Stuart Florida Market Report ZIP Code 34997 Residential August 2013

Stuart Florida Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 34997, Residential Sales for August 2013

 

There are currently 347 active listings (Increased by 13 homes from July).

167 Residential sales are pending and awaiting close or lender approval (An increase of 1 home from July). 

 

58 Homes Sold in August (Down 4 homes from July)

 

The Stuart Florida Market Report ZIP Code 34997 remained steady from last month, though not as active as the spring market.  The inventory rose in this area, unlike most other areas of Martin County.  Sales  steady and pending sales were up marginally. 

 

The current one month absorption rate rose to 6 months which still indicates a balanced market ( up from last months 5.3 month absorption rate).  Typically a balanced market, favoring neither the seller or buyer, is represented by a 6 month absorption rate.  

 

The 2012 numbers were: 332 active listings, 195 pending listings and 82 closed sales.   For the 34997 area code of Stuart, the 2012 real estate market was actually more active than August of 2013.

 

 

Please use the charts below as reference only as they rely on all residential types of property in the 34997 real estate market:

 

 

Stuart Florida Market Report ZIP Code 34997 Residential July 2013

Stuart Florida Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 34997, Residential Sales for July 2013

 

There are currently 331 active listings (A decrease of 1 home from June).

166 Residential sales are pending and awaiting close or lender approval (A decrease of 6 home from June).

 

62 Homes Sold in July (Down 6 homes from June)

 

Activity eased for the second month in a row for the Stuart Florida Market Report ZIP Code 34997.  Inventory remained basically unchanged while both pending and closed sales saw decreases.  This is still a sellers market for now, but if this trend continues we will probably see a more balanced market in the next few months.

 

The current one month absorption rate rose to 5.3 months which still indicates a sellers market ( though it’s up from last months 4.9 month absorption rate).  Typically a balanced market, favoring neither the seller or buyer, is represented by a 6 month absorption rate.  

 

The 2012 numbers were: 330 active listings, 222 pending listings and 50 closed sales.  Better closed activity this year, while pending sales are significantly lower.  Unusually for this segment of the Stuart residential market, the inventory is similar to last year.  (Most of our areas have reduced inventory this year as compared to last)

 

 

 

Please use the charts below as reference only as they rely on all residential types of property in the 34997 real estate market:

 

Stuart Florida Market Report ZIP Code 34997 Residential June 2013

Stuart Florida Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 34997, Residential Sales for June 2013

 

There are currently 332 active listings (An increase of 34 homes from May).

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172 Residential sales are pending and awaiting close or lender approval (A decrease of 18 home from May).

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68 Homes Sold in June (Down 16 homes from May)

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For June 2013, the Stuart Florida Market Report ZIP Code 34997 bucked the trend from the other two zip codes in Stuart with a sharply higher inventory and decreased pending and closed numbers.  Whether this is just a seasonal fluctuation or a trend, it’s just to early to call.  But, as prices have started to increase it looks like some latent seller demand is coming to the market.

 

The current one month absorption rate rose to 4.9 months which still indicates a sellers market ( though it’s up from last months 3.5 month absorption rate).  Typically a balanced market, favoring neither the seller or buyer, is represented by a 6 month absorption rate.   Prices have started to rise in this zip code area of Martin County, which is probably one reason for the increased inventory.

 

The 2012 numbers were: 356 active listings, 204 pending listings and 78 closed sales.  Slightly less activity for this year, but fairly close when the reduced inventory is taken into consideration.

 

 

Please use the charts below as reference only as they rely on all residential types of property in the 34997 real estate market:

 

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Stuart Florida Market Report ZIP Code 34997 Residential May 2013

Stuart Florida Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 34997, Residential Sales for May 2013

 

There are currently 298 active listings (A decrease of 27 homes from April).

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190 Residential sales are pending and awaiting close or lender approval (An decrease of 29 home from April).

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84 Homes Sold in May (Increased by 2 homes from April)

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For May 2013, the Stuart Florida Market Report ZIP Code 34997 the number of closed sales remained high as well as strong pending activity for future months closed activity though it was off from the high in April.  For May, there was a significant decrease in inventory after a small decrease last month.  The 34997 zip code area of Martin County market activity remains one of the most active areas in the county.

 

The current one month absorption rate dropped to 3.5 months which indicates a strong sellers market for the 34997 Stuart zip code real estate market.  Typically a balanced market, favoring neither the seller or buyer, is represented by a 6 month absorption rate.  If inventory levels don’t rise, future market activity will suffer as there just aren’t enough homes at the current demand.  Prices have started to rise in this zip code area of Martin County.

 

The 2012 numbers were: 389 active listings, 222 pending listings and 92 closed sales.  When considering the greatly reduced inventory, the market activity in the 34997 zip code of Martin County remains robust year to year.

 

 

Stuart Florida Market Report ZIP Code 34997 – Residential, April 2013

Stuart Florida Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 34997, Residential Sales for April 2013

 

There are currently 325 active listings (A decrease of 19 homes from March).

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219 Residential sales are pending and awaiting close or lender approval (An decrease of 1 home from March).

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82 Homes Sold in April (Unchanged from March)

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For April 2013, the Stuart Florida Market Report ZIP Code 34997 the number of closed sales remained high as well as strong pending activity for future months closed activity.  For April, there was a slight decrease in inventory after a small increase last month.  The 34997 zip code area of Martin County market activity remains as one of the most active areas in the county.

 

The current one month absorption rate dropped to 4.0 months which indicates a sellers market for the 34997 Stuart zip code real estate market.  Typically a balanced market, favoring neither the seller or buyer, is represented by a 6 month absorption rate.

 

The 2012 numbers were: 407 active listings, 245 pending listings and 67 closed sales.  With a greatly reduced inventory, our pending sales are off slightly, yet closed sales are still greater than last year.

 

 

Stuart Florida Market Report ZIP Code 34997 – Residential, March 2013

Stuart Florida Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 34997, Residential Sales for March 2013

There are currently 344 active listings (An increase of 12 homes from February).

220 Residential sales are pending and awaiting close or lender approval (An decrease of 23 homes from February).

82 Homes Sold in March (Up 35 homes from February)

For March 2013, the Stuart Florida Market Report ZIP Code 34997 the closed sales almost doubled as a result of the strong pending activity from previous months.  For March, there was a slight increase in inventory as more sellers are beginning to understand that the time is right for selling in Martin County.  Pending sales were off from February, but remain strong.

The current one month absorption rate dropped to 4.2 months which indicates a sellers market for the 34997 Stuart zip code real estate market.  Typically a balanced market, favoring neither the seller or buyer, is represented by a 6 month absorption rate.

The 2012 numbers were: 428 active listings, 263 pending listings and 61 closed sales.  With considerably less inventory, this segment of the Stuart residential real estate market remains strong.

Stuart Florida Market Report ZIP Code 34997 – Residential, February 2013

Stuart Florida Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 34997, Residential Sales for February 2013

 

There are currently 332 active listings (A decrease of 29 homes from January).

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243 Residential sales are pending and awaiting close or lender approval (An increase of 53 homes from January).

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47 Homes Sold in February (Down 7 homes from January)

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For February 2013, the Stuart Florida Market Report ZIP Code 34997 the closed sales were off marginally, but an impressive number of pending sales which should result in a stronger sold homes report in the next few months.  With the big increase in pending sales, the active inventory of available homes decreased significantly this month.

 

The current one month absorption rate climbed to 7.7 months which indicates a buyers market for the 34997 Stuart zip code real estate market.  Typically a balanced market, favoring neither the seller or buyer, is represented by a 6 month absorption rate.

 

The 2012 numbers were: 471 active listings, 242 pending listings and 60 closed sales.  Even with over 100 fewer available homes on the market this year, pending sales remained as strong as last year.

 

 

Stuart Florida Market Report ZIP Code 34997 – Residential, January 2013

Stuart Florida Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 34997, Residential Sales for January 2013

 

There are currently 361 active listings (An increase of 25 homes from December).

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190 Residential sales are pending and awaiting close or lender approval (An increase of 26 homes from December).

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54 Homes Sold in January (Down 8 homes from December)

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After a stong finish to the year the Stuart Florida Market Report ZIP Code 34997 started out with some slower closed sales.  However, the number of active listings as ell as the pending sales were both up by a good number.  This should indicate a fairly healthy next few months for this market.

 

The current one month absorption rate dropped to 6.7 months which indicates a slight  buyers advantage for the 34997 Stuart zip code real estate market.  Typically a balanced market, favoring neither the seller or buyer, is represented by a 6 month absorption rate.

 

The 2012 numbers were: 530 active listings, 205 pending listings and 45 closed sales.  The most striking number from last year is the difference in inventory of available homes for sale.