Denver Real Estate Trends

Below, you\'ll find a table with the DOM (Days on Market) trends for the Denver Berkeley for 2006. DOM is the number of days between when a property is listed in MLS and when it goes under contract. The first two characters are the year, and the last two are the month. So, for example, \"06-02\" ...

Investing in Real Estate 9 - Scrapes, Pops and New Construction This blog will discuss a type of real estate investment, scrapes, pops and new construction, in the Chaffee Park area in Denver.   What this investment is:  Purchasing a small home in an expensive neighborhood that may or may not nee...

Investing in Real Estate 8 - Condo Conversions This blog will discuss a type of real estate investment, fix and flips, in the Chaffee Park area in Denver.   What this investment is:  A synthesis of the fix and flip and rental operations - purchasing an apartment building in a neighborhood dominat...

Investing in Real Estate 7 - Fix and Flips This blog will discuss a type of real estate investment, fix and flips, in the Chaffee Park area in Denver.   What this investment is:  Purchasing a home that needs work.  The scope can range from the basic "paint and carpet" to extensive overhauls to sc...

Investing in Real Estate 6 - Lease Options This blog will discuss a type of real estate investment, lease options, in the Chaffee Park area in Denver.                        What this investment is:  A lease option (L/O) is Acquiring control of a property (though not necessarily ownership), then ...

Investing in Real Estate 5 - Large (5+ unit) Apartment Building This blog will discuss a type of real estate investment, large apartment buildings, in the Chaffee Park area in Denver.   What this investment is:  Still targeting tenants for 6-12 months at a time, buildings with more than five unit...

Investing in Real Estate 4 - Small (2-4 units) Apartment Building This blog will discuss a type of real estate investment, small apartment buildings, in the Chaffee Park area in Denver.   What this investment is:  Purchase of duplex, triplex or quadplex to be rented to tenants, usually for 6-12 m...

Investing in Real Estate 3 - Rental Condo or Rental Home This blog will discuss a type of real estate investment, rental condos or rental homes, in the Chaffee Park area in Denver.   What this investment is:  Purchase of a residential property to be rented out to tenants, usually on a 6-12 month ...

Investing in Real Estate 2 - Assignments This blog will discuss a type of real estate investment, assignments, in the Chaffee Park area in Denver.   What this investment is:  An investor who is interested in Assignments gets a property under contract for an attractive price then assigns the contr...

The average home price in Metro Denver increased +2% in the full year 2005 to the full year 2006, from $309,000 to $317,000. Comparing 2006 to 2007, the average home price across the metro dropped 2%, to $311,000. The first quarter of 2008 was $278,000 vs. the first quarter of 2007 was $296,000: ...