April 2022 Denver Market Update:
HOME VALUES ARE AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH!
March continued the trend of very high demand, an overall shortage of inventory, and skyrocketing home prices. The Spring market is starting with a big bump in new listings - March saw an increase of 42.4% as compared to last month - but they are moving very quickly with just 11 days on market, on average.
Buyers are facing high prices - the average price for a single-family home in March was $793,445 (an increase of 8% over last month) and the percent closed price to list price jumped to an astounding 106.5% from 104.8% from February. In March, 21% of closings were cash buyers.
Supply - Active Listings
Active listings saw an increase of 31.6% over February - a welcome sign for buyers - but this number is still down as compared to the previous 3 years.
New Listings
March saw an increase in new listings. New listings are in-line with 2019 and saw an increase of 42.4% when compared to February.
Demand - Pending Sales
Demand remained high in March and increased 26% when compared to February.
Average Price per SqFt Single-Family
The average price per square foot for single family homes was also at an all-time high, up 23.1% YoY and up 5.1% as compared to last month.
Average Days in MLS
While new listings are coming onto the market, they are moving very fast. In fact, the average is just 11 days for March.
Percent of Closed Price to List Price - All-Time High!
Buyers in March were willing to pay, on average, 106.5% over the list price (an increase of 1.7% as compared to February). This number peaked much earlier in the year than normal.
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Reports based on data from REColorado®, Inc.
GREATER METRO DENVER INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
- Arapahoe, Adams, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Elbert and Jefferson
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