real estate
NEW-HOME BUILDING PERMITS
NUMBER OF BEDROOMS
GARAGE PARKING
There were six homes in subdivisions in Maricopa that sold for $600,000 or more in 2021, a height unseen between 2003-2020. The six homes were in the Lakes, Province, Glennwilde, Rancho El Dorado and two in Homestead. The forecast for 2022 indicates a strong showing by the current builders, with new builders coming in. The biggest challenges these builders face is a building material shortage. Hopefully, if that can be resolved, the supply of new homes will increase due to a decrease in build times. Many of the builders are offering multi- generational single-story floorplans, as many families are growing and expanding with parents and grandparents. Prices will continue to rise but the amount of the increase should be much lower than 2021. Our fair city will continue to grow with more businesses, big and small. Most residents don’t realize that there are
1,731
164
2 3 4 5 6
1,719
2-car 3-car
956
379
1,417
780
4-car 17
192
993 985
21
789
7+ 3
HOME INVENTORY
506
444
453
440
428
283 347
Brian Petersheim Jr
I n 2021, The seller’s market went into overdrive as the median listing price for a home spiked more than $110,000. The median home price in Maricopa at the beginning of 2021 was $290,335 and at the end of November 2021, the median list price was $400,626, which translates to a growth far above the norm for any type of asset. Please keep in mind the comparison is of listing price, not sales price. Historically, a “normal” real estate market, with the ebbs and flows, has generally appreciated approximately 4% per year, according to experts. The past decade that number has easily been over the 4% but nothing along the lines of 2021. The Maricopa real estate market, and honestly the entire Phoenix metro area, along with many other areas in the country would be categorized as a “strong seller’s market” In a “strong seller’s market,” homeowners are able to pit multiple buyers against each other to get over asking price within hours or days of listing their home. There were so few homes and so many buyers, allowing sellers to hold out for prices that were unheard of in previous years. Buyers, on the other hand, made concessions that were uncommon up to this 2021 real estate RECAP BY BRIAN PETERSHEIM
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2019
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point. Buyers either needed to make their “best offer” upfront or use an escalation clause which could automatically raise their offer to a preset amount. Some buyers even bought the home “as-is” or removed the appraisal contingency. As we open a new door and step through a new portal, what are we leaving behind in Maricopa Real estate? 1. 2021 had months with the lowest inventory of homes for sale that I have seen since I began tracking in 2006. 2. In Maricopa, since the early 2000s, the average number of homes currently for sale would average about 300-350 homes. sometimes a bit lower, sometimes a bit higher, but for about half of 2021, there were only 125 or so homes available. Buyers ended up fighting over homes and some were never able to purchase one. More brand-new homes were built in 2021 than any previous year. Until the end of November 2021, there were more new homes built than any other year since Maricopa has been a city. As of November 30, over 1,730 new homes have been permitted, not counting December. 3. Some of the longest construction times were quoted by builders due to supply issues. In the past, builders were quoting six to eight months from contract to move-in for a new home. Currently, the builders are quoting 10 months to a year. Recently, some of those buyers coming up to the year mark are being notified that it will be several more months until completion. Reasons given by builders for the extension include a shortage of timber, concrete and appliances. 4. The highest sold prices ever in Maricopa, with some homes selling for over $600,000.
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252
2020
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2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 201920202021
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2021
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2021 HOME STATISTICS 2,116 $202,000 Least expensive Sales
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23,956 homes currently in Maricopa, but developers actually have land and plans set aside for another 39,147 homes. That mean that Maricopa is only 36% built out.
HOME PRICES
$225,001-250,000 $250,001-275,000 $275,001-300,000 $300,001-325,000 $325,001-350,000 $350,001-375,000 $375,001-400,000 $400,001-425,000 $425,001-450,000 $450,001-475,000 $475,001-500,000 $500,001-550,000 $550,001-599,999 $600,000 or more
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3 beds/2 baths 1,893 square feet Rancho El Dorado 43357 W. Chisholm Drive
326
Brian Petersheim is a local Realtor with Homesmart Success. Reach him by voice or text at 602-206-9644 or by email: BrianPetersheim@gmail.com.
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128
Most expensive
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$660,000
49
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3 beds/3.5 baths 3,142 square feet Province 19795 N. Puffin Drive
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AVERAGE DAYS ON MARKET
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75
6
62 65 64
$267,990 $362,500 2021 median closing price 2020 median closing price 16 Average days on market (Lowest in a decade)
HOME SALES
2,702
2,535
90
42
2,298 2,279*
2,271
2,072
1,950
1,865 1,927
1,786
1,703
1,516
1,485
1,320
896 754
16
585
60 253
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Data source Multiple Listing Service; 2021 stats through Nov. 30, 2021.
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Source: ARMLS (may not include all new-build sales)
*through Nov. 30, 2021
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