Redfin recently ranked our country’s 50 most competitive neighborhoods to buy a home in 2016. Metro Denver had 7 of the 30 most competitive and 10 of the top 50. The most competitive neighborhoods have these characteristics-
- Fewer median days on the market.
- Higher average sale-to-list price ratio
- Home price appreciation
- Higher percentage of homes sold for all cash
- Homes for more than their asking price
So, here is the 2016 list for metro Denver-
- #8–Lakeside near Sloan’s Lake
- #12-West Pleasant View in Golden
- #13-College View in Denver
- #14-Hoffman Town in Aurora
- #17-Highline Villages in Aurora
- #23-Union Square in Lakewood
- #27-Horseshoe Park in Aurora
Here is Redfin’s 2017 list for hottest neighborhoods in Denver-
- #9-Greenfield in SE Aurora
- Also highly ranked were Old Town Arvada and Athmar Park in SW Denver.