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

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

There are currently 428 active listings (A decrease of 43 homes from February).

263 Residential sales are pending and awaiting close or lender approval (An increase of 21 homes from February).

61 Homes Sold in February (Up 1 homes from February)

Another positive month for the 34997 zip code area of Stuart Florida.  This segment of the martin County real estate market is just HOT!  Inventory took a huge drop again in March while pending sales also rose significantly and closed sales remained steady with a significant number of sold homes.  There is an exceptionally large number of contingent sales (pendings) that are awaiting lender approval in the form of short sales.  Hopefully, the majority of these will receive approval and close.  It is significant to note that the active inventory has decreased by over 100 homes in the past two months, representing a close to 25% drop in active listings!

Compared to March of 2011, when there were 606 active listings, 197 pending sales and 77 closed sales, the 34997 area code for Stuart, Florida continues to show great improvement with considerably improved numbers, even with less inventory available.