According to the latest Greater Palm Springs Realtors (GPSR) Desert Housing Report, Palm Desert maintained its position as the Coachella Valley’s most active housing market, recording the highest volume of sales and the largest inventory of available homes in the region.
The median price for an average-sized detached home in Palm Desert fell 4% to $735,000, attached homes in the city are averaging $517,000, down almost 7% compared to the year before. Median prices usually hit their seasonal high in spring and lows sometime in the fall.
The median price of an average-sized detached home in the Coachella Valley last month was $699,000, a decrease of just .1% compared to last year and up about $20,000 compared to January. Attached home prices were similarly stable, down 1% to $500,000.
Indian Wells, Rancho Mirage, and Bermuda Dunes were the only three valley cities to see an increase in median price for detached homes, for attached homes just La Quinta and Rancho Mirage saw increases compared to the year before.
Palm Desert recorded the highest volume of sales in the valley with 137 homes sold in the three-month period ending in February, an increase of six homes compared to 2025. Palm Springs sold the second-highest number of homes with 117, and La Quinta rounded out the top three cities with 90.
While Palm Desert homes are spending more time on the market, averaging 52 days compared to 43 a year ago, the city's surge in listings to 796 units offers the widest selection for buyers as the peak spring season approaches. Valley-wide, 3,527 homes were up for sale at the start of this month, an increase of just half of a percent.