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Today’s look at a real estate market trend answers the question:

Does it cost more to buy a home using FHA financing than conventional financing in the Harvey Park subdivision of southwest Denver?

How to read the graph:

The data sample consists of over 500 sales in the Harvey Park subdivision of southwest Denver between November 2004 and January 2009.  Harvey Park was developed in the 1950's and most improvements are two or three bedroom brick or frame/brick ranch style homes.  The median sales price in 2008 was about $165,000.  Only sales shown with individuals as the seller type were included in the sample. The sales with the sellers reported as banks, government, estates, and relocation companies were excluded. The dark blue trend line illustrates the sales trends of those homes financed with FHA loans. The pink trend line represents the sales trend for homes with new conventional financing.

What this means:

Clearly, the trend lines show it costs more to purchase a home in the neighborhood using FHA financing. The average difference in price over time is a little greater than four percent.

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The research done to gather the data involves examining thousands of listings. With this much data inaccuracies will occur. Care is taken in gathering and processing the data and information within this report is deemed reliable. IT IS NOT GUARANTEED. The real estate market is cyclical and will have its ups and downs. Past performance cannot determine future performance.

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