Taos Real Estate News

2024 may have been the bottom of the downturn that began after the market peaked in late 2022. However, mounting concerns about the economy may have a deleterious effect on the real estate market this year. We’ll get a better sense of the market direction after the second quarter…

For the full year 2024,  the number of sales of Single-Family Homes, Condos and Land were all below last year’s pace. The small market segments of Multi-Family and Commercial were both up. The market has cooled off a lot from the frothy times of 2020-2022.

Through the first nine months of 2024, the number of sales of Single-family Homes, Condos and Land are all down compared to 2023 for the same time frame. The market deceleration that began in 2023 following the 2020-2022 super-hot market has continued. House prices that are 40% or more higher than than they were four years ago, interest rates 3-4% more than what people had got used to, preoccupation with the November elections, and concerns about the economy, increasing government debt and the tense geopolitical situation, have all combined to dampen interest in real estate.

The slowdown that began in 2023 has continued into 2024. After explosive growth from mid-2020 through 2022—which was fueled by ultra-low interest rates and the Covid pandemic shift to work from anywhere—the market has decelerated. The market had got so hot that some pullback was inevitable. Several factors have conspired to dampen buyer enthusiasm for real estate. Read the full report to understand what’s going on in the market.