Hottest housing markets

Colorado Springs came in at No. 6 in November among Realtor.com's top 20 housing markets nationwide, a ranking that was unchanged from October.The Springs has made the Realtor.com "hottest markets" list several times in recent months, as the area's surging economy and job growth have heightened the demand for housing. That's led to strong home sales and rising prices.Realtor.com, a California-based online real estate service, looks at 300 markets nationwide and ranks them based on the number of online views of homes listed for sale in each city — an indicator of demand. Realtor.com also ranks areas based on the median number of days that homes stayed on the market before selling.The top five markets in Realtor.com's November rankings were Midland, Texas; Fort Wayne, Ind.; Columbus, Ohio; Odessa, Texas; and the Boston metro area.Last week, Trulia, another online service, predicted Colorado Springs would be the nation's No. 1 housing market in 2019. … [Read more...] about Colorado Springs ranks No. 6 among nation’s hottest housing markets for November

Colorado Springs’ housing market has ranked as one of the country’s hottest during much of 2018 because of strong demand and rising prices, according to national publications and real estate groups.Next year, it could be No. 1 in the nation.In its annual report that looks at housing markets to watch, online real estate service Trulia ranks Colorado Springs as the No. 1 market poised for growth in 2019. That ranking indicates sales and prices could remain on the upswing in the Springs next year.“Colorado’s still a beautiful place to come to and still has a reasonably good quality of life and those factors alone will continue to bring people here,” said Doug Barber, broker-owner of the Rawhide Co. Realtors in Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs home prices rise at one of fastest clips in U.S.Trulia looked at the nation’s 100 largest housing markets and ranked them based on five indicators: job growth over the past year; a tight supply of rental … [Read more...] about Colorado Springs could soon be No. 1 housing market in U.S., according to report

Colorado Springs’ housing market has ranked as one of the country’s hottest during much of 2018 because of strong demand and rising prices, according to national publications and real estate groups.Next year, it could be No. 1 in the nation.In its annual report that looks at housing markets to watch, online real estate service Trulia ranks Colorado Springs as the No. 1 market poised for growth in 2019. That ranking indicates sales and prices could remain on the upswing in the Springs next year.“Colorado’s still a beautiful place to come to and still has a reasonably good quality of life and those factors alone will continue to bring people here,” said Doug Barber, broker-owner of the Rawhide Co. Realtors in Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs home prices rise at one of fastest clips in U.S.Trulia looked at the nation’s 100 largest housing markets and ranked them based on five indicators: job growth over the past year; a tight supply of rental … [Read more...] about Colorado Springs could be No. 1 housing market in U.S., according to report