How far from Denver before home prices get "reasonable"?

[SkyDog77]

Originally Posted by walker1962

Denver the "Wall Street of the West" for energy? So that big city in Texas named Houston is a second fiddle?

Easy pal.

[davebarnes]

Even Boise is not far enough
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[Willy702]

Originally Posted by SEAandATL

I remember in 2006 I was looking at buying a house in Boulder or Aurora. Back then I could still find 2 BR condos around $200K.

There are still 2BR condos just above $200k in Aurora. Pretty good transit options too if that matters. The options and locations will certainly not be a match for Boulder, but neither are the prices.

[Left-handed]

Originally Posted by Willy702

There are still 2BR condos just above $200k in Aurora. Pretty good transit options too if that matters. The options and locations will certainly not be a match for Boulder, but neither are the prices.

I was going to say the same thing. We looked at some SFHs last summer, but were not impressed with the inventory at my price range ($350k or less). But there were a decent amount of condos and townhomes in the $200k range. We settled on a recently updated townhome in SE Denver for around $285k. I'm not sure what they will be at this upcoming summer season, but I imagine there will still be plenty in the $200k range, especially the further east you go.

[DougStark]

Originally Posted by Pilot1

Thanks, I kind of thought that. When I lived in the Denver area I was a consultant/contractor to a large IT company (in a not IT capacity). Denver has always been a boom, and bust town due to the reliance on the Energy sector in the past. I miss the mountains, but will check out Cheyenne instead of the Front Range if I move back, mostly for the COL.

Cheyenne? I'd raise the bar a little higher if I were u.