Lucas News and Real Estate Report
Median Price Graph
    12/12   1/13    2/13    3/13   4/13   5/13
Phoenix
 $153K   $155K  $160K   $168K  $172K   $175K 
Tempe  $169K  $170K   $169K  $173K   $178K  $195K
Chandler  $199K  $195K  $200K  $214K  $207K  $225K


Phoenix Real Estate Market Update
For a charts and graphs overview check the How's The Market section of our website.


May was another blow-out month for re-sale transactions, with very strong sales counts
and dollar volume. Supply remains very constrained, but despite the big sales count we
are starting to see a few signs of weakening demand. If the market can’t attain balance
by strengthening supply it can do so by suppressing demand instead. This is not a
change in market direction, just a natural cooling off as obstacles for buyers start to get
harder to overcome.


Here are the basic ARMLS numbers for June 1, 2013 relative to June 1, 2012:
- Active Listings: 15,466 versus 12,491 last year – up 23.8%
but down 0.1% from 15,482 last month
- Pending Listings: 9,662 versus 11,656 last year – down 17.1%
and down 11.3% from 10,888 last month
- Monthly Sales: 9,316 versus 8,439 last year – up 10.4%
and up 4.3% from 8,963 last month
- Monthly Average Sales Price per Sq. Ft.: $119.40 versus $101.85 last year – up 17%
and up 2.5% from last month
- Monthly Median Sales Price: $175,000 versus $145,000 last year – up 20.7%
and up 1.7% from last month



Metro Phoenix home prices up 60% from market low
Metro Phoenix’s median home sales price has climbed almost 60 percent
from the real estate crash’s low price in August 2011.
Read more


Farewell 3% mortgage rates
In the past month, rates have been on the rise and they are expected to continue
to climb.

Read more


Valley real estate reality check



Rising home prices rescue underwater homeowners
The number of underwater homeowners has dropped below 10 million
nationwide for the first time in more than at least three years.

Read More


Thinking of buying or selling a home?
Go hire yourself a LUCAS!
Your Tempe/ Chandler Real Estate Resource for 20 years.
(480) 598-8800
TheLucasGroup.com