For nearly a year, Phoenix-area homebuyers have enjoyed a rare stretch of leverage — more inventory, motivated sellers, and room to negotiate. But according to Tina Tamboer of The Cromford Report, those days may be numbered.

Buckeye is once again in the headlines — this time for a project poised to reshape the economic landscape of the entire West Valley. The Grand View Arizona Community Master Plan is setting the stage for a new era of growth, turning 1,900 acres near Verrado Way and MC-85 into a full-scale employment corridor. Once annexed, the development will stretch across 2,271 acres zoned for industrial, commercial, and residential use, positioning Buckeye as one of Arizona’s most important growth engines for the next decade.

The Phoenix metropolitan area is preparing for another snowbird season, but the landscape looks dramatically different than in years past. A combination of declining Canadian participation, shifting economics, and evolving housing conditions is reshaping the market forces that have traditionally driven winter real estate activity.