In the City of Maricopa, single-family resales that never cut their price sold in a median of 31 days in 2026. Those that cut took about three times as long, a median of 96 days, and closed at 94.0 percent of their first price, per ARMLS.
MARICOPA, Ariz. Maricopa, AZ real estate agent James Sanson with Real Broker has introduced Catch the Quarter, his name for how he sets a list price for home sellers in the City of Maricopa: price to today’s closed sales on day one instead of chasing the market down the hill. From January through October 2026, single-family resales in the City of Maricopa that never cut their price sold in a median of 31 days at 100 percent of their original price, per ARMLS, with Province and distressed sales left out. The 59.6 percent that cut took a median of 96 days and closed at 94.0 percent of their starting price.
What is Catch the Quarter?
“When prices are sliding, a seller who lists above the market ends up chasing it down the hill, one cut at a time,” said Sanson, a REALTOR® with Real Broker licensed in Arizona since August 2002. “I’d rather get in front of it and catch the quarter. I price a home based on what closed near it in the last few months, including the concessions and price cuts those sales took. A 2023 sale is not today’s market.”
The approach is built for a market moving down. In October 2026, 121 homes closed in the City of Maricopa at a $340,000 median, about 3.5 percent below October 2025’s $352,245, and 787 homes were for sale on October 31, per ARMLS.
What should a Maricopa seller ask a real estate agent?
Sanson suggests one question for every agent a seller interviews: What closed in my subdivision this year, and how does that set my price on day one? A useful answer names recent closed sales near the home, the concessions they carried, and how many cut their price before they sold.
What comes with a listing placed directly with James Sanson?
When a seller lists directly with James, the listing includes professional photography, twilight photography, two videos, a Zillow 3D tour, 2D floor plans, Realtor.com Spotlight placement, paid social ads, showings scheduled through Aligned, his 100+ point listing system, and a free CMA. He sends listing sellers updates every Monday and Friday. Commission is negotiable and set in the written listing agreement.
How Sanson prices and markets a Maricopa home, in his listing agent guide: https://www.maricoparealestateagents.com/listing-agent-maricopa-az/?utm_source=pressrelease&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=2026-11-07-MREA-PR-001b
The 2026 closed sales behind these figures, by month and subdivision: https://www.maricoparealestateagents.com/maricopa-real-estate-market/sold-homes-update-october-31-2026/?utm_source=pressrelease&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=2026-11-07-MREA-PR-001b
About James Sanson
James Sanson is a REALTOR® with Real Broker and leads The James Sanson Team, which specializes in the City of Maricopa, Arizona, zip codes 85138 and 85139, in Pinal County. Licensed as an Arizona real estate agent since August 2002, he has closed more than 1,300 sales. Seller inquiries go to James; buyer inquiries go to the team’s buyer agents, David Hoos and David Ruiz. The team publishes weekly and month-end Maricopa sold reports from ARMLS data at MaricopaRealEstateAgents.com.
Media contact: James Sanson, 520-838-8037 (takes calls, not texts) MaricopaRealEstateAgents.com
Data: ARMLS closed residential sales and active listings, City of Maricopa, Pinal County, zip codes 85138 and 85139, January 1 to October 31, 2026, pulled October 31, 2026. Price-cut figures cover single-family resales and leave out new construction, Province, and distressed sales. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Catch the Quarter is a pricing approach, not a promised result.
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