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Overall October real estate market results for MLS listed homes in the Phoenix area — average prices up 1.77%

In the Arizona Regional Multiple Listings Service at large, 5,590 homes sold in October against an inventory of 47,069, an implied absorption rate of 8.42 months. There are 6,059 properties listed as “Sale Pending.” All of these numbers are very close to September’s results.

Number of Homes Sold (with Days on Market)

March 2003   6471    67
          2004   8678    60
          2005   9959    36
          2006   7469    58

April    2003   7429    67
          2004   8889    61
          2005   9567    32
          2006   6725    60

May   2003   7428    67
          2004   8932    56
          2005   9853    27
          2006   7582    63

June   2003     7409    67
          2004    9969    55
          2005   10225    26
          2006    7209    67

July   2003     7643    64
          2004    8974    51
          2005    9326    25
          2006    6101    70

August 2003     7648    63
          2004    8968    47
          2005    9996    25
          2006    6170    76

Sept. 2003      6802    62
          2004    8648    45
          2005    9152    28
          2006    5607    80

Oct.  2003      6501    62
          2004    8127    37
          2005    7970    31
          2006    5590    87

Average prices are up from September, from 324,370 in September to $330,210 in October, a net gain of about 1.77%.

Note that this may not accurately reflect the Phoenix-area real estate market as a whole. All private sales and most new-home builder sales are excluded from MLS statistics.

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