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Chandler continues to stand out as one of the healthier housing markets in the Phoenix Metro.
While many Valley cities are still dealing with softer pricing and elevated inventory, Chandler entered August with fewer homes for sale, positive year-over-year price growth, and faster sales.
The rental market remains strong as well. Available rental inventory is substantially below last year and homes continue to lease quickly, although rent growth remains limited.
Chandler’s sales market strengthened in August.
Inventory has fallen from 848 active listings in February to 688 in August, and the year-over-year inventory decline has remained in double digits since May.
Pricing also finally turned positive.
Median sold price per square foot was below the previous year’s level throughout the first half of 2026 before moving from a 0.3% decline in July to a 1.5% increase in August.
Homes are also selling faster than they did last year.
Lower inventory, rising prices, and shorter marketing times, is unusual in the current Phoenix Metro and puts Chandler among the strongest sales markets we track.
Chandler has another advantage compared with fast-growing outer Valley markets: relatively little new single-family construction.
Only a small number of new single-family permits have been issued in Chandler compared with markets such as Buckeye, Surprise, Maricopa, and San Tan Valley.
That means resale homeowners face considerably less direct competition from builders offering new homes, incentives, and mortgage-rate buydowns.
In a market where mortgage rates remain near 7%, limited new supply helps explain why Chandler has been able to maintain tighter inventory and stronger pricing than many surrounding communities.
Chandler’s housing market also benefits from its position as one of the Valley’s largest technology and advanced-manufacturing employment centers.
Intel has continued investing heavily in its Chandler semiconductor operations, including early production of its advanced 18A chip technology at Fab 52. That investment supports a large base of high-skilled employment and strengthens long-term housing demand in Chandler and the surrounding Southeast Valley.
Intel Begins 18A Chip Production in Chandler, AZ
The broader Southeast Valley employment market has also improved. Home Ladder previously reported that Chandler, Gilbert, and Tempe accounted for much of the Phoenix office market’s recent improvement, with positive absorption and relatively stronger leasing activity.
Southeast Valley Driving Phoenix Office Market Recovery
Chandler also attracted the largest direct office lease in metro Phoenix during 2025 when SyberJet leased approximately 130,000 square feet near Chandler Municipal Airport, reinforcing the area’s aerospace and advanced-manufacturing employment base.
SyberJet Lands Chandler’s Largest Office Lease of 2025
Chandler’s rental market remains one of the tightest among the cities we track.
Available rental inventory is 27% lower than it was last August.
That follows an even larger 35.5% year-over-year decline in July, so although rental inventory increased slightly as summer ended, landlords still face dramatically less competition than they did a year ago.
Leasing velocity remains strong as well.
Median days on market increased from 21 days in July to 24 days in August, which is consistent with the normal end-of-summer slowdown. Even with that increase, Chandler rentals are leasing more than 18% faster than last year.
The only softer signal is rent growth.
Median rent increased from $1.42 per square foot in July to $1.46 in August but remains 1% below last year’s level.
That suggests Chandler currently has very strong tenant demand and occupancy fundamentals, but landlords still need to be disciplined when pushing rents.
Chandler’s future rental supply picture also looks favorable.
Unlike Phoenix, Mesa, Peoria, and Tempe, Chandler currently has very little new large-scale multifamily permitting.
That does not mean no apartments will be delivered, projects permitted in previous years can still be under construction, but it suggests the next wave of rental competition may be smaller than in some neighboring cities.
For existing landlords, that is an encouraging combination:
fewer available rentals today, fast leasing, and relatively limited new permitted supply.
Chandler remains one of the more resilient housing markets in the Valley.
On the sales side, the combination of limited inventory, relatively little new construction, strong employment fundamentals, and improving pricing separates Chandler from builder-heavy markets farther from the urban core.
The rental market is similarly healthy.
Landlords face significantly less competition than last year, and homes continue to lease quickly despite the normal seasonal slowdown beginning in August.
The key limitation is pricing power. Tight rental inventory has not yet translated into meaningful year-over-year rent growth, suggesting tenants remain selective even when supply is limited.
For Chandler rental owners, the current environment favors strong occupancy and careful rent increases rather than aggressive pricing.
Home Ladder’s Chandler property management team can provide a free rental analysis comparing your property with current listings and recently leased homes in the surrounding area.
Chandler remained one of the stronger housing markets in the Phoenix Metro area in July.
Sales inventory continued to tighten, homes sold faster, and prices remained nearly unchanged from last year. The rental market looked even stronger, with significantly fewer available rentals, faster leasing, and rents returning to positive growth.
For Chandler property owners and investors, the market continues to show strong underlying demand.
Chandler’s sales market remains resilient despite higher borrowing costs.
Buyers have significantly fewer homes to choose from than they did last year, while prices have remained almost perfectly flat.
Homes are also selling faster, suggesting buyer demand remains healthy even with mortgage rates approaching 7%.
This is one of the more balanced combinations we see across the Valley: tighter inventory without aggressive price appreciation.
Chandler’s rental market is one of the strongest we track.
Available rental inventory has fallen dramatically, giving tenants fewer choices and landlords less competition.
Unlike several Valley markets where lower inventory has not translated into higher rents, Chandler is showing both rent growth and faster leasing.
For Chandler property management, this creates a favorable environment for landlords while still making accurate pricing important to minimize vacancy.
Chandler’s strong housing fundamentals are supported by one of the Valley’s largest employment centers.
We recently covered how the Southeast Valley is helping lead the Phoenix office market recovery, with Chandler benefiting from continued demand for high-quality office and employment space.
Technology and advanced manufacturing remain especially important. Intel’s Chandler operations continue to anchor the city’s semiconductor industry, and we previously covered Intel beginning production of its 18A semiconductor technology in Chandler.
A strong local employment base helps support both homebuyer and renter demand and is one reason Chandler continues to outperform many surrounding markets.
Chandler continues to stand out as one of the Valley’s more resilient real estate markets.
The sales market is healthy without being overheated, while rental fundamentals are increasingly landlord-friendly.
For rental property owners, the combination of limited available inventory, fast leasing, and modest rent growth creates one of the stronger environments among the markets we track.
If you own a rental property in Chandler, Home Ladder’s Chandler property management team can provide a free rental analysis to help determine what your property should rent for in today’s market.