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By Ken Plonski - September 19, 2026
Here are a few up-to-the-minute homes sales numbers for Sun City Festival... Listings are up 22% month over month, 65 listings on Sept.19 vs. 51 August 19. Average SCF sales price was $498,453 on Sept. 1, 2026, compared to $496,738 on Aug. 1, 2026 Median days on market increased slightly from 96 in August to 104 in September. Median price per square foot is $255 right now vs. $

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By Ken Plonski - September 14, 2026
Our real estate malaise continues. In August, median list prices fell year over year in three of the four major regions in the country (-3.6% in the Northeast, -2.6% in the South, and -2.1% in the West) and remained flat in the Midwest. The largest declines were in Austin (-8.1%); Tampa (-5.6%); and Memphis (-4.1%). Metros that saw the largest gains were Providence, R.I., (+9.3%); Indianapolis (

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By Ken Plonski - September 05, 2026
We have moved into what many people consider the traditional start of Fall. That means that more buyers will be moving into the real estate market, which will peak in the January - April period. nIn August, 20 new listings came on the market in Sun City Festival, putting us at 61 resale listings at Sept. 1. That's a surprisingly high number of new listings for August, an indication that more

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By Ken Plonski - December 06, 2025
There is change in the air at Sun City Festival. For the first time in more than two years, we are beginning to see median home values starting to increase again. Small increases of $2,000-$3,000 occurred in September, October and November. And, a few homes have gotten multiple offers and sold $1,750, $6,000, and $7,000 above their listing prices! Let’s hope this trend continues into 2026 and ou

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By Ken Plonski - November 26, 2025
Falling mortgage rates are beginning to have the desired effect on the affordability of housing. Today's rate was 6.169% for a 30-year conventional loan. It's been an assumption that once we have a rate that begins with a "5" it will bring a lot of buyers back into the market. We are beginning to flirt with this milestone, and coupled with the fact that we are moving into the prime selling seas

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By Ken Plonski - October 23, 2025
At Sun City Festival, Del Webb just reduced the price on 10 of their new inventory (spec) homes by $10,000 to $60,000! And you can still receive an additional discount of up to 6% of the home’s base price…that could be an additional savings of between $19,000 and $40,000. Some of that discount could be used to buy down your interest rate. This is all happening as Del Webb tries to sell and close a

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By - October 18, 2025
At Sun City Festival, there is a change in the weather and the real estate market. On Oct. 1 there were 68 resale homes on the market and by Oct. 18, that number had climbed to 80. In addition, through the first 18 days of the month, there have been 13 sales. I'm getting more calls from interested buyers and the Del Webb sales office is seeing increased foot traffic. There are 21 homes priced b

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By Ken Plonski - October 16, 2025
Did you know that Sun City Festival offers accommodations for people 45+ who are interested in purchasing a new home here? You can stay in a single-family home with a golf cart and have full access to our wonderful amenities for stays from 2-5 days. The rate is $149 per night now through May and you can even golf at the resident rate. Let me know if I can help schedule your visit!

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By Ken Plonski - October 10, 2025
In August, national home prices rose just 1.3% year-over-year and fell 0.3% month-over-month, the second-straight monthly decline. Seven of the Top 10 metros reporting negative month-over-month price growth were in Florida, but declining prices are now the rule throughout most of the country. Here, by state, are the top 10 year-over-year decliners: Hawaii: -6.3%; New Jersey: -4.0%; Arizona: -4.0

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By Ken Plonski - October 06, 2025
Sun City Festival has held its own despite this year's slow real estate market, both nationally and in Arizona. For the first six months of the year, resale homes sold at a rate of one a day, totaling 186. July, August and September, our slowest months of the year, dipped to just one sale every two days. Since January, home values here have declined by about 3%, making it a buyer’s market. The

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By Ken Plonski - July 17, 2025
The seasonal nature of the Sun City Festival real estate market is now very apparent. The number of active listings peaked at 123 on April 11, and as of today, that number stands at 54. It’s likely to hover around this level until late September or early October, when homeowners start to list their homes again. Along with 20 homes going under contract in June, 20 more were pulled from the marke

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By Ken Plonski - July 05, 2025
Here's a little information on home appreciation in the Phoenix market since 2019. Despite the market's decline since 2022, we're still solidly in positive territory! Phoenix (Household Rank #10) Realtor.com Residential Listing Database Price increase since 12/2019: 38% Price decrease since mid-2022 peak: -4% Change in active inventory since May 2019: +28% Median listing prices in Phoenix hav

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