It is always nice to be recognized, particularly when the recognition is for a good reason! Fortune Magazine on CNN Money.com published their Top 6 Real Estate Bargains .
The lead line reads,
“Think hikes and horses instead of golf–a\in a market that managed to avoid the mania.” Well they are right about the mania, our Denver real estate market didn’t take huge jumps in appreciation over the last decade.
While other areas were exploding off the charts, Denver metro was appreciating at a slow, but solid rate. Now while other areas in the U.S. are dealing with absorption rates with anniversary dates, Denver is headed up. Our appeal to the retirement crowd is the fact our median prices have remained attractive compared to others.
Now I must take exception to the comment about “Think hikes and horses instead of golf…” Yes, maybe in the middle of winter golf is a challenge, but for the most part Denver enjoys four very mild seasons. We play golf easily through 3 of them. In fact we can even go outside in the middle of summer without getting cooked!
Retiring to an area rich in natural beauty, diverse in culture, with four fabulous seasons to enjoy is appealing to many retiring adults. Thanks for the recognition CNN Money!
For those who want more choices, the other areas targeted by CNN MONEY as real estate bargains are:
Miami Real Estate ~ talk to Ines and Rick
Las Vegas Real Estate ~ talk to Jacqulyn Richey
Phoenix Real Estate ~ talk to Jim Wexler or Dru Bloomfield for Scottsdale Real Estate
San Diego Real Estate ~ talk to Roberta Murphy
Tampa Real Estate ~ talk to Jack or Cyndee Haydon
About the Author
Kristal Kraft
Kristal has been helping buyers and sellers in Colorado since 1984. She enjoys sharing her knowledge of the Metro Denver Real Estate market via blogging and in person while driving around the beautiful Rocky Mountain town of Denver! For fun, Kristal enjoys shooting things with a Canon. Visit Denver Photo Blog
Kristal Kraft
4 Comments
Makes a lot of sense. We have no seasons here except hot and mild like the hot sauce. I would think about it since its a great plce to live but then I would be homesick for New Orleans
Love that photo KK. Very nice.
Krystal
is that photo from Garden of the Gods? Love it there! Kansas City is a great place! We’re reasonably stable markets here because of the diversity of employers .
Slow and steady is definitely a good thing in this real estate market. Of course your photos might be contributing to the market lift for Denver
Takes a special viewpoint to make a photo of a rock look so great!