Hurricane housing market
September 2026

Hurricane's September median finished about a fifth above last September, and if that were the whole story I would be telling every seller in town to call me today. It is not the whole story. One line lower in the table, the average sale price landed within about a hundred and thirty dollars of last September's. On homes averaging close to seven hundred thousand, that is the same number. When the average holds still and the median leaps, what changed is which homes happened to close that month, and what Hurricane homes are worth stayed about where it was.

The sample is the other reason for caution. Twenty-nine homes closed, three fewer than a year ago and the fewest of any month so far this year. The median of twenty-nine sales is simply the fifteenth one, and a few more closings above six hundred thousand than last year is all it takes to push it a long way. Last September's median was also one of the softest points on last year's line in the charts above, so this comparison flatters the current month. My Hurricane market reports page keeps the full run of months, and the run tells you more than any single one.

Set the median aside and the change that holds up is the clock. The homes that closed in September spent about three weeks longer reaching a contract than last September's did, and the whole trip from list date to closing ran about four and a half months, roughly a week longer than a year ago. On the days-on-market chart above, September sits at the highest point on either line, this year or last.

Against August the swing is even sharper. August's sold homes went under contract in under two months, the quickest month of the year. September's took nearly twice as long. The median traveled the same path, from the lowest month of the year in August to the second highest in September. I read those two moves as one event. In Hurricane the larger and pricier homes usually take longer to find their buyer, so a month that happens to close more of them reads slower and more expensive at the same time.

The rest of the table moved less. Sellers closed at ninety-nine percent of list, a point better than last September. Listings active during the month ran about two percent below a year ago, and the average listing on the shelf had been there roughly ten weeks less than last September's shelf, so the stale listings that hung around through last year have mostly cleared. Dollar volume fell about nine percent, in step with the three missing closings.

For a buyer, a slower month is useful information. The homes that sold in September sat close to four months before going under contract, which means well-priced listings were not disappearing over a weekend. You had time to see a home a second time, read the HOA documents and rental rules, and get an inspector through before committing. Sellers still held near full list price, so the extra time showed up as room to ask questions more than room to cut the price.

New listings came back a little, about six percent above last September and well above the thin August count, so the choice on the shelf improved heading into fall. Hurricane's neighborhoods do not move together, and a slow month citywide can still be a quick one in a single pocket. Hurricane Views and the ridge-top lots at Falcon Ridge each price on their own terms, and both guides are worth reading before you write an offer in either one.

September is the hinge month in Hurricane. The worst of the summer heat lets go, owners who sat out July and August start listing again, and the seasonal second-home buyers who spend part of the year here begin planning their fall trips. This year the seller side showed up on schedule. New listings rose by about a third from August and finished a little ahead of last September. That answers the question I raised a month ago: the sellers who held back over the summer did return, in a steady trickle rather than a flood.

The buyer side tends to run a few weeks behind. New contracts written during September were a little above last September but fewer than in August, and closings were the lightest of the year. That is normal for this part of the calendar. In my experience, many of the buyers drawn by Sand Hollow and the drive to Zion tour once the weather turns, which puts more of them here in October and November than in September. A month with fresh listings and a modest contract count looks to me like a market setting the table for fall more than a market slowing down.

Thirty-four homes went under contract during September, three more than a year ago. Most of those deals should reach the closing table over the next month or two, which gives October and November closings a fair base to stand on. If closings stay this light anyway, that would be the first real sign that buyers are holding off, and I will say so plainly when the numbers come in.

The median is the number I would watch least. It went from the year's low to near its high in a single month, and I would not be surprised to see it settle back toward the middle of this year's range as the mix of closings evens out. That would not mean prices are falling. Small-sample medians bounce, and this one has more room to bounce than most. For a price on your own home rather than a city average, a home valuation is the honest place to start.

A citywide median in Hurricane averages two different businesses together. Short-term-rental-eligible homes get bought partly as income properties and priced off projected revenue and financing terms that do not apply to a primary residence. Everything outside the overlay is priced off what a household can carry. September showed the same thing from the other side: the median jumped about a fifth while the average sale price sat still, a shift in which homes closed rather than in what they are worth.

For a seller the consequence is practical. Your comparable set has to match your rental status and your subdivision before it means anything at all. Start with the what is my home worth in Hurricane band, then use the seller net sheet to see what actually lands in your account after costs. If the real question is timing rather than price, the should I sell now or wait calculator puts carry cost and probable appreciation side by side so the decision runs on math instead of instinct.

The short-term-rental overlay is the biggest fault line in Hurricane pricing. Inside it, Sand Hollow Resort and the Dunes at Sand Hollow sell to buyers running occupancy models. Elim Valley, built for nightly rental use from the start, belongs on that side too. Outside it, Firerock and Cordero trade as primary homes, priced on the house and the lot. Different pools, different financing, different seasonality, different price ceilings, all inside the same city limits.

A September like this one, where a handful of pricier closings moved the median a fifth while the average stood still, makes the distinction more useful rather than less. Knowing whether your comparable sales share your rental rights predicts your price better than square footage or year built does. The area-by-area rundown, including what each pocket allows and who tends to buy there, sits on the Hurricane neighborhoods guide.

A sale is rarely the goal on its own. If you are heading toward more space or a larger lot, the moving up in Hurricane guide covers how to line the two closings up so you are not exposed on either side. If you are pulling equity out and moving to a single-level plan with less to maintain, the right-sizing in Hurricane page walks through the right order, and the right-size and pocket cash calculator shows what that equity looks like once it is out.

Even with fall listings starting to come back, building deserves a serious look. Hurricane holds more entitled and active lots than anywhere else in the county, and builders kept delivering through the summer. My new construction in Hurricane guide covers who is building what and where the incentives sit. When you are ready to list, sell your Hurricane home is the full picture of how I take a home to market.