Homie’s Arizona Housing Market Update September 2020

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The real estate market in the greater Phoenix metro area is booming. Prices continue to rise and homes continue to sell faster and faster. Here’s your monthly update on what’s happening.

Monthly Sales

According to data from the ARMLS® from September 1, 2020 to September 30, 2020 the Phoenix metro area saw 9,305 total sales in the month of September. This is a +4.8% from the previous month. Looking at the year-over-year comparison, the jump is even higher. September 2020’s monthly sales are +18.5% higher than monthly sales in September 2019.

chart showing monthly sales for 2020 at 9305 vs 7850 in 2019.
Data via ARMLS® September 2020.

List Price

September list prices saw a +11.1% year-over-year increase, landing at $458.8K. At 335K, an +11.7% increase from September 2019, median list prices are also high.

Chart showing list price for 2020 at 458.
Data via ARMLS® September 2020.

Sale Price

At $410.9K, sale prices are rising. This is a +23.1% increase from last September and a +3% increase from August of this year. At $329K, median sale prices also rose with +17.5% increase from September 2019.

Both the average and median sale prices are rising quicker and quicker. September’s +23.1% year-over-year increase in average sale price is a jump up from August’s +17.7% year-over-year comparison. Before that, July’s increase was +14.6%, while June only had a year-over-year increase of +1.4%. The median sale price is following a similar upward trend. If you’re looking to invest in a home in this market, buying sooner may be better than later.

sales price chart comparing 2020 average at 410.9k vs 329k in 2019
Data via ARMLS® September 2020.

Days on Market (DOM)

The Average Cumulative Days on Market continues to drop. Homes are selling faster and faster every month. The average DOM for September 2020 was 46, which is a 5-day decrease from August 2020 and a 13-day decrease from September 2019.

Average days on market 2020 46 vs. 59 in 2019.
Data via ARMLS® September 2020.

A Message From Sales and Operations Manager, Wayne Graham

There is no doubt about it, the Phoenix market is not slowing down. After another record-setting month of September and October is already shaping up to do the same. Despite our depressed economy due to Covid-19, the Phoenix real estate market will continue to surpass all expectations for 2020.

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All data retrieved from ARMLS®.