Through July sales of residential real estate in Boulder County is down roughly 5% from a year ago but it’s the second best year since 2007. The recovery is holding. For the month of July the numbers reflected this larger trend, down 4.5% from July 2013 but higher than any other July dating back to 2005. With low inventory and very little negotiation off of list prices, it has definitely been a sellers market this year. While it’s hard to measure price changes on a monthly basis (due to changes in the mix of sales) prices are definitely heading up. Browse through the slides below to get a visual tour of the market conditions.