Denver’s slow housing market kept dragging in July

There were 14,000 single-family homes, condos and townhomes for sale around the Denver metro at the end of July.

That meant homebuyers had more options than at any time since 2011 — though it was only a slight increase in inventory from the month before, according to the latest report from the Denver Metro Association of Realtors.

Housing inventory is piling up because homes are selling more slowly. Just a few years ago, most homes were selling in under a week. But the typical single-family home now takes 20 days to sell, and some sit around much longer.

The DMAR report covers 11 counties around Denver, including Boulder, Jefferson, Douglas, Adams and Arapahoe.

The slower pace of sales also gives buyers more time and leverage to ask for inspections, repairs and other concessions from s