By Brianna Crane | Axios
The average home price in the Phoenix metro remained flat between December and January after about six months of declines, according to Redfin data.
Why it matters: Any relief from the sky-high home prices we saw a year ago is welcome, especially as mortgage rates creep up.
By the numbers:
- Phoenix’s median home sales price was $425,000 in January, down almost 5% from the same time last year.
- Inventory was up almost 1% from last year.
- Homes sat on the market for a median of 73 days in January, up 40% from last year.
Zoom out: Nationally, median home sales prices have crept up 1.3% from one year ago, and sales fell for the 12th month in a row, according to the latest from the National Association of Realtors.
- The national median home sales price in January was $359,000.
- Sales are down 36.9% from the previous year.
- As demand falls, homes sit on the market a little longer, which gives buyers a little more room to negotiate.
