Yong's Weekly Read

September 14 to 20

Phoenix metro · Supply pulse · Yong's read

At a glance

The week, in six numbers.

New listings

2,280

-3.5%WoW

4-week average

2354.8

Smoothed signal

52-week average

2221.8

Long-run baseline

Week-over-week

-3.5%

vs previous week

Year-over-year

n/a

Unavailable — comparable historical entry coverage is incomplete

Months of supply

4.4mo

Trailing 12 · balanced

The read

Week of September 14-20, 2026, in Yong's words.

Phoenix metro recorded 2,280 new listings in the ISO week ending 2026-09-20, a count that pulled back -3.5% versus the prior week. Year-over-year comparison data is not yet available for this calendar week.

The week ran 3.2% below the trailing 4-week average of 2354.8 listings and 2.6% above the 52-week long-run baseline of 2221.8. Across the full 12-week window the supply pulse climbed 27.4%, a directional move the chart picks up below.

Recent absorption pace puts months-of-supply at 4.5 months on the trailing-3-month gauge, with the long-run trailing-12 gauge at 4.4. By that ratio the metro classifies as a balanced market, the gauge below telegraphs where the metro sits on the buyer-to-seller spectrum.

Inside the latest closed cohort, negotiation pressure tilted modestly toward buyers: 13.6% of closings printed above list, 60.3% below. Sellers showed real concession discipline; 54% of closed listings cut their list price before going pending.

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Yong Choi

Global Real Estate Advisor

Luxury bands · price per sqft, days on market, closings

The price arc, band by band.

Active snapshot · 2026-09-24

Estancia, an entry-to-luxury enclave in north Scottsdale

Price band

$800K – $2M

Active
3457
Median PPSF
$390
Median DOM
52days

Weekly signal

Last 13 weeks

3457 active listings; median days on market 52 days. The bridge tier: luxury-adjacent entry, broadest active pool.

Paradise Valley, the quintessential mid-luxury Phoenix market

Price band

$2M – $5M

Active
970
Median PPSF
$676
Median DOM
77days

Weekly signal

Last 13 weeks

970 active listings; median days on market 77 days. The most actively transacting luxury band.

Desert Mountain, a premier guard-gated community at the upper luxury tier

Price band

$5M – $10M

Active
244
Median PPSF
$1,047
Median DOM
69days

Weekly signal

Last 13 weeks

244 active listings; median days on market 69 days. Selective inventory; representation-driven, longer time horizons.

Silverleaf at DC Ranch, the top of the Phoenix luxury market

Price band

$10M+

Active
98
Median PPSF
$1,575
Median DOM
100days

Weekly signal

Last 13 weeks

98 active listings; median days on market 100 days. Ultra-luxury; off-market share is meaningful, so the published count understates true activity.

Active ÷ trailing closings · Phoenix metro

Months of supply.

Balanced market

Phoenix metro · 3-month gaugeBuyer-leaningBalancedSeller-leaning
Strong buyers
Buyers
Balanced
Sellers
Strong sellers
4.47 mo

3-month gauge

4.47mo

Most current. Closings T3M

12-month gauge

4.44mo

Long-run. Closings T12M

Active inventory

23,146

IDX-displayable across the metro

Supply and absorption are matched. Neither side carries structural leverage; negotiation reduces to listing-specific dynamics.

From supply to the deal

What sellers gave.
What buyers paid.

Negotiation pulse

What the gap looked like.

Monthly snapshot · August 2026

Median gap to list

1.3% below

+0.2%+0.2pp YoY

Closed sale ÷ list

Closed over asking

13.6%

Share of closings

Closed below asking

60.3%

Share of closings

Buyers are negotiating a modest gap off list. Selective seller leverage holds.

Sellers blinking

Reductions inside the close pool.

Monthly snapshot · August 2026 · n = 5,881 closings

Closings with a reduction

53.8%

-2.3%-2.3pp YoY

At least one cut from list

Typical reduction depth

5.0%

Median net change from original list

Heavy capitulation. Nearly half of closings carried a recorded reduction; buyer-leaning negotiation climate.

How we read the market

Three inputs.

  1. 01

    Recorded market transactions

    ARMLS listing and sale records · refresh cadence varies by dataset

    The full set of recorded listing-and-sale transactions across the Valley. Source-of-record for headline volume + closed-price stats.

  2. 02

    Public deed filings

    County recorder · weekly cross-reference

    Captures recorded transactions that weren’t publicly listed, including off-market trades, intra-family transfers, and entity-to-entity sales.

  3. 03

    Private RLSIR registry

    Off-market trades facilitated by the network

    Yong’s and the Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty network’s direct knowledge of pocket trades, club-membership-driven transfers, and pre-listing introductions.

Weekly cadence reports the supply pulse (new-listing cadence + rolling averages) at metro granularity. Monthly cadence reports the full stat suite: median price-per-sqft, median days-on-market, transaction volume, and inventory tier breakdown. Adjustments are noted inline where applicable.