Stuart FL 34996 Condo Market Report March 2015

Stuart Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 34996, Condo Sales for March 2015

For March 2015 in the 34996 Zip Code area of Stuart, Florida :

There are currently 110 active condo listings (Down by 12 condos from last month).

61 Condo sales are pending and awaiting close or lender approval (Increased by 1 condos from February).

36 Condos Sold in March (Increased by 11 condos from February) 

The Stuart FL 34996 Condo Market was very strong for March.  This is the height of our condo season for those purchasing second home getaways from the cold and snowy conditions up north as well as those moving here permanently for a more relaxed and convenient Florida lifestyle.  Sales and pending sales both increased and remained strong.  Unfortunately our inventory is down to historically low levels.

The current absorption rate for the Stuart Florida condos in ZIP Code 34996 – decreased to 3.1 months from February’s 4.9 months .  Moving to a pretty extreme sellers’ market for March.  A balanced market is considered to occur when the absorption rate is from 6 to 7 months.

The numbers for March 2013 were: 150 active listings, 55 pending sales and 34 closed sales.  Even with close to 30% less inventory, there was better sales and pending activity for this year as opposed to March 2014.

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Stuart FL 34996 Condo Market Report February 2015

Stuart Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 34996, Condo Sales for February 2015

For February 2015 in the 34996 Zip Code area of Stuart, Florida :

There are currently 122 active condo listings (Down by 3 condos from last month).

60 Condo sales are pending and awaiting close or lender approval (Decreased by 2 condos from January).

25 Condos Sold in February (Increased by 2 condos from January) 

The Stuart FL 34996 Condo Market continues to show strong results for 2015.  My biggest concern is the continued decrease in inventory from last year.  This is somewhat surprising as prices are going up and I would have thought more condo owners would be listing during our peak season.

The current absorption rate for the Stuart Florida condos in ZIP Code 34996 – decreased to 4.9 months from January’s 5.4 months .  Moving to an even stronger sellers’ market for February.  A balanced market is considered to occur when the absorption rate is from 6 to 7 months.

The numbers for February 2013 were: 171 active listings, 52 pending sales and 30 closed sales.  When the decreased inventory for this year is factored into the data, the sales activity is better this year by percentage of available condos.

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Stuart FL 34996 Condo Market Report January 2015

Stuart Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 34996, Condo Sales for January 2015

For January 2015 in the 34996 Zip Code area of Stuart, Florida :

There are currently 125 active condo listings (Down by 17 condos from last month).

60 Condo sales are pending and awaiting close or lender approval (Increased by 13 condos from December).

23 Condos Sold in January (Increased by 2 condos from December) 

The Stuart FL 34996 Condo Market is one of the bright spots for Martin County’s real estate market for January.  Nice increases in both pending and closed sales while many other segments of the January market were off this year.  Unfortunately our inventory of available condos is decreasing as well.

The current absorption rate for the Stuart Florida condos in ZIP Code 34996 – decreased to 5.4 months from December’s 6.8 months .  Again back to a sellers’ market for January.  A balanced market is considered to occur when the absorption rate is from 6 to 7 months.

The numbers for January 2013 were: 171 active listings, 49 pending sales and 15 closed sales.  Considerably better activity this year even with a greatly reduced inventory.

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