Thursday, October 7, 2010

FLORIDA KEYS MARKET UPDATE FOR 3rd QTR. 2010

Upper Keys Trend Analysis:

The Upper Keys are classified as Key Largo down to Lower Matecumbe.
Sales Totals have slowed alittle in the Third Quarter from 39% to 18% and it's taken 1% less time to do that.  Average sales price has dropped to 16% less which is up 5% over the second quarter, now $417,000. We were loosing 1%+ per month. Pending Transactions still on the rise, up 19% while new listings have only increased by 2%. A drop of 8% from last quarter. Listings on the market in this area have seemed to stabilize; yet our monthly inventory supply for this area has continued to drop and is at 31%. The average list price for a home in this area is currently $766,000.00 down 12% over last year this time.
 
Middle Keys Trend Analysis:
The Middle Keys are classified as Long Key down to the 7 Mile Bridge in Marathon.
Sales Totals continue to amaze all of us as they continue to stay up 44% over last year, and this is during the slowest part of the year. Average sale price is still up by 1%. Our Sales Volume has climbed in this area from 64 Million to 109 Million Dollars in one Quarter. Listings are up by 2%. Having said that, our Months of inventory on the market continues to fall through the floor, still dropping by 33%. The average list price for a home in this area is currently $709,000 down 14%
Lower Keys Trend Analysis:
The Lower Keys are classified as Big Pine Key to Bay Point.
Sales Totals are still up 7%. The value continues to decline in this area to 11%, slowing by 4%. The average sales price continuing to drop by 17%. The average time to sell has finally starter to creep down by 1%. listings in this area continue to slip up a notch to 40%, last quarter was 22%. Amazingly enough our Months of inventory for this area is still 4% The average list price for a home in this area is currently $613,000.
Key West Market Trend:
Key West is considered a Destination Resort Island.
Sales Totals are still up 14%, this is huge, as they continue to climb over the first quarter. There volume value has risen 4% to almost 196 Million for this area and has taken a 27% change, actually taken less time to achieve this. Average sale price has decreased a little more to 8%, but pending transactions have increase almost 12% a 6% increase over last quarter. New listings have dropped by 2% while our months of inventory continue down 13% over last year. The average list price for a home in this area is $859,000.00 down 14%.

Florida Keys Overview Keys Wide:Looking at the Florida Keys as a whole the total # of sales is up 18% and continued to increase over the first quarter, and typically we are in our slower time of year. 1,374 units have sold with a value of over 563 Million Dollars up 5%; while are average time to do that is only up 2%, decreasing by over 5% from last quarter. Our average sales price has decreased to 11% to $410,000.00.  Pending transactions still continue to rise by 16% @ 1,477 units. Simply put, thru June first we are CLOSING 8.88 properties every day this is up from 4.32 units in the second quarter. New properties coming on the market have slightly increased by 6% giving us a total inventory of 3,811 Units, down slightly. Our Months of Inventory at our current sales rate is down to 25, dropping 10%.  The average list price for a home Keys Wide is $751,000.00 down 13%
This information was gathered directly from our M.L.S. and shared by my good friends at cbsre; In an effort to keep all prospective buyers up to date, to help them make the best informed decision possible when they decide to purchase.  For the latest information on what Real Estate is For Sale in the Florida Keys please stop by www.keyspropertyguy.com, and referrals are alway welcome from fellow real estate agents.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

FLORIDA KEYS RESIDENTIAL MARKET UPDATE

FLORIDA KEYS RESIDENTIAL MARKET UPDATE:  As we steam through the 3rd Quarter of 2010 (where has the year gone?) I thought that I would give ya all a quick update on the Florida Keys Residential Market thus far, compared to the same time period last year. To clearly define the residential sector of our marketplace; I am specifically talking about Single Family Homes, Condos, Townhomes, Duplex's and Half Duplex Sales.   
Sales Keys wide have increased by 25% to 990 units through the end of August. Are dollar volume has increased to almost 450 Million, an increase of 12% and our D.O.M. (Days on the Market) has dropped by 3%. New listings coming into the marketplace have also dropped by 3%. This accompanied by an increase of 18% in pending transactions equates to a nice " Off Season " for sales in the Fabulous Florida Keys. To see all the Florida Keys Short Sale and Bank Owned Properties that are available you can always go-to www.keyspropertyguy.comanytime to get the latest Florida Keys Real Estate Deals. For those real estate agents looking for a professional here in the Florida Keys to take care of their valued customers, look no further,I am also happy to pay a 25% referral fee to those active agents for sending their pre-qualified individuals that are looking to purchase something with-in 30 days! Thank you in advance for your time and consideration!



Wednesday, August 25, 2010

FLORIDA KEYS MARKET UPDATE FOR 2ND QTR. 2010

FLORIDA KEYS MARKET UPDATE FOR 2ND QTR. 2010 Appears that as we finish up the Second Quarter of 2010 in the Florida Keys Real Estate Market interest rates still are looking very favorable. So Lets quickly compare where we are now compared to this same period last year to make a determination on which way this crazy market is heading, shall we?


Florida Keys Market Update:

As the Florida Keys Real Estate Market continues to change like the tide, today we are going to take an in-depth look at the whole Florida Keys Marketplace and compare the Second Quarter of 2010 to the same period last year, as mentioned above. A friendly bit of advise, don't be one of those individuals that compares the rest of the country, or Florida, with the Florida Keys, or you might miss the boat.

Upper Keys Trend Analysis:

The Upper Keys are classified as Key Largo down to Lower Matecumbe. Sales Totals continue to Rise from first Quarters 28% to 39% and it's taken 4.8% less time to do that, which is a change of almost 11% over the first Quarter of this year. Average sales price is down to 20.1% less which is up only 1% over first quarter. We were loosing 1%+ per month. Pending Transactions still on the rise, up 35.9% while new listings have only increased by 10.6%. Listings on the market in this area have seemed to stabilize as they are only down 0.1%; yet our monthly inventory supply for this area has continued to drop and is at 28.2%. The average list price for a home in this area is currently $838,140.00 down 8.8% over last year this time.

Middle Keys Trend Analysis:

The Middle Keys are classified as Long Key down to the 7 Mile Bridge in Marathon. Sales Totals continue to amaze all of us they continue to stay up 70.2% over last year and average sale price is now up by 7.8% when is was down by 2% last quarter. Our Sales Volume is up over 64 Million Dollars in this area to date. New Listings are up by 0.9% and listings on the market has about stabilized at 0.2%. Having said that, our Months of inventory continues to fall through the floor, still dropping by 41.1%. The average list price for a home in this area is currently $726,309 down 17.9%

Lower Keys Trend Analysis:

The Lower Keys are classified as Big Pine Key to Bay Point. Sales Totals are still up 17.3% and increase of over 11% from last quarter. The value continues to decline in this area to 13.9% due to the average sales price continuing to drop by 25.6%.The average time to sell has creep-ed up 0.9%. listings in this area continue to slip up a notch to 22.7%, last quarter was 18%. Amazingly enough our Months of inventory for this area is still down 12.3% The average list price for a home in this area is currently $604,130 with a slight change of 0.1%

Key West Market Trend:

Key West is considered a Destination Resort Island. Sales Totals skyrocketed up 58.1% this is huge, as the continue to climb over the 42% increase of the first quarter. There volume value has risen 37.2% but it has taken them 19.6% more time to achieve this. Average sale price has dropped a little more to 13.1% over 11% first quarter, but pending transactions have increase almost 4% to 58.7% over last year. New listings have dropped by 19.3% while our months of inventory continue down 44.2% over last year. The average list price for a home in this area is $922,748.00 down 7.3%.

Florida Keys Overview Keys Wide:

Looking at the Florida Keys as a whole the total # of sales is up 44.9% and increase of 7.9% over the first quarter and typically we are in our slower time of year. 778 units have sold with a value of almost 318 Million Dollars up 22.9%; while are average time to do that is only up 7.3%. Our average sales price is down 14.1% to $413,537.00, 0.1% over first quarter, and pending transactions still continue to rise by 45.6% @ 923 units. Simply put, thru June first we are CLOSING 4.32 properties every day this is up from 3.7units in the first quarter. New properties coming on the market have slightly dropped by 1% giving us a total inventory of 3,825 Units, down 3.1%. Our Months of Inventory at our current sales rate is down to 25, dropping 33.1% we have lost 3 Months of inventory from 1st quarter do to the increase of sales. The average list price for a home Keys Wide is $799,862.00 down 9.9%

This information was gathered directly from our M.L.S. and shared by my good friends at cbsre; In an effort to keep all prospective buyers up to date, to help them make the best informed decision possible when they decide to purchase. For the latest information on what Real Estate is For Sale in the Florida Keys please stop by www.keyspropertyguy.com, and referrals are alway welcome from fellow real estate agents.