Mesa AZ Real Estate Housing Market Report - November 2022
The average sales price per square foot of Mesa homes has decreased six 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 $259/sf in November. Even with the decreases over the last six months there has still been an overall increase of $8/sf since November of 2021.
After decreasing for four consecutive months, the days on market for Mesa has also increased six months in a row, going from 21 DOM in May to 59 DOM in November (almost tripling). The increasing days on market for Mesa is a sign that demand is slowing as we head into the winter.
After increasing for two straight months, the number of new listings in Mesa have now decreased for five straight months, going from 882 in June to 447 in November. With this decrease of new listings in Mesa, they are now -24.0% lower than they were in November of last year. The number of homes being listed tends to trend lower this time of year, but they are more than 100 listings less than in November of the previous 2 years.
The inventory of homes has caught up with demand, and that signifies that home price increases are slowing, if not leveling off. After increasing for seven straight months, the number of active listings in Mesa has decreased in November, going from 1,643 in October to 1,552 in November. With the decline, this is the second highest inventory of Mesa homes for sale over the last four years.
This decline in active listings in Mesa signifies that fewer homeowners are putting their homes up for sale as we head into winter. The number of active listings is still 77.2% higher than they were in November of 2021.
Demand has slowed, as have the home prices, partially due to inflation and the impact of the COVID pandemic. Median home values in Mesa have increased an average of 4.5% since November of 2021. With interest rates ranging right around 6.5%, the demand for purchasing a home in Mesa is slowing.
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