictions for the 2020 economy and housing market.

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All Time High

 

Home Builder’s confidence in Baby Boomer buyers is at an all time high.

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) surveys their members each quarter to discover what they expect of future sales.

 

The builders base a large part of their answer on how many people are visiting their sales centers and model homes versus the same time last year.

 

The results in their most recent survey show that builders have never been more confident about buyers who are 55 and older.

 

The confidence index for this age group is actually double of what it was in 2012.  The NAHB sites low interest rates and strong job growth as the reasons for the high confidence.

 

 

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