02/17/2026
SOLD! 2026 Market has kicked up and Buyers have stopped waiting.
✔ Closed sales dipped in January
✔ BUT pending sales are UP (more homes going under contract)
✔ Showings more than DOUBLED from December
✔ Affordability improved 12.5% year-over-year
✔ Metro Denver remains a seller’s market (~2 months inventory)
Buyers are accepting that rates in the 5–6% range are the new normal — and they’re moving forward.
Sellers: the strategy changed, not the demand.
Price right + expect concessions = success.
This market rewards realistic expectations and decisive action.