Low Inventory as the year comes to an end

I’m not sure if I like the way this market is headed. So little inventory and still great buyer demand. The percentage of homes under contract is up across the board up to the $1 million price point. Even crazier than what we saw at this time last year.

Available inventory is considerably lower than historical averages  and even lower than last year’s historically low inventory numbers. Historically, the inventory will continue to decline through January 2015, and will begin increasing again (hopefully) in February 2015.

Let’s look at specific comparing November 2013 to November 2014 for Single Family Homes

November 2013                    November 2014

Boulder                     224                                           146

Denver                      10,271                                      7,372

Broomfield               267                                            211

Erie                            195                                             175

Lafayette                  114                                              75

Louisville                 54                                               34

Superior                   36                                                25

Suburban Mtns      1008                                          772

Suburban Plains    287                                            282

Boulder Single Family Homes

Year-to-Date Comparisons:

  • Home sales are down (-12.7%)
  • The Days to Offer is Up (+.5%)
  • Both the Median Sales Price (+7.9%) and Average Sales Price (+7%) are up from the same time last year

Boulder Attached Dwellings

Year-to-Date Comparisons::

  • Home sales are equal
  • The Days to Offer is down (-20%)
  • Both the Median Sales Price (+5.6%) and Average Sales Price (+2.3%) are up from the same time last year

If you want to know more about sales in your neighborhood or area let me know. The year-end wrap up (coming your way next month) will be an interesting one!