Data released 2/12/2020
The official 2019 Year-End Florida Housing Review includes the overall real estate market results for 2019 as well as the 4th quarter results by metropolitan statistical area. Florida, as a state, experienced a continued increase in closed sales and a rise in median home prices over last year according to the latest statistics released by Florida REALTORS®.
The year-end numbers reflect strong growth, with Lee county trending similar to the overall state performance in single-family homes sales growth and median home price increases. Collier county, on the other hand, finished the year with a 10.4% growth in single-family home sales. Simply impressive. A growing economy coupled with strong job growth and low-interest rates helped amplify the numbers across 2019.
The downside of the 2019 Florida Housing Market
There was a negative to 2019 though, and it’s not so obvious, or at least doesn’t get as much press. I’m referring to the housing inventory. Most markets across Florida, as well as the country, are experiencing double-digit reductions in housing inventory for sale. This will be an issue for 2020 as the overall population grows coupled with the migration from the rest of the country to Florida.
We can’t sell what’s not on the market for sale. We get creative and take the offensive to call homeowners in a homebuyers target market to see if we can work out a deal, but the upfront willingness for home sellers to put their home up for sale has reduced significantly and does cause concern over the lack of options. This will help continue to raise home pricing across the board due to lack of availability, however, affordability will have an effect on this as well. Everyone has a line in the sand.
One of our own home buyers was in the market for a home 11 months ago with a healthy $350,000 budget and a small “must-have” list. Life happens and they put their home search on hold. We started helping them recently only to find that after 11 months, they would have to spend $400,000 to get the same house criteria they were looking for when they started. The general public dismisses this as a sales tactic, but ask someone who started “browsing” the market a year ago and decided to wait. They all have a story of disbelief and are considering a slight increase in budget and a pull back on the “must-haves”. The struggle is real.
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2019 Florida Housing Activity by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
This report reflects single-family homes, townhouses and condos closed sales and median sale prices. This data is a summary and detail of the 22 marketing statistical areas (MSA) of Florida.
The TERMS Glossary will explain the importance of each of these metrics.
State of Florida
2019 Single-Family Homes
Closed 294,120 sales, up +5.9% compared to last year.
Median sale price increased +3.7% to $264,000.
2019 Q4 Single-Family Homes
Closed 70,839 sales, up +11.6% compared to last year.
Median sale price increased +4.3% to $265,900.
State of Florida
2019 Townhouse / Condo
Closed 115,659 sales, down -0.8% over last year.
Median sale price increased +3.8% to $192,000.
2019 Q4 Townhouse / Condo
Closed 26,932 sales, up +3.3% over last year.
Median sale price increased +5.9% to $195,000.
Collier County, FL
Naples / Marco Island / Immokalee (MSA)
2019 Single Family Homes
Closed 5,409 sales, up +10.4% over last year.
Median sale price decreased -2.5% to $435,000.
2019 Q4 Single Family Homes
Closed 1,311 sales, up +18.1% over last year.
Median sale price increased +0.5% to $435,000.
Naples / Marco Island / Immokalee (MSA)
2019 Townhouse / Condo
Closed 5,687 sales, up +3.1% over last year.
Median sale price increased +2.5% to $268,250.
2019 Q4 Townhouse / Condo
Closed 1,318 sales, up +20.0% over last year.
Median sale price decreased -1.7% to $262,500.
Lee County, FL
Cape Coral / Fort Myers (MSA)
2019 Single Family Homes
Closed 13,790 sales, up +3.4% over last year.
Median sale price increased +3.0% to $258,615.
2019 Q4 Single Family Homes
Closed 3,308 sales, up +17.2% over last year.
Median sale price increased +4.2% to $260,000.
Cape Coral / Fort Myers (MSA)
2019 Townhouse / Condo
Closed 6,916 sales, up +4.1% over last year.
Median sale price remained flat at $192,000.
2019 Q4 Townhouse / Condo
Closed 1,599 sales, up +23.5% over last year.
Median sale price increased =1.0% to $194,400.
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