denver’s median home price climbed nearly 15% to $659,000 from january to february. why is this happening?

denver’s median home price climbed nearly 15% to $659,000 from january to february. why is this happening?

“A house is still worth what somebody is willing to pay for it,” Rhead said. “And because of the lack of inventory, because of the number of buyers out there and the qualifications of those buyers, it’s just going to continue to raise the market value.”

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despite a brutal housing market, one realtor sees buyers and sellers trying to do right by each other

despite a brutal housing market, one realtor sees buyers and sellers trying to do right by each other

Real estate continues to be a booming industry in the metro area — especially in the past couple of years. In 2020 and 2021, Denver’s real estate market grew by $208 billion, the report stated. It grew by $212.1 billion the decade prior.

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something has to give in the housing market. or does it?

something has to give in the housing market. or does it?

Two years into the pandemic, rundown bungalows command bidding wars, buyers keep snatching up places they’ve never seen, and homebuilders can’t find enough cabinet doors for everyone who wants a new home. The median price for an American home is up nearly 20 percent in a year. The for-sale inventory is at a new low. And the hopeful buyers left on the sidelines have helped drive up rents instead.

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fairfield county home listings fall to record lows

fairfield county home listings fall to record lows

In Fairfield County, single-family listings have dropped to their lowest level on record, according to appraisal firm Miller Samuel for Douglas Elliman. Listing inventory in the quarter was 898 homes, a 46.4 percent drop from the third quarter and a 38.8 percent drop year-over-year, marking the fastest-moving market in 17 years.

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how homebuyers are hacking the real estate market

how homebuyers are hacking the real estate market

For the past two years the real estate market in Denver Metro, as well as the rest of the country, has been moving at lightning-fast speeds. Thanks to the increased demand for homes and the limited inventory of available houses, home prices have increased at a much higher rate than many consumers are used to.

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here's where denver ranks among 2022's forecasted hottest housing markets

here's where denver ranks among 2022's forecasted hottest housing markets

Despite a serious lack of inventory and a blistering sales pace, Denver doesn't rank anywhere close to the top of a recent Realtor.com forecast of the hottest real estate markets of 2022.

The Denver metro comes in at number 48 out of the nation's top 100 metros in terms of the predicted change in price and number of sales for next year – that's an 11% total increase, 6% for number of sales and 5% for home prices.

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NY regional closed median home price for november 0.9% lower than in october

NY regional closed median home price for november 0.9% lower than in october

OneKey MLS, reporting detailed, month-over-month statistical information about residential, condo, and co-op sales transactions in the regional MLS coverage area, finds that the closed median sale price in November 2021 was less than it was in October 2021.

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suburban NYC home sales plunge because there’s nothing to buy

suburban NYC home sales plunge because there’s nothing to buy

Potential buyers are coming up empty in their search for a place-- and that’s sent contracts plunging for the fifth consecutive month in Westchester County and Long Island, according to a report Thursday by appraiser Miller Samuel Inc. and brokerage Douglas Elliman Real Estate.

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hot homes: 5 denver houses under $1 million

hot homes: 5 denver houses under $1 million

The Denver metro's October home sales and active listings fell, with the market's temperature dropping, according to the most recent Denver Metro Real Estate Market Trends Report.

Yes, but: The number of closings doesn't mean a collection of unsold homes sat idly on the market. The 3,376 homes and condos worth of inventory at the end of last month represents a 15% decline from September. Here are five homes on the market priced under $1 million.

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CT october home sales lag behind pandemic surge, but still above 2019, data shows

CT october home sales lag behind pandemic surge, but still above 2019, data shows

Fairfield County, which has been particularly affected by housing price hikes, saw a 35 percent drop in the number of closed sales in October — 858 — compared to the same month last year. But it also saw the largest increase in sales compared to 2019, at 23 percent.

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from summer heat to autumn chill, metro denver housing market continues to cool down

from summer heat to autumn chill, metro denver housing market continues to cool down

Both home sales and active listings in metro Denver dropped in October, with the housing market running much cooler than this time last year, according to the Denver Metro Real Estate Market Trends Report from the Denver Metro Association of Realtors.

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home sales prices rise again in the hudson valley as buyers seek larger space outside NYC

home sales prices rise again in the hudson valley as buyers seek larger space outside NYC

The median sales price for single-family houses rose in 2021's third quarter compared to the same July-through-September period last year, including from Westchester to Putnam to Rockland, according to the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors.

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