Hottest topics in Heather Ridge real estate
Updated as of 10-14-2025 with personalized real estate opinions and market information

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Today’s Market Talk -The Big Hope

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A lot of homes are for sale now in Heather Ridge (27) and metro Denver (13,059) sitting unsold with few showings. However, homes are selling if sellers and agents are doing what’s needed. The following is not a secret or a newly discovered cure for what ails us: •

Acknowledge the real estate market that we are in and  commit to it! • Know your goals – why you are selling?  

Strategic pricing – correctly price now, not months later Knowledge is power, but an unbiased perspective is priceless. Pete and I offer perspectives from all the markets we’ve experienced and how market trends connect to real sellers and buyers making decisions that truly matter – like getting your home sold.

Why are you selling? What are your goals? What is your timeline – needing to sell today or later? By answering, understanding, and accepting those questions, sellers and agents can more effectively price and market homes.

Price and value are two different things: Price is what you paid; and value is what you get. The Great Recession of 2007-2009 saw home prices crash and values evaporate due to lost jobs and falling incomes that sucked the life out of the economy.

The Covid market saw prices initially fall, then skyrocket for two solid years until 2023. Then, inflation and rising mortgage rates started pulling the wind out of home sales. The 2020-2022 period was a once-in-a-life-time event driven by ultra-low loan rates and high-paying jobs. It fueled the economy and ballooned home sales.

Current Heather Ridge Pricing

Pete and I chart all Heather Ridge sales for a statistical picture about pricing. Because "of all" Heather Ridge is an “attached” home community with ten HOAs and 1427 units (and no single-family “detached” homes), its prices and values are more narrowly arranged than other communities. Here’s a quick outline of prices and sales here now:

• Sales above $500,000 are quiet but will return in more normal markets;

• Sales in the $400,000 range are trending downward closer to $400,000 than not;

• Sales in the $300,000 range are increasing as $400K sales become $300K sales;

• Sales in the $200,000 range are “most affordable” with stable prices and good demand.

It’s worth noting that totally remodeled units create exceptional value and sell for top dollar regardless of poor markets. Updated units vary greatly in what “updating” means; and “as-is” sales are usually the lowest-priced sales.

Give us a call to discuss your home’s value. . . and your needs. Also, markets! We view each home as unique, each seller as special, and each day as different. We know Heather Ridge and how to market homes here where other agents might ask, “Where is it?” or “There’s a metro district?” or “Why 10 HOAs and does that matter?” Van Lewis​

Remember, “Please,    don’t    leave    home    without    us!” 

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