9th Oct, 2007

DENVER RANKS IN THE TOP 10

Denver Homes
Forbes magazine ranks Denver as number 5 on there list of the top 10 cities where it’s a great time to buy a home. Forbes magazine examined current home sales patterns and sales projects in the country’s 40 largest real estate markets to identify these top markets.

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Downtown Denver

Based on models that estimated 2008 housing inventory, sales rates, and turnover, the magazine compiled a list of markets that are experiencing price declines, but where buying looks attractive because there is likely to be an increase in sales in the near future.

Here are Forbes and Moody’s10 most attractive markets,along with the median home sales price and there price change from 2006.

  1. Fort Worth, Texas: $156,500, 1.7 percent
  2. Kansas City, Mo.: $157,700, -0.7 percent
  3. Houston: $154,900, 1.4 percent
  4. Cleveland: $128,700, -7.1 percent
  5. Denver: $255,200, none
  6. Long Island, N.Y.: $482,300, 1.7 percent
  7. Washington, D.C.: $445,300, 0.3 percent
  8. Orlando, Fla.: $265,100, -2.4 percent
  9. Phoenix: $264,800, -2.7 percent
  10. Las Vegas: $307,900, -3.6 percent

Source: Forbes, Matt Woolsey (10/08/07)

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