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Northeast Florida Market Stats | January 2024

February 28, 2024

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Posted by in News, Northeast Florida Market Trends

“Always believe that something wonderful is about to happen.” Coco Chanel

 

I am going to believe the spring real estate market is going to be awesome. It has been a tough two years, but Florida Realtors Chief Economist Dr. Brad O’Connor said, “watch for the Florida real estate market to slowly start growing in 2024 as interest rates flatten and consumers begin realizing what they’re seeing is the new normal in prices and interest rates.”
The Northeast Florida Association of Realtors January market review shows continued price stability. The median sales price of $345,000 is down 4.2% from December but up 4.5% from last year. Prices move up and down each month, but they have stayed in a small range.


There were 1,425 closed sales in January, which is down 28.7% from December and down 11.4% from last year. The numbers are not surprising since mortgage interest rates spiked to around 8% last October and there was very little buyer demand through November. December is not usually a strong month for sales with the holiday season; therefore January closings are down.
The pending sales of 1,705 were also down 4.7% from December and 23.9% from last year.


Dr. Brad O’Connor and Dr. Sean Snaith, a well-known economist with the University of Central Florida, both spoke at the recent annual Florida Real Estate Trends Summit. They both agree that signs point to a slowdown in economic growth at the national level, but Florida is prepared to weather any national economic storm. A few reasons are:
• The state’s labor market is strong.
• Florida’s population growth remains strong at about 1,000 new people a day.
• The state is still attractive to “untethered” remote workers.
• Retirees with home equity looking to relocate are unfazed by high interest rates.

Our market is seeing more listings. In January there were 3,902 new listings, which is up 56.1% from December and 36.9% from last year. The months supply of inventory is at 5.4 months which is up 71.6% from December and 57.2% from last year. This number was surprising to me even though mathematically, if closings are down, the months supply goes up.


The resale inventory has increased some, which is very positive because we now have several homes to show our buyers. It seems there is more new homes by builders available, which is reasonable because most experts are predicting rates to come down during 2024 and spring is usually our strongest selling season. A normal market is 5 to 6 months of supply.


Enjoy the beautiful weather of Northeast Florida’s spring. I am ready for positive real estate trends, March Madness and MLB Spring Training to start.


Thank you for your past support and please let us know if we can help with any of your real estate needs.

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About the Author
Sherry Davidson
President of Davidson Realty

Since launching Davidson Realty in 1989, Sherry Davidson has built the firm to include nearly 60 agents and exceed $100 million in annual sales. She is known throughout the First Coast as an authority on all things residential real estate, having served on the Board of Directors for Northeast Florida Association of Realtors, Florida Realtors® (a division of the National Association of Realtors), and Builders Care (charitable arm of Northeast Florida Builders Association).

Thanks to Sherry’s leadership, Davidson Realty has been recognized as one of the state’s Best Companies to Work For (Florida Trend Magazine), as well as one of the region's Best Places to Work and 50 Fastest Growing Companies (Jacksonville Business Journal). Get to know Davidson Realty’s talented team of agents by clicking here or call us at (904) 940-5000.

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