Maricopa County Market Trends
For more information on current market trends in Phoenix and Scottsdale contact Carmen Brodeur at Carmen@TopScottsdaleHomes.com, or check out recent articles below.
Inventory Jumps Nearly 50% in Maricopa County
Emily Marek, Phoenix Agent Magazine, June 12, 2025
Active inventory surpassed 17,000 listings in Maricopa County during May, according to data from Phoenix REALTORS®.
Despite a 3% year-over-year decrease in new listings, active listings increased 49.7% annually. That means prospective homebuyers had almost 6,000 more homes to browse than buyers a year ago.
More Listings, Fewer Closings: Is a Market Shift Underway?
Melissa Dittmann Tracey, Realtor Magazine, May 22, 2025
Sales of existing homes slowed last month, dimming hopes for a robust spring selling season. Despite the highest number of listings in years, buyers remain cautious.
The decline was slight: Existing-home sales—a measurement of completed transactions on single-family homes, townhomes, condos and co-ops—dropped by 0.5% in April compared to March. April sales were down 2% compared to a year ago, the National Association of REALTORS® reported Thursday.
Phoenix Realtors: Market “Slow and Steady” in Phoenix
Emily Marek, Phoenix Agent Magazine, April 15, 2025
Single-family home sales hit the highest volume since May 2024 in greater Phoenix last month, according to data from Phoenix REALTORS®.
Home sales across the metro area rose 4.2% year over year, and were up 3.5% year-to-date in March. The association’s Maricopa County Market Update also shows that closings rose 7.4% county-wide, and were up 5% year-to-date.
Here’s How the Pandemic Changed Home Buying
AZ Business Magazine, March 5, 2025
The housing market of today looks remarkably different from the market five years ago, just before the COVID-19 outbreak was declared a global pandemic in March 2020 – a pandemic that changed home buying forever. Since then, home values and rents have surged to record highs, the number of $1 million homes has more than doubled, and both what buyers want in a home and how they shop for one have changed, perhaps permanently.
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