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Arizona REALTORS®: Market outlook positive for 2026

Expected interest rate cuts in 2026 are likely to draw even hesitant buyers back to the market.

Radiance at Superstition Vistas remains Phoenix’s top-selling MPC

Based on total new-home sales closed last year, the Apache Junction community from D.R. Horton ranked No. 21 in the United States, with 596 sales.

Compass, Anywhere secure stockholder approval for merger

Stockholders of both Compass, Inc. and Anywhere Real Estate Inc. have overwhelmingly approved all proposals tied to the companies’ previously announced merger, signaling strong investor support for the $1.6 billion deal.

Scottsdale is the No. 1 city for finding a job in 2026

Comparing 180 United States cities, WalletHub found Scottsdale to have the best job market in the country, based both on job availability and the city’s overall socioeconomic growth.

Pearl rolls out first-ever individual performance profiles for every house in America

Pearl assigned a Pearl SCORE to every one of the 92 million single-family homes in the U.S., rating them on how well each performs across five factors of home life: safety, comfort, operations, resilience and energy.

The 10 most expensive new listings in Arizona

Two agents from Realty ONE Group — Joan Levinson and Joshua Peters — are responsible for the four most expensive new listings in Arizona.

Rechat partners with SkySlope

Through its partnership with SkySlope, a transaction management app founded in 2011, Rechat now incorporates forms and e-signature options, plus data automation tools.

The fallacy of price testing a listing

The push toward private or off‑MLS “test” listings delivers little proven pricing premiums, sells a small share privately and often lengthens time to sell despite industry claims, writes Jonathan Miller, co-founder of property appraisal firm Miller Samuel.

NAR: Pending home sales post best performance since February 2023

Contract signings were up in all four U.S. regions. 

Igloo for sale, snow not included

No need for a winter coat inside this igloo. This one-of-a-kind home in Litchfield, Connecticut, only looks like it’s made of snow.

Phoenix is the No. 1 large US city for startups

The Valley of the Sun ranked as the No. 1 big city — defined as those with populations over one million — when it comes to not only startup density, but overall business growth.

1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 1 plane crash

The ranch also features a fully-stocked vintage convenience store, geodome, windmill and many other abandoned artifacts.

Lifestyle over luxury: How homebuyers shopped in 2025

Evidence points to home shoppers prioritizing the experiences they’ll have in their home over the style or size, Zillow said.

Inventory continues to grow in Maricopa County as home sales stave off holiday-season slump

“Closings typically drop as we head into the holiday season, but this November saw a higher number of closed sales than both the prior year and in 2023,” said Christy Walker, president of Phoenix REALTORS®.

The 10 most expensive homes sold in Arizona in November

Two penthouses in Scottsdale’s ICON at Silverleaf community were among the 10 most expensive homes sold in Arizona in November.

Builder confidence ticks up after December rate cut but remains negative

The NAHB’s monthly survey found the nation’s homebuilders remain optimistic about home sales next year. 

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