Chartwell Escrow
Palm Desert, CA
Single-Family Homes
Active Market Report | Weekly Update
Palm Desert, CA
Thu Nov 12 2026
This week the median list price for Palm Desert, CA is $730,950 with the market action index hovering around 32. This is less than last month's market action index of 33. Inventory has increased to 332.
Market Action Index
This answers “How’s the Market?” by comparing rate of sales versus inventory.
Slight Seller's Advantage
Market Narrative
The market has achieved a relative stasis point in terms of sales to inventory. However, inventory is sufficiently low to keep us in the Seller’s Market zone and prices have been moving upward as evidence.
Real-Time Market Profile
| Median List Price | $730,950 | |
| Median Price of New Listings | $849,000 | |
| Per Square Foot | $351 | |
| Average Days on Market | 124 | |
| Median Days on Market | 63 | |
| Price Decreased | 27% | |
| Price Increased | 2% | |
| Relisted | 12% | |
| Inventory | 332 | |
| Median Rent | ||
| Market Action | 32 | |
| Slight Seller's Advantage | ||
Prices are climbing and we’re nearing the market’s all time high so watch the Market Action Index as an indicator of how long this trend will last.
Market Segments
Each segment below represents approximately 25% of the market ordered by price.
| Median Price | Sq. Ft. | Lot Size | Beds | Bath | Age | New | Absorbed | DOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,895,000 | 3,128 | 0.25 - 0.5 acre | 3 | 3.8 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 77 |
| $870,000 | 2,466 | 8,000 - 10,000 sqft | 3 | 3 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 77 |
| $615,000 | 1,946 | 6,500 - 8,000 sqft | 3 | 2.3 | 26 | 6 | 16 | 56 |
| $484,824 | 1,612 | 4,500 - 6,500 sqft | 2 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 63 |