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How Affordable Are Houses Today Compared to Prior Decades? (1975-2021)

August 11, 2021

There are many headlines about how housing affordability is declining. The headlines are correct: it’s less affordable to purchase a home today than it was a year ago. However, it’s important to give this trend context. Is it less expensive … [Read more...]

Topic: Buying a Home, Homeownership, National and Metro Denver Real Estate Housing Market, Real Estate, Renting Tagged With: appreciation, Buy vs Rent Home, Denver Real Estate Market, Denver Rental Rates, economy, First-Time Homebuyers, home equity, housing crisis, housing inventory, housing supply, millennials, Mortgage Interest Rates, recession, relocating to Denver, saving to buy a home, senior housing, supply and demand

Mortgage Forbearances Will Not Lead to a Foreclosure Crisis. Here Are 4 Reasons Why…

July 28, 2021

With forbearance plans about to come to an end, many are concerned the housing market will experience a wave of foreclosures like what happened after the housing bubble 15 years ago. Here are four reasons why that won’t happen. 1. There … [Read more...]

Topic: Buying a Home, Financing a Home, National and Metro Denver Real Estate Housing Market, Real Estate, Real Estate Investing, Selling a Home Tagged With: appreciation, COVID, Denver Real Estate Market, economy, fixer-upper, forbearance, foreclosure, home equity, housing crisis, housing inventory, housing supply, national housing market, Pricing a home for sale, recession, sell, supply and demand

These 3 Charts Show This is Not a Housing Bubble

July 20, 2021

With home prices continuing to deliver double-digit increases, some are concerned we’re in a housing bubble like the one in 2006. However, a closer look at the market data indicates this is nothing like 2006 for three major reasons. 1. The … [Read more...]

Topic: National and Metro Denver Real Estate Housing Market, Real Estate Tagged With: housing crisis, national housing market, recession

Over 6 Million Homeowners Entered a Forbearance Plan. How Will This Affect the Housing Market?

January 27, 2021

According to the latest report from Black Knight, Inc., a well-respected provider of data and analytics for mortgage companies, 6.48 million households have entered a forbearance plan as a result of financial concerns brought on by the … [Read more...]

Topic: Buying a Home, Financing a Home, Homeownership, National and Metro Denver Real Estate Housing Market, Real Estate, Real Estate Investing Tagged With: COVID, economy, forbearance, foreclosure, housing crisis, Mortgage, Mortgage Loan, national housing market, recession

BOOM Said June: Following May Shutdowns, June Home Sales Jump 20%! Home Prices in the West Are 5.5% Higher Than Last Year

July 23, 2020

With a worldwide health crisis that drove a pause in the economy this year, the housing market was greatly impacted. Many have been eagerly awaiting some bright signs of a recovery. Based on the latest Existing Home Sales Report from the … [Read more...]

Topic: National and Metro Denver Real Estate Housing Market, Homeownership, Real Estate, Selling a Home Tagged With: appreciation, COVID, Home Sales, housing supply, recession, summer, supply and demand

Real Estate Ranked #1 Best Investment by Americans since 2013 [INFOGRAPHIC]

July 10, 2020

Some Highlights Real estate has outranked stocks, savings accounts, and gold as the best long-term investment among Americans for the past 7 years. The belief in the stability of housing as a long-term investment remains … [Read more...]

Topic: Real Estate Investing, Homeownership, Real Estate Tagged With: appreciation, Buy vs Rent Home, home equity, Net Worth, recession

Unemployment Report: Clarifying, Not Terrifying

May 12, 2020

Last Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its latest jobs report. It revealed that the economic shutdown made necessary by COVID-19 caused the unemployment rate to jump to 14.7%. Many anticipate that next month the … [Read more...]

Topic: National and Metro Denver Real Estate Housing Market, Real Estate Tagged With: economy, recession, unemployment

Stay Calm and Carry On! This Is NOT 2008

September 5, 2019

Last week realtor.com released the results of a survey that produced three major revelations: 53% of home purchasers (first-time and repeat buyers) currently in the market believe a recession will occur this year or next. 57% … [Read more...]

Topic: National and Metro Denver Real Estate Housing Market, Buying a Home, Homeownership, Real Estate Tagged With: recession

Recessions Do Not Equal a Housing Crisis [INFOGRAPHIC]

August 30, 2019

Some Highlights: There is plenty of talk in the media about a pending economic slowdown. The good news is, home values actually increased in 3 of the last 5 U.S. recessions, and decreased by less than 2% in the 4th. Many experts … [Read more...]

Topic: National and Metro Denver Real Estate Housing Market, Real Estate Tagged With: housing crisis, recession

Should Homebuyers Worry About A 2008 All Over Again? Short Answer: No. Here’s Why…

April 1, 2019

Last week, realtor.com released a survey of active home shoppers (those who plan to purchase their next home in 1 year or less). The survey asked their opinion on an impending recession and its possible impact on the housing market. Two … [Read more...]

Topic: Buying a Home, National and Metro Denver Real Estate Housing Market, Real Estate Tagged With: recession

This Time is Different – An Economic Recession Will NOT Cause a Housing Crisis

March 6, 2019

If you're thinking about buying or selling a home, you may be wondering how the housing market will be impacted by a recession. Last week, the National Association for Business Economics released their February 2019 Economic Policy Survey. … [Read more...]

Topic: National and Metro Denver Real Estate Housing Market, Buying a Home, Real Estate, Renting, Selling a Home Tagged With: economy, housing crisis, recession

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