DMAR’s September 2024 Denver Metro Real Estate Market Trends couldn’t have come at a better time. Every real estate agent, mortgage professional, house hunter, hopeful refinancer, and their mothers are looking to the Fed meeting planned for next week. Will they reduce the federal funds rate? If so, will the change affect home loan interest rates too? (That would require the 10-year treasury yield to follow suit first.) 

Do you see that? Hanging over the Rockies? A stubborn cloud that keeps threatening to blow past but just lingers over the front range? No, it's not a late summer storm or any storm at all. It's the Denver real estate market, stuck in its own form of the inversion effect. (When warm air rises above cold air but gets trapped by the mountains. [...]

As strange as it is to say this time of year, the Denver real estate market cooled down a bit in June. Historically, home sale and purchase activity buzz as summer kicks off. But this year, [...]

There's no way around it. Housing is expensive these days. And deciding whether it's smarter to rent or buy a house is a complicated decision. You're probably wondering:

Which option is (at least a little) less expensive?
Can I even qualify to buy my own place?
How much down payment do I need to buy a house?

Well, the short answer is it depends. [...]

This spring's Denver area housing market has seen a buyer shortage become the new listing shortage. (You know what they say: one day you're in and the next day you're spending much longer in the MLS). Sales slumped as of May, an indicator of affordability challenges in Colorado (and across the country) while pent-up demand is beginning to [...]

Throughout your home search, you'll likely hear countless architecture terms you've heard of, but only on HGTV

As the perky couples travel from home to home with their cheery TV real estate agent - looking at this Victorian or that Tudor - you nod and smile approvingly at your screen. You may even think to yourself, they should definitely buy [...]

You've been pining (and pinning inspo photos) over those kitchen updates, new flooring, or freestanding bathtub. And, since you're a rational human, you're probably also wondering, œWhat renovations add value to my home? Carefully planned renovations can help you sell your home more easily. However, not all renovations will get you the [...]

Due to recent legislation, Americans looking to (re)enter the housing market are reading sensational headlines about a significant change in how homes are bought and sold.

The catalyst for all this brouhaha? A $418 million settlement reached by the National Association of Realtors in response to an antitrust lawsuit. This decision is set to abolish the longstanding and widespread practice of expecting buyer and seller agent commissions to be paid from the seller's net proceeds. The legal action stems from a staggering $1.8 billion verdict in Kansas City, Mo., which cited industry practices that as the plaintiffs argued artificially inflated commission rates. Faced with numerous similar lawsuits, the association opted for a nationwide settlement.