Denver could become one of the hottest housing markets in the country should interest and mortgage rate continue to drop, a new report from Realtor.com finds .

Released Thursday morning, the report said because so many homes in Metro Denver are currently mortgaged, even more homeowners would be “unlocked” as interest rates continue to drop.

Should more buyers pull the trigger on a home, it would inject some much-needed energy into a fairly stale housing market that has buyers and sellers largely staying put right now.

“It's a consumer confidence issue, and you put a five in front of it, and things change a lot,” Moye said. “What people don't realize is you could [already] have a five in front of it. You could have had that for the last year, because sellers are paying concessions in o

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