Phoenix Real Estate in September: Sales Up 18.5% YoY, Active Inventory Down 40% YoY

The Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service (ARMLS) reports ("Stats Report"):

1) Overall sales were at 9,305 in September, up from 8,878 in August, and up from 7,850 in September 2019. Sales were up 4.8% from August 2020 (last month), and up 18.5% from September 2019.

2) Active inventory was at 8,400, down from 13,936 in September 2019. That is down 40% year-over-year.

3) Months of supply decreased to 1.48 in September, down from 1.52 in August. This is very low.

Sales are reported at the close of escrow, so these sales were mostly signed in July and August.