

When you’re looking for a house in a hot real estate market like Denver, one way to ensure that you get your dream house is to pay more money than the listing price.

What could be more irresistible in a transaction than more money?

Last week, almost a quarter of the people who bought a home paid more than its asking price. The differences ranged from $100 extra to a full $60,000 more.

Here are the top five overbids of the last week.

2985 Zenobia Street, sold for $25,000 above list price

3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms , 2,520 square feet

On the market for one month and one day

Sold for $550,000, 4.76 percent above asking price

3549 N. Harrison Street, sold for $26,000 above list price

3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms , 1,514 square feet

On the market for one month and two days

Sold for $401,000, 6.93 percent above asking price

1265 S. Grape Street, sold for $37,000 above list price

4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms , 1,740 square feet

On the market for 29 days

Sold for $512,000, 7.79 percent above asking price

8060 E. Girard Avenue unit 505, sold for $12,000 above list price

1 bedroom, 1 bathroom , 1,740 square feet

On the market for 14 days

Sold for $132,000, 10 percent above asking price

5482 E. Colorado Avenue, sold for $60,000 above list price

4 bedrooms, 1 bathroom , 1,740 square feet

On the market for 19 days

Sold for $385,000, 18.46 percent above asking price

Data courtesy of Usaj Realty.