Our monthly report also includes statistics and analyses in its supplemental “Luxury Market Report” (properties sold for $1 million or greater), “Signature Market Report” (properties sold between $750,000 and $999,999), “Premier Market Report” (properties sold between $500,000 and $749,999), and “Classic Market” (properties sold between $300,000 and $499,999).
In the Luxury Market, Denver Metro prices continue to climb with more homes entering the ranks of the Luxury Market every month as demand continues at a rapid pace. Within the past two years, the number of homes that sold within the Luxury Market more than doubled. The single-family segment of the market closed 4,672 single-family homes, a 53.99 percent gain year-over-year, while the attached segment experienced a 140.46 percent gain with 630 homes sold.
During the holidays, seasonal slowdown was palpable, and as a result the number of new listings and pending and closed properties traditionally shows a sharp drop off with the focus off real estate. While active homes on the market dropped 41.87 percent market-wide, the Luxury Market continued to outperform with a five percent increase in December for new listings.
New listings for detached homes climbed slightly by 1.40 percent from last December, while closed listings increased 9.06 percent. Even with a seasonal shift, the average days in MLS fell 30.19 percent to 37 days and median days in MLS dropped 59.09 percent from 22 days to nine compared to last December. Meanwhile, the attached market continued to shine as new listings climbed 35.29 percent year-over-year with 23 new listings. Closed sales came in at a staggering 89.66 percent gain with sales volume following closely with a 75.36 rise with $75,932,105 closed volume.
“As we head into 2022, the Luxury Market will continue to stay strong,” said Libby Levinson, DMAR Market Trends Committee member and Metro Denver Realtor®. “As home prices continue to soar coupled with increased conforming loan limits, I expect to see similar numbers next December. Additionally, we tragically lost almost 1,000 homes in the Marshall and Middle Fork fires, with many of those homes falling within the Luxury Market. The loss of those homes puts further pressure on an already tight real estate market.”
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