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BREAKING EVEN IS WINNING
I don't go to Vegas often, but when I do, I feel breaking even is winning.
One year ago, in the weeks following Trump’s inauguration, we heard much about the economic uncertainty that may result from his 'management style', shall we say. That sentiment has not dissipated because it is still being referenced today. Yet that mindset was expected to affect economic growth across sectors of industry. Since the real estate sector floats on the same tides as our general economic conditions, many consumers and pundits expected that the real estate market would be adversely affected. Throughout 2025, I was sniffing for trouble, looking for the cracks in the hull…but nothing. And ironically, the country's GDP has grown year over year. So in a year when the forecast was perpetually gloomy; when many prospective buyers did not act because of fear of imminent decline, Boulder’s real estate market activity and property values remained even with the previous year. And that is a victory. Many markets around the country have indeed softened but in general, the national real estate conditions are not in seismic market shift.
The size and the quality of the marketplace matters. Boulder’s geographic area, the uniqueness, the lifestyle, and the socioeconomic strength allow Boulder’s real estate market to succeed in years like this. In fact, or at least in opinion, a place like this becomes even more desirable in times like these.
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