Active Listing Count Increase - Good Sign for Buyers

The active listing count has increased in all the major cities, as is normal for the time of year, but the largest percentage monthly increases are in:

1. Goodyear 17%
2. Scottsdale 17%
3. Tempe 15%
4. Surprise 15%
5. Avondale 12%
6. Chandler 12%

These increase give buyers a lot more choice. Scottsdale now has more active listings (including UCB) that at any time since 2011.

Queen Creek stands out by having the smallest increase of less than 2%, unusually low for the time of year.

Among the secondary cities the fastest growing active listing counts are in:

1. Apache Junction 28%
2. Sun City 20%
3. Buckeye 18%
4. Sun Lakes 16%
5. Anthem 16%
6. Cave Creek 15%
7. Sun City West 14%
8. Maricopa 12%
9. Paradise Valley 10%
10. Tolleson 10%

The inventory in the 55+ active adult areas is growing significantly faster than usual. Sun Lakes has the highest number of active listings (including UCB) since early 2011. Cave Creek beats this by having the largest number of active listings since 2010.

Conspicuously slow growth in active listings can be seen in:

1. Litchfield Park -1%
2. Laveen 0%
3. Casa Grande 2%