September 2016 – Montrose CO Real Estate Market Update
Montrose CO Real Estate Market
The Montrose Colorado real estate market has been a roller coaster this year. The number of sales year-to-date for residential homes in Montrose Colorado has increased by 6% from last year. The median sales price is currently at $205,000.
First quarter prices of 2016 dipped by 2% from 2015. The second quarter prices were up by 9% from last year, while July and August home sale prices have risen by 5%. Despite the fluctuations between quarters, the market is experiencing substantial appreciation in real estate values in Montrose for 2016.
The 2nd quarter of 2016 revealed that 41% of buyers were purchasing properties with cash and the other 59% were obtaining a loan. This is a huge percentage of cash buyers coming into the Montrose real estate market. I am guessing that many of these cash buyers are retiring in the area. Montrose County continues to be a major draw as a retirement destination as well as a phenomenal place to slow down from city life for professionals and families.
This fall has also been abnormal in the real estate market. Normally we see a slow-down in market activity as we get into a fall routine, but this year we haven’t seen much of a lull as of yet. The extremely low interest rates may be influencing the strong market here.
National Real Estate Market
On a national level, the median sales price for this month is at $244,100. This is up 5.3% from last year, but down a bit from last month. According to the National Association of Realtors, the projected homes sales also dipped 1.6% from last year.
Colorado had the nation’s third-highest overall home price appreciation rate between July 2015 and July 2016. At 9.3% appreciation, Colorado’s appreciation rate trailed only Washington and Oregon while the national average was at 6% appreciation. In the Denver area, the change was even higher than the state average, coming in at 10%.
The average interest rate for a 30-year fixed-mortgage is up slightly from last month at about 3.47%. This is still almost free money compared to the historical interest rate average.
Word on the street is that higher-end markets in major metro area across the nation are beginning to slow down a bit; big money players are staring to pull out of the market it seems. The nation has been coming out of this recession for over 6 years, so we anticipate that it will soon be time for another real estate cycle slow down. Montrose is usually between 1.5 and 2 years behind the Nation’s economic cycles so we may not see the market slow down for a while.
Thanks and have a fantastic start to this fall season! – The Atha Team
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