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Q1 Q2 2026 Arcadia Market Review

Arcadia Market Review
By Anne Sostman | The Brokery | License SA718853000

Arcadia, Mid-Year:
A Spring Premium, Earned Early.

Q1 and Q2 2026 · Single Family Closed Sales · ARMLS

Arcadia's first half peaked early. Q1 2026 was the strongest quarter on every dial at once: a $1.75 million median, $605 per square foot, 46 days to contract, 96.6% of ask. Q2 held nearly all of the price gain, $1.71 million and $587 per foot, while the pace eased to 69 days as spring inventory gave buyers room to breathe.

“January through March was the cleanest seller's window Arcadia has had in a year: everything sold faster, closer to ask, and at higher per-foot pricing at the same time. Those alignments never announce themselves in advance, which is why the data habit matters.”
Anne Sostman
$1.71M
Q2 median, single family
$587
Q2 per square foot, up 6% on last summer
46 days
Q1 pace, the year's fastest
96-97%
Of asking, steady across the half

The First Half

Fast Winter, Patient Spring.

Q1 was the quarter sellers dream about: every measure improved simultaneously. The median jumped to $1,750,000 from $1,542,500 in Q4, per-foot pricing hit $605, and the median home went under contract in 46 days at 96.6% of ask. Volume rose too, 124 closings against 102.

Q2 kept the price and gave back the urgency. The median held at $1,714,000 and $587 per foot, both far above last summer, but days to contract stretched to 69 as 132 closings, the year's most, met a fuller shelf of spring inventory. Percent of ask barely moved, which says buyers negotiated on patience rather than on price.

The pocket structure did the usual quiet work underneath: the blended figures above average a $950,000 pocket against a $3.6 million one. The Arcadia sold report breaks all seven out, and the difference between pockets remains far larger than any quarter-to-quarter move in this table.

The Numbers

Four Quarters, One Table.

Single family closed sales, ARMLS, across the Arcadia zips. The blend averages seven pockets whose medians run from $950,000 to $3.6 million; the pocket table on the sold report is the valuation context.

Q3 2025
Median $1,500,000 · $553 per square foot · 49 days on market · 96.0% of list · 75 sales
Q4 2025
Median $1,542,500 · $534 per square foot · 62 days on market · 95.7% of list · 102 sales
Q1 2026
Median $1,750,000 · $605 per square foot · 46 days on market · 96.6% of list · 124 sales
Q2 2026
Median $1,714,000 · $587 per square foot · 69 days on market · 96.3% of list · 132 sales

Common Questions

Questions Sellers Ask Most.

What is the median home price in Arcadia Phoenix in 2026?
For single family homes across the Arcadia zips, the median closed price was $1,750,000 in Q1 2026 and $1,714,000 in Q2, at $605 and $587 per square foot. Arcadia is seven distinct pockets, from roughly $950,000 in Ourcadia to $3.6 million in Arcadia Proper, so the area-wide median describes the blend, not any one street.
Is Arcadia a good time to sell in 2026?
The first quarter was the strongest selling window of the year: a $1.75 million median, 46 days to contract, and 96.6% of ask, all first-half bests. Q2 held the price level but pace slowed to 69 days as spring inventory arrived. Sellers going out now should price from their pocket's closed sales and expect a more deliberate buyer than January's.
Why is my Arcadia home's online estimate so different from these numbers?
Two reasons documented on this site's market report. First, automated tools blend condos and townhomes into house medians, which moves some Arcadia pocket figures by a third or more. Second, they read the zip as one market when one street, 40th Street, separates a $950,000 median from a $1,362,500 one. Pocket-level closed sales are the only honest comparables here.

Work With Anne

Which Pocket, Which Street, Which Number?

Arcadia pricing is decided at the pocket level, and one street can be worth 43%. The walkthrough is complimentary, in person, with a written net sheet.

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