Palm Desert remains the valley’s top housing market as prices ease and sales hold steady

According to the latest Greater Palm Springs Realtors (GPSR) Desert Housing Report, the median price for an average-sized detached home in Palm Desert fell 4% to $725,000 compared to the year before while attached home prices fell almost 6% to $510,000. Median prices usually hit their seasonal high in spring and lows sometime in the fall.

The city’s inventory of housing units is almost exactly equal to last year, with 803 homes on the market at the start of this month compared to 804 last year. Valleywide, inventory is down 7% year-over-year to 3,534 units

The median price of an average-sized detached home in the Coachella Valley last month was $691,000, a decrease of just 4.6% compared to last year and up. Attached home prices were down just .5% to $498,000.

All nine valley cities saw decreases in home prices year over year, but Indian Wells, La Quinta, and Rancho Mirage all saw slight increases in attached home prices.

Palm Desert recorded 180 sales during the three-month period ending in April, the highest in the valley, and an increase compared to 174 units sold in the same time period in 2025. 

Homes in Palm Desert are spending more time on the market before selling, the average home took 51 days to sell compared to 44 last year.