“Your talent is God’s gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.” Leo Buscaglia

Hope you had a wonderful Easter and are using your talents wisely.

The Northeast Florida Association of Realtors market review for March 2023 shows continued progress towards a more normal real estate market. The median sales price, closed sales, pending sales and inventory are up from last month, but days on market and months supply of inventory are down. All of these trends are positive for our market.

The median sales price for all types of properties in all 6 counties is $335,000 which is up 0.9% from the February median of $332,000. The headline for a Wall Street Journal article from March 27 is: “It’s a Tale of Two Housing Markets: East vs. West -With only one metro exception, the 12 major housing markets west of Texas saw price drops in Jan., while the 37 biggest metros east of Texas saw price increases.” This is a great reminder that real estate is very local and all the national headlines you see don’t always apply to our local market.

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“Progress always involves risk. You can’t steal second base and
keep your foot on first.” – Frederick B. Wilcox

My favorite time of the year is coming, and I am so looking forward to the first baseball game of the season.

This is also the best time of year for real estate in the Northeast Florida area. Even with higher interest rates, the buyers have been busy. Closed sales are up in February, pending sales are up and prices are stable.

The median sales price for all property types in all 6 counties is $330,000 the same as January. The National Association of Realtors predicts median existing-home prices will be stable compared to the previous year for most markets with the national median home price decreasing by 1.6% in 2023 before regaining positive traction of 3.1% in 2024.

There were 1,954 closed sales in February which is up 24.1% from 1,574 closed sales in January. The 2,431 pending sales was up 7.7% from 2,257 in January. Nationally pending home sales improved in January for the second consecutive month.

The active inventory of 6,149 homes is up 2.1% from January giving buyers a better selection. However, due to increased sales the months supply of inventory dropped from 3.8 months in January to 3.1 months in February. Five to six months of supply is a balanced market.

We saw the frenzied housing market that lasted over a year and then fear set in for buyers and sellers with the drastic home mortgage interest rate increases and national media constantly talking about prices dropping.

The spring buying season is looking very promising with sellers now willing to list their homes helping to increase the market inventory. With the more stabilized market, buyers are taking a little more time to make purchase commitments making sure their home includes the features they desire.

If you are looking to buy a home or an investment property or sell your home, please give us a call. We would love to share our market knowledge with you.

Sincerely,

Sharon P. Davidson
President