The 34996 zip code area of the Stuart Florida residential real estate market had increased inventory for December and a nice jump in closed sales.  Unfortunately pending sales were off.  I’m expecting continued increases in inventory as the new year gets under way and most likely an increase in pending sales as well.

The one month absorption rate for the 34996 zip code area of Stuart Florida for December decreased to 7.3 months as compared to November’s 10.9 months.  Still a buyers market, but almost back into a balanced one.  A balanced market, favoring neither buyer or seller is considered to be around a 6 to 7 month absorption rate.

The numbers for December of 2013 were: 128 active listings, 25 pending sales and 16 closed sales.  For the 34996 residential real estate area, there’s a considerably more inventory of available homes this year when compared to last year.  Pending sales are not as strong as last year which may indicate a little weaker start to the year.  Closed sales were better for this year, though.

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