Current Market Data

Median apartment rent in Phoenix rises 1.8% year over year

The median rent asking price in Phoenix in September was $2,043.

The market is stabilizing, says RE/MAX president and CEO Nick Bailey

The report shows decreases in sales prices, as well as an overall increase in days on the market. While this could be due partially to high interest rates, Bailey says the shift in the market could open up opportunities for buyers who’ve had to put their plans on hold.

Phoenix leads the nation in year-over-year housing inventory percentage growth

Phoenix led the way among large metros with 167.3% growth in active listings, followed by Raleigh, N.C., (166.1%) and Nashville (125.3%). 

More than half of Americans would buy a haunted house in 2022

Approximately 58% of homebuyers say they’d be willing to purchase a haunted house — and nearly 25% think they already have.

Median home and condo prices in Arizona Regional MLS drop for fourth consecutive month

Single-family homes had a median sale price of $470,000 in September, down from $475,000 the previous month and from its peak of $510,000 in May.

Risk of flooding influencing homebuyer decisions

The analysis found an increase in mortgage denials and in potential borrowers withdrawing mortgage applications in areas with an elevated risk of flooding.

Phoenix housing cooling faster than markets in most other major cities

The markets cooling fastest are many of the same places that saw the biggest spikes in home prices during the last three years. 

CoreLogic: Pace of home-price increases slows for fourth month in a row in August 

Looking ahead, CoreLogic expects the year-over-year pace of home-price appreciation to slow to 3.5% by August 2023. 

American Home Shield: Average home sizes vary dramatically across the U.S.

The average median home size varies drastically across the country, according to American Home Shield’s 2022 American Home Size Index.

Mortgage payments up 15% since mid-August

Market volatility is causing more and more homebuyers to delay or cancel plans to make a purchase.

Arizona ranked the No. 6 state for retirement

The average retirement income in Arizona is $30,168 (20th among all states).

Overvalued markets increasing as mortgage rates rise

Rising mortgage rates have led to a substantial increase in the number of markets considered overvalued.

Homebuyers face most volatile mortgage rates in 35 years

Mortgage rates continue to fluctuate by nearly half a percentage point every month, leaving homebuyers facing the most volatile three-month period they’ve seen since 1987.

ATTOM: Third-quarter increases in housing costs outpace increases in income

“Homeownership remains largely unaffordable for the majority of homebuyers in the majority of markets across the country,” said Rick Sharga, executive vice president of market intelligence at ATTOM.

National home prices see first monthly drop since January 2019, S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index shows

The price index dropped in Phoenix, too, declining 0.12% from June to July. Year over year, the Phoenix home price index is up 13.51%.

NAR: 2022 Member Safety Report for residential real estate

While 23% of residential Realtors claim they have feared for their safety while on the job, 98% reported that they have never been the victim of a crime while at work.

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