http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/781-mydenverhouse MyDenverHouse at BiggerPockets.com http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/781/blog_posts/3566-home-prices-fall-nationally-but-rise-in-denver http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/781/blog_posts/3566-home-prices-fall-nationally-but-rise-in-denver <h2><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp; <p>The national median existing-home price for all housing types was $174,900 in September, which is 8.5 percent lower than September 2008.</p><p>But Denver was bucked that downward trend last month.</p><p>The median price of a single-family home sold in September was $225,000, 4 percent higher than the $216,150 in September 2008,&nbsp; according to an earlier report by independent broker Gary Bauer. And the median price of a condo sold in September in the Denver area was $145,000, 3.645 percent higher than the $139,900 in September 2008.</p><p>Nationally, distressed properties continue to downwardly distort the median price because they generally sell at a discount relative to traditional homes in the same area, according to NAR.</p><p>In Denver, move-up buyers are starting to return to the market, Bauer and other experts say. In addition, bidding wars are erupting for lower-end homes on a regular basis, which also drives up the overall prices</p><p>Article by <a href="http://insiderealestatenews.com/" title="John Rebchook"><font color="#105cb6"><em>John Rebchook</em></font></a><em> at InsideRealEstateNews.com</em></p></font></h2> http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/781/blog_posts/3565-check-out-my-denver-real-estate-and-mortgage-website http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/781/blog_posts/3565-check-out-my-denver-real-estate-and-mortgage-website <p><a href="http://mydenverhouse.wordpress.com/">http://mydenverhouse.wordpress.com/</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>