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Is it Too Late to List Your Home?




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Is it too late to list your home? As we're heading into fall, most of you know that we sell a lot of homes over this next month, and then the market slows down. People take their homes off the market and put them into a rental pool, thinking they can net more money in the spring.

However, we do not have many properties on the market right now. We only have 850 properties listed. In 2007, we had about 4,000 homes on the market at this time.

If you're thinking about selling, you need to know that we are in a solid seller's market right now. There are a lot of buyers looking for homes, and if you list now, you could get some multiple offers.


We know that a lot of you may have your homes in a rental pool. We know how to work with the rental companies to show your property.

This is the time when people look forward to snow. They are planning vacations to Summit County and Vail for the winter. The buyers out there are serious, whether they are looking to buy or rent.


Overall, now is a great time to consider selling your home. If you have any questions about listing, give us a call or send us an email. We look forward to hearing from you!

What's the Difference Between Pre-Qualification and Pre-Approval?



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Today we'll discuss the difference between a pre-qualification letter and a pre-approval letter. 

A pre-qualification letter is very easy to attain.  You simply call a lender and tell them your name, address, social security number, and how much money you think you have. The lender runs a credit report, and then, based on just that small amount of information, they type up a letter saying that you are pre-qualified. 

In order to get a pre-approval letter, you have to go through a real process. You provide your taxes, paystubs, and bank statements, and they run a credit report. When we send a pre-approval to a seller, they know that the lender is sure that you are truly approved to buy a home. 


In our current market, we're starting to see multiple offers and a lot more competition. Having a pre-approval letter puts you far ahead of other buyers who only have pre-qualification letters. 

We do ask our clients to get pre-approval letters while we're out looking at properties. That way, when we find you the right home, we know that we are ready to put in a strong offer. 

Whether you're getting a pre-qualification or pre-approval letter, it is typical that you would pay for the credit report. However, this is the only cost to our buyers. 

If you would like to get a pre-approval letter before looking at properties, give us a call for a list of our preferred lenders. 

April 2014 Market Analysis- Summit County, Colorado

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Courtesy: Land Title Guarantee Company

April 2014 Highlights:
  • Market Analysis by Area for April: . There were 117 transactions with $59,517,300 in gross monetary volume. The average transaction price for all 18 reported areas at $508,695, average residential price was $552,308 and the median residential price was $447,500. The average residential PPSF was $327.  Median averages continue to increase each month in 2014.
  • YTD Transaction Summary: There have been a total of 421 transactions with $212,850,800 monetary volume, the average transaction price for all 18 reported areas is $508,770, the average residential price is $520,678, the median residential price is $405,000, the average PPSF is $321 YTD.
  • Market Snapshot for 2014 vs. 2013:  Values are as follows: Average Indicators- Single Family +13%, Multi- Family +9% and Vacant Land +18%. Median indicators: Single Family +7%, Multi- Family  +34% and Vacant Land +49%.  These indicators translate into escalating pricing in Summit County for 2014.
  • Market Analysis % Change showing years 2004-2014 YTD:  April monetary volume ($59,517,300) is down 7% from April 2013, transaction volume is down -13% from April 2013.  2014 YTD (4 months) monetary volume is up 4% from YTD 2013. YTD 2014 transaction volume is down -7% down from YTD 2013.  Inventory is low in Summit County compared to years past, you can see that YTD pricing is stronger with less transactions.
  • Residential Market Sales by Price Point : Residential volume in April had 99 transactions with $54,678,500 gross volume.  There were 11 properties that sold for $1M and above in April.  The most active price point in April stayed in $400K -$500K range which is higher than years and months past. April had 34 Single family, 65 Multi-family and 6 Vacant land transactions.
  • 2014 Average Price History: Average residential pricing continues to be highly consistent as of April - Single family increased to $846,385, Multi- family is $377,100 and Vacant land is $382,707. This graph ( page 7) is a great piece to show your clients that our market has held it's value over all these years.
  • Historical Cost Breakdown YTD 2014 : There have been 353 residential transactions YTD 2014 and $183,799,2003 gross volume with 31 properties $1M - Compared to 2013 YTD, there were 357 transactions and $176,280,200 gross volume, 26 properties at $1M and over and in 2012 YTD, there were 297 transactions with $154,769,600 gross volume, 26 properties at $1M and over.
  • Top Lender Graph: There were 475 loans in April, 52% (61) loans were related to sales and 48% of the sales were cash at closing. There were 76 REFI's and 338 loans related to Timeshares.
  • Market Highlights: Please see page 10 of the Market Analysis-View the higher priced purchases in April and another month with no bank sales.
  • Bank Sales and Foreclosures: Foreclosures continue to decline with 8 actions filed in April versus 24 in April 2013
  • Land Title Purchaser Highlights ( Page 15):  There were 12 higher end sales in April to note- you can see the details on this report.   In April, the majority of our buyers for real estate transactions continue to be the Front Range demographic at 37% of our market, only 22% are local and 38% are out of state buyers.
Land Title Guarantee Company April 2014 Market Analysis