

Current RE News Today
There are four sections in the HRRE website related to real estate and economic news. Current RE News Today f0cuses on reports and commentary about what's happening now in local and national home sales.
The next section is Heather Ridge RE Market. It specifically covers Heather Ridge home sales, reports, narratives, and statistics. It is the nitty-gritty about Heather Ridge verses other markets, local or nationally.
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The third section is General RE News talking about larger issues of real estate including China. It also includes changes in real estate practice brought about by the August 17, 2024 NAR settlement, including the new rules on brokerage fee disclosures.
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Lastly, the fourth section, Economic Reports, reports on issues affecting real estate from mortgage rates to Treasury bond sales. From the Fed to federal spending. And the politics and policies affecting all levels of the economy including real estate.
Real Estate activity reports as soon as they are published by local and national sources​​
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Today's hm buyers discount-concessn 2026-2-2
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Also Svaldi CO workforce shrinking 2026-2-2
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Mtg forecast for 2026 2026-2-1
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​Sara Hansen Colo housing 2026-1-31​
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Jim Smith 10 lessons from 2025 2026-1-31
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Weekly mtg rate up 2 6.1 from 6.09% 2026-1-30
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Prop tax changes and 2025 2026-1-29
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Aldo Svaldi CO slowest gro since '90 2026-1-28
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Also Svaldi Colo 2025 hm sales rpt 2026-1-25
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Sara Hansen land acre prices CO 7th 2026-1-24
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Mtg rate rises to 6.09% over politics 2026-1-23
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Home listing questions 2026-1-22
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Dec 2025 Pending nat hm sales fall 2026-1-22
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Aldo Svaldi Apt rents fall to 2022 lvls 2026-1-22
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Aldo Svaldi Colo 7th expen hm land 2016-1-21
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3 things to do 2B affordable again 2026-1-20
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Jim Smith New Forms for 2026 2026-1-17
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Sara Hansen Colo RE hm mkt stabizes 2026-1-17
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Mtg rates hit 3-half yr low of 6.06% 2026-1-16
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Index cap gains hm exclusion 2026-1-15
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Dec National home sales 2026-1-15
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Colo hm sales 2025 Samuelson 2026-1-14
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Affordability roots in Colo 2026-1-14
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Renters get credits sunbelt cities 2026-1-14
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Trump housing plans 2026-1-13
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Short history about affordability 2026-1-11
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Aldo Svaldi Colo pop moving 2026-1-11
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Sara Hensen Den mkt analysis 2026-1-10
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Jim Smith gig workers getting loans 2026-1-10
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Trump blindsides hm investors 2026-1-10
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Trump's $200B mtg bond purchase 2026-1-10
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Aldo Svaldi Colo jobless elow 4% 2026-1-9
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Trump to restrict home investors 2026-1-8
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US pop report proj'd decline CBO 2026-1-8
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Colo Nov unemployment report 2026-1-8
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Boulder "bubble" hm $17.25M 2026-1-8
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Aldo Svaldi EOY RE report 2025 2026-1-7
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Mark Samuelson Gazette EOY rpt 2026-1-7
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zero immigration effects 2026-1-6
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​Colo migration and growth 2026-1-6
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Colo Eco 2025 into 2026 2026-1-5
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Sara Hansen hm sales analysis 2026-1-3
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Jim Smith price drops and mkt areas 2026-1-3
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Metro Denver apartment market 2026-1-3
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Nat condo mkt 2025 worst since '12 2026-1-2
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LA tightens apt rent controls 2026-1-2
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30-yr mortg hits 6.15% lowest in 2025 2026-1-1
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Min-wages laws hurt workers 12-31-25
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Oct nat hm prices up 1.4% 12-31-25
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Den min-wages one of highest US 12-30-25
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Nov national pending sales up 12-30-25
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Pending nat sales highest in 3 yrs 12-30-2025
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Owners renovate or relocate 12-28-25
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Jim Smith discusses AI in RE 12-27-2025
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Mtg rates drop to 6.18% from 6.21% 12-25-25
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Aldo Svaldi our condo market here 12-25-25
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Inflation and affordability issues 12-25-25
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Home flippers struggle 12-24-25
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Colo eco govt fees regs tax costs2bus 12-23-25
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Hm owners wont give up low rates 12-22-25
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Colo rural small bus economy 12-22-2025
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Colo pressure on its businesses 12-22-25
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Affordability isnt a hoax & not a crisis 12-21-25
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Aldo Svaldi Nov Co local inflation dwn 12-20-25
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Flippers' profit margins fall 12-20-25
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Selling problems to fam-friends 12-20-25
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Nov national hm sales #2 12-20-25
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Sarah Hansen Nov Colo hm sales 12-20-25
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Nov national hm sales 12-20-25
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Mtg drops to 6.21 from 6.22% 12-19-25
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$120M sale near Snowmass 12-18-2025
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Samuelson colo RE report chilly 12-16-25
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Jim Smith private listings a con job 12-13-2025
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Mtg rates increase to 6.22% from 6.19% 12-12-25
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Colo cost of living soars Gazette 12-12-25
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Aldo Svaldi credit to low-income 12-12-2025
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Aldo Svaldi Colo job hiring report 12-12-25
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Colo job growth analysis 2025-2025 12-9-25
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Colo eco shows down 12-9-25
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Can you afford to live in Denver 12-8-25
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Aldo Svaldi Colo's economy 12-8-2025
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Colo Chamber Comm warning signs 12-7-25
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Colo eco cooling from rising costs regs 12-7-25
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Mark Samuelson Dec report for Nov 12-6-25
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Jim Smith Staging your home 12-5-25
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Sara Hansen Dec metro report for Nov 12-5-25
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Colo largest hm manufacturer closes 12-5-25
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Mtg rates fall near lowest level 2025 12-5-2025
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Aldo Svaldi Dec mkt report for Nov 12-5-25
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Overpriced sellers pay the price 12-1-2025
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Aldo Svaldi affordability rural Colo 12-1-2025
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National hm price growth slow 11-26-25
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Aurora bldr seeks receiver 11-26-25
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Aldo Svaldi Aurora top destination 11-26-25
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National hm prices Sept slows 11-26-25
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Price hm right from the start stats 11-25-25
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Jim Smith 50 yr mtg ain't happening 11-22-25
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Sara Hansen Oct Colo RE report 11-22-25
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WSJ Oct hm sales report 11-21-25
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Oct national hm sales improved 11-21-25
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Zillow hm value report local news 11-20-2025
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Aldo Svaldi Zillow mkt rpt Den others 11-19-25
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Zillow RE drop in prices 11-19-25
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Aldo Svaldi Colo pop report 11-18-25
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Colo Latino buyer concerns 11-17-25
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Affordability issues impact 11-16-25
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First-time buyer now age 40 11-16-25
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Affordability lost for a generation 11-16-25
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Carol Ryan builders have problems 11-14-25
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Mtg rates up to 6.24% from 6.22% 11-14-2025
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Rates falling but many can't buy 11-10-25
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Feeling good about economy 11-10-25
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Builders struggle today's market 11-9-2025
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Aldo Svali AI to shake up hm buying 11-9-2025
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Sara Hansen Oct metro analysis 11-8-25
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Builder supply grows - why? 11-7-25
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Aldo Svaldi Oct metro report 11-6-25
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Returns of ARM mortgages 11-3-25
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lower number closings so far '25 11-1-2025
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Fewer national hm sales 2025 11-1-25
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Sara Hansen generational divides 11-1-25
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What decides where mtg rates go? 10-31-25
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More home sales crash than before 10-31-25
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Mtg rates fall to 6.17 from 6.19% 10-31-25
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National Pending Sept hm sales unchg 10-30-25
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Nat. hm prices rise 1.5% in Aug 10-29-25
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Gen Z more eco challenges 10-27-25
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Gen Z growing up problems eco 10-16-25
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Sept national hm sales mkt good 10-24-25
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Aldo Svaldi analysis metro hm mkt 10-24-2025
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Lowr rates spur national hm sales sept 10-24-25
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Aldo Svaldi Apt rent mkt oversupplied 10-22-25
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Aldo Svaldi CO ECO doing better 10-20-25
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Price and value never out of style 10-19-2025
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Sara Hansen Colo mkt report Sept 10-18-25
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Pop quiz for home buyers 10-15-2025
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Sara Hansen Sept metro Denv rept 10-11-2025
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Mtg rates average 6.3% FNMA 10-10-25
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Aldo Svaldi Sept report low rates 1-4-25
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Sara Hansen why Denver remodels 10-4-25
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National hm prices July cool 10-1-25
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3 signs housing mkt recovering 9-26-2025
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Profit margins on hm flipping nationally 9-27-25
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Sara Hansen Den downtown needs 9-27-25
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Existing nation hm sales Aug Friedman 9-26-25
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National hm sales Aug 9-26-2025
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Aldo Svaldi CO unemplt lower than US 9-25-25
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Hm sales Seattle & other hi-tech mkts 9-25-25
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Aldo Svaldi Denver is a buyers mkt now 9-25-25
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KB Homes lowers projections 9-25-25
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More CO budget cuts coming 9-23-25
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Aldo Svaldi CO housing shortage 9-23-25
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Financial issues married couples 9-22-25
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Sara Hansen state & local mkt report 9-20-25
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Jim Smith Reverse Mtg work 9-20-25
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Why mtg rates move up-down 9-19-25
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Capital-gains tax your home sale 9-19-25
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Social Security income big asset 9-14-25
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Sara Hansen 2024 is redux of 2024 9-13-25
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Jim Smith mkt is slow 9-13-25
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Aug-Sept mtg rate lowest in year 9-12-25
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Mtg rates fall leaving others behind 9-12-25
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CO High Country RE mkt report 9-9-25
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Mortgage rates drop to 6.28% WOW 9-9-25
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Aldo Svaldi August metro RE report 9-6-25
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Sara Hansen Aug national hm mkt 9-6-25
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Buyer affordability worst in decade 9-5-25
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Summit Co RE balanced summer mkt 9-4-25
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Section 8 CO top rent is $3879 9-4-25
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Colo nu statewide building code 9-3-2025
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Aldo Svaldi apt mkt too many vacant 9-2-25
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Home refi options improve rates down 9-2-25
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Sara Hansen 1st time buyers record low 8-30-25
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Pending national hm sales fall 8-29-25
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Polis plugs cuts 2026 CO budget 8-29-25
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Nu hm sales for July down 8-26-2025
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Buyer agent fees not changed much 8-25-25
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Owners up hm equity loans cash outs 8-24-25
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Crashing hm sales rise 8-23-25
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National hm sales up in July 8-22-2025
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Dont expect Fed to rescue housing 8-20-25
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Housing starts up in July why 8-20-2025
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Mtn resort hm prices double since 2012 8-19-25
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1st time buyers success metro RE 8-19-2025
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Section 8 voucher program in CO 8-16-2025
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Aldo Svaldi Colo hiring rebounds July 8-16-25
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Sara Hansen Colo $1M starter homes 8-16-25
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Jim Smith reverse mtg home purchase 8-16-25
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Nobody buying hm moving switch jobs 8-15-25
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GR8 talk Eco and hm sales by reporters 8-15-25
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Mtg rates drop year low to 6.58% 8-15-25
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Aldo Svaldi metro inflation below US 8-13-25
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Sara Hansen July metro hm rpt 8-9-2025
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Fred Smith concessions in sales 8-9-25
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​Aldo Svaldi July metro RE report 8-6-25
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Hm sales hurt by high student loan costs 8-2-25
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Jim Smith ADUs update part IV 8-2-25
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Sarah Hansen CO hmownrs hidden cost 8-2-25
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Section 8 rental law changes 8-1-25
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Condo owners struggling 8-1-25
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Mortgage rates ease slightly 8-1-25
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Falling condo mkts nation&local reasons 7-31-25
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Credit card usage and rates OK for now 7-29-25
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Hm investors fill void in mkt by buying 7-28-25
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Jim Smith Colo proptax defer program 7-26-25
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Aldo Svaldi metro rental market report 7-26-25
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Nat. nu hm sales June dwn 6% last yr 7-25-25
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Metro apartment vacancies drop Q2 7-24-2025
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National sales report June 7-24-25
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Poor national. hm sales June WSJ 7-24-25
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Colo health insur set to jump in 2026 7-23-25
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Colo JUNE RE inventory growing 7-23-25
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First-time buyers numbers falling 7-23-25
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Big SF hm investors buying rentals 7-22-25
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Denver downtown condo mkt problems 7-22-25
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Oakwood Homes Parker Rd/E-470 7-20-25
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Jim Smith reverse mortgages 7-19-25
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Sara Hensen Colo RE June report 7-19-25
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History of US home price changes 7-17-25
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National rpt hm buying market 7-16-25
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Realtor sued over Von Miller sale 7-12-25
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Sara Hansen metro RE report 7-12-2025
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Investors snap up homes to rent 7-9-2025
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Rent vs buying a home now - factors 7-8-2025
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Refi-ing in current market by-downs 7-7-2025
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Colorado mtn RE sales mkt report 7-6-25
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Sara Hansen Report Den #3 desirable 7-5-25
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Jim Smith Trump taxes NAR reactions 7-5-25
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Bond yields jump on stock mkt record 7-4-25
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June jobs rpt good 147K jobs added 7-4-25
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Mtg rates dwn to 6.67% from 6.77% 7-4-2025
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Aldo Svaldi July rpt June RE market DEN 7-4-25
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Mtg refi demand increases rates drop 7-3-25
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Worst US hm resale mkt: Cape Coral FL 7-2-25
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RE News Archives​​

What to Read First to Learn the Most
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Read Aldo Svaldi's monthly real estate reports for the best info. He's concise and factual. His reports usually published Denver Post first week of each month plus other articles about Colorado economics. Aldo is the best! See his Jan 8 2025 end of year report.
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Read next Jim Smith's weekly article about general issues local real estate. He writes more technical articles about rea estate practices and happenings,
Get detailed info about local real estate
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If you like charts, graphs, and detailed narrative reports, go to the bottom of the Home Page for the link to Realtor's DMAR reports. It is great information about local sales on a monthly-annual-or decades basis. WARNING: Reading it is addictive.
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