Sales Increase for Third Consecutive Month, New Listings Far Ahead of Last Year DENVER, May 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- April, the gateway to what are traditionally the busiest months for home sales, has set the stage nicely with closings increasing 11.2% over March and 9.0% over last April. Sales have increased month over month since February. At the same time, new listings climbed 6.3% month over month and 18.2% over last year across the 50 metro areas surveyed. That, in turn, boosted the number of homes for ...