Pending Sales Jump 27 Percent as Summer Heat Sets In

Triple-digit days have taken a grip on the Valley, traditionally signifying the summer seasonal housing market slowdown is upon us. 

Locally, the number of active listings in our tracking zones in the zip codes of 85083, 85085, 85086 & 85087 dipped roughly 4 percent over last month, and the number of days homes stayed on the market lengthened from 72 to 81.

But during that same time period, the North Valley experienced a major bright spot— the number of homes that went under contract increased by 27 percent over the previous month. 

Nationally, pending home sales in May increased by 3.8% month-over-month and 4.8% year-over-year, according to a report from the National Association of REALTORS®.

“A late spring buyer rush—even with mortgage rates not budging—is an indication of pent-up housing demand and consumers’ acceptance of above-6% mortgage rates as the new normal,” said NAR Chief Economist Dr. Lawrence Yun. “Going forward, falling oil prices will help lower mortgage rates,” he added.

Mortgage rates continued to fall in recent weeks. A year ago at this time, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.81 percent, and the 15-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.96 percent. 

“Incoming data continues to reflect a resilient consumer, with retail sales improving and pending home sales strengthening, suggesting purchase demand is continuing to modestly improve,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s Chief Economist.


North Phoenix Monthly Real Estate Snapshot

30-day totals from 5/16/2026 to 6/15/2026 highlighting the following North Phoenix neighborhoods area codes 85083, 85085, 85086 & 85087).


North Phoenix NeighborhoodActive ListingsHomes
Under Contract
Homes
Sold
Average Days
on Market
Average
Price/Sq Ft
Average
Sold Price
Amber Hills/
Carefree Crossing
02056 $239.34  NA 
Anthem Country Club592119110 $309.01  $789,390 
Anthem Parkside75233081 $257.20  $563,092 
Anthem 85087257557 $228.44  $562,620 
Desert Hills1454130 $415.87  $1,017,750 
Fireside at Norterra2112999 $269.81  $706,222 
Sonoran Foothills/
Sonoran Commons
2814877 $268.13  $640,350 
Stetson Hills72554 $274.06  $968,000 
Stetson Valley2491163 $279.94  $729,726 
Tramonto1541256 $239.41  $581,158 
Union Park at Norterra18124118 $272.98  $663,750 

Source Real estate data compiled courtesy of Andrea Crouch with The Crouch Group at ExP Realty in phoenix, az. Data retrieved from the MLS for the 5-16-25 to 6-15-26 date range. The information is deemed reliable but may be skewed at time of print.


Andrea Crouch with The Crouch Group of eXp Realty in Phoenix, AZ contributed to this report.

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