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Lickstein Speaks to TC Palm on Treasure Coast Condo Market Shifts 
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Lickstein Speaks to TC Palm on Treasure Coast Condo Market Shifts 

According to the National Association of Realtors ® (NAR), existing‑home sales in the United States fell by 0.5 percent in April and were down two percent year‑over‑year. Yet prices for single‑family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co‑ops reached an all-time high for April.

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Jonathan Lickstein provides TC Palm with insight to Indian and Martin County real estate
Shelby Eiger Shelby Eiger

Jonathan Lickstein provides TC Palm with insight to Indian and Martin County real estate

The Treasure Coast real estate market is experiencing small fluctuations in median home sale prices. While St. Lucie County prices have remained steady, the median sale prices have decreased in Indian River County and have increased in Martin County. As a general trend, home prices have dropped in March due to the surge of new single-family home listings since January.

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  • The Broward, Palm Beaches and St. Lucie Realtors® is South Florida’s premier REALTOR association. More than 42,000 members in eight locations are equipped to sell real estate along 130 miles of coastline in South Florida and the Treasure Coast. Broward, Palm Beaches, St. Lucie Realtors® work to enhance its members' ability and opportunity to conduct business professionally, ethically and profitably throughout their career. As the third largest local association in the nation, the association empowers members as leaders and influencers in the industry and community. Broward, Palm Beaches and St. Lucie Realtors® is the local chapter of the National Association of REALTORS® To learn more visit, RWorld.com

  • Dionna Hall is the CEO of the Broward, Palm Beaches & St. Lucie Realtors® and BeachesMLS, with 42,000 members and 43,000 subscribers, respectively. Hall’s Association is the third largest local Realtor® Association in the country. She oversees 80 staff in 8 offices spanning 130 miles of Florida Coastline.

    Her MLS and Association credits her with numerous accomplishments, including facilitating their last 2 mergers (included the MLS and Association), one of which was the largest Association merger in NAR history.

    BeachesMLS has formed several partnerships to lead into the future, secure their broker’s data, and contribute to their brokers financial success, such as becoming an owner in REdistribute, which seeks MLS data transparency and broker compensation for the listing data they contribute to the MLS. BeachesMLS also announced a data share with the two largest MLSs in the country: California Regional MLS and BrightMLS, which collectively represent agents servicing consumers with the largest incoming migration to South Florida. BeachesMLS recently launched Nestfully, a consumer-facing portal run by MLSs on behalf of the brokerage community that centers around your listing and your lead. In addition, BeachesMLS is an investor and partner in MLS Align, which has developed a showing service platform, Aligned Showings.

    Dionna is the 2024 Chair of CMLS, the association that represents MLSs in North America. She is a member of NAR’s Emerging Technology Advisory Board and NAR’s MLS Issues & Policy Committee. She also serves as a board member of REdistribute and MLS Align. In 2024, Dionna was named #96 on the Swanepoel200, which names the most influential executives in real estate. She was also honored as one of South Florida Business Journal’s 2024 Influential Business Women and named a Futurist by RISMedia.

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  • Jonathan Lickstein is the 2025 president of Broward, Palm Beaches and St. Lucie Realtors®. With 18 years of experience in the real estate industry, Jonathan shares his extensive knowledge in emerging technologies, social media strategies, professional standards, and the Code of Ethics essential for today’s AI-driven marketplace.

    Beyond his role as president of Broward, Palm Beaches & St. Lucie Realtors®, Jonathan also serves on the Board of Directors for both the Florida Realtors® and National Association of Realtors ®, as well as on several committees across the Broward, Palm Beaches & St. Lucie Realtors® and Florida Realtors®.

    After living in Honduras for six years and being exposed to different markets, Jonathan made a grand impact to the expansion of LoKation Real Estate. He played a pivotal role in growing a small team to more than 4,300 agents, earning recognition from Real Trends and RISMedia as the 11th largest independent brokerage in the U.S.

    Beyond his role as president of Broward, Palm Beaches and St. Lucie Realtors®, Jonathan is the Chief Operating Officer at LoKation Real Estate, serving as a Broker, Mentor, and Certified Instructor. He also prioritizes giving back to the real estate community as an RPAC Major Investor and contributes to various committees with Florida Realtors® and the National Association of Realtors®.

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