Population growth is going to happen. We can expand housing and preserve our landscape, if we loosen zoning and accept density.
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Colorado housing prices would have to drop 32% to match the “affordability” of 2015
The median sales price for a house in 2015 was $285,000.
Posted inOpinion Columns
Opinion: Proposition 123 will help working families stay in Colorado
Without it, housing costs will remain out of reach, and people will leave
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Jim Morrissey: Do not pass “Go,” do not score an affordable house
You know those tiny green houses from Monopoly? Maybe that’s where you should be looking for affordable homes in Colorado.
Posted inEconomy
What’s Working: Colorado home prices are still up even as real estate market experiences sales slump
Depending on your perspective, buying a house today is better or worse for your pocketbook. Plus: How Coloradans are coping with higher prices.
Posted inOpinion Columns
Opinion: Take heart, young house hunters. It is possible to buy a home.
In this brutal market, it will take determination and discipline. But it can be done
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What’s Working: More home sellers cutting for-sale price in metro Denver, Colorado Springs
Putting your house up for sale is stressful enough. Now, sellers find themselves having to cut their listing price after the home is already on the market. Two to three times more sellers in Denver, Fort Collins and Colorado Springs reconsidered their list prices and then lowered them in June compared to a year ago, […]
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What’s Working: Here’s how the Front Range housing market slowed over a few weeks as interest rates rose
A month after interest rates inched up, area real estate agents who help people sell their houses or assist in buying one say that yes, the housing market slowed in the past month. Houses for sale in June lingered a bit longer on the market than in May — by one day more in Colorado […]
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What’s Working: As recession concerns grow, Colorado building permits are on the rise
Inflation is still a hot topic but this week, we took a peek at what’s on the way in terms of new housing. And the easiest way to see the future? Residential building permits. This is Week 3 of a special version of What’s Working Housing. There are still some inflation updates below, plus a […]
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What’s Working | Median home values haven’t fallen in Colorado, but list prices for a new house have
As average 30-year fixed mortgage rates continue to hover around 6%, there’s an expectation that prices of homes for sale will fall. It’s only been 10 days since the Fed increased interest rates so it’s too soon to see the impact. Or is it? So begins week two of What’s Working’s focus on housing (Missed […]