Conifer boasts 44 percent increase in home sales

This home in Conifer is on the market for $465,000.

The mountain community of Conifer saw the biggest percentage increase of any ZIP Code in the metro area during the third quarter.

While only 56 new and resale homes were closed in the third quarter in ZIP Code 80433, that is a 43.6 percent increase from a year earlier.

Meanwhile, the median price of homes in that ZIP Code was unchanged from a year earlier, at $295,000, according to DataQuick.com.

Tupper Briggs, principal of Tupper’s Team at RE/MAX Alliance Evergreen, said many homes in Conifer are priced right.

“80433 is kind of in the sweet spot,” Briggs said. “It is a good place, price-point wise. Conifer typically has lower-priced homes than in Evergreen. There are a lot of homes in Conifer that are available for $250,000 or less, although there are also homes priced much higher than that. And the other thing is that Conifer is not too far from the metro area. If you go past Conifer, out to Park County, you can find even more lower-priced homes. But I’m afraid that is going a little too far out for a lot of people. I think the allure of Conifer is that a lot of homes are affordable, and it is still relatively close to Denver.”

Meanwhile, Jefferson County led the six-county region as far as sales volume.

There were 2,322 home closings in the third quarter, down only 8 percent. Jeffco was the only county to show a single-digit decline in the third quarter from a year earlier. Indeed, four of the five top ZIP Codes for price appreciation were found in Jefferson County.

Contact John Rebchook at JRCHOOK@gmail.com or 303-945-6865.