Monday, June 29, 2015

May 2015 Market Analysis

The following information is provided as a courtesy of Land Title. Please note that Land Title data comes from actual recorded transactions at the County Clerk and Recorder’s Office for that particular month.  The information is not directly related to MLS data. The data is an unofficial tabulation of Summit County Records that are believed to be reasonably accurate.

May 2015 Highlights

Market Analysis by Area for May: May real estate in Summit County was another great month! There was $116,330,500 in monetary volume and 205 transactions. The average transaction price for all reported 18 areas: $573,027, average residential $540,710, median residential $ 435,000 and average PPSF $330.

Market Analysis by Area YTD 2015 (5 months): YTD- monetary volume was $408,625,385 with 740 transactions. Average transaction price: $557,667, average residential price: $547,799 and Average PPSF: $337.

Market Snapshot for Years 2015 vs.2014:  Values continue to be strong and are as follows: Average Indicators for $: Single Family +10%, Multi- Family +12% and Vacant Land +33%. Median Indicators for $: Single Family +6%, Multi- Family +19% and Vacant Land +32%. 

Market Analysis % Change showing years 2004-2015: Monetary volume ($116,330,500) in May is up +27% compared to May 2014. Number of transactions (205) up +18% in May 2015 compared to May 2014. YTD ( 5 months) Summit County real estate is up 34% in monetary volume and up 24% with number of transactions compared to YTD 2014. This is the best May since 2007!

Residential Market Sales by Price Point: Residential volume in May had 173 transactions with $93,542,900 gross volume.  There were 12 properties that sold for $1M and above in May.  The most active price point was the $300K-$400K range. There were 50 Single family, 123 Multi-family and 11 Vacant land transactions in May. 

YTD 2015 Average Price History: Average residential pricing continues the upward trend for 2015- Single Family- $862,364, Multi- Family-$399,449 and Vacant Land-$424,063. 

Historical Cost Breakdown for 2015: There have been 596 residential transactions YTD and $326,488,500 gross volume with 55 properties selling for a $1M and over- Compared to 2014- there were 505 transactions and $266,433,406  gross volume, 48 properties at $1M and over and in 2013, there were 491 transactions with $250,304,400 gross volume, 38 properties at $1M and over.

Top Lender Graph: There were 415 loans in May, 72% of the loans were related to sales, there were 125 REFI's and 142 loans were timeshare related. 28% of the real estate closings were cash transactions down from the past months. 

Market Highlights: Please see page 10 of the Market Analysis-Higher priced sales in May with only one to note at One Ski Hill Place. There were 4 Bank sales in May compared to 1 in April.

Foreclosures:  Foreclosures continue to decline with 4 filed actions in May compared to 22 in May 2014.

Land Title Purchaser Highlights (Page 14):  There were 13 higher end sales in May - you can see the details on this report.  In May, our buyers for real estate transactions were the Front Range demographic at 38% of our market, 32% are local and 29% are out of state buyers, with 1% International.

To view the full report please click here: Land Title Guarantee Company May 2015 Market Analysis.

As always, please let me know if you have any questions.  I look forward to hearing from you!


All the best,

Tyler MacGuire  
Broker Associate
Omni Real Estate Company
Office: 970-468-2740
Mobile: 970-409-7779    

"Your Guide to Summit County Real Estate"

Certified Negotiation Expert (CNE)
Short Sale and Foreclosure Representative (SFR)

Sunday, June 7, 2015

April 2015 Market Analysis

April 2015 Market Analysis

Please note the following information is provided as a courtesy of Land Title.  Land Title data comes from actual recorded transactions at the County Clerk and Recorder’s Office for that particular month.  The information is not directly related to MLS data. The data is an unofficial tabulation of Summit County Records that are believed to be reasonably accurate.

April 2015 Highlights

•             Market Analysis by Area for April: April real estate in Summit County was a busy month! There was $92,373,585 in monetary volume and 153 transactions. The average transaction price for all reported 18 areas: $610,971, average residential $583,910, median residential $ 450,000 and average PPSF $327. Frisco and Wildernest areas were steady in April with 17% of the transactions each.

•             Market Analysis by Area YTD 2015 (4 months-first quarter of 2015): YTD- monetary volume was $292,294,885 with 535 transactions. Average transaction price: $551,762, average residential price: $550,699 and Average PPSF: $340. The Breckenridge areas make up 47% of the YTD transactions, Keystone (15%) and Frisco (11%) are also strong areas this spring.

•             Market Snapshot for Years 2015 vs.2014:  Values continue to stay healthy and are as follows: Average Indicators for $: Single Family +11%, Multi- Family +9% and Vacant Land +32%. Median Indicators for $: Single Family +7%, Multi- Family +16% and Vacant Land +29%. 

•             Market Analysis % Change showing years 2004-2015: Monetary volume ($92,373,585) in April is up +55% compared to April 2014. Number of transactions (153) up +31% in April 2015 compared to April 2014. YTD ( 4 months) Summit County real estate is up 37% in monetary volume and up 27% with number of transactions compared to YTD 2014. This is the best April since 2008!

•             Residential Market Sales by Price Point: Residential volume in April had 125 transactions with $72,988,800 gross volume.  There were 15 properties that sold for $1M and above in April.  The most active price point was the $300K-$400K range. There were 47 Single family, 78 Multi-family and 9 Vacant land transactions in April. 

•             YTD 2015 Average Price History: Average residential pricing continues the upward trend for 2015- Single Family- $873,006, Multi- Family-$389,545 and Vacant Land-$420,154.

•             Historical Cost Breakdown for 2015: There have been 423 residential transactions YTD and $232,945,600 gross volume with 43 properties selling for a $1M and over- Compared to 2014- there were 353 transactions and $183,799,200 gross volume, 31 properties at $1M and over and in 2013, there were 357 transactions with $176,280,200 gross volume, 26 properties at $1M and over.

•             Top Lender Graph: There were 412 loans in April, 71% of the loans were related to sales, there were 165 REFI's and 138 loans were timeshare related. 29% of the real estate closings were cash transactions down from the past months. 

•             Market Highlights: Please see page 10 of the Market Analysis-Higher priced sales in April with only one to note at Dercum's Dash in Keystone. There was one bank sale in April.
•             Foreclosures:  Foreclosures are still dropping with 5 filed actions in April compared to 8 in April 2014.

•             Land Title Purchaser Highlights (Page 14):  There were 21 higher end sales in April - you can see the details on this report.  In April, our buyers for real estate transactions were the Front Range demographic at 41% of our market, 31% are local and 28% are out of state buyers, with 1% International.

The full report can be viewed here:


As always, please feel free to contact me anytime with questions. I look forward to hearing from you!


All the best,

Tyler MacGuire  
Broker Associate
Omni Real Estate Company
Office: 970-468-2740
Mobile: 970-409-7779    

"Your Guide to Summit County Real Estate"

Certified Negotiation Expert (CNE)
Short Sale and Foreclosure Representative (SFR)