Douglas Elliman Releases May 2020 New Signed Contracts Report for Florida

Douglas Elliman in conjunction with Miller Samuel, a leading independent appraisal firm, has just released its May 2020 New Signed Contracts Report, which reveals that the number of newly signed contracts across property types in Florida was at a high last month, despite there being lower levels of new listing inventory coming online. The Florida report includes the five counties of Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Pinellas, and Hillsborough, focusing on the new contracts signed and new listings that entered the Florida Market during the entire month. The regions are broken up by two property types: single family and condo, as well as county, borough, or area. New contracts and new listings for each property type have been broken out by eight price tranches depending on regional pricing, on a year to year basis. Douglas Elliman will be producing a monthly recurring report similar to this one during the first week of each month to cover the prior month’s number of new contracts signed and new listings to provide a data-driven picture of the rapidly changing market.

Palm Beach County

Overview:

• Despite lower levels of new listing inventory coming online, the number of new signed contracts across property types pressed higher

Key Trend Metrics (Year to Year)

Single Family:

• Number of new signed contracts for homes jumped 27.7% to 3,444 contracts 

• Listing inventory dropped 37.9% to 1,381 units

• There was a 49.3% decline in the number of new listings for homes priced below $200K

Condo: 

• Number of new signed contracts for condos increased by 16.6% to 2,033 contracts

• Listing inventory declined 28.7% to 906 units

• 111 condos priced above $1M went into contract, a 40.5% increase from the number of condos that went into contract in May 2019

Broward County

Overview: 

• There was a larger rise in overall single family new signed contracts than for overall condo new signed contracts

Key Trend Metrics (Year to Year)

Single Family:

• Number of new signed contracts rose 33.4% to 3,499 contracts

• Listing inventory slipped 42.3% to 1,389 units

• Listing inventory dropped by 66.4% for homes priced below $200K to 48 units

Condo:

• Number of new signed contracts increased by 19.2% to 2,491 contracts

• Listing inventory dropped 35.1% to 1,108 units 

• 89 condos priced at or above $1M went into contract, a 50.8% increase from last year  

Miami-Dade County

Overview:

• Despite the significant drop in single family and condo new listings during the spring, a noticeable uptick began in May

Key Trend Metrics (Year to Year)

Single Family:

• Number of new signed contracts rose 36.2% to 3,284 contracts

• Listing inventory declined 40.7% to 1,232 units

• Listing inventory for homes priced below $200K saw a 60.6% decline

Condo:

• Number of new signed contracts edged up 4.1% to 3,058 contracts

• Listing inventory dropped 42.6% to 1,386 units

• There were 91 new listings for condos priced between $600K to $799K, a 52.4% drop from last year’s 191 new listings for similarly priced condos  

Pinellas County

Overview:

• Along with the atypical drop in new listings introduced to the market this spring, new contract signings surged for both single families and condos

Key Trend Metrics (Year to Year)

Single Family:

• Number of new signed contracts surged 45.3% to 2,519 contracts

• Listing inventory decreased by 33.4% to 974 units

• Homes priced at or above $1M saw a 100.0% surge in the number of new signed contracts for a total of 132

Condo:

• Number of new signed contracts rose 32.3% to 1,143 contracts

• Listing inventory fell 34.9% to 443 units

• 25 condos priced between $800K to $999K went into contract, a 108.3% increase from last year

Hillsborough County

Overview:

• There was a significant surge in new signed contracts for both single family and condo properties as listing inventory remained slow to enter the spring market

Key Metrics (Year to Year)

Single Family:

• Number of new signed contracts increased by 66.6% to 4,266 contracts

• Listing inventory slipped 37.5% to 1,594 units 

• 200 homes priced between $600K to $799K went into contract, a jump of 124.7% from last year 

Condo: 

• Number of new signed contracts rose 53.2% to 521 contracts

• Listing inventory fell 25.0% to 216 units

• There was a 425.0% rise in homes priced at or above $1M that went into contract

By Isabella Zimmermann

Check Out Kobi Karp's Newly Listed Waterfront Home On Allison Island Asking $7.999 Million

Kobi Karp and Nancy Karp, leaders of one of South Florida’s most prolific architecture firms, Kobi Karp Architecture & Interior Design, have listed their Allison Island home for $7,999,000 with Dina Goldentayer and Cyril Matz of Douglas Elliman.

Located at 6530 Allison Island, Karp’s property features lush landscaping and floor to ceiling glass along the back of the house, providing waterfront views amongst the feeling of a private oasis. The home offers 4 bedrooms and 4 baths, spanning nearly 5,000 SF on a 21,600 SF lot. The living areas give the sensation of open air and sea breeze, great for both enjoyment and entertaining. The property is west-facing offering sunshine by the pool all afternoon long as well as 100' of water frontage. Views of La Gorce and the Indian Creek Waterway allows for instant bay access, making this an ideal property for indulging in water-sports. There is room to grow and a lot of greenery to take in at this Private Pad on Allison Island. The home comes with designs by Mr. Karp himself if the buyer wants to build new construction, the renderings feature an ultra-modern, 10,000 SF, site-specific new home for the property. It features glass walls, several terraces and ample outdoor space surrounding the pool.

Kobi Karp, one of South Florida's most prolific architects who is founder and principal of Kobi Karp Architecture & Interior Design, has been providing unique, creative and innovative design solutions to renowned clients internationally and domestically in Hospitality, Retail and high-rise Residential developments. To date, Kobi Karp Architecture and Interior Design has designed over $36 billion in mixed-use Commercial, Residential and Multifamily properties worldwide from the Caribbean, to the Far East, to the Black Sea region, throughout the Gulf and the Middle East.

6530 Allison Island, Miami Beach is currently listed for $7,999,000 with Dina Goldentayer & Cyril Matz of Douglas Elliman.

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