Market reports
Coachella Valley Market Reports
Two kinds of number
The valleywide figures tell you what the region is doing. The community figures tell you what your street is doing, and the two frequently disagree. In July 2026 the valleywide median moved exactly 0.0 percent, while across ten private communities inventory ranged from under a month of supply to about seven and a half months. We publish both, because the second is the one you can act on.
By community
Ten private communities across four cities. Each guide carries its own figures, updated monthly.
| Community | Active | Closed, 6 months | Median closed | Median $/sq ft | Median days | Sale to list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Madison Club | 4 | 9 | $14,500,000 | — | 139 | 92% |
| Tradition Golf Club | 4 | 4 | $5,825,000 | — | 103 | 96% |
| BIGHORN Golf Club | 6 | 13 | $5,700,000 | $1,056 | 85 | 96% |
| The Hideaway | 1 | 14 | $5,675,000 | — | 27 | 96% |
| The Quarry | 1 | 4 | $4,362,500 | — | 64 | 95% |
| Toscana Country Club | 5 | 22 | $4,025,000 | $897 | 55 | 96% |
| The Reserve | 6 | 6 | $3,082,500 | $881 | 37 | 96% |
| Andalusia at Coral Mountain | 10 | 8 | $2,630,000 | — | 70 | 97% |
Source: GPS MLS and CRMLS. La Quinta figures retrieved July 31, 2026; Indian Wells and Palm Desert figures retrieved August 4, 2026. Closed sales cover the preceding six months. PGA WEST and The Thermal Club are reported separately, because in both cases a single median would blend genuinely different products.
Under a month of supply at The Hideaway. About seven and a half at Andalusia.
Two La Quinta communities, measured on the same day. A seller at one and a seller at the other are in completely different markets, and a citywide figure that averages them describes neither.
Monthly reports
Our reading of the GPSR Desert Housing Report, produced monthly by Market Watch LLC.
| July 2026 | The headline moved exactly zero. Underneath it, sales fell for a third consecutive month, and Indian Wells produced both the steepest detached decline in the Valley and its largest attached gain. |
| June 2026 | Every city recorded a year on year price decline. Sales rose 3.3 percent anyway, and inventory fell 10.5 percent. |
Earlier in 2026
| January 2026 | Market report · Luxury market report |
| February 2026 | Market report · Luxury market report |
| March 2026 | Market report · Luxury market report |
| April 2026 | Market report · Luxury market report |
| May 2026 | Market report · Luxury market report |
Archived reports reflect conditions at the time of writing and are not updated. Figures in them should not be read as current.
Three months, one direction
The single most useful figure across the recent reports is not a price. It is where sales sit against historic norms, seasonally adjusted.
Prices have held broadly flat across those three months while volume has fallen steadily. The market is functioning, with homes selling close to asking in reasonable time. It is not busy, and it has become less busy each month.
What the valleywide figures conceal
Property type behaves independently. In July, Indian Wells detached homes fell 9.4 percent year on year while attached homes rose 42.0 percent. Same city, same month, same report.
Distance from peak differs enormously. Indian Wells sits 0.1 percent below its 2022 high. Palm Springs sits 20.5 percent below. Twelve month changes tell you far less than that comparison does.
And small markets produce unstable numbers. Indian Wells averages twenty sales a month across both property types. Three unusual transactions invert a trend line.
By city
Each city page carries its own market section alongside what distinguishes its communities from one another.
La Quinta · Indian Wells · Palm Desert · All eight cities compared
Frequently asked questions
What is the Coachella Valley market doing right now?
Prices are flat and volume is falling. The median detached home closed July 2026 at $650,000, unchanged from a year earlier, while attached homes fell 3.1 percent to $435,000. Inventory tightened 9.9 percent and months of supply improved from 4.9 to 4.3, which reads as balanced. But seasonally adjusted sales have moved from 19.3 percent below historic norms in May to 28.3 percent below in July.
Why do you publish figures by community rather than by city?
Because a city average describes nothing here. Over the six months to mid 2026, The Hideaway in La Quinta carried under a month of supply while Andalusia at Coral Mountain carried about seven and a half, in the same city on the same day. Averaging those produces a number neither buyer nor seller can act on.
How often are these updated?
The community figures are pulled from the MLS and dated on this page. The valleywide reports follow the GPSR Desert Housing Report, published monthly by Market Watch LLC.
Which community is the most expensive?
By median closed price, The Madison Club at $14,500,000. By median price per square foot, BIGHORN Golf Club in Palm Desert at $1,056, which exceeds every other community we track. Those measure different things: Madison's figure reflects very large estates, BIGHORN's reflects elevation and two courses.
Can I get figures for my own community?
Yes, and for a specific address. Community medians are a starting point, but within one community two homes of similar size can differ substantially depending on orientation, view corridor, course frontage and how much of the structure the association maintains.
Figures for your own address
Community medians are a starting point. Within one community, two homes of similar size can differ substantially depending on orientation, view corridor, course frontage, elevation and how much of the structure the association maintains.
Last updated: August 10, 2026
Prepared by Laurie McLennan, The McLennan Team at Desert Sotheby’s International Realty
California DRE #01424382 · Community figures from GPS MLS and CRMLS. Valleywide figures from the GPSR Desert Housing Report, produced by Market Watch LLC. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.