February 2023 Boulder Area Real Estate Stats

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After you look at the stats reports this month, I challenge you to find anything surprising in the data. If you can, you haven’t been paying attention. After reviewing all three reports, covering all of Northern Colorado, you should have the same lack of surprise as I do. This market is acting exactly the way…

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Sales Volume Dips 21.3% Year-over-Year

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Finally. That’s the word I’m focused on. It’s finally happening. It’s a double-edged sword, but in the long-run, we’ll be better off not living in a savagely unhealthy market. What it’ll look like in the future is still up in the air, but my favorite real estate analyst who coined the term “savagely unhealthy” to…

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The Predictions aren’t Materializing

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Where are all the listings? No, seriously, where are they? The widespread predictions about the pending market collapse have had plenty of time to set in, but we just don’t see them materializing. I guess it’s a good thing the market isn’t collapsing, but it leaves us guessing as to where it’s headed, both long…

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Negotiating Power is UP!

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The answer is: “It’s always changing. Why do you ask?” Who can guess the question? I get that not everyone is as optimistic as I am, but I sure am hearing a lot of very negative market talk out there. It’s almost as if everyone read the same dismal script one day and started repeating…

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Northern Colorado Stats for June 2022

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It’s clear my super-powers do not include the ability to drop interest rates, increase inventory or reduce real estate prices. Not sure if it’s a super-power, but I’ve been good at calling my shots in the local real estate market for the past 17 years. I was vehement in my now correct predictions of no…

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Everything is For Sale if the Price is Right-NOT

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We have a lot to talk about so buckle up folks. Inventory. Interest rates. Sales. Listings. Days on Market. Out of town brokers. And finally, Ft Collins. Let’s get started. They say, “Everything is for sale if the price is right”. How true is this in real estate? If it isn’t listed, is it really…

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