Home Sales Speed Up Just in Time for the Holidays
Just in! Newly released market reports from Florida Realtors® detailing recent real estate activity in the Palm Beaches. The reports compare year-over-year data for September. Here are statistics on single family homes.
“September was a busy month for Realtors® with closed sales skyrocketing with double-digit increases. We saw 1,744 closed sales in Palm Beach County, a massive 28.6 percent increase year-over-year. It’s safe to say that the COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t deterred buyers from purchasing homes,” said Jarrod Lowe, President of Broward, Palm Beaches & St. Lucie Realtors®.
Closed Sales are one of the simplest—yet most important—indicators for the residential real estate market. Closed Sales (and many other market metrics) are affected by seasonal cycles, so actual trends are more accurately represented by year-over-year changes (i.e. comparing a month's sales to the amount of sales in the same month in the previous year), rather than changes from one month to the next.
“Meanwhile, median sale price increased 12.7 percent, hitting $400,000. Low levels of inventory and historically low interest rates have played a huge role in the continued growth of Palm Beach County prices. If you’ve been contemplating listing your home, now is the time to make your move. Median time on market is 27 days, a local Realtor® can help you capitalize on the high demand,” continues Lowe.
Market Reports: Palm Beach Single Family | Palm Beach Townhouses/Condos
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