This is the September 2012 Market Segment Report for

Short Sale Houses in Fort Collins CO.

Purchasing a short sale home is not an experience for everyone - it can be a difficult and frustrating process, fraught with uncertainty and extended over a period of many months, with a significant chance of ultimate disappointment. But if you have patience and the time to invest, and an interest in finding a nice home at an attractive price, you may want to check out Short Sale Houses in Fort Collins CO.

The short sale segment of the Fort Collins CO real estate market is relatively small - there are currently only 51 short sale homes for sale, priced from $45,000 to $900,000, with some choice in size, location, style, features and condition.

This has been a fairly slow component of the Fort Collins CO real estate market so far in 2012 – there have been 70 sales, with prices ranging between $55,000 to $930,000, with a median price of $183,300 and an average price of $227,906. Average days to get an offer for the homes that sold has been 146 days, with an average days on the market of 213 - these longer times are typical of short sale transactions. These 70 homes sold for an average of 96.0% of listing price.

Since the available inventory of short sale homes for sale changes often, if you would like to follow what is going on more closely, please let us know and we'll set up an on-going search especially for you, with your own customized web site - you'll be notified as soon as new listings are posted.

And if you find something that you would like to see, please give us a call. We have the expertise to help you through the short sale process - we’d be happy to explain how it all works and show any of these homes to you at your convenience.