Published October 25, 2026 in Market Update

Primary market sales slipped, but supply stayed tight

By Doug & Tara Simmons

Real estate, Primary market

Here is the number that changes what you should do right now: Freddie Mac put the 30-year fixed rate at 7.32% as of October 22, 2026. Higher payments slow some buyers. But they have not cleared the field.

The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 3,039 pending sales across the Primary market in the three months ending August 31, 2026. That means buyers are still writing contracts, even at these rates.

Sales dipped a little, down 2.4% from the same three months in 2025. That is a small step back, not a collapse. The bigger story is supply. The Real Estate Data Aggregator shows only 2,807 homes for sale, down 6% from a year before. Fewer choices mean well-priced homes still move.

Nationally, the National Association of Realtors reported existing-home sales at 3.99 million units in September 2026. Prices rose 1.3% year over year across the country. Our Primary market is moving in its own way, but the national picture shows buyers have not stepped away entirely.

How each ZIP code read in the three months ending August 31, 2026

Not every ZIP moved the same way. Some prices rose. Some slipped. Speed varied a lot by neighborhood. Here is what the Real Estate Data Aggregator counted.

Where homes moved fastest

Speed tells you a lot about where buyers are focused. The Real Estate Data Aggregator measured median days on market for each ZIP in the three months ending August 31, 2026.

ZIP 80121 in Littleton led the market at just 13 days. ZIP 80125 in Littleton took the longest at 43 days. That is a 30-day gap inside the same market. Price and condition still drive speed more than rates do.

How many homes went under contract within two weeks

The share of homes that went under contract within two weeks of listing shows where buyers are most focused. The Real Estate Data Aggregator tracked this for each ZIP in the three months ending August 31, 2026.

ZIP 80127 in Littleton stood out. The Real Estate Data Aggregator found that 50% of homes there went under contract within two weeks. That share jumped 22.2 points from the same period in 2025. Buyers in 80127 are moving quickly when a home is priced right.

ZIP 80125 in Littleton sat at the other end, with just 16.6% going under contract in two weeks. Not every corner of this market reads the same.

What the rate picture means for this market

Freddie Mac put the 30-year fixed rate at 7.32% as of October 22, 2026. Realtor.com showed an average of 7.40% on the same date. Rates climbed above 7% for the first time since January 2025, according to Realtor.com, and rose nearly 40 basis points over four weeks.

Higher rates raise monthly payments. That does push some buyers to the side. But the Real Estate Data Aggregator still counted 3,039 pending sales in the Primary market. Demand has not disappeared. It has just become more price-sensitive.

Realtor.com reported that September pending home sales were down 11.3% year over year nationally. Our Primary market's pending sales were down 4.9% from a year before, per the Real Estate Data Aggregator. That is a smaller drop than the national figure.

A closer look at a few ZIP codes

ZIP 80112 in Englewood saw the biggest price gain in the market. The Real Estate Data Aggregator put the median sale price at $719,900, up 15.2% from the same three months in 2025. Homes took 28 days on average, 7 days longer than a year before. More supply came in too, up 18%.

ZIP 80126 in Littleton told a different story. The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 205 homes sold, up 19.2% from 2025. But the median price slipped to $737,000, down 9.5%. More sales at lower prices can mean buyers found value by negotiating harder.

ZIP 80110 in Englewood had the sharpest sales drop. The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 58 homes sold, down 31% from a year before. Inventory there rose 37%. Pending sales fell 39.1%. That is the one ZIP where supply clearly outpaced demand in this period.

Sale price as a share of list price

This number tells you how much sellers gave up, or did not. When it is close to 100%, sellers held their price. The Real Estate Data Aggregator measured this for each ZIP in the three months ending August 31, 2026.

ZIP 80126 in Littleton topped the group at 99.7%, up 0.8 points from a year before. ZIP 80113 in Englewood sat lowest at 97.4%, down 1.1 points. Even the lowest figure here means sellers recovered nearly all of their asking price.

One street can read very differently from the ZIP code around it. The numbers above are a starting point, not the whole story of your home.