Castle Rock CO Market Update - December 2015

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 DRE# ER40011786

Castle Rock CO Market Update - December 2015

 

 

Town of Castle Rock

 

 

The Town of Castle Rock   is located about 30 minutes (29 miles) South of Denver and enjoys a small population of 51,348, which has inched up about 1,000 per year.     Elevation of Castle Rock is 6,202 feet above sea level.    The median age is 33, and median household income is $85,933.     Castle Rock includes Castle Pines, and many rural farm areas outside the City limits.

 

The Castle Rock real estate market for the month of December reflected a significant increase over November's sales, which is a bit abnormal this time of year.   These stats include Castle Pines and Castle Pines Village, single family detached homes as well as multi-family homes, courtesy of Joan Cox, Metro Brokers House to Home, Inc.

 

Sales increased from 110 sales in November to 141 in December

 Days on Market increased from 40 to 51 days

 Average Price increased from $405,638 to $406,238

 List Price/Sold Price decreased from 99.21% to 99.09%

 

There were no short sales sold and no bank owned foreclosures sold.

(Distressed sales are very minimal as home values have increased substantially over the last couple of years.)

 

 

The highest sale was in Castle Pines Village and sold for $2,090,000 and was built in 2008, has 5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, and a 4 car garage.  This beautiful home has 7,081 total square feet and is located on .87 acres.  This home was on the market for 98 days.

 

   **Photo courtesy of REColorado

 

 

As of today there are 341 active listings (attached and detached homes) available in Castle Rock with two short sales and n0 bank foreclosures.   You can use this link to see homes for sale in Castle Rock.    This link for active listings will give you attached and detached homes.

 

Views in Castle Rock CO

 

 

There are currently 215 properties showing under contract.  Want to know more about the Town of Castle Rock, this link will give you more information about the Town of Castle Rock, and amenities, government, what is available when visiting, parks and recreation.

 

 

 

Comments (26)

Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Will, have fun in Castle Rock, and hope you find a home for your buyer!

Jan 18, 2016 01:08 AM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Grant, hope this information will be valuable to buyers and/or sellers.

Jan 18, 2016 01:08 AM
Jeffrey DiMuria 321.223.6253 Waves Realty
Waves Realty - Melbourne, FL
Florida Space Coast Homes

Great local post Joan. I love Castle Rock and the Factory Outlets on a beautiful warm sunny day!

Jan 18, 2016 04:01 AM
Rebecca Gaujot, Realtor®
Lewisburg, WV
Lewisburg WV, the go to agent for all real estate

Joan, excellent market report on Castle Rock, CO. that provides good information for buyers/sellers.

Jan 18, 2016 04:30 AM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Jeff, the Factory Outlets are nice, and walked the whole complex the other day.

Jan 18, 2016 05:36 AM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Rebecca, it is nice to do market reports to know exactly what the different areas are doing month by month! 

Jan 18, 2016 05:37 AM
Evelyn Johnston
Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN
The People You Know, Like and Trust!

Those are some great numbers for Castle Rock! I bet not one owner minded waiting just a couple of more days to put more money in their pockets! Great report Joan!

Jan 18, 2016 07:47 AM
ba`B Ratliff
Robert Ratliff Realty - San Antonio, TX
"Sold with Bob"

Hello Joan, ever time I read "Castle Rock", I have to read about it since we also have "Castle Rock at Crystal Falls in Leander TX. Your Castle Rock sounds divine.

Jan 18, 2016 09:19 AM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

 Joan with an increase in sales in December over November several Castle Rockbuyers enjoyed very Merry Christmas.

Jan 18, 2016 10:08 AM
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

Hi Joan.  Thanks for keeping us informed about the Castle Rock community in CO.

Jan 18, 2016 07:22 PM
Joe Petrowsky
Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT
Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

Good morning Joan. Very well done report, lots of details and important information for anyone that is considering a move to this area.

Jan 18, 2016 07:29 PM
Ginny Gorman
RI Real Estate Services ~ 401-529-7849~ RI Waterfront Real Estate - North Kingstown, RI
Homes for Sale in Southern RI and beyond

Joan, you know and sell well the Castle Rock area of homes and home buyers & sellers need to reach out to you.

Jan 18, 2016 08:38 PM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Los Angeles Pasadena 818.516.4393

Hi Joan -- a very good overview of the Castle Rock real estate market.  It appears to have some healthy levels of inventory available for buyers to consider.  

Jan 18, 2016 10:10 PM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Evelyn, days on market are still very low.

Jan 18, 2016 10:49 PM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Bob, we do see common names across the country! 

Jan 18, 2016 10:50 PM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

George, was surprised to sales across the Metro Denver area increased in December over November.  Not usual!

Jan 18, 2016 10:51 PM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Joe, thanks for your comments, and hope readers find the information valuable.

Jan 18, 2016 10:51 PM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Ginny & Michael, hopefully the information with with valuable to those thinking of a move to Castle Rock.

Jan 18, 2016 10:52 PM
Debb Janes EcoBroker and Bernie Stea JD
ViewHomes of Clark County - Nature As Neighbors - Camas, WA
REALTORS® in Clark County, WA

Thanks for the market information for Castle Rock, Joan. My daugther has a friend who lives there and she spends quite a bit of time in that little town. Good to know more about it. 

Jan 19, 2016 05:34 AM
Bob Baesmann
DFW Team Realty - Plano, TX
DFW Team Realty | 972-978-8800

Joan

Great Market Report. Thanks for the information on the local community sales!

Jan 23, 2016 05:54 AM

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