interesting Analysis was pointed out by  the Cromford report:

July 1 - A useful comparison tool for housing markets is the average percentage of final list price achieved by closed sales over the last 12 months. For single family homes we currently rank the cities as follows:

1. Tolleson - 99.34%
2. El Mirage - 98.95%
3. Avondale - 98.83%
4. Laveen - 98.67%
5. Waddell - 98.56%
6. Queen Creek - 98.43%
7. Buckeye - 98.35%
8. Surprise - 98.30%
9. Youngtown - 98.29%
10. Glendale - 98.26%
11. Apache Junction - 98.25%
12. Gilbert - 98.23%
13. Goodyear - 98.11%
14. Maricopa - 98.09%
15. Peoria - 98.03%
16. Litchfield Park - 97.97%
17. Mesa - 97.95%
18. Chandler - 97.92%
19. Tempe - 97.81%
20. Anthem - 97.77%
21. Florence - 97.71%
22. Wittmann - 97.66%
23. Desert Hills - 97.66%
24. Sun City West - 97.61%
25. Sun City - 97.57%
26. Phoenix - 97.54%
27. New River - 97.42%
28. Casa Grande - 97.13%
29. Coolidge - 97.11%
30. Sun Lakes - 97.06%
31. Arizona City - 96.85%
32. Eloy - 96.79%
33. Cave Creek - 96.48%
34. Gold Canyon - 96.18%
35. Fountain Hills - 95.95%
36. Scottsdale - 95.94%
37. Tonopah - 95.38%
38. Rio Verde - 94.50%
39. Carefree - 94.36%
40. Wickenburg - 93.87%
41. Paradise Valley - 91.91%

We note that 9 out of the top 10 cities are in the West Valley and 6 out of the bottom 10 are in the Northeast valley.