Welcome to the April edition of the Sun City Real Estate News.
We’ll be taking a look at some home sales data for the month of March 2026, for the communities of Sun City, Sun City West & The Grand.
You’re busy, you may not want to read through data tables and me rambling about market this and price per square foot that. This section is short & sweet and shares the main point of this newsletter.
I’ll be honest, I was kind of all doom & gloom about how the market started in January & February. The number of homes for sale had spiked and sales were down to start the year, but boy did things change in March.
We were very much in ‘Buyer’s Market’ territory in most of the sub-markets throughout the Sun Cities, but that has changed in just one month. The number of homes sold jumped significantly in March, but we’re not out of the woods yet.
Many buyers took advantage of the shift in the market and negotiated an advantageous deal for themselves. We’re not out of the woods yet, as we did see most price metrics go down in March, so we’ll see if the trend continues in April and into the summer.
If data tables & charts are your thing, you’ll find a lot of that below!
Let’s have a look at the data
170 homes sold in Sun City in March. This is an increase of 13.33%
The average price was $271,366, a decrease of 10.17%
The median sold price was $260,000, a decrease of 7.47%
Price per square foot was $179.95 a 10.20% decrease
Days on market was 92, a 9.52% increase
What does it mean?
The market certainly picked up in March, but prices are still down from last year. April is another very busy month for the market, we’ll find out if the uptick in sales was just a one time thing or a trend to watch heading into the summer.
If you would like to see more detailed data on Sun City, check out this market update for just the Sun City market.
Let’s have a look at the data
140 homes sold in Sun City West in March. This is an increase of 35.92%
The average price was $390,246, a decrease of 6.43%
The median sold price was $360,000, a decrease of 12.20%
Price per square foot was $217.63 a 5.89% decrease
Days on market was 83, a 12.16% increase
What does it mean?
Sun City West may have seen a slow February, but boy did the pendulum swing back in the other direction in March. There were 140 homes sold in March, which was 35% higher than a year ago, and compared to February.
There was not quite the ‘Buyer’s Market’ we were seeing in Sun City, but buyers definitely took advantage and negotiated a good deal. Data was down across the board on all metrics I track.
If you would like to see more detailed data on Sun City West, check out this market update for just the Sun City West market.
Let’s have a look at the data
68 homes sold in The Grand in March. This is an increase of 19.30%
The average price was $502,471, an increase of 6.76%
The median sold price was $445,000, an increase of 4.71%
Price per square foot was $260.31 a 5.24% decrease
Days on market was 83 a 12.16% decrease
What does it mean?
After a slow February, we saw a significant increase in the number of homes sold, as well as some increases in prices in the month of March.
There were 68 homes sold, which was a nice jump from February, and March of 2025. The average price & median price saw increases as well.
If you would like to see more detailed data on The Grand, check out this market update for just The Grand market.
DISCLAIMER: The explanations & opinions in this post are my interpretations of the data, based on my experiences in the real estate market here in Phoenix. They are my own, and not those of my brokerage, My Home Group Real Estate, LLC.
Data is pulled from the Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service.
If you found an error, or disagree with my assessments, I’d love to hear from you. You can reach me at [email protected] or (480) 797-8975
Have questions about the real estate market, or your specific real estate situation? You can reach out to J.D. Manning at (480) 797-8975.
