Sarasota Real Estate Information

Single Family Home Prices Up 20.6 Percent Over This Time Last Year

The following report is from the Sarasota Association of Realtors as published on December 19, 2013.

MEDIAN SALES PRICES
Median sale prices for single family homes sold in Sarasota County in November 2013 were up 20.6 percent over last November, a clear sign that recent price appreciation in the single family home market is continuing unabated.

Single family home prices were at $187,000 this November compared to only $155,000 last November. The median sale price for single family for the 12 month period ending Nov. 30, 2013 was $181,700, up 23 percent over last year at this time ($147,000). Comparing November to October, prices were up slightly for single family from $185,776 last month.

Condo prices were slightly down this November compared to last year at this time - $157,750 compared to $160,000 in November 2012. But the 12-month rolling median, which moderates monthly swings, for condos was $163,000, up 10.1 percent over last year at this time. Condo prices were down 10.9 percent from October’s figure of $175,000.

SALES
Total property sales in Sarasota County continued to moderate in November 2013. Overall property sales stood at 760 (531 single family homes and 229 condos), compared to 818 in October 2013 (582 and 236, respectively). In November 2012, 552 single family homes and 278 condos were sold.

DECLINING INVENTORY STABILIZES
The declining inventory trend appears to have reversed, as there are now 4,288 properties on the market, up from 4,032 last month. Last November, the inventory stood at 4,188 total properties on the market.

PENDING FUTURE SALES
Overall, November 2013 pending sales (properties that went under contract during the month) were at 758, down 7.7 percent from the October pending sales of 820. Last November, pending sales stood at 815 total.

MONTHS OF AVAILABLE INVENTORY
The November 2013 months of inventory in Sarasota County stood at 5.4 months for single family and 6.1 months for condos. A figure of 6 months is considered a balanced market between buyers and sellers. Months of inventory represents the time it would take to deplete the current inventory at the current sales rate. Last November there were 4.8 months of inventory for single family homes and 5.4 months of inventory for condos. In October 2013, the figures were 4.8 and 5.5, respectively.

DISTRESSED PROPERTIES FOR SALE
Currently, 567 properties listed for sale in Sarasota County in the MLS are short sales or
foreclosures, compared to 596 properties in October. This represents 13.2 percent of available properties, down slightly from last month’s figure of 14.1 percent, due in part to the rise in inventory. Last November, the figure was 15.7 percent.

Sales of distressed properties represented 29.3 percent of the overall sales in November 2013, up from the October 2013 figure of 25.5 percent. In November 2012, the figure was 27.7 percent.

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