Juno Beach Condo Sales Down 33% in October
Still trying to catch up after a well deserved vacation and a return to a south Florida real estate market that is hot, hot, hot. While I quit reading the newspaper and listening to news on the TV I get more than enough from the internet and know how the talking heads report how bad everything is with the economy. Somebody forgot to tell home buyers how bad it is because they continue to spark the amazing rebound we have seen this year. Particularly strong is the single family home market and well priced waterfront properties but we are seeing strength everywhere. Watch for a big sale coming out of Martin County soon. During October our real estate sales power rankings ended up like this;
#1 Hobe Sound
#2 Tequesta
#3 North Palm Beach
#4 Palm Beach Gardens
#5 Jupiter
#6 Juno Beach down 33%
Three of the markets we cover in this report were down in October but three were up and those that were up showed very good gains. Sales remain strong and there are many, many buyers lined up waiting for properties that match there needs. We were spoiled by great inventory levels for many years and those days are over. Many still worry about the “shadow inventory” of foreclosures and time will tell if those fears are founded but these days I am finding much better value in traditional sales and we seem well positioned to start seeing rising prices once again in south Florida. We deserve it after the past 6 years.
This month’s bottom finisher in our sales power ranking are condominium sales in Juno Beach that were down 33% from the previous month. Not one of our larger markets but one we like to keep a pulse on as as waterfront condos go so generally does the overall market. Still we went lower with 2 sales compared to 3 in September. We did stay below the 12 month average which stands at 5 but tied with the 2 condos that sold in October of last year.
While sales levels went lower they also remained strongest in the middle of the pricing range. The chart below shows the percentage of sales by price category for the month of October.
With both sales in the middle of the price ranges range we would expect to see the median sales price stay fairly strong and that is what it did. We actually saw a nice increase in median price to $406,250 from the $385,000 we saw the previous month. We were way ahead of the $205,000 median price we experienced in October of last year and this is the highest monthly total since September of last year. This showing kept us well above the 12 month average of $300,458. Foreclosures continue to put pressure on pricing but it sure feels like the supply forces will be pushing for increased prices ahead. The chart below shows median prices on a monthly basis over the previous 12 month period.
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Tom Priester e-PRO
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Keller Williams Realty
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