November always means two things in Denver’s market—a drop-off in sales as buyers shift their focus from houses to the holidays; and a good opportunity to shop for one for anybody serious about buying. That’s exactly what Oakwood Homes offers right now with its new Porchlight Series near Reunion in Commerce City, where you can find a real single-family home priced under $415,000.
“We sold nine new Porchlight homes last month,” says Cassie Curlee, who along with Amber Youngers can give you the first look inside those new models with completed kitchens and staged interiors, south of 104th Avenue just west of Potomac Street.
Meanwhile, Realtors are telling the Oakwood reps that their buyers are still having a hard time finding single-family resale homes in Thornton and Commerce City at anywhere near this price range.
Typical among those nine new buyers last month was one family from out of an apartment in Aurora, wanting to be closer to family in Thornton.
“They had been looking at a lot of resale homes without realizing that they could buy a new single-family home for just a little more than they were paying to rent,” adds Curlee.
“This is the first chance to really see what you’ll be getting here,” Curlee notes; adding that Oakwood will hold a grand opening for the models Dec. 4. “But you shouldn’t be waiting for that to come look,” she adds. “Prices for our homes and for other builders are going up almost every month.”
Included in the preview at the Porchlight Collection this weekend is the new Amory 3-bedroom/2-1/2-bath plan—the fastest seller in the new series—2,300 sq. feet of finished space, plus a flex room, a covered patio, and a 2-car garage. It’s from around $450,000—a real price that can deliver the home and site in Oakwood’s neighborhood. That’s around $135,000 less than a median-priced single-family resale home was selling for in the Denver area last month ($585,000).
You’ll see Oakwood’s low-maintenance neighborhood design—clustering homes together on mini-cul-de-sacs; with front yard landscaping provided that’s maintained for a monthly fee of $65. Porchlight owners will also pay a quarterly HOA fee of $109 for use of Reunion’s pool/rec centers, five minutes east of the neighborhood.
Unlike those scarce resales, all of these come with Oakwood’s energy and water conservation features, new appliances, and new HVAC systems including air conditioning. Oakwood is anticipating the first Porchlight move-ins during summer 2022—time to plan your move, or to get your older house or condo in shape for sale.
Curlee and Youngers will tell you about nearby Turnberry Elementary, rated six-for-ten stars at GreatSchools.org, testing at seven stars—as well as about a new STEAD school that’s open at Reunion Center—with a special focus on preparing kids for careers in agriculture, water, food, medicine, and business.
This is a good commuter location; close to I-76 into downtown, or to DIA or Boulder County via 470. From U.S. 85 take E. 104th Avenue east two miles to Potomac and turn right; or from Tower Road head west on 104th.
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