Denver single-family contracts rose in August as attached-home sales fell 21.4%
Denver’s August housing data show faster single-family activity alongside a sharp decline in townhouse and condominium sales, continuing a year-to-date divide between the two segments.
Denver’s single-family housing market recorded more homes under contract and faster sales in August, while townhouse and condominium sales fell 21.4% from a year earlier.
The Denver Metro Association of Realtors’ August market report recorded 545 single-family homes under contract, up 5.8% from August 2025. New listings rose 23.7%, to 850, while active inventory fell 10.6%, to 1,874 listings. Sales were essentially unchanged at 483.
Single-family homes sold in a median 38 days, down from 43 days a year earlier. The median price fell 5.6%, to $635,000, but the year-to-date median through August was up 1.4%, to $684,500. Year-to-date sales rose 3.8%, to 4,388.
The attached-home market weakened in August. Townhouse and condominium sales fell 21.4%, to 213, and homes under contract declined 8.2%, to 247. New listings rose 23.6%, to 576, while active inventory fell 4.7%, to 2,002 listings.
The median attached-home price dropped 10%, to $360,000. Those properties took a median 65 days to sell, compared with 64 days a year earlier. Through August, attached-home sales were down 8.5% and the median price was down 1.3%, to $390,000.
The market report does not establish why the two segments performed differently. Its broader context identifies elevated mortgage rates as continued pressure on buyers, but does not isolate rates as the cause of Denver’s results.
The divide also appeared elsewhere in the region, though not uniformly. A metro-area August report showed year-to-date attached-home contracts down 7.5% and sales down 8.7%, compared with declines of 0.9% and 1.4% for single-family homes. Lakewood showed a similar pattern, while Littleton posted gains in both segments and Thornton’s attached-home activity increased as its single-family activity declined.
The report cautions that monthly medians can be volatile because of small sample sizes. Its prices exclude seller concessions and down-payment assistance; sellers received 98.6% of list price for single-family homes and 97.7% for attached homes in August.