Runnin’ Out of Time, People! Are you still going to protest your property tax valuation in Larimer County? You better hurry up. Deadline is Monday June 3. I just finished 22 of them for friends and clients. Half of them may win. Some of the valuations had a 50% increase; others less than 20% and they are the ones who may lose. Some of my clients had homes who lost value. No one is asking why. Maybe there was a sale in the neighborhood on a house that teetered on “fix it or tear it down.” Maybe …
Brace Yourself for New Property Values
Larimer County Home Values Continue Upward Good news or Bad news? The good news is that Larimer County home values are strong. The bad news is that it increases your property values...but by how much? It's that time again... Every two years Larimer County homeowners are sent a postcard from the county assessor with their new property values and property taxes. Value is based on home sales during the 2 years prior to June 30, 2018. It's no surprise it keeps going up. Those who own homes in the …
Time to Plan is Now
I'm not a party bus kind of gal. But I saw the bus tour of the Parade of Homes on Facebook, sponsored by the northern Colorado Women's Council of Realtors and I thought, why not? I signed up and hopped on board at noon on a very hot day last week and headed off to Berthoud, CO. The bus was loud and I was definitely the oldest real estate agent on board but the A/C was working and there was plenty of water along with other offerings. But day drinking is not a skill I possess. Regardless, …
Springtime in the Rockies Real Estate Market
We all know that May and June are the two best months to sell your home. Now we have data to prove it. ATTOM Data Solutions, a real estate data firm, evaluated the sales of 14 million homes over the last 7 years. Geography plays a role in determining popularity—the best time to buy in Florida is January and February. But how do you explain the popularity of home sales in Greeley in February? I can’t. May and June Best Time to Sell When It’s Springtime in the Rockies… The best time to …
Spring Real Estate Market in Northern Colorado
“What do you think the market will do this spring?” I’m asked that every day. The only thing I can do is to point out the facts. Inventory is down. Prices are up. And the supply of homes has dropped to one month and three days. Just as a reference, in 2010, the supply of homes on the market was six months which is a balanced market--sellers and buyers have equal standing. When you have our market, houses go quickly. People keep telling me it’s gonna change—that it must. No, it doesn’t At …
What a Cool Million Will Buy in Old Town FoCo
Everyone has their story of owning a home thirty-years ago in Old Town Fort Collins and selling it before we hit the big time. At least I do. My former home on Mountain Ave., which my ex and I could barely sell for $130k in the 80's, sold last month for just over a million dollars. I also owned a home on McKinley, Mathews, Eastwood Dr. and a gorgeous Victorian in Natick, MA--all sold for many times what I had paid for them. If only I had still owned them! But that was then and this is now I …
