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Denver Investment Properties: Apartment Vacancy Rates Decline in Colorado Metro Areas; Rents Rise

Now is certainly a great time to consider Denver Investment properties. The latest market data is showing a continued decline in vacancies and the rental rates remain on their upward trend.

Much of this has to do with the higher than normal rate of Denver HUD homes and foreclosures over the past 4 years (although those numbers have recovered drastically in the last 6 months). When someone has a foreclosure on their credit, purchasing a new home is usually not an option for 3 years. This forces the previous homeowner into the rental pool. This simply increase in demand for rentals creates the pressure on the supply of rental homes and the resulting increase in those rents.

However, all of this creates a perfect opportunity for those with the desire, and ability, to purchase Denver investment properties. While the market for fix and flip Denver homes has become much tighter and the profit margins slimmer, investors willing to buy "fix and hold" homes are having great success.

Buying Denver foreclosures at discounted prices and then fixing these homes up for renters, can be a highly profitable business - especially with the increasing rental rates we're seeing. If you would like to talk more about this or learn more about Denver HUD homes and foreclosures, give our team a call at 303-726-1844.

From today's Denver Post:

 The vacancy rate in Colorado apartments was down during the fourth quarter of 2011, falling in five of the six metro areas measured from the fourth quarter of 2010 to the fourth quarter of 2011, the Colorado Division of Housing said today.

The combined vacancy rate for apartments in six metro areas across Colorado during 2011's fourth quarter was 5.6 percent.

The rate was down from 2010's fourth quarter rate of 5.8 percent.

The combined vacancy rate fell to the lowest fourth-quarter vacancy rate recorded since the survey began measuring the fourth quarter during 2007.



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0 comments • Brian Petrelli - MBA, GRI • February 22 2012 11:08AM

Rental Housing Market Tight in Denver

There is a good article on the Denver Business Journal's Site today that talks about the tight rental market in the Denver area.

With the high number of Denver Short Sales and Denver Foreclosures over the past 2 years, many people have been forced to rent. This increased demand has helped landlords with the vacancy rates and rental rates are climbing.

For those with the ability, this is a great time to buy investment property to rent.

Check out the entire article on their site (link below):

Vacancies and rental rates continued to drop in the third quarter for rental homes in the Denver area, as consumers continued to rent homes rather than buy them, according to a Colorado Division of Housing report released Tuesday.

The period's 2.9 percent rental-housing vacancy rate was the lowest for a third quarter since the "Metro Denver Area Residential Rent and Vacancy Survey" was started in 2001.

"It is clear that the demand for rental houses continues to tighten, as families seek an alternative to purchasing a home. ... Families, especially those with pets and children, are looking to live in single-family homes and similar properties," Ryan McMaken, housing division economist and spokesman, said in a statement.



Read more: Rental housing market tight in Denver | Denver Business Journal

0 comments • Brian Petrelli - MBA, GRI • December 07 2010 05:53PM