A majority of those units — 6,013 — are located in Phoenix proper, making it the No. 7 city in the United States for new apartment construction.

October saw a barrage of new luxury listings added to the market, including a brand new home from American First Builders and CP Drewett of Drewett Works Architecture.

In Phoenix, home prices inched 0.42% higher year over year and slipped 0.53% month over month in August.    

September’s priciest home sales in Arizona include a 21,000-square-foot estate, a luxury penthouse and a modern mansion in the mountains.

Economists were expecting a monthly decline in the annual sales rate. 

In 17 out of the past 19 months, U.S. homebuilders have sold at a discount compared to existing-home sales.

A new-construction estate in Phoenix tops the ranking of the priciest new listings in Arizona for September.

Popular bathroom upgrades in 2026 include bolder accents, specialized water features and structural changes.

S&P Dow Jones noted that although prices rose almost 2%, in real terms, they were down, thanks to inflation, which registered 3.4% in July. 

New-home inventory fell to its lowest level since December. 

The month-over-month bump in contract signings was still below the pace of last August. 

Winners of the 2026 Phoenix Agents’ Choice Awards are prominently featured on our August roundup of the priciest home sales in Arizona.

Scottsdale scored high based on its retiree-friendly environment, coming in first for quality of life and second for its percentage of population aged 65 and older.

Since the Hispanic Wealth Project’s founding in 2014, Hispanic household wealth has more than tripled across the U.S.

In Phoenix, specifically, buyers who wait until the first week of November to buy stand to see 16.4% more active listings.

At the same time, the median-sales price rose again, as months’ supply of homes for sale hit a 10-year high.