Ever thought about moving to Denver Colorado? This beautiful city has suffered some of the same real estate woe that the rest of the nation is enduring. Depending on your financial situation, these woes can work both for and against you. Some families in Denver have found themselves unable to afford their home or find financing for a new home. But others are able to purchase great investment properties at rock bottom prices in the Denver real estate market. Many have wondered why the nation is experiencing such a turbulent housing crisis over the last 12 months. Many factors have helped create this situation. Thousands of homeowners in Denver alone have had their homes foreclosed due to unfortunate events in their lives or perhaps due to poor decisions they might have made when securing financing for their new homes. Many people made mistakes by taking out additional mortgages on their homes in expectations that the value of their homes were going to skyrocket. They found themselves in serious situations when the real estate market took a nose dive along with the value of their homes. This left the homeowners upside down in their mortgages with respect to the value ratio of the home. Some families saw their homes foreclosed after getting an adjustable interest rate mortgage without understanding just how high their payments would become after the rate adjusted higher. When the interest rates on their homes increased, their payments did as well, often times to levels they just couldn't afford. Several missed payments later, and another home was foreclosed. Today, investors have begun to purchase these foreclosed homes. Instead of renting out the homes, the investors are leaving them empty waiting for the market to recover so they can make a profit. Most financial analysts feel that the market will rebound, and if you have the funds to get in on a recently foreclosed home, you too can experience a profit in an otherwise difficult housing market. Individuals who have been unaffected by the housing crisis in Denver will be able to benefit greatly from the low prices of many homes in the Denver real estate market. You can choose from hundreds of homes at nearly a forty percent decrease in prices from just two years ago. Many homes are still available in popular areas like Littleton, Wheatridge, and Aurora where the prices have remained relatively stable. Morrison, Conifer, and Evergreen as well as other areas around Denver still are growing at a fine pace with prices beginning to climb again. While many people in the Denver area are suffering through the turbulent housing situation, many are actually finding great opportunities in the Denver real estate market. Rentals continue to be in high demand and rental rates have greatly increased as well. Perhaps now is the time to find a solid realtor in order to purchase an investment property before real estate prices begin their climb again. It's only a matter of time before prices begin rising again! A qualified realtor makes all the difference in the world! Jim Lux of the DeLUX Team of Realtors understands Denver real estate. Visit his website at to learn how to avoid costly errors in the Denver real estate market.