The Story is Inventory
We have been saying for months that the “story” in our market is inventory. So we wrote a picture story book this month and recorded a video showing you how inventory and sales have compared monthly from 2018 to current for the whole Summit County market and all submarkets.
Key Topics:
- Why only 1 in 5 — or even 1 in 8 — Summit County homes are selling at peak inventory
- Which submarket has the tightest inventory and why you should move fast there
- Why Keystone has the largest gap between listings and sales (and what’s driving it)
- What the data means if you’re pricing a home to sell in 2025–2026
- How to position yourself as a buyer when the best properties still go first
My top takeaways are:
- Sales numbers in Summit are steady since the Covid sales spike so we aren’t seeing a trend where buyers are going away.
- If the market feels slow, it’s because of inventory where more properties create longer days on the market and the feeling of “slowness.”
- Expect days on market and holding times to increase as inventory builds this spring/early summer.
- If you are a Seller, you need to be competitive in your pricing and home presentation. If you are Buyer, you have options, but the top picks move fast.
