How to Sell Your House Without a Realtor in Cave Creek, AZ
To sell your house by owner in Cave Creek, price it off recent Cave Creek sales, make Arizona's disclosures, and close through a licensed title company. In ClozeEZ's data the median home sold for $850,000 across 93 Cave Creek sales. Listing is free, and ClozeEZ's only charge is a flat $300 Platform Success Fee owed if the sale closes, with no percentage and no fee if it does not.
What are Cave Creek homes actually selling for?
Across the 93 Cave Creek sales in ClozeEZ's data, the median sold price was $850,000. Those sales worked out to a median of $353 per square foot. The median Cave Creek home in the same data measures 2,801 square feet.
Listings live on ClozeEZ ask a median of $989,500. Price from the closed sales, not from what neighbors are asking.
How much competition is a Cave Creek listing up against?
ClozeEZ has 258 active Cave Creek listings and 93 Cave Creek sales from the trailing twelve months. Buyers have real choice, yet a well-priced home still stands out.
What should you know before selling your Cave Creek home by owner?
Census estimates date the median Cave Creek home to 1998 and put owners' median real estate taxes at $2,443 a year. Buyers will ask how old your house is and what it costs in taxes, so have both answers ready before you list.
Buyers want to know what is original and what has been replaced. A house built before 1998 sits on the older side of the Cave Creek median, so an inspector may spend more time on its roof, cooling unit and plumbing. Newer houses get full inspections too. Write down when each major part was last replaced, and keep the receipts in one folder.
Property tax for the year of your sale gets divided at closing by the calendar. Your share runs up to the sale date, and the buyer's share starts after it. That share is figured from your real bill, which may not match the $2,443 median, so check it before you work out what you will net. The Maricopa County Treasurer's Office site, treasurer.maricopa.gov, lets you search by parcel number, name or address and pay online.
Arizona Department of Water Resources map data shows Cave Creek inside the Phoenix Active Management Area. The state sets rules for groundwater use in an AMA. Some buyers know this, so give full answers to the water questions on your disclosure. Keep any water records with your sale papers.
Local facts and where they come from
Each fact was checked against its source on November 2, 2026.
- Half of Cave Creek's homes were built before 1998 and half after (Census median year built). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, table B25035, American Community Survey for 2020 to 2024.
- The median homeowner in Cave Creek paid $2,443 a year in real estate taxes (Census estimate). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, table B25103, American Community Survey for 2020 to 2024.
- The Maricopa County Treasurer's Office lets owners look up property taxes by parcel number, name or address and pay them online at treasurer.maricopa.gov. Source: Maricopa County Treasurer's Office website.
- Arizona Department of Water Resources map data places Cave Creek in the Phoenix Active Management Area. Source: Arizona Department of Water Resources, AMA and INA map layer, 2024 layer.
What you save selling by owner in Cave Creek
At Cave Creek's median sold price in ClozeEZ's data of $850,000, here is a traditional 6% agent commission next to ClozeEZ's flat fee.
| Selling method | What you pay | On $850,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Traditional agent | ~6% total commission | $51,000 |
| ClozeEZ (by owner) | Flat $300 at close | $300 |
| You keep | Difference | $50,700 |
About 3% listing plus an optional, negotiable 3% for a buyer's agent. Title, escrow and taxes apply either way.
How a by-owner sale works anywhere in Arizona
The steps are the same statewide: price from recent sales, deliver Arizona's disclosures, and close through a licensed title and escrow company. The Arizona guide to selling without a realtor walks through each one, and the Arizona housing market report covers the wider market.
Selling by owner in Cave Creek: frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to sell a house in Cave Creek, AZ?
Closing costs such as title, escrow and prorated Maricopa County taxes apply either way. The big difference is commission: about $51,000 at 6% of $850,000, versus ClozeEZ's flat $300, owed only if the sale closes.
Who pays the property tax for the year I sell my Cave Creek home?
You both do. You owe the part of the year up to the sale, and the buyer owes the rest. Census estimates set the Cave Creek median at $2,443 a year, though your real share is based on your own Maricopa County tax bill.
Is Cave Creek in an Active Management Area?
Yes. Cave Creek is inside the Phoenix Active Management Area, based on Arizona Department of Water Resources map data. In an AMA, the state sets rules for how groundwater is used.
Questions that apply anywhere in Arizona, such as attorneys, disclosures and earnest money, are answered in the ClozeEZ FAQ.