Mesa AZ Housing Market: Prices, Inventory and Trends
This is where I track the Mesa AZ housing market: a dated snapshot of prices, inventory, and demand, followed by live charts that update on their own. The snapshot covers single-family detached homes in the city of Mesa. Use it to see which way the market is leaning before you make an offer or set a list price.
Mesa Housing Market Snapshot: September 30, 2026
The Mesa housing market lost most of its seller advantage in September. The Cromford Market Index for Mesa, where 100 is a balanced market, dropped from 118.0 to 103.5 in a single month. Prices are close to flat, supply is up a little, and the real change is demand: far fewer homes are going under contract than a year ago.
| Mesa, single-family detached | Sept. 30, 2026 | Sept. 30, 2025 | Change |
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| Median sale price | $490,000 | $499,945 | Down 2.0% |
| Median sale price per sq ft | $265.63 | $266.74 | Down 0.4% |
| Active listings | 1,073 | 1,044 | Up 2.8% |
| Listings under contract | 374 | 464 | Down 19.4% |
| Sales per month | 351 | 360 | Down 2.5% |
| Months of supply | 3.1 | 2.9 | Up 0.2 |
| Median days on market, sold homes | 48 | 61 | 13 days faster |
| Sale price as a share of list price | 98.23% | 97.96% | Up 0.27 points |
| Cromford Market Index | 103.5 | 107.4 | Down 3.9 |
Demand is what changed
Listings under contract fell to 374, down 19.4% from a year ago and down from 468 at the end of June. Cromford’s Demand Index for Mesa slid from 84.8 to 74.7 over the same three months. Closed sales have not caught up to that yet, at 351 for the month against 360 a year ago, because closings trail contracts by a month or more.
Mesa home prices are flat, not falling
The Mesa median home price was $490,000, about 2% below the $499,945 of a year ago. Per square foot, the median was $265.63, down 0.4%. The longer view is steadier still: the annual median sale price in Mesa has read $490,000 at every checkpoint for the past two years.
Supply is rising slowly
There were 1,073 active listings, up 2.8% from last year and up from 989 at the end of June. Months of supply moved from 2.4 in June to 3.1. That is more choice for buyers than at the end of June or the end of August, but it is not a glut.
Homes that are priced right still sell
The median sold home took 48 days, compared with 61 a year ago, and sellers received 98.23% of their list price. The other side of that number: the listing success rate was 75.5%, so about one listing in four came off the market without selling.
What the Mesa Housing Market Means for You
If you are buying
You have more homes to choose from and fewer buyers to compete with than you did at the start of summer. Sellers are still getting about 98% of list price, so expect to negotiate on terms such as repairs, closing costs, and timing more than on large price cuts. Median time to a first contract was 35 days, which gives you room to inspect properly and think. See what is available on the Mesa map search.
If you are selling
Price to this month’s comparable sales, not last spring’s. With fewer buyers writing offers, the homes that sit are the ones priced for a market that has moved on. A realistic price, clean presentation, and a plan for inspection requests matter more now than they did in June. Start with what your Mesa home is worth today, or ask me for a street-level read.
Local Mesa Data
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Supply
Mesa Active Listings
Active listings provide a real-time snapshot of available housing inventory in Mesa and how it’s evolving. Our Active Listings Tracker monitors how many homes are on the market, how long they’re staying listed, and how those trends are shifting, offering insight into supply levels, buyer choice, and the overall balance between demand and inventory right now.
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Demand
Mesa Listings Under Contract
Listings going under contract offer one of the clearest signals of real-time housing demand in Mesa. Our Listings Under Contract Tracker follows how quickly homes are being snapped up, how that pace is changing, and what it suggests about buyer competition, pricing power, and overall market momentum right now.
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Cost of Living
Mesa Inflation Monitor
Inflation affects more than just gas and groceries, it reaches into every corner of homeownership. Property taxes climb as assessed values rise, insurance premiums adjust to higher replacement costs, and routine maintenance gets more expensive each year. We monitor these cost pressures in real time, giving you a feel for the true cost.
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Jobs
Mesa Employment Dashboard
Jobs data shapes everything from Fed policy to mortgage rates. Our Employment Dashboard tracks payroll growth, unemployment trends, and labor force participation using live data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, so you can see how the job market is moving and what it means for housing affordability right now.
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Momentum
Mesa Days On Market
Days on market tells you what prices cannot. Our Average Cumulative Days on Market tracker pulls live data from the Cromford Report to show whether buyer urgency is rising or fading, so you can read the market’s momentum before it shows up anywhere else.
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Pricing
Mesa Average Price Per Sq Ft
The median sale price per square foot in Mesa was $265.63 on September 30, 2026, down 0.4% from a year earlier. A live chart is on the way.
Local Mesa figures are sourced from ARMLS, the Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service, and from the Cromford Report. National series are pulled live from FRED at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Figures update on each provider’s own schedule and are provided for general information, not as a valuation of any individual property.
Real estate decisions are too important to make on gut feeling alone. The Mesa market moves on data, and so do we. Every recommendation we make is grounded in current numbers, local trends, and verified sources, not hunches or sales pressure. We do the heavy lifting so you don’t have to. You shouldn’t need a degree in economics to buy or sell a home in Mesa. That’s our job. We track the numbers, interpret the trends, and translate all of it into clear, actionable guidance you can actually use.