The following is a summary of our July 2010 Colorado Manufactured Home Community rent surveys. Occupancy numbers DO NOT INCLUDE repossessed homes as reported by the on-site personnel. Our comments on each market (below) include the number of repossessed homes. Please feel free to share this information with your staff and associates. As always, just call us at 808-283-3380 with any questions.
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STATEWIDE SUMMARY
Our surveys cover Northern (Fort Collins and Greeley) and Southern Colorado (Colorado Springs and Pueblo) and the Greater Denver area and include 79 "All Ages" communities with 24,060 homesites. Statewide, the occupancy rate at July 2010 for these markets is 84%, a .8% increase (+171 homesites) over July 2009. Occupancy rates vary by market and are dis-cussed on the following pages.
Our surveys include 14 "55+" communities with 3,619 homesites. Statewide, the occupancy rate at July 2010 is 84%, a 1.6% decrease (-49 homesites) over July 2009.
Average adjusted rents (rents after deducting services) in the "All Ages" communities increased 2.4% from $445 to $455 per month. Many communities include some service(s) such as water, sewer, trash removal, lawn mowing and/or cable TV in the monthly rent.
Average adjusted rents (rents after deducting services) in the "55+" communities increased 1.3% from $457 to $463 per month. Many communities include some service(s) such as water, sewer, trash removal, lawn mowing and/or cable TV in the monthly rent.
NORTHERN COLORADO
The Fort Collins survey includes 11 "All Ages" communities with 3,163 homesites. The July 2010 occupancy rate is 90%, a 2.5% increase over July 2009.
The Greeley survey includes 6 "All Ages" communities with 1,642 homesites. The July 2010 occupancy rate is 71%, a .7% decrease over July 2009.
The Fort Collins survey includes 1 "55+" community with 320 homesites. The July 2010 occu-pancy rate is 91%, the same as July 2009.
In the Fort Collins market, the average adjusted rent (rent after deducting services) in the "All Ages" communities is $390, an increase of $9 (2.4%) over July 2009.
In the Greeley market, the average adjusted rent (rent after deducting services) in the "All Ages" communities is $395, an increase of $5 (1.3%) over July 2009.
In the Fort Collins market, the average adjusted rent (rent after deducting services) in the "55+" community is $335, an increase of $8 (2.4%) over July 2009.
Only four (4) communities in Northern Colorado reported occupancy rates of 95% or higher and fourteen (14) communities implemented rent increases during the past twelve months.
SOUTHERN COLORADO
The Colorado Springs survey includes 12 "All Ages" communities with 3,311 homesites. The July 2010 occupancy rate is 89%, a .7% increase over July 2009.
The Pueblo survey includes 5 "All Ages" communities with 1,290 homesites. The July 2010 oc-cupancy rate is 69%, a 1.4% increase over July 2009.
The Colorado Springs survey includes 4 "55+" communities with 954 homesites. The July 2010 occupancy rate is 79%, a .7% decrease over July 2009.
The Pueblo survey includes 1 "55+" community with 161 homesites. The community reported that the July 2010 occupancy rate is 84%, a 2.2% decrease over July 2009.
In the Colorado Springs market, the average adjusted rent (rent after deducting services) in the "All Ages" communities is $343, an increase of $8 (2.4%) over July 2009.
In the Pueblo market, the average adjusted rent (rent after deducting services) in the "All Ages" communities is $325, an increase of $10 (3.2%) over July 2009.
In the Colorado Springs market, the average adjusted rent (rent after deducting services) in the "55+" communities is $422, an increase of $1 over July 2009.
In the Pueblo market, the average adjusted rent (rent after deducting services) in the "55+" community is $350, the same as July 2009.
Only three (3) communities in Southern Colorado reported occupancy rates of 95% or higher and sixteen (16) communities implemented rent increases during the past twelve months.
DENVER METRO AREA
The survey includes 45 "All Ages" communities with 14,654 homesites. The July 2010 occu-pancy rate is 85%, a 1% increase over July 2009. Sub-market data can be obtained by contact-ing JLT & Associates.
The survey includes 8 "55+" communities with 2,184 homesites. The July 2010 occupancy rate is 86%, a 2% decrease over July 2009. Sub-market data can be obtained by contacting JLT & Associates.
The average adjusted rent (rent after deducting services) in the "All Ages" communities is $513, an increase of $12 (3%) over July 2009.
The average adjusted rent (rent after deducting services) in the "55+" communities is $508, an increase of $8 (2%) over July 2009.
Only sixteen (16) communities in the Denver area reported occupancy rates of 95% or higher and forty-seven (47) communities implemented rent increases during the past twelve months.
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