Douglas Elliman Releases Q2 2020 South Florida Market Reports

Douglas Elliman has just released their Q2 2020 Market Reports for South Florida, which were prepared by Miller Samuel, a leading independent appraisal firm. The reports, which cover the areas such as Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Miami Beach, and the Miami Coastal Mainland, have revealed that the COVID-19 market shutdown during much of the second quarter caused sales to fall sharply in South Florida, despite the strength of the market in the first quarter.

Miami Beach/Barrier Islands

Overview:

• Condo price trend indicators moved higher as the number of sales dropped during the shutdown

• Single-family price trend indicators continued to decline along with sales and listing inventory year over year

• Luxury condo price trend indicators pressed higher as listing inventory showed a slight gain

Key Trend Metrics (Year to Year)

Overall:

• Median sales price rose 10.3% to $480,000

• Average price per square foot edged up 6.1% to $659

• Number of sales dropped 34.9% to 501 

• Listing inventory decreased by 0.5% to 6,393 units

Luxury Condo:

• Median sales price increased by 11.6% to $2,850,000

• Average price per square foot rose 4.8% to $1,231

• Number of sales fell 37.7% to 43

• Listing inventory slipped 3.0% to 1,095 units

Luxury Single Family: 

• Median sales price decreased by 22.6% to $7,200,000

• Average price per square foot jumped 17.2% to $1,388

• Number of sales had no change at 9 

• Listing inventory increased by 25.4% to 173 units

Miami Coastal Mainland

Overview:

• Condo listing inventory and number of sales declined, median sales price reached a new record

• Single-family median sales price rose to a new record as both sales and listing inventory fell sharply

• Luxury condo price trend indicators showed mixed results as the number of sales saw a significant decline 

Key Trend Metrics (Year to Year)

Overall:

• Median sales price rose 4.4% to $355,000

• Average price per square foot increased by 5.1% to $289

• Number of sales dropped 20.1% to 2,672

• Listing inventory declined by 7.8% to 9,699 units 

Luxury Condo:

• Median sales price fell 14.0% to $805,000

• Average price per square foot dropped 0.6% to $489

• Number of sales declined by 33.5% to 115

• Listing inventory increased by 13.4% to 2,508 units

Luxury Single Family:

• Median sales price fell 11.9% to $1,410,000

• Average price per square foot rose 25.5% to $557

• Number of sales decreased by 6.1% to 153

• Listing inventory dropped 1.1% to 915 units

Fort Lauderdale

Overview:

• Condo sales dropped at the highest rate in more than thirteen years as all price trend indicators rose annually

• Single-family sales fell at the largest rate since 2007 as median sales price stabilized

• Luxury condo price trend indicators increased above year-ago levels at their most robust rate in six quarters

Key Trend Metrics (Year to Year)

Luxury Condo:

• Median sales price rose 6.0% to $1,282,330

• Average price per square foot increased by 5.2% to $587

• Number of sales slipped 27.5% to 37

• Listing inventory declined by 16.5% to 283 units

Luxury Single Family:

• Median sales price dropped 22.5% to $2,500,000

• Average price per square foot decreased by 23.9% to $596

• Number of sales fell 20.5% to 35 

• Listing inventory declined by 12.5% to 259 units

Boca Raton/Highland Beach

Overall:

• Condo sales declined year over year at its highest rate in 13 years as median sales price increased

• Single-family sales declined year over year at its highest rate in 13 years as median sales price surged

• Luxury condo median sales price declined while luxury single-family median sales price rose

Key Trend Metrics (Year to Year)

Luxury Condo:

• Median sales price fell 23.0% to $885,000

• Average price per square foot slipped 13.0% to $461

• Number of sales declined by 21.2% to 52

• Listing inventory surged 11.2% to 328 

Luxury Single Family:

• Median sales price dropped 13.1% to $2,215,000

• Average price per square foot decreased by 12.6% to $382 

• Number of sales slipped 12.1% to 51

• Listing inventory declined by 0.3% to 304 units

Delray Beach 

Overview:

• Single-family sales declined at the largest year over year rate in over thirteen years as the market paused

• Condo median sales price was unchanged year over year, the eighteenth straight quarter without a decline

• Luxury single-family listing inventory declined annually as luxury condo listing inventory saw a large gain

Key Trend Metrics (Year to Year)

Luxury Condo:

• Median sales price decreased by 6.7% to $810,500

• Average price per square foot rose 6.7% to $445

• Number of sales slipped 24.6% to 46

• Listing inventory surged 20.9% to 208 units

Luxury Single Family: 

• Median sales price dropped 0.6% to $2,087,500

• Average price per square foot fell 13.7% to $504

• Number of sales declined by 15.2% to 28

• Listing inventory increased by 5.7% to 130

Wellington

Overview:

• Condo sales declined sharply as median sales price increased year over year for the fifteenth straight quarter

• Single-family listing inventory and sales showed sharp declines from prior year levels

• Luxury listing inventory across both property types jumped from prior year

Key Trend Metrics (Year to Year)

Luxury Condo: 

• Median sales price fell 19.9% to $585,000

• Average price per square foot dropped 10.1% to $313

• Number of sales increased by 16.7% to 7

• Listing inventory rose 72.2% to 62 units

Luxury Single Family:

• Median sales price declined 24.3% to $1,135,000

• Average price per square foot slipped 34.9% to $426

• Number of sales jumped 15.0% to 23

• Listing inventory increased by 9.2% to 226 units

Palm Beach

Overview:

• Condo price trend indicators jumped as the largest average sales size in two years skewed them higher

• Single-family listing inventory fell by the largest rate in seven years of tracking

• Luxury listing inventory showed a substantial drop as price trend indicators surged year over year 

Key Trend Metrics (Year to Year)

Luxury Condo and Single Family:

• Median sales price surged 33.1% to $14,000,000

• Average price per square foot rose 18.4% to $2,180

• Number of sales dropped 30.8% to 9

• Listing inventory declined by 65.6% to 22 units 

Jupiter/Palm Beach Gardens

Jupiter Overview:

• Single-family sales price trend indicators and sales continued to show substantial year over year growth

• Condo price trend indicators rose year over year for the fourth straight quarter

Palm Beach Gardens Overview:

• Single-family sales fell at their most significant rate in fourteen years

• Condo price trend indicators rose year over year for the third consecutive quarter

Key Trend Metrics (Year to Year)

Jupiter Luxury Condo:

• Median sales price decreased by 19.9% to $733,000

• Average price per square foot dropped 10.6% to $404

• Number of sales fell 13.6% to 19

• Listing inventory increased by 16.7% to 63 units

Jupiter Luxury Single Family:

• Median sales price declined by 11.5% to $2,300,000

• Average price per square foot decreased by 2.9% to $647

• Number of sales fell 7.4% to 25

• Listing inventory dropped 15.3% to 111 units

Palm Beach Gardens Luxury Condo:

• Median sales price fell 26.7% to $440,000

• Average price per square foot dropped 24.1% to $239

• Number of sales declined by 19.0% to 17

• Listing inventory surged 67.4% to 72 units

Palm Beach Gardens Luxury Single Family:

• Median sales price jumped 21.2% to $2,347,500

• Average price per square foot rose 8.7% to $501

• Number of sales decreased by 23.1% to 20

• Listing inventory dropped 27.5% to 95 units

By Isabella Zimmermann 

Douglas Elliman Releases June 2020 New Signed Contracts Report for Florida

Douglas Elliman in conjunction with Miller Samuel, a leading independent appraisal firm, has released its second monthly recurring report for June 2020. The report focuses on the new contracts signed and new listings that entered the rapidly changing market in Douglas Elliman’s Florida regions of Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Pinellas, and Hillsborough. Overall, there was a surge in new signed contracts far exceeding year-ago levels, with excess demand coming from the Northeast. However, new inventory level gains have not kept pace with the growth in new contracts.

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 release a similar report to this one once again during the first week of August to disclose data regarding the number of new contracts signed and new listings during the month of July.

Palm Beach County

Key Trend Metrics (Year to Year)

Single Family:

• Number of new signed contracts soared 71.3% to 4,261 contracts

• Listing inventory dropped 19.9% to 1,604 units

• 642 single family homes priced above $1M went into contract, a 114.7% increase from last year

Condo:

• Number of new signed contracts jumped 76.0% to 2,626 contracts

• Listing inventory surged 4.2% to 1,175 units

• Condos priced between $200K and $299K saw a 107.6% incline in the number of signed contracts for a total of 467 

Broward County

Key Trend Metrics (Year to Year)

Single Family:

• Number of new signed contracts rose 76.1% to 4,336 contracts

• Listing inventory decreased by 27.0% to 1,622 units

• There was a 123.2% increase in the number of signed contracts for homes priced between $600K and $799K 

Condo:

• Number of new signed contracts surged 61.4% to 3,154 contracts

• Listing inventory fell 14.2% to 1,403 units

• 78 condos priced between $500K and $599K went into contract, a 116.7% jump from last year

Miami-Dade County

Key Trend Metrics (Year to Year)

Single Family:

• Number of new signed contracts edged up 74.3% to 3,955 contracts

• Listing inventory dropped 25.0% to 1,426 units

• There were 172 homes priced between $800K and $99K that went into contract, a 123.4% increase from last year for similarly priced homes

Condo:

• Number of new signed contracts climbed 54.6% to 4,093 contracts

• Listing inventory slipped 4.0% to 1,918 units

• 643 condos priced between $200K and $299K went into contract compared to last year’s 344

Pinellas County

Key Trend Metrics (Year to Year)

Single Family:

• Number of new signed contracts surged 95.9% to 2,897 contracts

•  Listing inventory decreased by 26.9% to 1,031 units

• There was a 148.8% rise in homes priced between $500K and $599K that went into contract

Condo:

• Number of new signed contracts increased by 93.4% to 1,408 contracts

• Listing inventory fell 12.0% to 512 units

• 28 condos priced between $800K and $999K went into contract, a 250.0% surge from last year’s 8

Hillsborough County

Key Trend Metrics (Year to Year)

Single Family: 

• Number of new signed contracts rose 98.2% to 4,524 contracts

• Listing inventory declined 32.1% to 1,550 units

• There was a 223.9% jump in the number of new signed contracts for homes priced at or above $1M

Condo:

• Number of new signed contracts grew 124.0% to 616 contracts

• Listing inventory declined 18.9% to 223 units

• Condos priced at or above $1M saw a drastic increase of 1633.3% in the number of new signed contracts for a total of 52

by Isabella Zimmermann

Douglas Elliman Releases Q2 Market Reports For South Florida As Pricing Continues To Rise

Douglas Elliman has released their Q2 Market Reports for South Florida, produced in conjunction with Miller Samuel, a leading independent appraisal firm. Despite the constant rumblings of a bubble or a crash, the South Florida market continued to show strength and prices continuing to push higher in both the luxury and overall markets across nearly all markets including Miami Beach, Miami coastal mainland, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, Delray Beach and Jupiter. The quarter also reflected the most sales in 3 years in both Miami Beach and Delray Beach. The general health of the market should remain strong as South Florida continues to be a haven for flight capital and population growth, matched with fast-growing world-class cities, a high quality of life and no state income tax. 

Miami Beach & Barrier Islands

• Price trend indicators posted strong gains across the overall and luxury markets
• Number of sales and pending sales moved up from year ago levels
• Although listing inventory has been rising for more than four years the rate of growth has eased considerably in past year
• Overall days on market and listing discount expanded as older listing inventory was cleared from the market
• Most second quarter sales in three years
• Luxury condo average sales size surged and pending sales posted strong gains
• Luxury listing inventory slipped

Key Trend Metrics (Year Over Year)

Overall:

• Median sales price rose 7% to $438,000
• Average sales price increased 15.8% to $1,098,024
• Number of sales increased 10.7% to 1,025
• Days on market was 148, up from 139
• Listing discount was 11%, up from 9.7%
• Listing inventory increased 3.9% to 6,319

Luxury Condo:

• Median sales price surged 47.6% to $3,370,000
• Days on market was 196, up from 194
• Listing discount was 12.7%, up from 11.4%
• Listing inventory fell 20.3% to 959 units
• Entry threshold began at $1,900,000

Luxury Single Family:

• Median sales price jumped 34.5% to $10,760,000
• Days on market was 262, down from 292
• Listing discount was 16.5%, up from 14.5%
• Listing inventory jumped 32.3% to 209 units
• Entry threshold began at $4,950,000

Miami Coastal Mainland

• Overall conditions reflect rising prices, stable sales and modest inventory gains
• Median sales price increased year over year for the 15th consecutive quarter
• Highest market share of conventional financing in more than five years of recording
• One in four single family sales and half of  condo sales were purchased with cash
• Number of sales well above the 5-year quarterly average
• Listing inventory edged higher for second quarter after six consecutive quarters of year over year declines

Key Trend Metrics (Year Over Year)

Overall:

• Median sales price increased 6.7% to $320,000
• Average sales price rose 8.8% to $456,591
• Number of sales fell 0.3% to 4,191
• Days on market was 86 up from 79
• Listing discount was 5.6%, up from 5.5%
• Listing inventory rose 2.7% to 11,184 units

Luxury Condo:

• Median sales price rose 6.4% to $814,951
• Days on market was 176 days, up from 169
• Listing discount was 8.1%, up from 7.7%
• Listing inventory declined 6.3% to 2,537
• Entry threshold began at $580,000

Luxury Single Family:

• Median sales price rose 6.7% to $1,600,000
• Days on market was 125 days down from 133
• Listing discount was 7.9%, up from 7.7%
• Listing inventory slipped 1.1% to 1,012 units
• Entry threshold began at $960,000

Fort Lauderdale

• Sharp price gains in the overall condo and single family markets
• All condo price indicators set new records
• Overall condo market showed a large burst in year over year sales in last two quarters
• Large gain in conventional financial market share for both property types
• Luxury listing inventory fell sharply across property types

Key Trend Metrics (Year over Year)

Luxury Condo:

• Median sales price increased 9.8% to $1,281,600
• Days on market was 81, up from 68
• Listing discount was 6.8%, up from 5.6%
• Listing inventory fell 31.8% to 255 units
• Entry threshold began at $975,000

Luxury Single Family:

• Median sales price rose 35% to $2,265,000
• Days on market was 167, up from 155
• Listing discount was 9.2%, up from 8.2%
• Listing inventory declined 15.6% to 298 units
• Entry threshold began at $1,500,000

Boca Raton

• Overall price trends for both condos and single families increased year over year
• Sales slipped an inventory edged higher for both property types from the year ago quarter
• Share rise in average sales size and price trend indicators for luxury condos
• Unlike overall market, listing inventory for luxury properties declined
• Luxury pending sales are up year over year

Key Trend Metrics (Year Over Year)

Luxury Condo:

• Median sales price rose 24.8% to $1,051,250
• Average sales price surged 31.3% to $1,394,111
• Days on market was 128 days, up 14.3%
• Listing discount was 8.3%, unchanged
• Listing inventory fell 21.1% to 243
• Entry threshold began at $645,000

Luxury Single Family:

• Median sales price declined 4.8% to $1,900,000
• Average sales price rose 1.8% to $2,605,203
• Days on market was 142 days, down from 165
• Listing discount was 9.6%, up from 9.5%
• Listing inventory declined 25.8% to 419
• Entry threshold began at $1,250,000

Delray Beach

• Most price trend indicators for the overall market by condo and single family moved higher
• The number of sales for condos and single families market wide increased
• Marketing time fell across the overall market
• The negotiability of luxury single family and condos tightened

Key Trend Metrics (Year Over Year)

Luxury Single Family:

• Median sales price surged 12.3% to $1,737,500
• Days on market was 148, up from 118
• Listing discount was 8.7%, down from 11%
• Entry threshold began at $1,260,000

Luxury Condo:

• Median sales price declined 10% to $575,750
• Days on market was 80, down from 116
• Listing discount was 5.5%, down from 5.8%
• Entry threshold began at $390,000

Wellington

• Overall market price trend indicators moved higher over both property types
• Listing inventory and sales were up slightly across most segments of the market
• Luxury single family prices and sales size were up sharply
• Smaller luxury condo sales size skewed most price indicators lower

Key Trend Metrics (Year Over Year)

Luxury Condo:

• Median sales price fell 23.2% to $437,500
• Average square footage fell 11.9% to 2,034
• Days on market was 182, up from 160
• Listing discount was 5.9%, unchanged
• Listing inventory rose 8.3% to 52
• Entry threshold began at $350,000

Luxury Single Family:

• Median sales price jumped 34.4% to $2,150,000
• Average square footage rose 17.3% to 4,877
• Days on market was 176, up from 167
• Listing discount was 14.9%, up from 14.4%
• Listing inventory rose 4.3% to 218
• Entry threshold began at $845,000

Palm Beach

• Highest combined number of condo and single family sales in three years
• Listing inventory fell across the market by property type
• Condo price trends declined, skewed by shift to smaller sized sales
• Luxury inventory and days on market expanded

Key Trend Metrics (Year Over Year)

Luxury Condo & Single Family:

• Median sales price declined 20.8% to $12,537,970
• Days on market was 148, down from 140
• Listing discount was 17.7%, up from 15.3%
• Listing inventory rose 30.2% to 69
• Entry threshold began at $6,786,250

Jupiter/ Palm Beach Gardens

Jupiter:

• Single family price trend indicators increased as sales and inventory declined
• Condo price trend indicators rose sharply as sales declined

Palm Beach Gardens:

• Single family price trend indicators were mixed as sales and inventory declined
• Condo price trend indicators for the overall markets continued to rise

Key Trend Metrics (Year Over Year)

Jupiter Single Family:

• Median sales price increased 7.3% to $515,000
• Days on market was 60, down from 69
• Listing discount was 5.2%, down from 6.5%
• Listing inventory declined 8% to 402

Jupiter Condo:

• Median sales price rose 12.9% to $315,000
• Days on market was 65, up from 62
• Listing discount was 4.6%, down from 4.9%
• Listing inventory rose 11.7% to 277

Palm Beach Gardens Single Family:

• Median sales price increased 4.8% to $492,500
• Days on market was 77, down from 86
• Listing discount was 6.9%, down from 7.6%
• Listing inventory declined 2.5% to 516

Palm Beach Gardens Condo:

• Median sales price rose 3% to $242,000
• Days on market was 52, down from 62
• Listing discount was 4.4%, down from 4.6%
• Listing inventory jumped 21% to 236