Published : April 8, 2026 Data as of : March 26, 2026 Compared to : February 23, 2026 Coverage : Queen Creek, AZ (city-level) | Source : Cromford® Daily Market Snapshot (Single Family Detached)
Queen Creek | Arizona | Market Updates
March 2026 Queen Creek Housing Market Update Queen Creek, AZ - city-level snapshot for single-family detached homes.
Q: What is happening in the Queen Creek housing market right now?
A: As of March 26, 2026 buyer's market : 3.6 months of supply (excluding UCB/CCBS), median monthly sold price $674,996 , days on market (sold) 115 days,
and an average sale-to-list of 97.25% . The Cromford® Market Index sits at 66.6 - well below the 100 threshold that separates buyer from seller territory.
What this means Negotiation: Homes are selling for about 97.25% of list price on average - roughly 2.75% under asking (varies by home). That gap has been widening steadily over the past two years.How much is for sale: Inventory is 3.6 months (excluding UCB/CCBS). That is tighter than last quarter's 5.1 months , but the CMI of 66.6 tells the real story - this is buyer territory.How long it takes: Recently-sold homes averaged 115 days on market - up from 95 days last year. Active listings are averaging 86 days . Sellers need patience and positioning.Pricing reality ($/SF): Monthly sold $/SF is $295.34 while active list $/SF is $322.96 . That spread is where price reductions and seller concessions tend to live. This is a rolling snapshot (today vs. the same date last month ) so buyers and sellers can track leverage shifts without waiting for end-of-month reporting.
Written by Andrea Scheppe , Phoenix native and REALTOR® with HomeSmart Elite, Valley Solutions Team.
Queen Creek reality check: Sales jumped hard this month - 73 → 109 homes sold - and the listing success rate climbed from 73.7% to 81.3% . That sounds like momentum, and it is. But the CMI is 66.6 (same as last year, down from 74.6 two years ago), homes are sitting 20 days longer than they were a year ago, and median sold price dropped from $785,000 to $674,996 month over month. The market is moving, just more on the buyer's terms than the seller's.
Median sold price (monthly sales)
$674,996 DOWN ($785,000 → $674,996)
Inventory (months of supply, excl. UCB)
3.6 mo TIGHTER (5.1 → 3.6)
Speed (DOM, sold)
115 days SLOWER (93 → 115)
Negotiation (avg sale price % of list)
97.25% SOFTER (97.45% → 97.25%)
Market call Market: BUYER'S MARKET
The Cromford® Market Index is 66.6 - anything under 100 is buyer territory, and Queen Creek has been parked there for a while. Supply tightened on the surface (5.1 → 3.6 months ), but that is partly a seasonal sales bounce, not a structural shift. Demand Index is 99.2 (up from 92.1 last month), which is encouraging, but Supply Index at 149.0 means there is still a lot of inventory competing for each buyer.
Quick pulse vs. last month (2/23 → 3/26 437 → 449 , pending 116 → 118 ,
under contract 179 → 177 , and sales/month 73 → 109 .
Pricing per sq ft (useful for "are we overpriced?"): Active list $/SF $314.72 → $322.96 ; Monthly sold $/SF $297.20 → $295.34 ; Under contract $/SF $310.84 → $294.39 .
The fact that under-contract pricing dropped while list pricing rose is a signal worth watching.
Buyer standings - March 2026 (what to do) Hey, this is a lot of information but you do not have to absorb it all at once. Here is what actually matters for buyers right now.
The CMI is your friend: At 66.6 , this is a real buyer's market. You have leverage - use it, but use it smart. Lowball offers on well-priced homes still lose.Use the $/SF spread: Active list is $322.96/sf vs. monthly sold $295.34/sf . If the listing is priced well above what is actually closing, that is your opening to negotiate price or request seller concessions.Time is on your side: Active DOM is 86 days and sold DOM is 115 days . Listings that have been sitting 60 or 90 days are where concessions and price drops show up most reliably.Watch the annual trend: Annual median price is $665,000 vs. $675,000 last year - down 1.5%. This is not a crash, but it does confirm the direction of pricing pressure.Sales are picking up: 109 sales this month vs. 73 last month. If that holds, some of the current inventory advantage starts tightening. Move with intention, not panic - but do not assume this stays a buyer's market indefinitely.Seller standings - March 2026 (what matters) Buyer's market - own it: CMI is 66.6 . That means buyers have options and they know it. The sellers who win are the ones who price to the market, not above it.The listing success rate jumped: 73.7% → 81.3% month over month. That is meaningful - more listings are finding buyers. But 18.7% of listings are still not selling, so execution still matters.Price to where homes are actually closing: Monthly sold $/SF is $295.34 . The average active list is $322.96/sf . The closer you are to supported comps, the less time you spend on market and the fewer concessions you end up giving.Negotiation is real: Sale-to-list is 97.25% and trending softer. Overpriced homes are sitting 115 days before closing. That is a long time to carry costs and field lowball offers.Annual dollar volume is strong: $1.045 billion over the past 12 months, up from $995M last year. Queen Creek is still a high-activity market - the buyers are there, they just need to be met at the right price.Notes & FAQ This is a rolling daily snapshot (today vs. the same date last month), using Queen Creek single-family detached metrics from the Cromford® Daily Market Snapshot.
It is designed to answer "where do buyers and sellers stand right now?" without waiting for end-of-month reporting.
Quick definitions: Months of supply = how much is for sale, DOM = how long it takes to sell, sale-to-list = how much negotiation is happening, and $/SF = price per square foot.
What is Queen Creek's inventory right now?
About 3.6 months of supply (excluding UCB/CCBS) as of 3/26/26
Are buyers negotiating in Queen Creek?
Yes. Sale-to-list is 97.25% as of 3/26/26
Is Queen Creek a buyer's market right now?
Yes. The Cromford® Market Index is 66.6 as of 3/26/26
What is the median home price in Queen Creek?
The median sold price for monthly sales is $674,996 as of 3/26/26 $665,000 , down slightly from $675,000 last year.
Open: Queen Creek daily snapshot table (Today vs last month vs last quarter vs last year vs 2 years ago) Queen Creek Daily Market Snapshot - Single Family Detached Metric Today (3/26/26 ) Last month (2/23/26 ) Last quarter (12/24/25 ) Last year (3/26/25 ) 2 years ago (3/25/24 ) Active listings 449 437 357 474 426 UCB & CCBS listings 59 63 27 51 48 Active listings excl. UCB 390 374 330 423 378 Pending listings 118 116 69 136 116 Listings under contract 177 179 96 187 164 Sales per month 109 73 117 126 94 Sales per year 1,333 1,342 1,368 1,285 1,207 Days on market (sold) 115 93 104 95 89 Days on market (active) 86 90 107 83 98 Days inventory excl. UCB 107 102 88 120 115 Months of supply (excl. UCB) 3.6 5.1 2.8 3.4 4.0 Active listings $/SF $322.96 $314.72 $330.00 $315.62 $307.40 Under contract $/SF $294.39 $310.84 $300.53 $292.48 $272.48 Monthly sales $/SF $295.34 $297.20 $282.79 $273.42 $271.55 Annual sales $/SF $280.01 $278.47 $277.18 $276.29 $265.10 Avg sale price % of list 97.25% 97.45% 97.75% 98.01% 98.43% Listing success rate 81.3% 73.7% 70.9% 80.8% 64.4% Monthly dollar volume $97M $67M $91M $97M $64M Annual dollar volume $1,045M $1,042M $1,057M $995M $868M Average price (monthly sales) $888,604 $912,131 $779,114 $770,706 $685,822 Average price (annual sales) $784,207 $776,235 $772,531 $774,375 $719,430 Median price (monthly sales) $674,996 $785,000 $629,940 $711,706 $616,461 Median price (annual sales) $665,000 $669,495 $669,495 $675,000 $635,275 Average SF (monthly sales) 3,009 3,069 2,755 2,819 2,526 Average SF (annual sales) 2,801 2,787 2,787 2,803 2,714 Contract ratio 45.4 47.9 29.1 44.2 43.4 Cromford® Supply Index 149.0 143.7 138.2 170.1 145.1 Cromford® Demand Index 99.2 92.1 94.3 113.3 108.3 Cromford® Market Index 66.6 64.1 68.2 66.6 74.6
Note: "months of supply" is reported excluding UCB/CCBS inventory. Monthly dollar volume for 3/26/26 and 3/26/25 both read $97M - verified as matching figures from the source PNG, not a duplication error.
Disclaimer (method): This post uses the Cromford® Daily Market Snapshot for Queen Creek single-family detached homes,
comparing 3/26/26 2/23/26
