Stuart Florida Market Report ZIP Code 34997 – Residential, December 2012

Stuart Florida Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 34997, Residential Sales for December 2012

 

There are currently 336 active listings (a decrease of 23 homes from November).

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164 Residential sales are pending and awaiting close or lender approval (A decrease of 27 homes from November).

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62 Homes Sold in December (Up 18 homes from November)

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The Stuart Florida Market Report ZIP Code 34997 finished 2012 with a strong 62 homes closed.  Pending sales were off which is not unexpected as traffic during the holiday season is typically lighter than normal.  Somewhat troubling though, is the inventory of available homes decreased by 23 homes and is very low.  I’m hoping to see this number rise as we get into the new year.  Should it stay low, we’ll see reduced activity for next year because of a lack of inventory.

 

The current one month absorption rate is at 5.4 months which indicates a slight sellers 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 2011 numbers were: 522 active listings, 176 pending listings and 78 closed sales.  The most striking number from last year is the difference in inventory of available homes for sale.

 

 

Stuart Florida Market Report ZIP Code 34997 – Residential, November 2012

Stuart Florida Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 34997, Residential Sales for November 2012

 

There are currently 359 active listings (a decrease of 1 homes from October).

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191 Residential sales are pending and awaiting close or lender approval (An increase of 2 homes from October).

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44 Homes Sold in November (Down 7 homes from October)

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The 34997 zip code area of Stuart Florida continue to show strong numbers. The inventory basically remained unchanged while pending sales (an indication of future closed  sales) remained strong, rising by 2 homes.  Closed sales were were off by seven homes, but these results are still strong during our off season.

 

The current one month absorption rate is at 8.1 months, very close to a balanced market.  Typically a balanced market, favoring neither the seller or buyer, is represented by a 6 month absorption rate.

 

The 2011 numbers were: 527 active listings, 198 pending listings and 42 closed sales.  Considering the amount of inventory being significantly lower this year, it’s very impressive how ell this segment of the Stuart real estate market continues to perform.

 

 

Stuart Florida Market Report ZIP Code 34997 – Residential, October 2012

Stuart Florida Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 34997, Residential Sales for October 2012

 

There are currently 360 active listings (a decrease of 5 homes from September).

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189 Residential sales are pending and awaiting close or lender approval (An increase of 11 homes from September).

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51 Homes Sold in September (Up 1 home from September)

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The 34997 zip code area of Stuart Florida continue to show strong numbers.  Inventory declined slightly while pending sales (an indication of future closed  sales) remained strong.  Closed sales were steady.

 

The current one month absorption rate is at 7 months, very close to a balanced market.  Typically a balanced market, favoring neither the seller or buyer, is represented by a 6 month absorption rate.

 

The 2011 numbers were: 519 active listings, 194 pending listings and 47 closed sales.  Considering the amount of inventory being significantly lower this year, it’s fairly impressive that the market has performed this well.

 

 

Stuart Florida Market Report ZIP Code 34997 – Residential, September 2012

Stuart Florida Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 34997, Residential Sales for September 2012

There are currently 365 active listings (an increase of 33 homes from August).

178 Residential sales are pending and awaiting close or lender approval (A decrease of 17 homes from August).

50 Homes Sold in August (Down 32 homes from August)

After a really good August for the 34997 zip code area of Stuart Florida, numbers were off for September.  A significant jump in inventory, possibly signalling more homes coming on the market for the season as some recent good market news may have some sellers that have delayed their sales decision coming back on the market.  Unfortunately, both pending and closed sales were off.  Possibly this is more a reflection of the off season as opposed to a waning demand.

The current one month absorption rate is just over 7 months, which indicates that we’ve slipped into a buyers market (compared to last month’s 4 month absorption rate)..   Typically a balanced market, favoring neither the seller or buyer, is represented by a 6 month absorption rate.

The 2011 numbers were: 503 active listings, 181 pending listings and 60 closed sales.

Stuart Florida Market Report ZIP Code 34997 – Residential, August 2012

Stuart Florida Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 34997, Residential Sales for August 2012

 

There are currently 332 active listings (an increase of 2 homes from July).

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195 Residential sales are pending and awaiting close or lender approval (A decrease of 27 homes from July).

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82 Homes Sold in July (Up 32 homes from July)

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Very strong results from the 34997 zip code area of Stuart Florida. This segment of the Martin County real estate market continues to outperform other areas of Martin County.  Closed sales were up significantly for August.   Pending sales were off, most likely because of the high number of closed sales.  The inventory was up by 2 homes in the 34997 zip code of Stuart, Florida.

 

The current one month absorption rate is just over 4 months, which normally signifies a sellers market.   Typically a balanced market, favoring neither the seller or buyer, is represented by a 6 month absorption rate.

 

The 2011 numbers were: 484 active listings, 181 pending listings and 56 closed sales.

 

 

Stuart Florida Market Report ZIP Code 34997 – Residential, July 2012

Stuart Florida Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 34997, Residential Sales for July 2012

 

There are currently 330 active listings (A decrease of 26 homes from June).

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222 Residential sales are pending and awaiting close or lender approval (An increase of 18 homes from June).

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50 Homes Sold in June (Down 28 homes from June)

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More strong results from the 34997 zip code area of Stuart Florida. This segment of the Martin County real estate market continues to outperform other areas of Martin County.  While closed sales were off for July, their remains a very strong number of pending sales, of which many are short sales and should eventually close in the not so distant future.  The inventory continues to decline in the 34997 zip code of Stuart, Florida and is getting close to levels not seen since the height of the boom market in the mid 2000’s.

 

 

The current one month absorption rate is 6.6 months.  This is considered to be a balanced market, favoring neither the seller or buyer.

 

 

Stuart Florida Market Report ZIP Code 34997 – Residential, June 2012

Stuart Florida Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 34997, Residential Sales for June 2012

There are currently 356 active listings (A decrease of 33 homes from May).

204 Residential sales are pending and awaiting close or lender approval (A decrease of 21 homes from May).

78 Homes Sold in May (Up 25 homes from May)

More good results from the 34997 zip code area of Stuart Florida. This segment of the Martin County real estate market has had an exceptionally strong spring! Inventory took another large drop again in June.  Pending and closed sales were also off somewhat from May’s exceptionally strong results.  The activity is still strong though and compared to last year’s numbers (see below), still very positive.

In June of 2011, there were 528 active listings, 164 pending sales, and 60 closed sales, for the 34997 zip code for Stuart, Florida.

Stuart Florida Market Report ZIP Code 34997 – Residential, May 2012

Stuart Florida Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 34997, Residential Sales for May 2012

There are currently 389 active listings (A decrease of 18 homes from April).

225 Residential sales are pending and awaiting close or lender approval (A decrease of 20 homes from April).

92 Homes Sold in April (Up 25 homes from April)

More good results from the 34997 zip code area of Stuart Florida. This segment of the Martin County real estate market has had an exceptionally strong spring! Inventory took another drop again in May while pending sales also dropped, most likely reflecting the decrease of seasonal home buyers on the Treasure Coast.  Sales rose to a solid 92 homes for May!  The best month in closed sales for one segment of the market in many, many years.

In May of 2011, there were 548 active listings, 173 pending sales and 53 closed sales, for the 34997 zip code for Stuart, Florida.  Even with almost 150 fewer homes available for sale, closed sales almost doubled for 2012.  A very good case can be made that the market has turned in Stuart, Florida.

Stuart Florida Market Report ZIP Code 34997 – Residential, April 2012

Stuart Florida Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 34997, Residential Sales for April 2012

There are currently 407 active listings (A decrease of 21 homes from March).

245 Residential sales are pending and awaiting close or lender approval (A decrease of 18 homes from March).

67 Homes Sold in March (Up 6 homes from March)

Compared to April of 2011, when there were 560 active listings, 195 pending sales and 55 closed sales, the 34997 area code for Stuart, Florida continues to show great improvement with considerably improved numbers, even with less inventory available.