February 2026 Phoenix Metro Real Estate and Rental Market Update

🏡 Sales Market

  • Active Listings: 22,580 (+3.5% YoY)
    → Inventory continues to rise, but growth is slowing significantly compared to earlier in 2025
  • Median Sold $/SF: $254.50 (-3.6% YoY)
    → Prices remain under pressure, but showing signs of stabilization month-to-month
  • Average Days on Market: 64 (+8.5% YoY)
    → Homes are still taking longer to sell, though slightly improved from January
  • 30-Year Mortgage Rate: 6.05%
    → Lowest level in this dataset — providing a mild boost to buyer activity

🏘️ Rental Market

  • Active Listings: 4,696 (+4.6% YoY)
    → Rental inventory is finally starting to decline month-over-month
  • Median Rented $/SF: $1.32 (-0.8% YoY)
    → Rents are stabilizing after a steady decline throughout 2025
  • Median Days on Market: 42 (+10.5% YoY)
    → Leasing is still slower than last year, but improving vs. January

📉 Key Takeaways

  • Inventory growth is cooling, but still elevated
  • Pricing pressure remains on both sales and rentals
  • Mortgage rates dropping is the biggest positive signal right now
  • Rental market may be bottoming out after a long softening cycle

👉 Overall:
The Phoenix market is still in a rebalancing phase, but early signs of stabilization are starting to show — especially if rates continue trending down.

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