Phoenix's real estate market is shifting, slightly – Axios

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With pending home sales down 6.7% year over year, Phoenix's real estate market is showing early signs of slowing down. But home prices are still up 21.5% from May 2021.
Driving the news: We keep hearing about a market crash, but so far, local data don't support that.
Yes, but: Monthly data show early signs of a cooler market, even if it's slight.
What's happening: From May 2021 to May 2022, new listings were up about 12% and pending sales were down 6.7%.
Zoom out: Nationally, mortgage applications were down 24%, and, on average, 6.5% of sellers dropped their asking price each week in June, per Redfin's latest market update.
Be smart: Inventory is still critically low overall, which continues to push home prices up.
What we're watching: New listings and pending sales. If more listings flood the market this summer and buyers don't bite, we could start to see power shift to buyers.
Bottom line: We're not seeing major changes in Phoenix just yet, but we're starting to see early signs of a cooling market.
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