Metrostudy predicts another year of housing start increases

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with West Realty@Metro Brokers ER40027814

Metrostudy predicts another year of housing start increases

West Realty Market Update of Northern CO

Metrostudy, the Denver-based company that tracks residential real estate markets, predicts a 5 percent to 8 percent increase in residential housing starts in 2018 in the region encompassed by Larimer and Weld counties.

One of the impediments to the market is the number of buildable lots. Weld County has 14.6 months of lots available at the current rate of use. Larimer has 14 months. Almost every county along the Front Range has a shortage of lots.

Another impediment is the lack of construction workers, which slows progress on building sites. Normally, it might take three months to build a house. Now, the average is more like seven or eight months.

These factors and others, coupled with in-migration that is far exceeding the supply of housing, are driving up prices. With housing prices averaging $545,000 in Denver, and much higher than that in Boulder County, people are migrating north.

Listing Activity for Greeley

             Listings           Avg Listing $        Listing $/Sq Ft    Mths of Inventory    Absorption Rate

80631      72                     $307,597                     $193                             2                               52.77 %

80634      21                     $361,376                     $156                             2                               40.56 %

 Sales Activity for Greeley

             Pendings Sales        Avg Sales Price           Avg. Sales $/Sq Ft            Median Days on Mkt

80631          13                               $234,386                             $154                                        36

80634          39                               $335,767                             $148                                        52

 

 Listing Activity for Loveland

                Listings     Avg Listing $      Listing $/Sq Ft   Mths of Inventory       Absorption Rate

80537         208           $433,749                    $215                              3                              35.06 %

80538         204           $498,803                    $210                              3                              32.36 %

 

Sales Activity for Loveland

              Pendings Sales    Avg Sales Price      Avg. Sales $/Sq Ft          Median Days on Mkt

80637               20                       $420,502                        $196                                     62

80638               13                       $377,322                        $180                                     49

 

Listing Activity for Fort Collins

Listings    Avg Listing $         Listing $/Sq Ft     Mths of Inventory      Absorption Rate

80521       64            $486,531                        $258                                2                              45.31 %

80524      157           $482,000                        $237                                3                              39.49 %

80525      194           $440,774                        $205                                4                              25.77 %

80526      110           $399,900                        $201                                3                              31.81 %

80528        82           $639,079                        $197                                5                              19.51 %

 

Sales Activity for Fort Collins

Pendings Sales      Avg Sales Price         Avg. Sales $/Sq Ft               Median Days on Mkt

80521             5                          $415,540                            $247                                            45

80524            43                         $411,691                            $201                                            51

80525             6                          $457,276                            $195                                            55

80526             4                          $381,394                            $192                                            48

80528             5                          $623,800                            $173                                            68

 

 

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