10
Median number of years families in the West had lived in their current home in 2011, according to
$310,000
Median Denver home list price in June 2012
$350,000
Median Denver home list price in May 2013,
10
in 2012, according to the National Association of Realtors
8 weeks
Median length of a search for a new home in the United States in 2003
12 weeks
Median length of a search for a new home in the United States in 2013
Sept. 1
Twelve weeks from now is Labor Day weekend
4 days
Median time a new home listing was on the market before going under contract in the metro area in April,
3½ days
Length of time it would take to watch all episodes of “Friends,” with no breaks
Snap judgment: The house hunt is a weird paradox; the search feels interminable, but the time allotted for making an offer feels inhumanely short. By the way, the least expensive unit in the actual “Friends” apartment building sold last November for $539,672. The most expensive sold last October — for $1,733,775. Good luck out there.
