Tag: Denver Metro Association Of Realtors
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Looking past holidays, Denver area real estate agents feel a chilly spring
A new report about area home sales is adding weight to evidence that home prices have crested and are finally dropping around Denver, three years after mortgage rates soared and buyers turned sour on the market. Real estate agents are quick to welcome that falloff. And they’re noting that December typically sees sales freeze up…
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Agents question Zillow report flagging Denver for widest loss in home values
Zillow issued a report Monday that flagged the Denver area as having suffered the widest-spread losses in home sale price over the past year of any U.S. real estate market. But Colorado real estate agents are calling foul and are saying the devil is in the details. The Seattle-based online real estate service released new…
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New Denver housing sales numbers seen as stabilizing
Despite a continued rise in home prices this past month, analysts at the Denver Metro Association of Realtors said they’re seeing more market stability in the latest price and sales numbers for the 11-county metro area released Wednesday. “The market today is not a version of what once was; it’s a new ecosystem entirely,” Amanda…
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Denver considers 5x harsher fines against landlords not up to code
If a residential unit in Denver doesn’t have a smoke alarm installed, Denver can currently fine the landlord up to $999 after a warning and several citations. But soon, penalties could stack up to $5,000 per day. The Department of Excise and Licenses is pushing to revise Denver’s code to create a new maximum penalty…
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Plenty of homes on the market, but Denver sales stay flat
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Despite having plenty of homes on the market in metro Denver, home sellers and their real estate agents are holding tight to their price expectations, failing to gain the attention of homebuyers, realtor analysts are…
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Amid summer doldrums, Denver housing market sees prices drop
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After steady increases in the number of homes for sale in a year when sales haven’t kept pace, the Denver area’s housing market offered up a drop in price last month. That’s according to a…
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Shaken by random shooting, Denver’s Wash Park neighborhood looks to reestablish peace
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On a recent warm Sunday, gunshots rang out in Denver’s Washington Park, leaving one man wounded and a community shaken. Police said a 28-year-old man, Ryan Egelston, fired at two people, striking one in the jaw. Egelston was arrested on Feb. 2 after allegedly shooting at a man who tried to sit on the same…
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Denver mayor defends strategy, insists ‘success’ mirrors Houston
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Despite the increase in homelessness in the city, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s administration defended its strategy and insisted that its “success” mirrors cities like Houston, Texas. A mayor’s spokesperson insisted that Denver saw one of the largest reductions in “unsheltered” homelessness nationwide, and its…
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Is metro Denver real estate in a ‘buyer’s market’?
The summer residential real estate slowdown is here. It’s expected every year within home sales markets across the metro Denver area — but this year has been fairly unpredictable, according to the Denver Metro Association of Realtors most recent Market Trends report covering July sales. Most homes sold for $600,000 or above in July, the association’s…
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REcolorado’s messy sale eroded trust between Denver real estate agents and leaders
When MRI Software officials first learned REcolorado was going to be sold, they knew they had to act fast before the sale was finalized. The Ohio-based real estate technology company announced this week it was interested in buying REcolorado, the state’s largest multiple listing service (MLS) where most homes on sale in Colorado are put…