Panic in Denver

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Rising foreclosures are driving the supply of unsold homes in the Denver area to near-record levels, experts agreed on Thursday.

There were 27,309 unsold previously owned homes on the market in March, nearly 18 percent more than the 23,214 unsold homes a year earlier, and 5.7 percent more than the 25,848 in February, according to reports released on Thursday.

The reports, based on Metrolist Inc. data, were released by independent broker Gary Bauer and Steve McGuire of RE/MAX Professionals.

The record inventory of 27,798 homes was set in June 2004. McGuire adjusted the 2004 numbers for a change in the way they were calculated by Metrolist, which tracks sales of homes sold by Denver-area Realtors. Unadjusted, the record was 28,043 homes in June 2004.

Either way, it's likely that the record will be shattered next month, McGuire said.

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