The Denver real estate market has been very strong through the Spring and early Summer. Early May the Denver metro area saw an influx of new listings, easing some of the issues with thin inventory. The following data is courtesy of Joan Cox - Metro Brokers - House to Home, Inc.
Denver saw another decrease in new listings for the month of August, which is very seasonal. School-age children returned to school and many families were taking their last vacations and usually see real estate slow a bit. The under contract listings saw an increase over the month of July and sold properties saw an increase from July 2017. The Days on Market increased from 20 days to 21 days, so not that much difference. (this includes land, attached properties, single family homes and up to the mega million dollar homes.)
See what homes are currently available - Active Homes for sale in Denver
New Listings - 6,411, down from 6557 last month (in August 2016 it was 6,475)
Under Contracts - 6,584, up from 6434 last month (in August 2016 it was 6,458)
Sold Listings - 5,104, up from 4884 last month (in August 2016 it was 5,602)
Days on Market - 21 days, up from 20 days last month (in August 2016 it was also 21 days)
Average Sold Prices - $432,942, down from $449,041 last month (in August 2016 it was $401,537)
Percent of Sold Price to List Price - 100%, down from 100.3 last month (in august 2016 it was 100.2%)
Buyers - inventory will start decreasing as we get further into the Fall and early winter.. The price range between $200,000 and $450,000 has been the “sweet spot” and these homes are the ones garnering the most showings and offers. We are still seeing homes come on the market late in the week for showings over the weekend.
Sellers - we are seeing some homes now reducing their sales price, and is best to list your home at the fair market value and not "test the market", you may lab behind other listings going under contract first. We are also seeing a high number of homes "falling out of contract" and coming back on the market. Listing too high will result in your home sitting on the market with slow showings. If you don't have showings, you won't see an offer! If you are thinking of selling, but worried you won’t find a replacement home, put into MLS the fact you require a contingency of a replacement home.
Pricing a home is very important in this current market, and here is a chart showing how our median prices have shifted over the last few years.
Here is a chart showing when the Sellers are getting closest to their list price. We are in the slower part of the summer, and need to price homes correctly to get a quick offer (or more).
Denver’s unemployment rate is still very low - at 2.4% in August 2017. Still very low comparing to the national average of 4.4% in August. Colorado’s population is 5.555 million, with the Denver metro area seeing 3.075 million and Denver proper is 683,096. Denver has outpaced most large cities across the Country and expect to see by 2020 a population of over 3.3 million. We are seeing many corporations relocating their headquarters or putting in a hub into the Denver metro area, creating job growth. Our state government is working hard on affordable housing issues for both the elderly and first time home buyers, with so many relocating into the Denver metro area.
Homeowners - if you have thought about selling and like like a home evaluation, please let me know, I will contact you right away. Relocating to Denver, and need some advice - see my Relocating to Denver information.
** Originally posted at www.JoanCox.com
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