Boulder homes continue to appreciate

Boulder had the second-highest ranking for home appreciation rates in Colorado and the 100th highest out of 291 metropolitan statistical areas nationwide, according to the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight. Grand Junction was the only state metro area to break into the top 20 across the nation, coming in at No. 3. While no Colorado metros landed in the bottom 20 of U.S. metros, Greeley and Denver-Aurora both saw negative appreciation for the fourth quarter of 2006 to the fourth quarter of 2007, as well as from the third quarter to the fourth quarter of 2007. Here’s a look at how Colorado metro areas as well as the state compared with other metros and states in home appreciation rates for the fourth quarter of last year:










Source: Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight