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Single Family
- The value of the average single family home is up 8% in the first 9 months of 2020. More notable though was the 44% increase in total sales. The limited supply and increased number of buyers made this segment very active. If you are looking for a home it pays to act quickly and be competitive. If you are thinking about selling in the next year or two the pricing now is very attractive.
- One of the big stories in this segment is the increased popularity of North Routt. In 2019, only 10 of the single family home sales were in Clark. In 2020, 28 of the single family sales were in Clark. The avg sales price of a single family home in Clark in 2020 was $649k which brought down the average. As fiber internet starts to light up up north we anticipate the popularity and value of North Routt properties to grow.
- Most individual homes appreciated a bit more so let us know if you are curious what you homes is worth now.
- See Luxury Single Family Homes below for how the top 10% of the market by units is doing. We separate them out so the insights are more meaningful.
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Luxury Single Family
- The Luxury segment includes the top 10% of Single-Family homes (units) by value.
- Total Sales volume in this segment is up 40% so far this year as people are now able to spend more time here so they are looking for more space whether they are upgrading or just buying larger more expensive homes than before. Part of this is that we are seeing quite a few more spec homes in the $3-5M range that were started before this situation (as they take 12-18 months to build) but sold more quickly as a result.
- In 2019 there were only 4 sales between $3-4M vs. in 2020 there were 8 sales between $3-4M.
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Townhomes
- Total sales volume was up 32% and average price was up 23% as townhomes continued to become a more popular option for people.
- The biggest shift here is that sales have moved up into the luxury side of the market. This is driven in part by increasing Single Family home prices. We expect Townhomes/Duplexes to continue to perform well and be a more important part of the market from $200K to $2M even as low supply compared to demand is limiting sales in this segment.
- The sales of over $1M were instrumental in driving up the average sales price. In 2019, 14 of 13 sales (or 12%) were over $1M vs. 33 of the 121 sales (or 27%) in 2020 were over $1M. Additionally, there were 51 sales under $600K in 2019 vs only 36 sales under $500K in 2020.
- It's worth noting that the average price is the same as homes given people are attracted to the higher finish level they can get at the same price point, often a better location, along with a bit lower perceived maintenance.
We are proud to have helped 153 people / families so far in 2020 - the most of any team or agent.
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Condos
- This is one of the more consistent segments year over year. We are continuing to see the number of luxury condo sales grow but at the moderate pace of 10%.
- The average price of condos has increased by 11.7%. The biggest contributors to this is the decrease in number of condos available and also worth under $250k. In 2019 - 19% (46/238) were under $250k vs in 2020, 10% (26/248).
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Hayden Homes
- The big story here is the uncertainty with COVID-19 had a large impact on the Hayden market with sales down 23% year to date. There were 50% fewer sales for the first 6 months of the year vs 2019. Looking at Q2 (April, May, and June) in isolation - there were only 4 sales in these 3 months vs 15 in 2019. However, looking at Q3 (July, August, September) in isolation there were 19 sales in these 3 months vs 21 in 2019.
- The uncertainty partially froze sales in the first half with a fairly good recovery in Q3. The pace of sales in Q3 got back to normal but didn’t make up for the first half. They Hayden market is almost entirely local buyers so it didn’t benefit from people’s increased ability to work from anywhere.
- As the price of single-family homes continues to increase in Steamboat we expect the average sales price to continue to increase in areas like Hayden and we expect this market to come back in a similar fashion as the Steamboat market perhaps just a bit slower as local businesses and workers recover.
Phippsburg /Yampa/Oak Creek Homes
- The first half saw a 19% higher average sales price primarily due to a decrease in sales below $250k. In 2019, 55% (17/31) of the sales were under $250k, meanwhile in 2020 27% (6/22) of the sales were below 250k. This is driven by the appreciation these areas are seeing as they follow what is happening in Steamboat.
- To give a fair representation of the prices, we did not include the sale of a $5.8M 755 acre ranch with a 3bd/2ba 1,847 sqft home in the average or median numbers. It is only in total sales and units sold. Most of the value was in the land since it backed up to National Forest and including it in the averages would have distorted what is happening for most homes.
Stagecoach
- The price point of the homes that sold shifted up quite a bit. At the top of the spectrum, there were 26 sales above $400k in 2020, vs 14 in 2019 and below $400k there were only 13 sales in 2020 vs 18 sales in 2019. As Steamboat Springs home prices continue to increase, we expect Stagecoach will continue to be an active market and see more $400K+ sales.
- Additionally there were significantly more sales in August and September in 2020. In 2019 there were only 6 sales in these 2 months, vs 23 in 2020. Rural properties did very well as prices increased in Steamboat and people wanted to get away from it all.
- Note: Stagecoach is technically in Oak Creek but for MLS purposes. Stagecoach is a separate area and it performs a bit differently so we report it on its own.
