In January we reported that housing inventory levels were incredibly low--well, now we've dipped even farther. Let's dig into our Phoenix metro real estate update for March 2021. A few days ago, Phoenix metro housing inventory slid into the three thousand territory--as of March 26, we sit at approximately 4600 active listings across the county (for all product types). What's driving the dramatic decrease in available inventory? We are seeing record numbers of people moving to Arizona, but I think we're also seeing potential sellers hold off on listing because there is no place
Phoenix Metro Real Estate Report | Jan 2021
In our last report, we noted that housing inventory was at historically low levels. Well, we've entered into the absurd. Let's jump into our Phoenix metro real estate report for January 2021. We currently sit at around 5400 available properties and a few days ago we nearly dipped into the 4000 range. Keep in mind that these figures include all housing types for sale--single family, condo's, townhomes, patio homes, manufactured housing, etc. There are a little under 1.3 million households in the Phoenix metro area and our population has swelled to nearly 5 million people. Even for
Phoenix Real Estate Report | November 2020
Happy Thanksgiving! Let's get right into our Phoenix real estate report for November 2020. Once again, we've dipped below 8000 active listings and as of 11/25/2020, there are 7722 properties listed across the Phoenix metro area--this is an extremely low number and it is the inventory level, combined with low interest rates, that is driving our hot housing market. Last month we reported that inventory was floating just under 8600 units--we've experienced a significant drop over the past 30 days. Another leading indicator is the average days on market (ADOM) for recently sold
Phoenix Metro Real Estate Update | October 2020
We're still riding low in terms of housing inventory. Let's jump into our Phoenix metro real estate update for October 2020. For the past 30 days, inventory has fluctuated between 7600 and 8500 available units--this includes condo's, single family homes, patio homes and town homes. As of 10/30/2020, we are sitting at 8595 available properties for sale--up from 8100 properties in September. The average days on market for active listings is 71. There are 13805 pending sales and over the past 30 days there have been 9928 sales across the county. The average days on market for recently
Phoenix Metro Real Estate Update | Sept 2020
Real estate sales are still humming across Maricopa County. Let's review our Phoenix metro real estate update for September 2020. Inventory has been bouncing around between 7900 units and 8200 units for the past month. Currently, there are 8108 active properties for sale across the Phoenix metro area. The average days on market for the active listings is 79 days--down from 84. There are 14,227 properties under contract --up 4% since last month–and there are 719 “coming soon” listings. Over the course of the past month, there have been 8178 sales and those sales were on market an
Phoenix Real Estate Update | August 2020
Where are all the Phoenix metro home sellers? Check out our Phoenix real estate update for August 2020. Inventory continues to fall! We actually dropped below 8000 active units which is crazy for a metro area of our size. After a few days below 8000, we jumped back up a few hundred units. Currently, there are 8129 active properties for sale across Maricopa County. The average days on market for the active listings is 84 days. There are 13714 properties under contract which is a tremendous number for August--and there are 737 "coming soon" listings. Over the course of the past month,
Phoenix Real Estate Update | July 2020
July is almost in the books so let's dive into our Phoenix real estate update for July 2020. As always, the most important number for us is the active inventory. As of July 31, 2020, there are 8375 active listings across the Phoenix metro area--this includes all cities and towns in Maricopa County. The total active inventory is down approximately 7% since last month. Here are some other numbers to consider. There are 13,067 properties under contract--this number is down 10% from last month. The active listings have been on market an average of 94 days and the pending sales for 59
Phoenix Market Real Estate Update | June 2020
Last month was really hectic and we missed our May update. Let's jump in to our Phoenix market real estate update for June 2020. There are a few factors driving the real estate frenzy across the valley. We don't like to use the word frenzy, but below $600K, homes are flying off the shelves. So, what's going on? During the first 30 days of the stay-at-home order, real estate activity definitely slowed down--we were in our busiest time of year when covid hit and due to the "lock-down", activity waned somewhat and there was pent-up demand building. Second, home loan rates hit an historic
Phoenix Market Update April 2020
Well, we're one month in to our Arizona shelter-in-place order. Let's dive in to our Phoenix market update for April 2020 and see what's happening in the real estate world. First, the good news. The real estate market has not collapsed. What we're seeing is sellers who are pricing their homes at market, but being a bit more willing to lower the price during negotiations (not at all price points). Sellers also seem more willing to either complete repairs or provide healthy credits for repairs. As of April 28, 2020, there are 14,029 active listings across the Phoenix metro area--this
Phoenix Metro Market Update March 2020
Governor Ducey just announced a state-wide shelter-in-place order. Let's take a look at our Phoenix metro market update for March 2020 and see what's in store for Arizona. Real estate sales and the services that facilitate sales, such as title companies, inspectors and lenders, are considered "essential services"; however, this does not mean real estate sales will continue as before. Getting buyers to homes means ignoring, for the most part, rules of social distancing, and the stay-at-home order is going to ring a more serious tone for many. Let's see what's happened over the past