Arizona home sales slow some with the season, but still up for the year.

November home sales in Arizona saw some slowing again, but that is to be expected with the season and the weather. As people get more concerned with having guests and family over, they care less about packing everything up and moving.

Phoenix area home sales are still up for the year, with a total of 7210 home sales this November compared to 6687 home sales last November.

Phoenix home sales down for season, up for the year.

The big news in the housing market is the volume of homes for sale on the market. November 2010 saw 46227 homes available on the market. This November, there were 27208 houses for sale in the Phoenix, Arizona MLS. Almost 20k fewer houses available for sale compared to last year!

November did see a slight increase in volume compared to December – from 26611 to 27208. However, the amount of new to the market houses in the Phoenix area from December to November dropped from 9892 to 8686.

Phoenix houses for sale up for the month, down for the year.

The drop in new to the market houses is also seasonal. Who wants to worry about selling your house when Aunt Jane is staying for the holidays?

Next year looks like it should be a great time to buy or sell a house in Phoenix Arizona! What do you think?