Home loan payoffs in Colorado fall to five-year low
The number of home loans paid off in Colorado fell 49 percent from the first quarter of 2013 to the first quarter of 2014, a decline partially fueled by increasing mortgage rates during the second half of 2013. According to a new report released today by the Colorado Division of Housing , public trustees in Colorado released a total of 50,128 deeds of trust during the first quarter of 2014, which was the lowest quarterly total recorded in any quarter since the Division began collecting quarterly totals in 2008. 98,321 deeds were released during the first quarter of last year. Typically, a release of a deed of trust occurs when a real estate loan is paid off whether through refinance, sale of property, or because the owner has made the final payment on the loan. Decreases in release activity occur as refinance and home-sale activity decreases, and rising release totals typically indicate increases in the demand for home loans and real estate. Release activ...