Market News
Weekly Fed, rate, and real estate market news commentary
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Colorado’s Equity-Rich Share Just Dropped to 40.5% — What That Means If You’re Thinking About Selling
Colorado’s equity-rich homeowner share fell from 45.8% to 40.5% in a year — one of the steepest drops nationwide. Here’s what that means if you’re thinking about selling.
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Colorado Teachers Can Now Get Up to 25% Down Payment Help to Buy a Home
CHFA’s new Schools to Home program gives Colorado public school employees up to 25% in down payment assistance as a deferred, shared-appreciation second mortgage. Here’s how it works, who qualifies, and what it costs when you sell.
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Mortgage Rates Climb to 7.28% as the 10-Year Treasury Hits a 24-Year High
Freddie Mac’s October 1 survey put the 30-year fixed at 7.28%, up from 7.03% a week earlier, as the 10-year Treasury hit a 24-year high. Here’s what’s driving it, what it costs you, and what it means for Denver buyers and sellers right now.
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Denver’s September Closings Were the Slowest Since 2008 — Here’s the Opening It Creates for Buyers
Denver Metro’s September 2026 closings were the fewest since 2008, but DMAR’s own report shows buyers have more room to negotiate than at almost any other point this year.
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Mortgage Rates Just Crossed 7% — Here’s Why the 10-Year Treasury’s 19-Year High Took Them There
Freddie Mac’s 30-year average hit 7.03% on Sept. 24 after the 10-year Treasury jumped to 5.12% — what drove it, what it costs on a $500K loan, and what Denver’s market is doing about it.
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The Fed Just Hiked Rates to 3.75%–4% — First Increase Since 2023 — and Mortgage Rates Are Following
On September 16, 2026, the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point, to a target range of 3.75%–4.00% — the first rate hike since 2023, and a reversal of the cutting cycle we’d all gotten used to. The vote was unanimous, 12-0. Why the Fed moved. The Committee’s own statement told…