More and more available housing inventory is the big news--across the county, we are seeing inventory rise. As of April 19, 2025, there are 26,240 actively listed properties across the greater Phoenix metro area. The active listings have been on the market for an average of 84 days. There are currently 9130 pending sales and 784 "coming soon" listings. From March 1 to March 31, 2025 there have been 6951 closed sales. Here are some MLS stats for recently closed sales: Declining Sales and More Available Inventory The chart below shows the decline in total closed sales over the past
Phoenix Metro Market Report | Feb 2025
There are a few key indicators to the health and direction of a real estate market--those are interest rates, available inventory and the contract ratio. The contract ratio for the Phoenix metro area is currently 34% which means that 34% of the available homes are under contract. Housing inventory has been going up for quite some time with only a few periods of decline. As of mid-March, there are currently 24,853 available properties for sale--compare this to January's figure of 22,258. The active inventory has been on the market for an average of 85 days. The charts below highlight the
Phoenix Metro Market Update | Oct 2024
Just as we saw in September, the trend currently is that housing inventory is increasing around the valley--including areas like Scottsdale and Paradise Valley. Let's dig into our Phoenix metro market update for sales data in October of 2024. There are currently 21,750 active listings which have been on the market for an average of 80 days. There are just over 500 "coming soon" listings and 6842 homes under contract--pending sales have not dropped much in the past 30 days. From October 1, 2024 to October 31, there were 5847 closed sales--up from 4921 for September. Phoenix as a city is
Phoenix Real Estate Update | July 2024
Since our last report a few months ago, housing inventory has remained fairly steady. Active listings as of July 31, 2024 total 17563 and those listings have been on the market an average of 85 days. Pending sales activity has dropped slightly--there are currently 7281 pending sales across the Phoenix metro area compared to 8343 at the end of May. There are 550 "coming soon" properties compared to 600 a few months--inventory may drop a little farther, but not by much. Since June 1, 2024, there have been 11977 sales (5988 per month) which means total sales have dropped by 15%. Here are
Phoenix Metro Real Estate Update | Sept 2023
Housing inventory is up 13% from last month--today there are 13,969 active listings across Maricopa County. Let's dive into our Phoenix metro real estate update for September 2023. So, what's driving the increase in inventory? My hunch is that the shift in the market is causing sellers to jump on board before values begin to drop. Also, there are a number of short term rental homes that have been listed for sale. Unless interest rates drop a point or more, we may see a slow, but continued build-up of inventory. The active listings have been on the market for an average of 76 days and the
Phoenix Metro Real Estate Update | April 2023
Housing inventory across Maricopa County continues to drop. Here is our Phoenix metro real estate update covering April 2023 sales data. In March we reported that many cities/towns were heating up in terms of sales activity and that inventory had fallen--this trend is continuing across most of the county. In March there were 13,900 active listings--today there are 12,189--this represents a 12% decline in 30 days. This chart shows how active listings have changed across Maricopa County over the past two years: Pending sales have increased 10% month-over-month to 10,017. There are 587
Phoenix Metro Real Estate Report | March 2023
According to the folks that run the Cromford Report, we may be heading into another sellers market. Let's dive into our Phoenix metro real estate report for March 2023 and see what the numbers say. At the end of February, there were 14,800 active listings--as of March 31, 2023, there are 13,905--this is the lowest level of housing inventory since last October when inventory was sitting at nearly 21,000 units. The active listings have been on market for an average of 86 days--down slightly from last month. There are 8984 pending sales which is down from 9593 last month; however, the total
Phoenix Metro Real Estate Update | Feb 2023
For the first time in many months, total active inventory has fallen below 15,000 units. As of February 28, there are 14,800 active listings across the Phoenix metro area--down from around 15,600 last month. Other areas like Scottsdale have also seen a small dip in inventory. Let's dive in to our Phoenix metro real estate update for February 2023. The active inventory has been on market an average of 91 days and in my opinion, this is a reasonable and balanced number. There are 9593 pending sales which represents quite an increase in sales activity from the previous 30 days. There are
Phoenix Metro Real Estate Report | Jan 2023
Despite reports of gloom and doom, the Phoenix market is still doing okay. Here is our Phoenix metro real estate report for January 2023. As of January 31, there are15,663 active listings which have been on market an average of 93 days--active inventory has dropped since last month but the days on market are relatively unchanged. The average list price per square foot, which includes all housing product types, is $550. As a reminder, the Phoenix metro area includes all cities and towns within Maricopa County--this area represents a population of approximately 4.5M--though some sources quote
Phoenix Metro Market Update | Dec 2022
Inventory is dropping around the county. Let's jump into our Phoenix metro market update for December 2022. Last month we noted that there were approximately 19,284 active listings--as of 12/31, there are 16,798 active listings--a 13% drop in just one month. The active listings have been on market an average of 94 days. There are 5664 pending sales and 511 "coming soon" listings. Since 12/1 there have been 5064 sales--here are some stats for recently closed sales: This graph shows how the average list price for pending sales has changed over the past two years: The recent
