The market letter · updated Aug 31

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This weekAug 31 · 2 min read
Buyers Assume Sellers Are Caving. The Territory's Own Numbers Say Otherwise.

Across the twelve weeks ending August 30, 2026, the territory-wide sale-to-list percentage held at 97.9%, up from 97.6% a year earlier — even as prices pulled back hard in some of Phoenix's priciest ZIPs.

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Aug 24Prices Are Falling in Phoenix's Priciest ZIPs. Sellers Aren't Giving Up Much Ground.In the twelve weeks ending August 23, 2026, median sale prices dropped in two of Phoenix's higher-priced ZIP markets, while the share of asking price sellers actually received moved up, not down.1,785For sale
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