Denver’s streak for a measure that some observers equate with how fast homes
are selling remains No. 1 in the nation, Realtor.Com reported today.
The median age of inventory for Denver homes in August was 39 days, the
lowest of 146 metropolitan statistical areas tracked by Realtor.com. Although
that was up almost 22 percent from July, it was still […]

As its neighbors suffered from a mid-summer home-sales slow down, Summit County saw a healthy increase in real estate transactions in July and August, though values have continued to drop.
Pitkin and Routt counties hit six- and eight-year lows respectively in home sales volumes in July, while Summit’s sales grew 18 percent in the last two […]

As its neighbors suffered from a mid-summer home-sales slow down, Summit County saw a healthy increase in real estate transactions in July and August, though values have continued to drop.
Pitkin and Routt counties hit six- and eight-year lows respectively in home sales volumes in July, while Summit’s sales grew 18 percent in the last two […]

Real estate sales in Colorado’s mountain-resort communities were gaining steam through most of this year, continuing a steady rebound from the market decline of 2008 and 2009.
July sales in Pitkin, Eagle, Summit, Routt and San Miguel counties were the lowest in years, potentially derailing a resort real estate market tracking toward recovery.
While the mountain counties […]

The first step in the home buying process is to find out what you can afford to pay for a house, condo or co-op. This will depend on the amount of cash you have available for a down payment, your credit, income, assets and overall financial situation.
Mortgage qualification is easier for buyers who work as […]

By S. MITRA KALITA
Sales in many vacation communities across the U.S. soared last year to levels not seen since boom times, driven by deep discounts, cash purchases and buyers’ rising stock portfolios.
On Mercer Island, Wash., waterfront sales nearly tripled in 2010, compared with a year earlier, reaching par with 2006 volume there. Sales on Hilton […]

VAIL VALLEY, Colorado— Steve Pywell took a big step toward selling his Cordillera home on Saturday, a year after he put it on the Vail Valley real estate market.
Like many people selling their homes during the recession, the Houston, Texas, resident had to slash the price before attracting a buyer. He said he cut $700,000 […]

September 14, 2009
By Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist
September has come again, and most folks are back from vacation. Kids are back in school. Traffic (in most locales) has returned to its usual nightmarish levels. Many of us are asking ourselves “where did the summer go?”
Well, summer is not the only thing that has ended. The world-wide […]

Passing through the Fort Myers, Fla., airport a few weeks ago, I noticed people eagerly signing up for a free bus tour of foreclosed real estate—with all properties offering water views. During the ride to my hotel, the young driver volunteered that he had just bought his first house, paying $65,000 for a foreclosed property […]

As a well-polished realtor, you’d never suspect that Donna used to be a cowgirl. Along with her five sisters and one brother, she worked a cattle ranch in southern Idaho. I don’t know how many acres the ranch is. A while back, I learned that asking such things is a bit impolite and somewhat like […]