Indio home prices down compared to same time last year
Housing inventory is up and prices are down. Though analysts say much of that is seasonal trends, year-over-year data put the trends in context.
The latest Desert Housing Report for November 2025 reveals a local market with falling prices and swelling inventory.
Driving the news: The median price of an average-sized detached home in the Coachella Valley last month was $645,000 a decrease of less than one percent from the year before but a $20,000 increase from October. Attached homes decreased 6.3% year-over-year to $419,000.
- Only two valley cities, Indian Wells and La Quinta, saw an increase in detached home prices compared to the year before.
Zoom in: Indio had the valley’s second largest year-over-year price decrease – detached home prices fell nearly 4.8% to $611,000 in November. Only Cathedral City saw a bigger drop off; there, home prices fell 5.2%
- In Indio, attached home prices fell 5% compared to the year before, the average price is about $285,000.
In context: The median price in the city has declined for at least the last eight months, and though this time of year is typically when valley home prices hit their low, prices compared to the same month a year ago are still slightly lagging.
By the numbers: Indio recorded 72 sales during the three-month period ending in November, a slightly higher volume than last year’s 67 home sales.
Inventory: At the end of November, Indio had 451 homes listed for sale, up from 406 a year ago. Valleywide, inventory was up to 3,342 at the start of the month, a 5% increase compared to the year before.
- Analysts say this is in line with seasonal trends with high inventory at the turn of the year and low inventory come summer.
What else: Homes in Indio are taking much longer to sell. Last month, homes took an average of 65 days to sell, that same time last year it took an average of just 45 days to sell.
- That’s one of the longest selling times in the valley, behind Coachella at 66 days and Bermuda Dunes at 94 days.
What to watch for: This week, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates for a third time in a row. On Wednesday, the benchmark lending rate dropped a quarter point to a range between 3.5% and 3.75%. Local market analysts for months have been saying the Fed needs to cut rates to encourage home buyers.
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