Overall, home resales in Florida were up in 2018, but rising mortgage rates began putting a damper on sales even as housing inventory levels started to expand.
April's market numbers show that the median sale price for single-family homes dipped 4% year-over-year—the largest such drop since 2011—while overall prices still remain significantly higher than pre-pandemic levels. NEXT REPORT: June 23
March closed sales of single-family homes slipped just 1.3% year-over-year, while pending contracts actually rose by over 0.5% amid 30-year mortgage rates averaging about 6.75%. NEXT REPORT: May 22