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2018 Year End La Plata County Statistics

Strength in the Numbers
Posted by Inactive Heather Erb on January 21, 2019 in  uncategorized
The 2018 MLS statistics for La Plata County were just released and they show strength in our local real estate market.  Overall, La Plata County home sales are down 3.1% while the median price rose 5.7%.  As all real estate is local, areas of the county with the highest median price gains are where the number of sales was reduced the most; areas of low inventory have the highest price increase. For example, in-town Durango home sales are down 3.2% in number but jumped 8.5% in median.  While Durango C... read more

Coldwell Banker June Housing Update for the La Plata County Area

Posted by Inactive Heather Erb on June 22, 2020 in  uncategorized
Watch our latest video of what's happening in the La Plata County real estate market.  CLICK HERE... read more
The first quarter MLS statistics for La Plata County were just released and the harsh winter weather appears to have taken its toll. The low number of homes for sale was squeezed even more after a severe winter that just wouldn’t quit. With only one quarter of data to report, La Plata County is down 26% in new single-family listings when compared to the same period last year.  Generally speaking, people don’t like to move during the winter and will wait for warmer weather to put their home on the ... read more

First Quarter Sales, La Plata County

Robust Beginning to 2020
Posted by Inactive Heather Erb on May 13, 2020 in  uncategorized
The Durango Area Association of Realtors (DAAR) has released the first quarter statistics and 2020 had a robust beginning.  Because March sales were so strong, up 25% over the same period in 2019, single-family sales for the first three months were up 10.6%.   The median price of a single-family home also climbed sharply in most segments. Last year our county was buried under an unusually heavy snow season.  It was difficult for Buyers to look at property and Sellers were not eager to face movi... read more

La Plata County Market Update

Posted by Inactive Heather Erb on January 30, 2020 in  uncategorized