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Metro Denver's housing market ended 2020 with a bang, popping the roof with a record-high number of home sales and busting through the basement with the fewest listings available for sale.

December’s housing market sentiment hit a seven-month low, indicating that inventory could be further constrained by sellers waiting for a better time to list, according to Fannie Mae.

Continuing a trend seen during the pandemic, the number of existing homes — excluding condos and townhomes — in the Las Vegas Valley dropped 11% from November.

Mortgage applications decreased 4.2% over the final two weeks of 2020, but the strong demand for home buying throughout most of the year should continue, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Led by El Dorado County, the Sacramento region became one of California's notable housing and growth hot spots in the final months of 2020, new data show.

A gauge of pending home sales fell for the third consecutive month in November, suggesting higher prices and limited inventory are slowing momentum in the housing market despite record-low borrowing costs.

Defying a tumbling economy, worsening health crisis and early doomsayers, Bay Area single-family home prices jumped to record levels this fall as most counties saw median prices top $1 million.

Falling interest rates more than canceled out median home listing prices, reaching an all-time time high during the month, Redfin said.