Denver Real Estate Market Report for November 2018

See below for our full report for November 2018 and please let us know if you have any questions. We email this market infographic report on the Denver Real Estate Market each month. To get on the email list, please reach out to info@usajrealty.com and request to be added!

In September we saw the highest inventory for 2018, with 8,665 active listings.

It has since decreased each month with 8,420 active listings in October, and 7,273 in November. This is an important number to watch for those worried about a bubble. Predictions for 2019 are starting to trickle in and a recent survey asked 100 real estate economists and investment experts what cities they thought were going to outperform the growth of nationwide home values, and Denver was second only to Washington D.C. (Denver Business Journal).

In comparison to the 8,665 active listings we have right now, in November 2010, we had 32,103 active listings (Source: REcolorado, only including Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Elbert and Jefferson counties. DMAR’s report also includes Boulder, Clear Creek, Glipin, and Park counties which we did not include in the 2 charts below).

2018 attached and detached sold prices have so far hit their peak in both May and June at $416,000 for median sale price (Source: REcolorado). Prices have gone down since June each month (with the exception of September and October where the price was essentially the same), which is to be expected due to the seasonality of the market, and in December the median sale price was $393,000. However, this is a 5.4 percent increase when compared to November 2017.

See the trends for the last 10 years in regard to inventory:

Key Takeaways for November 2018 via DMAR for Metro Denver

Stats below include data for Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin, Jefferson, and Park Counties

Active Inventory in November 2018: 7,530
- October 2018 Active Listings: 8,539
- September 2018 Active Listings: 8,807
- August 2018 Active Listings: 8,228
- July 2018 Active Listings: 7,643
- June 2018 Active Listings: 7,436
- May 2018 Active Listings: 6,437
- April 2018 Active Listings: 5,160
- March 2018 Active Listings: 4,619
- February 2018 Active Listings: 4,084
- January 2018 Active Listings: 3,869
- December 2017 Active Listings: 3,854
- November 2017 Active Listing: 5,131
- October 2017 Active Listing: 6,312
- September 2017 Active Listings: 7,586
- August 2017 Active Listings: 7,360
Median Sales Price for a condo in Denver metro in November 2018: $299,450
- October 2018: $299,250
- September 2018: $301,625
- August 2018: $299,000
- July 2018: $300,000
- June 2018: $305,000
- May 2018: $306,331
- April 2018: $297,000
- March 2018: $295,000
- February 2018: $296,000
- January 2018: $285,000
- December 2017: $285,000
- November 2017: $272,000
- October 2017: $275,000
- September 2017: $268,000
- August 2017 $275,000
- July 2017: $270,100
Median Sales Price a single-family residence in Denver metro in November 2018 was: $427,000
- October 2018: $435,000
- September 2018: $428,000
- August 2018: $445,000
- July 2018: $450,000
- June 2018: $452,500
- May 2018: $450,000
- April 2018: $455,000
- March 2018: $440,875
- February 2018: $435,000
- January 2018 was $416,000
- December 2017: $415,000
- November 2017: $405,000
- October 2017: $415,000
- September 2017: $409,000
- August 2017: $410,000
- July 2017: $420,000

What’s Happening in Denver:

“If we consider projected downtown job growth and apartment completions, downtown Denver’s ratio should continue to lower, reaching 5.2 jobs per unit by the end of 2019. This is positive news for the residential population seeking out opportunities to live downtown as well as for the companies that have invested in downtown commercial real estate to appeal to that employment base.” – CREJ

Dispelling the myth: Downtown is not overbuilt

“A metric commonly used to measure the balance between apartment supply and demand is the jobs to apartment units ratio. In other words, the number of new jobs needed to absorb one additional apartment unit. When examining the market this way, downtown Denver is underserved.” – Colorado Real Estate Journal

Realtor.com housing forecast predicts Denver home values to increase

“Realtor.com predicts the median home value in Denver will rise 6.8 percent in 2019, which is higher than Zillow’s forecast of 5 percent. Buyers may face less competition in 2019, but they’ll have to contend with rising mortgage rates.” – The Denver Channel

Denver is 3rd in nation for office absorption

“Denver ranks third in the nation for net office absorption, according to recent data from Cushman and Wakefield.” – Denver Business Journal

Report: Denver rents fall for third straight month; up nearly 2 percent year-over-year

“The latest data show rents continue to decline slightly in Denver, though they’re still higher than the same time last year.”

Median Home Prices for Every Denver Zip Code

Real estate prices in Denver have been rising steadily in recent years, with the average tag for a Mile High City house exceeding $500,000 earlier this year.

Report for Metro Denver:

Read Denver Metro Association of Realtor’s full report on last month’s Real Estate trends and statistics in Denver here.

And as always, please let us know if you have any questions!