ST. LUCIE COUNTY SEES INCREASED INVENTORY AS MORTGAGE RATES DECREASE
Just in! August 2024 reports have been released from Florida Realtors® detailing recent real estate activity in St. Lucie County. The reports compare year-over-year data. Here are statistics on single-family homes.
The changing season is bringing unusual seasonal opportunities for buyers due to falling mortgage rates and increased inventory. In St. Lucie County, the months supply of inventory currently sits at 4.7 months, a 74.1% increase from this time last year with 2,184 active listings. More listings are hitting the market each month, with the county seeing 686 new listings in August.
"St. Lucie County closed 538 sales in August, with the median time to contract being 45 days as buyers sift through options. The median sale price stayed consistent with this time last year at $405,000,” says David Serle, 2024 president of Broward, Palm Beaches & St. Lucie Realtors®. “The competition to secur4e homes is expected to continue into the fall rather than decrease as it usually does this time of year. That’s why it’s never been important to contact a local Realtor® with the unique expertise to navigate the current market with homebuyers’ priorities being met.”
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