It’s that time of month again! Take a look at the Denver Metro Area Market statistics.

Highlights:

Year-Over-Year Insights:

The Denver metro housing market started strong in 2025, with sellers adding 4,340 new listings—up 28% from last year—giving buyers more options. Closed sales rose 6% to 2,262 homes, while the median price increased nearly 2% to $575,000. Buyers remained active, executing 3,076 contracts, though homes spent more time on the market, with median days increasing from 37 to 47.

Month-Over-Month Insights:

January saw an uptick in seller activity as new listings more than doubled, rising 130% from December. Despite the influx of inventory, closed listings dropped 29%, reflecting a slower start to the new year. Pending listings increased 32%, indicating that buyers are returning to the market. The median closed price edged down slightly to $575,000, while homes spent more time on the market, with median days in the MLS rising to 47 from 41 in December.

Denver Metro Rental Market:

The rental market slowed to start the year, with 252 properties were leased through REcolorado’s MLS, an 18% decrease compared to January 2024. However, this represents only a slight decline from December 2024, when 264 properties were leased. Rental prices remained relatively stable, with the median leased price this month at $2,625, slightly down from last year and from last month. New rental listings declined 13% yearover-year, though they rebounded from 260 in December. Active inventory tightened to 557 properties, 7% lower than last year.

Closed Listings

• The number of listings that closed in January was 6% higher than this time last year and 29% lower than last month.

Closed Prices

• In January, the median closed price of a Denver Metro area home was $575,000 which is 2% higher than last year. Closing prices decreased from October to January as sellers reduced their asking prices.

New Listings

• Denver Metro home sellers added 4,340 new listings to the market, 27% more than last January, and 130% more than last month as prospective sellers focused on the holiday season.

Pending Listings

• Throughout the month, buyers executed contracts on 3,076 home listings. The number of listings pending sale in January was 1% higher than last January and 33% higher than last month.

Days in MLS

• Days in MLS counts the number of days a listing was actively available in REcolorado’s MLS system before a contract was executed. In January, homes spent 47 days in the MLS, 10 days longer than last year at this time, and 6 days longer than last month.

All Data is taken from ReColorado, February 7, 2025.