09/09/2025 “Turn, Turn, Turn”

My father is somewhat famous in our family for having said, “The secret to a great presentation is, be brief and be seated”.

That’s what I will try to do this morning. Ecclesiastes 3: “There is time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” And then The Byrds came along and made fame and fortune from their song and called it Turn, Turn, Turn. Next time you listen to a song with really great lyrics, you might just find, they started in the Bible.

Anyway, we had a little bit of a chill over the weekend. There are even a couple of yellow leaves around the neighborhood. Below is a map I have found to be pretty accurate in predicting the height of color change in the state.

I promised “brief”. This week’s MLS numbers for Single single-family homes in Denver have a couple of surprises.

Denver Market Watch
New Listing (1603) This is up a few hundred from last week, but nothing like the numbers over 2,000 during the peak season.
Coming Soon (175)
Back On Market (328)
Price Increase (186)
Price Decrease (2475) Sellers will start to get anxious to get the property out the door before years end.
Pending (1337) This is a good week, and it competes favorabley with the # of New Listings.
Withdrawn (250)
Leased (0)
Closed (1108) This is a competitive number, so lets see what happens to the Total Active Listings Number.
Expired (588) A lot of sellers are giving up!

Now, let’s turn the page, and see what has happed to Total Active Listings in the last week.

With 10,645 Total Active Single Family Listings this week, we are about the same as last week. This is a good sign. Between sellers giving up, buyers finding the right house, and fewer coming to market, we are starting to achieve the balance I’ve been preaching to. Long story short, with rates a little lower this week, and the seasonal swing, we have turned, turned, turned the corner. That’s my prediction, and I’m sticking to it…tc

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09/02/2025 Two Thirds Gone – Before You Know It!

In many respects, 2025 has been “a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma”. A new president, everyone’s awakening to AI, communication available in the most remote locations on the planet, and thoughts of Mars on the horizon. With 2/3 of the year behind us, what’s over the next riddle?

Because we have so much data, so much information, and so many avenues of support, do we make the home purchase process too much of a “thing”? Having lived in our current home for 33 years, let me share some of my experience. First, decide how your home is going to be used. Second, how long is it going to be used in this manner? Lastly, if it is going to be used for less than three years, explore renting. If you can’t logically envision a 5 years window of use, don’t be a buyer, be a renter. Enough for economic sense.

However, A home is not about economic sense. It serves as a homebase of security for not just you, but also your family. This is why the socio-economic event of home ownership becomes less of a science project and more of an emotional tie to everything in your past. The Straw House, The House of Twigs, and the Brick House; the outside world can huff and puff and try to blow your life to pieces, but the security of that home is without a doubt very comforting.

With all that said, let’s look at last week’s numbers for SFRs in the Denver Metro MLS System over the last 7 days.

The Denver Market Watch
New Listing (1072) This is a remarkable change from recent weeks. Inventory is sure to plateau, and even decline if this trend continues.
Coming Soon (247) Slightly higher than weeks past.
Back On Market (255)
Price Increase (75)
Price Decrease (1793) This is about as low as I’ve seen this in 2025!
Pending (1137) A solid number higher than New Listings!
Withdrawn (208)
Leased (0)
Closed (1152) This is the first week in quite some time that I have seen Closings greater than New Listings.
Expired (821)

I am eager to report the Total Active Listing Data now!

Wow! With just 10,431 Total Active SFRs in the Denver Metro MLS, this is the lowest confirmed number I’ve reported in at Least 4 months. From the Chart above, you can see the “rounding off at the top,” which gives me great hope for a move toward balance.

So, let’s all get out there an enjoy what’s left of summer, what fall has to offer and a holiday season to never forget…

Remember, the market is much more complicated than I present on a weekly basis. Inventory in your enclave, new construction down the street, and dynamic change in your zip code reinforce the difficulty of predicting this market. We are here for you to lean on. Do not hesitate to contact us.

TheCryerTeam@Kentwood.com or 303-773-3399

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08/26/2025 Have We Discussed Taco Tuesday?

Taco Tuesday has been around a long time now. Whether you go out or customize your tacos at home, it is definitely a thing. Where do you get your taco fix? Normally, we get ours at home.

There has been a little bit of a swing toward the seller this week. Let’s discuss it.

Denver Market Watch
New Listing (1298). This is a great number for sellers. We are not flooding this market this week.
Coming Soon (111)
Back On Market (304)
Price Increase (104)
Price Decrease (2276) This number is substantially better than the last few weeks.
Pending (1324) A nice, strong week. We are finally keeping up with the new inventory on the contract side.
Withdrawn (227)
Leased (0)
Closed (1041) This is pretty typical, but with the Pending and Closed, we are paving the way for more balance. Let’s see what happens as we move toward fall.
Expired (484)

How have the weekly numbers impacted Total Active Listings? We are down from 11,998 last week to 11,628 this week, but we are up from 2 weeks ago at 11,385. What I read into this is a level of stability occurring here. No dramatic increase, but also no dramatic decline. If history repeats itself from many years in the past, we will see inventory decline as we approach fall and more into winter.

Let’s remember, if the Fed lowers short-term rates, this may not positively impact long-term interest rates. Only time will tell, but lower rates are always a shot in the arm for someone or something. Some are predicting capitulation. “I’m not spending on anything”; in fact, “I’m selling”. It comes along with “Stagflation”. Overall, however, I am observing we are close to or have reached the bottom of this little cycle we are watching right now. Complicated right?

Well, if you create a plan, you will be prepared for whatever happens! If a move is in your future, let’s get together and make a plan, because we all know, “Failure to plan is a plan for failure.”

TheCryerTeam@Kentwood.com

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08/19/2025 Blogging Is a Life Sport!

Apparently, WordPress keeps track. I’ve posted here more than once that the last “12 Years” of blogging has been…??? Anyway, I started this so many years ago because I wanted to create a record of Tom’s World. MyTownCryer is in no way a track of my life over the last 16 years, but it is a track of some events in my life, the Denver Real Estate around me, and the internal, external things following a Realtor through life. So, Happy Anniversary Mr. Cryer!

Let’s take a quick look at this week’s numbers for single-family residential properties in Denver’s MLS system.

Denver Market Watch
New Listing (1407) A good number for buyers, but not so much for sellers.
Coming Soon (145) Much lower than normal by at least 100 listings.
Back On Market (289)
Price Increase (101)
Price Decrease (2492) Still to many, but better than weeks past.
Pending (1310) Not a bad week, but not keeping up with New Listings.
Withdrawn (241)
Leased (0)
Closed (1034) An Average week. Not nearly enough to quell the tide of New Listings.
Expired (477)

Let’s turnover now to the number of Total Active Listings and see how supply is doing.

We are clearly “rounding” the topline here. With 11,490 Total Active Listings today, we may have reached our peak. We have more than 450 expired listings this week, reflecting the mood of the market. Sellers are giving up because they can’t get their list price.

As we drift into this buyer’s market and away from our long-standing seller’s market, we have to understand, what goes up will eventually come down.

In the meantime, join me each and almost every week, as I explore the life of a Realtor, the Denver Single-Family Market, and what goes on behind the scenes. Let’s touch base via TheCryerTeam@Kentwood.com or 303-773-3399. “Failure to plan is a plan for failure.”

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08/12/2025 “Back to School”

It’s that time of year. Crosswalks with excited youngsters heading off to school. Buses will be crowded with the class clown making “points” with the driver, and a couple of kids will have their tops down on that birthday present that was ill-prescribed.

Things were hopping down at the elementary school as we dropped our granddaughter off. This seems so early. I can never remember a first day before Labor Day, And so early, before 8:00 AM, or you have to do the “walk of shame” through the front office. There was something special, however, watching our son drop his oldest off at the same elementary school.

I don’t think any of that has influenced last week’s MLS numbers:

Denver Market Watch
New Listing (1344) Still stronger supply than demand, but there appears to be light at the end of the tunnel.
Coming Soon (162)
Back On Market (266)
Price Increase (88)
Price Decrease (2691) Inordinately high!
Pending (1256) This is a pretty strong week. It is almost equal to New Listings.
Withdrawn (241)
Leased (0)
Closed (983) With the closed properties lagging somewhat, between pending and closed, these are strong numbers.
Expired (492)

With the data above, how has this impacted the total supply of active listings on the Single Family Market:

With a total of 11,333 active listings currently, this is an improvement over last week, but it is not as significant as the week before. Long story short, we can proclaim stability(This Week), but how long will it last? To me, it feels like if we could just get a little relief in mortgage rates, we might see real stability. Once we can report a steady decline in competing inventory, we will maintain our hypothesis of a “buyer’s market”.

In the meantime, Dee and I still have relocation buyers moving to Denver. They still can’t find exactly what they want. Some are lifestyle moves, and some are corporate moves. On the seller side, we have several great opportunities coming up. “Will the circle be unbroken?” From the energy shortages of the ’70s, the high interest rates of the ’80s, the Dot Com Bust of the ’90s, the Financial Colapse of the 2000s, and now the inflation of the 2020s, we’ve been there. We’ve been apart of every “Boom and Bust” scenario. Please don’t underestimate the value of our life/market experiences, the 26+ transactions of our own, and the hundreds of transactions we’ve completed for people just like you.

We can always be reached at TheCryerTeam@Kentwood.com or 303-773-3399. Let’s make a plan. Thank You!

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08/05/2025 Despite the Headwinds!

International, National, State, and Local obstacles confront the homebuyer and home-seller. We are here to help sort some of this. We have some urban markets with almost no inventory, and rural markets with a similar front, and visa versa. Overall, we have more inventory than a healthy market should have. Deciphering these realities is difficult. We have employed Absorption Rates for many years, to help us with our projections. This is still a solid approach. This can also help you.

Let’s look at this week’s numbers!


Denver Market Watch
New Listing (1406) Alright, Alright, Alright. This is looking like a more responsible number our market can handle!
Coming Soon (165)
Back On Market (318)
Price Increase (127)
Price Decrease (2614) This is still a reflection of starting list prices being too high. Pricing behind last years prices seems to be working.
Pending (1258) This shows a strong week for mid summer malaise.
Withdrawn (293)
Leased (0)
Closed (1225) This is a week of stronger numbers than the previous 3 weeks. Let’s ride this right into the fall!
Expired (887) More sellers just giving up…

Total Active Listing has dropped from the two previous weeks. New Listings have slowed. We may be approaching our fall market sooner than would normally occur, or we may be in a temporary swing toward balance. Time will tell us the truth!

The Total Number of Active single-family homes in the Denver Metro Market came down this week. At 11,152, this is well below the previous two weeks. After a few weeks of this, we might start to see an improved balance at these current interest rates. I’d like to see this trend continue!

The headwinds facing us in this market are strong. There is no real relief in rates in the immediate future. Although the metro area continues to support strong job numbers, income has not kept up with current interest rates, which has adversely affected affordability.

We are here to decipher this market. In our practice, we are fortunate to have urban, suburban, and rural clients. This gives us a perspective few enjoy. Along the way, we try to provide our clients with the most support. Asking questions, listening to answers, and ultimately projecting our experience into their buying and selling transactions.

Give us a call, let’s create a plan. Failure to plan is a plan for failure. You can always email us at TheCryerTeam@Kentwood.com or the office at 303-773-3399.

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07/29/2025 As the World Turns…

Was a TV Soap Opera running for almost 55 years. 1956 to 2010 according to Grok. Many of those years were black and white TV. The original leading men and women never saw the last episode.

My home is 32 years old. It has all the patina one would expect from three children, five grandchildren, and too many dogs. On the one hand, social norms these days would dictate a thorough remodel. But, would you repaint the laundry room door with the recorded growth history of nearly everyone!

It took around 124 years to create St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. Generations of stone masons from the same family contributed to its completion.

Construction is apart of how the world turns, and The Days of Our Lives. Now figure that one out!

This week in Denver’s MLS looked like this:

Denver Market Watch
New Listing (1433) OK, we are seeing some consistency here, and the huge numbers from last month are subsiding. This is a good sign.
Coming Soon (168) This one is even lower.
Back On Market (321)
Price Increase (130)
Price Decrease (2662) This is still too high. All these price reductions are hurting the market more than the supply. WE have to start RIGHT!
Pending (1387) Not a bad week, but still not covering total new listings.
Withdrawn (312)
Leased (0)
Closed (1033) Still just an average week over 1,000. We need some 1,500 closing weeks to makes some gains on the supply.
Expired (446) Giving up is the rigor of the market right now.

Now, let’s turn to our Total Active Listings Count for this week.

With less than a 100 Total Active Listing gain to 11,792, the Denver Market is giving us an indication that inventory is not piling on as much as last month and earlier this month. We need 4 or 5 weeks of this action before we can call it a peak with decline, and that’s what we are hoping for.

In the meantime, we have enjoyed a great year so far. Buyers and Sellers relocating, moving up, moving laterally, and of course, first time buyers are managing the process of becoming homeowners inspire of all the headwinds. Please, give us a call, we are here for you. Let’s make a plan!

TheCryerTeam@Kentwood.com

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07/22/2025 The Cryers at Three Gables

We don’t name our houses! A few palatial estates have names for, or have been named, but your typical suburban shelter does not garner a name. I am here today to start the naming in motion. The front of our 33 year old home has three gables. It has been our home since new. We raised our three children, and now we have regular next generation Cryers visiting. So, without further adieu, from this date forward, our home will be referred to as The Cryers at Three Gables. Ordering the sign soon!

Let’s jump right into this week’s single family residential activity around the 11 counties comprising the Denver Metropolitan Area.

Denver Market Watch
New Listing (1561) Once again the market has backed off from last week, and this is a good thing!
Coming Soon (173) This number is down also. Another good thing…
Back On Market (304)
Price Increase (147)
Price Decrease (2685) This number is hideous. As an industry, we should be doing a much better job of pricing.
Pending (1367) Not a bad week here, not bad at all.
Withdrawn (275)
Leased (0)
Closed (1126) Average, nothing spectacular, but still not keeping up with the rate of new listings coming to market.
Expired (480) This number is up too. Are sellers giving up?

So, our weekly numbers do not forecast catastrophic events, but these number are moving away from balance and deeper into our buyer’s market. Buyers are asking for more and more, inspection objections are alive and well in this market. Buy-downs are becoming commonplace. Buyers are visiting the property, 2, 3, & 4 times before writing or walking away. Pricing coming before exposing to the market is key in this market.

What’s happened over the last week to Total Active Listings? We jumped up another 150 New Listings for a Total Active Count of 11,706. We need this number to stop growing. As noted last week, This is nothing like 2009-2012 Financial Collapse Days, but it is still pushing the limits of this market.

All we can do at this point is keep a close eye on inventory, understand how neighborhoods and property types don’t always follow the market, and finally, we need to pay very close attention to our external factors like mortgage rates, the economy, and where the money on Wall St. is going.

As always, we are here for you to lean in on and glean from our experiences. You can always reach us at TheCryerTeam@Kentwood.com

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07/15/2025 Tour de Maison!

We are not talking about the Tour de France, however, if you are keeping up with the “Tour” it is something continually tried in the US without economic success. We’ve even had the “Red Zinger” here in Colorado. We are talking about Real Estate and home tours. Last weekend, we showed out of town, relocation buyers 17 homes in 2 days. They learned volumes, and we learned a full text book about what they are looking for in their home.

A question I always like to ask is, “Do you envision yourself living in this home?” It is clear, concise, and cogent to the process at hand. If the answer is yes, the follow up is, “Why?” If the answer is no, the follow up is, “Why?” Either way, it is a gentle process of elimination. If it is the neighborhood, we don’t need to come back. If it is the house without a main-level primary bedroom, we don’t need to look at another 2-story home without a main level primary bedroom. On and on, and on we go. When we had completed those 17 showings, we had 2 keepers and a possible third. We had a half a dozen communities we didn’t need to spend anymore time in. And so it goes.

As the Tour de France goes on and on for a month, sometimes a home search can reach 82 properties and several months. The Tour de Maison is serious business. I could argue THE most serious business. That next home predicts who you will meet down the block, who your children will meet at school and what external factors drive values long term in the neighborhood. It’s very important! You should have the best advice available for guidance.

So, let’s take a quick look at this week’s MLS Activity.


Denver Market Watch
New Listing (1805) Right back up there! After last week’s dip, this is relatively high.
Coming Soon (192)
Back On Market (328)
Price Increase (111)
Price Decrease (2924) Price reductions have become the rigor of this marketplace!
Pending (1354) This is not a bad week, but not keeping up with new offerings.
Withdrawn (292)
Leased (0)
Closed (1091) Only average and when compared with new listings, little or no help.
Expired (443)

As you can observe above, we are clearly in summer malaise right now. One week we move towards balance, and the next we move toward over supply. In the long run, if this continues, we will see significant price adjustments toward the negative side.

Now, what is new on the supply side. This week’s Total Active Listings has spiked to 11,565, up almost 200 additional listings active over last week.

Here’s a more distant comparison to take us into the last real estate recession of 2008. This chart includes all residential types not just Single Family as I normally report.

This indicates the drama of 2008 into 10, 11, and 12 as compared to today. Also, today we are a much larger Metro Area by about 1 Million, and the state now approached 6 Million residents. Anyway, since this movement is of much softer curves than 2008-2009, maybe we’ve been the frog in the pot fable. We have to admit it is upon us. We have to prepare our sellers to price new listings below the market, we have to prepare our buyers for being a buyer in a buyer’s market, and managing that risk.

With 2,900 price reductions in the last week, we are clearly having a seismic shift in the Denver Marketplace.

Stick with us through this cycle, you’ll have the ability to lean in on our experience. You can always reach us at TheCryerTeam@Kentwood.com …tc

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07/08/2025 Memes vs. The Funny Pages

If you are a victim of Social Media, one is constantly being asked questions like; What was your favorite song of 1972?, or Who was the most influential person in your life?, or Where have you been that you would never return? Today we have Memes. Political Memes, Travel Memes, Sports Memes, and so many more.

When I was 14, I delivered the newspaper. I had 100-110 papers on my route. No-pays ran between 2 and 4 homes. Imagine, fighting the cold, the wet, and the early morning alarm clock and not getting paid! Some people?

At the end of my route, I was about three, maybe 4 blocks from a donut shop. I’d meet some of my buddys there when finished, and I’d always open a left over paper to read the funny pages. This is where I learned about Doonesbury. Back in the day, it delighted, offended, and educated a young lad.

Today, however, a Meme for every person on earth is produced. There are so many, it is difficult to even declare which one is the most popular. I’ve never heard of the Top 10. And, it is typical to not even know the source of a Meme. They get clipped and reposted a thousand times in the first minute it’s up.

Anyway, the same thing is so true of Real Estate advertising. Everyone seems to be in battle mode for differentiation and superiority. Page Views and SEO are the rigor of the day. And me, I play along. When I do try to sell something on Facebook Marketplace, I do provide a video.

Anyway, the world is in constant flux, Future Shock by Alvin Toffler predicted all this in a book from 1970. Informational Overload was a phrase Alvin and his wife Heidi coined 55 years ago. Still applicable today and segways back to Doonesbury carrying the torch. Doonesbury started in 1970 also. Garry Trudeau but now only runs originals on Sundays. That’s the issue that weighs an enormous amount, breaks bicycle baskets, and makes walking bags sag. (Most people don’t know this, but Garry is married to main Jane Pauley with three kids, but one is named Thomas. Full circle.

This week in Denver’s Single Family Residential Market looks like this.

Denver’s SFR Market Watch
New Listing (1038) Wowser! This is the lowest number of new listings since January!
Coming Soon (265) Typical
Back On Market (291)
Price Increase (169)
Price Decrease (2064) Still running high, but not nearly as high as week’s past.
Pending (1079) Nothing to see here. Over 1,000 is only average here.
Withdrawn (236)
Leased (0)
Closed (1083) Over 1,000 it good, but not great!
Expired (719)

So, a dramatic drop in the number of New Listings with both Pending and Closing covering, let’s see how this has affected the Total Number of Active Listings!

Looks like the tide has turned as they say. The growth in Active Listings was de minimis this week. If this happens again next week, the summer surge of new inventory may be finished. Time will tell, won’t it.

As we keep this going almost every week-in-and-week-out, follow along, ask questions, and keep us on our toes. I had my first cup of Ryse Mushroom Coffee this morning. More to come on that too!

You may always reach us at TheCryerTeam@Kentwood.com

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