For buyers
The regional inventory count is a starting point. After your budget, location and must-haves, how many credible alternatives remain?
The Granger Report · August 2026
The Denver market,
in context.
Fewer closings. A similar median price. More choices than two summers ago.
Official REcolorado Market Watch · 11 counties · All report residential · Monthly.
Reporting period: August 2026. Data retrieved 2026-09-11. Last updated 2026-09-12.
- Median closed price
- $595,000
- +0.5% vs August 2025: $592,000
- The middle of what actually closed. Not the value of any one home.
- Active inventory
- 13,211
- −1.8% vs August 2025: 13,452
- Homes available at month end. A snapshot, never a total.
- Median days in MLS
- 29Days
- −3 days vs August 2025: 32 days
- The report’s median Days in MLS. Compare within the same property population.
- Pending listings
- 3,341
- −7.2% vs August 2025: 3,602
- Accepted-contract activity during the month, not the stock of all pending homes.
The official Metro report
Four questions behind the headlines
The same 11-county population, viewed through prices, available homes, listing activity, and property type.
What has happened to closed prices?
Median closed price, monthly. The source rounds report prices to the nearest $1,000.
- All report residential
All report residential: latest August 2026, $595,000.
Price axis is cropped to show variation. A change in the mix of sales can move the median.
Exact values: What has happened to closed prices?
| Period | All report residential |
|---|---|
| July 2025 | $590,000 |
| August 2025 | $592,000 |
| September 2025 | $585,000 |
| October 2025 | $590,000 |
| November 2025 | $583,000 |
| December 2025 | $575,000 |
| January 2026 | $569,000 |
| February 2026 | $575,000 |
| March 2026 | $588,000 |
| April 2026 | $600,000 |
| May 2026 | $615,000 |
| June 2026 | $614,000 |
| July 2026 | $605,000 |
| August 2026 | $595,000 |
REcolorado Market Watch, August 2026. Monthly observations; no interpolated values.
Homes available at the end of August
Month-end snapshots, listings. −1.8% against August 2025; +25.9% against August 2024.
Bars start at zero. Each value is one month-end snapshot; snapshots are never added together. No intervening months are estimated.
Exact values: active inventory
| Month | Active listings |
|---|---|
| August 2024 | 10,497 |
| August 2025 | 13,452 |
| August 2026 | 13,211 |
REcolorado Market Watch · August 2026
Are listings and contracts moving together?
New listings and accepted-contract events during each month. Pending is a flow, not a stock of homes awaiting closing.
- New listings
- Pending listings
New listings: latest August 2026, 4,892. Pending listings: latest August 2026, 3,341.
Exact values: Are listings and contracts moving together?
| Period | New listings | Pending listings |
|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | 5,360 | 3,547 |
| August 2025 | 4,685 | 3,602 |
| September 2025 | 4,959 | 3,359 |
| October 2025 | 4,467 | 3,217 |
| November 2025 | 2,607 | 2,727 |
| December 2025 | 1,767 | 2,024 |
| January 2026 | 4,456 | 2,830 |
| February 2026 | 4,992 | 3,480 |
| March 2026 | 5,996 | 4,352 |
| April 2026 | 6,643 | 4,012 |
| May 2026 | 6,000 | 3,929 |
| June 2026 | 5,753 | 3,621 |
| July 2026 | 5,449 | 3,245 |
| August 2026 | 4,892 | 3,341 |
REcolorado Market Watch, August 2026. Monthly observations; no interpolated values.
How do detached and attached homes compare?
August 2026 median Days in MLS: detached 24 days; attached 46 days. Closings: 2,356 detached and 762 attached.
- Detached
- Attached
Detached: latest August 2026, 24 days. Attached: latest August 2026, 46 days.
Exact values: How do detached and attached homes compare?
| Period | Detached | Attached |
|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | 21 days | 39 days |
| August 2025 | 28 days | 44 days |
| September 2025 | 34 days | 47 days |
| October 2025 | 33 days | 42 days |
| November 2025 | 35 days | 43 days |
| December 2025 | 46 days | 49 days |
| January 2026 | 53 days | 64 days |
| February 2026 | 32 days | 47 days |
| March 2026 | 14 days | 32 days |
| April 2026 | 12 days | 27 days |
| May 2026 | 12 days | 31 days |
| June 2026 | 15 days | 36 days |
| July 2026 | 18 days | 39 days |
| August 2026 | 24 days | 46 days |
REcolorado Market Watch, August 2026. Monthly observations; no interpolated values.
What the numbers mean
Context for your next decision
For sellers
Compare your home with the alternatives a buyer would seriously consider. Recent agreements, condition, layout and verified terms help make that comparison useful.
These are interpretations of the broader market. They do not establish an individual home's value or predict its outcome.
See the observations behind these perspectives
Fewer closings. A similar median price.
Observed: The Metro median closed price was $595,000, compared with $592,000 in August 2025.
Observed: Closings fell from 3,602 to 3,118 (-13.4% year over year).
Interpretation: The broad price statistic held near its year-earlier level while fewer transactions closed.
What tempers that view: The report prices are rounded to $1,000. Different homes sold in each period. A stable regional median does not establish stable individual values.
A useful question: Are the recent closed homes similar in condition, layout, location and terms to the home you own or want?
Official 11-county Market Watch; all report residential; Monthly · August 2026
Choice is still broader than two years ago.
Observed: Month-end active listings were 13,211, versus 13,452 a year earlier (-1.8%).
Observed: The same-month count two years earlier was 10,497; current inventory is +25.9% above that level.
Interpretation: A small annual decline can coexist with a larger set of alternatives than in an earlier cycle.
What tempers that view: These are all report residential listings. Many will not fit a household’s budget, location or property requirements. Inventory alone says little about competition for a particular home.
A useful question: After applying your actual requirements, how many credible alternatives remain?
Official 11-county Market Watch; all report residential; same August snapshots · August 2026
New listing and contract activity diverged.
Observed: New listings rose from 4,685 to 4,892 (+4.4%), while pending activity fell from 3,602 to 3,341 (-7.2%).
Observed: New listings exceeded pending events by 1,551 this month, versus 1,083 in the matching prior-year month.
Interpretation: The two flows warrant a closer look at the alternatives entering a buyer’s search and the homes reaching agreement.
What tempers that view: These are different listing cohorts. New minus pending does not reconcile inventory because closings, returns, withdrawals and other statuses also matter.
A useful question: Which newly listed alternatives are attracting agreements, and what distinguishes them?
Official 11-county Market Watch; all report residential; Monthly · August 2026
Property type changes the pace conversation.
Observed: Detached homes recorded 24 median days in MLS versus 46 for attached homes. A year earlier the figures were 28 and 44 days.
Observed: Detached median closed price was $650,000 versus $650,000 a year earlier; attached was $389,000 versus $400,000. The current groups had 2,356 and 762 closings, respectively.
Interpretation: The attached group had a longer measured timeline and a lower median price than the detached group. Their year-over-year paths also differed.
What tempers that view: These report classifications are not mapped to InfoSparks subtype labels. Closing counts supply context, not proven eligible counts for prices or days. Differences in location, condition, size and mix remain.
A useful question: Would an attached home fit your needs once HOA dues, rules, financing and maintenance responsibilities are considered?
Official 11-county Market Watch; report Detached / Attached; Monthly · August 2026
A different lens
Local comparisons
InfoSparks selections provide local context. These populations are separate from the official 11-county Metro report.
August 2026 · Monthly · All InfoSparks property filters. CITY means the platform's place-code selection; it is not a county or a verified legal boundary. Selections may overlap and must not be added together.
| Selection | Active | Pending | Closed | Median price | Median Days in MLS | Median closed / final ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arvada | 521 | 169 | 176 | $603,713 | 19 days | 100.0% |
| Aurora | 1,863 | 467 | 457 | $466,444 | 29 days | 100.0% |
| Broomfield | 348 | 113 | 108 | $610,000 | 16 days | 100.0% |
| Castle Rock | 584 | 142 | 146 | $710,000 | 34 days | 100.0% |
| Centennial | 240 | 78 | 82 | $656,500 | 41 days | 98.5% |
| Denver | 3,956 | 815 | 742 | $540,000 | 26 days | 99.1% |
| Lakewood | 379 | 99 | 120 | $558,500 | 34 days | 99.1% |
| Littleton | 885 | 292 | 285 | $625,000 | 19 days | 99.7% |
| NorthglennSmall number of closings. A few sales move this figure. | 43 | 12 | 17 | $512,000 | 20 days | 100.0% |
| Parker | 576 | 152 | 155 | $700,000 | 33 days | 99.1% |
| Thornton | 374 | 139 | 128 | $538,495 | 26 days | 100.0% |
| Westminster | 258 | 79 | 75 | $500,000 | 29 days | 99.3% |
Closed / final ask is a median ratio before concessions. A change in this ratio is measured in percentage points. Closing counts provide context, not the exact eligible sample for every metric.
Take it with you
Three guides. A clearer next conversation.
Free to read and download. August 2026 · PDF.
Metro market brief
The Metro findings, evidence, and questions worth asking next.
Download Metro market brief Open PDF in a new tab63 KB · August 2026
Buyer guide
A practical way to compare choices and plan your search.
Download Buyer guide Open PDF in a new tab61 KB · August 2026
Seller guide
A practical way to consider pricing, preparation, and competing listings.
Download Seller guide Open PDF in a new tab61 KB · August 2026
Read with the right context
Sources & methodology
A dated, reviewed release for August 2026. Retrieved 2026-09-11; last updated 2026-09-12.
Which places and properties are included?
The official Metro report covers Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin, Jefferson, Park. “All report residential,” detached, and attached follow Market Watch classifications.
January through August 2026 report covers use the same 11 counties. Earlier historical coverage stability has not been established.
InfoSparks CITY selections are separate source populations. They are not substituted for the official Metro, aggregated into it, or assumed to match county boundaries. “Entire MLS” is not used as a Denver Metro proxy.
How are the measures and windows defined?
Closed price is the median among eligible closed listings, not a home-value index. Active inventory is a month-end snapshot and is never summed across months. Pending listings count accepted-contract events in the month.
InfoSparks defines Days in MLS from listing to accepted offer. Export cohort eligibility, relisting treatment, and equivalence with report cohorts are not fully established, so the original “Days in MLS” label is retained.
InfoSparks closed / final ask is the median closed-price-to-final-list-price ratio before concessions. The stored fraction is displayed as a percentage; differences are percentage points.
Monthly and rolling 3-, 6-, and 12-month observations are the native exported calculations ending in the selected month. A pooled median cannot be reconstructed by averaging monthly medians. Count context is not the exact eligible denominator for every statistic.
What is missing or uncertain?
“Missing” means the export did not establish a numeric value. “Not collected” means this release has no observation for the selection. Zero is retained only when the source reported zero. Missing prices are not $0, and percentage changes from a zero prior value are undefined.
No history is interpolated. Inventory bars show only the stated August snapshots. The report's price rounding limits precision in percentage changes. Small local samples, changing sales mix, unknown custom-area vertices, and uncertain cohort details limit broader conclusions. No blanket provisional or suppression status is inferred.
Earlier published monthly snapshots
The existing publication archive remains available below. Each month keeps its own source and historical coverage; it is not relabeled as the current release.
Every published month
The full run of REcolorado months currently on file, November 2024 through August 2026. Filter to one month to compare the same month across years, which is the only comparison that holds seasonality still.
| Month | All homes | Detached | Attached | Days in MLS | Closed listings | New listings | Pending listings | Same month, prior year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | $595,000 | $650,000 | $389,000 | 29 days | 3,118 | 4,892 | 3,341 | +0.5% | August 2026 report |
| July 2026 | $605,000 | $665,000 | $400,000 | 22 days | 3,682 | 5,449 | 3,245 | +2.5% | August 2026 report |
| June 2026 | $614,000 | $675,000 | $410,000 | 19 days | 4,039 | 5,753 | 3,621 | +0.7% | August 2026 report |
| May 2026 | $615,000 | $675,000 | $416,000 | 16 days | 4,078 | 6,000 | 3,929 | +2.5% | August 2026 report |
| April 2026 | $600,000 | $665,000 | $405,000 | 15 days | 4,038 | 6,643 | 4,012 | -0.2% | August 2026 report |
| March 2026 | $588,000 | $642,000 | $411,000 | 18 days | 3,701 | 5,996 | 4,352 | -1.2% | August 2026 report |
| February 2026 | $575,000 | $630,000 | $405,000 | 37 days | 2,723 | 4,992 | 3,480 | -4.0% | August 2026 report |
| January 2026 | $569,000 | $615,000 | $420,000 | 56 days | 1,953 | 4,456 | 2,830 | -1.0% | August 2026 report |
| December 2025 | $575,000 | $625,000 | $400,000 | 47 days | 3,127 | 1,767 | 2,024 | -0.7% | August 2026 report |
| November 2025 | $583,000 | $635,000 | $400,000 | 38 days | 2,769 | 2,607 | 2,727 | +0.5% | August 2026 report |
| October 2025 | $590,000 | $650,000 | $410,000 | 35 days | 3,475 | 4,467 | 3,217 | No prior year on file | August 2026 report |
| September 2025 | $585,000 | $640,000 | $407,000 | 37 days | 3,523 | 4,959 | 3,359 | No prior year on file | August 2026 report |
| August 2025 | $592,000 | $650,000 | $400,000 | 32 days | 3,602 | 4,685 | 3,602 | No prior year on file | August 2026 report |
| July 2025 | $590,000 | $652,000 | $407,000 | 26 days | 3,757 | 5,360 | 3,547 | No prior year on file | August 2026 report |
| June 2025 | $610,000 | $670,000 | $415,000 | 19 days | 4,032 | 5,935 | 3,789 | No prior year on file | July 2026 report |
| May 2025 | $600,000 | $666,000 | $421,000 | 14 days | 4,120 | 7,277 | 4,049 | No prior year on file | June 2026 report |
| April 2025 | $601,000 | $666,000 | $415,000 | 14 days | 4,002 | 7,054 | 4,001 | No prior year on file | May 2026 report |
| March 2025 | $595,000 | $665,000 | $416,000 | 19 days | 3,574 | 6,381 | 4,387 | No prior year on file | April 2026 report |
| February 2025 | $599,000 | $640,000 | $419,000 | 33 days | 2,716 | 4,818 | 3,242 | No prior year on file | March 2026 report |
| January 2025 | $575,000 | $635,000 | $415,000 | 47 days | 2,294 | 4,346 | 2,820 | No prior year on file | February 2026 report |
| December 2024 | $579,000 | $636,000 | $415,000 | 41 days | 3,166 | 1,847 | 2,280 | No prior year on file | January 2026 report |
| November 2024 | $580,000 | $637,000 | $435,000 | 29 days | 3,081 | 2,745 | 2,851 | No prior year on file | December 2025 report |
Every figure is transcribed from the REcolorado Market Watch report linked on its row. Where several reports state the same month, the newest report on file is used, because REcolorado revises recent months as late sales record. Figures no report on file states read “Not published”. Data deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
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