Mesa AZ Real Estate Housing Market Report - August 2022
The average sales price per square foot of Mesa homes has decreased three straight months after remaining the same or increasing for 29 consecutive months. The price per square foot of Mesa homes has decreased from $294/sf in May to $273/sf in August. Even with the decreases in the last three months there has still been an increase of $29/sf since August of 2021.
After decreasing for four consecutive months, the days on market for Mesa has increased three months in a row, going from 21 DOM in May to 34 DOM in August. The days on market is still very low for Mesa, and that means that homes in Mesa, AZ are still in high demand as we head into the fall.
After increasing for two straight months, the number of new listings in Mesa decreased for the second straight month, going from 882 in June to 713 in August. With this decrease of new listings in Mesa, they are now -3.8% lower than they were in August of last year. The number of homes being listed is decreasing which may be a signal that a shift is happening in the housing market.
The inventory of homes is catching up with demand, and that signifies that home price increases will begin to slow. After decreasing for five straight months, the number of active listings in Mesa has increased for five straight months, going from 693 in March to 1,548 in August (a 123% increase in five months).
Active listings in Mesa have been trending higher the last five months, and the number of active listings is now 89.5% higher than they were in August of 2021.
The Mesa housing inventory has gone from very low to higher than it has been since before 2018 in a short 5 months. Demand is still there but increases in home prices are slowing the market. Median home values in Mesa have increased an average of 10.5% since August of 2021. With inflation rising and interest rates hovering around 5.5%, there still should be more buyers looking to purchase a home in Mesa this fall, but it is slowing down.
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