Stuart FL 34997 Residential Market Report January 2016

Stuart Florida Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 34997, Residential Sales for January 2016

There are currently 299 active listings (Decreased by 9 homes from December).

156 Residential sales are pending and awaiting close or lender approval (Decreased by 7 homes from December).

88 Homes Sold in January (Increased by 16 homes from December)

      The Stuart Florida Residential Market for ZIP Code 34997 continues as the largest and the strongest segment of the Martin County single family real estate market.  We have seen an unfortunate continuation of a decrease in inventory which is going to effect future sales unless this trend reverses.

     The current one month absorption rate remained almost the same at 3.4  months (was 5.0 months for December).  Even a stronger sellers market for the 34997 segment of the Stuart residential market for the beginning of 2016.  Typically a balanced market, favoring neither the seller or buyer, is represented by a 6 to 7 month absorption rate.

     The 2014 numbers for January, were: 348 active listings, 198 pending listings and 76 closed sales.  Even with considerably less inventory, closed sale for 2016 were ahead of last years numbers.

Stuart FL 34997 Residential Market Report December 2015

Stuart Florida Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 34997, Residential Sales for December 2015

There are currently 308 active listings (Decreased by 3 homes from November).

163 Residential sales are pending and awaiting close or lender approval (Decreased by 1 homes from November).

62 Homes Sold in December (Decreased by 3 homes from November)

      The Stuart Florida Residential Market for ZIP Code 34997 continues as the largest and the strongest segment of the Martin County single family real estate market.  For December, there has been very little changes from the previous month.

     The current one month absorption rate remained almost the same at 5.0  months (was 4.8 months for November).  Continuing as a sellers market for the 34997 segment of the Stuart residential market for all of the year.  Typically a balanced market, favoring neither the seller or buyer, is represented by a 6 to 7 month absorption rate.

     The 2014 numbers for December, were: 337 active listings, 177 pending listings and 79 closed sales.  Better activity across the board from 2014, though the percentages are similar when the reduced inventory is factored into the equation.

Stuart FL 34997 Residential Market Report November 2015

Stuart Florida Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 34997, Residential Sales for November 2015

 

There are currently 311 active listings (Increased by 3 homes from October).

164 Residential sales are pending and awaiting close or lender approval (Increased by 1 homes from October).

65 Homes Sold in November (Decreased by 1 homes from October)

      The Stuart Florida Residential Market for ZIP Code 34997 continues as the largest and the strongest segment of the Martin County single family real estate market.  We’ve had three months of increased inventory, and the sales activity seems to be absorbing all this product very strongly as we remain in a sellers market.

     The current one month absorption rate remained almost the same at 4.8  months (was 4.7 months for October).  Continuing as a sellers market for the 34997 segment of the Stuart residential market for all of the year.  Typically a balanced market, favoring neither the seller or buyer, is represented by a 6 to 7 month absorption rate.

     The 2014 numbers for November, were: 346 active listings, 174 pending listings and 56 closed sales.  Better closed activity this year, though still not as much inventory as we had last year.

Stuart FL 34997 Residential Market Report October 2015

Stuart Florida Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 34997, Residential Sales for October 2015

 

There are currently 308 active listings (Increased by 31 homes from September).

163 Residential sales are pending and awaiting close or lender approval (Increased by 11 homes from September).

66 Homes Sold in October (Decreased by 15 homes from September)

      The Stuart Florida Residential Market for ZIP Code 34997 is the largest and has been the strongest segment of the Martin County single family real estate market.  Nice to see a couple of months of increased inventory.

     The current one month absorption rate increased to 4.7  months (was 3.4 months for September).  Most of this increase is due to the stronger inventory numbers and we still remain in a very strong seller’s market for the 34997 zip code area of Stuart, FL.  Typically a balanced market, favoring neither the seller or buyer, is represented by a 6 to 7 month absorption rate.

     The 2014 numbers for October, were: 368 active listings, 144 pending listings and 81 closed sales.  Considerably stronger closed activity last October, though the increased number of pending sales might hold promise for the next few months.

Stuart FL 34997 Residential Market Report September 2015

Stuart Florida Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 34997, Residential Sales for September 2015

 

There are currently 277 active listings (Increased by 30 homes from August).

174 Residential sales are pending and awaiting close or lender approval (Increased by 19 homes from August).

81 Homes Sold in September (Increased by 2 homes from August)

      The Stuart Florida Residential Market for ZIP Code 34997 remains one of the strongest local markets.  For September we had a very welcome increase in inventory that should help maintain strong sales numbers for the foreseeable future.

     The current one month absorption rate increased slightly to 3.4  months (was 3.1 months for August).  Most of this increase is due to the stronger inventory numbers and we still remain in a very strong seller’s market for the 34997 zip code area of Stuart, FL.  Typically a balanced market, favoring neither the seller or buyer, is represented by a 6 to 7 month absorption rate.

     The 2014 numbers for September, were: 351 active listings, 154 pending listings and 87 closed sales.  With the reduced inventory of this year, we are starting to fall behind as compared to last year’s inventory.

Stuart FL 34997 Residential Market Report August 2015

Stuart Florida Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 34997, Residential Sales for August 2015

 

There are currently 247 active listings (Increased by 15 homes from July).

174 Residential sales are pending and awaiting close or lender approval (Decreased by 16 homes from July).

79 Homes Sold in August (Decreased by 4 homes from July)

      The Stuart Florida Residential Market for ZIP Code 34997 remains one of the strongest local markets.  The good news is that the inventory actually rose this month after many, many months of declines.  Activity did slow some, but this is still a super hot segment and still a sellers market.

     The current one month absorption rate increased to 3.1  months (was 2.8 months for July).  Remaining in a very strong seller’s market for the 34997 zip code area of Stuart, FL.  Typically a balanced market, favoring neither the seller or buyer, is represented by a 6 to 7 month absorption rate.

     The 2014 numbers for August, were: 351 active listings, 171 pending listings and 95 closed sales.  With the reduced inventory of this year, we are starting to fall behind as compared to last year’s inventory.

Stuart FL 34997 Residential Market Report July 2015

Stuart Florida Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 34997, Residential Sales for July 2015

 

There are currently 232 active listings (Decreased by 25 homes from June).

190 Residential sales are pending and awaiting close or lender approval (Decreased by 10 homes from June).

83 Homes Sold in July (Decreased by 30 homes from June)

      The Stuart Florida Residential Market for ZIP Code 34997 continues as the best performing segment of the Stuart residential market.  Both closed and pending sales are doing well, though as the inventory shrinks, the sales volume can’t keep up with the torrid pace set from last month.

     The current one month absorption rate increased to 2.8  months (was 2.3 months for June).  Remaining in a very strong seller’s market for the 34997 zip code area of Stuart, FL.  Typically a balanced market, favoring neither the seller or buyer, is represented by a 6 to 7 month absorption rate.

     The 2014 numbers for July, were: 362 active listings, 189 pending listings and 78 closed sales.  Even with an inventory that is over 33% less than last year, closed and pending sales are still better for 2015.  Our strongest local market.

Stuart FL 34997 Residential Market Report June 2015

Stuart Florida Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 34997, Residential Sales for June 2015

 

There are currently 257 active listings (Decreased by 22 homes from May).

200 Residential sales are pending and awaiting close or lender approval (Decreased by 25 homes from May).

113 Homes Sold in June (Increased by 22 homes from May)

      The Stuart Florida Residential Market for ZIP Code 34997 continues to outperform most other Stuart FL areas in the single family real estate market.  Our inventory took another major drop as sales are going faster than homeowners are willing to list on the market.  Closed sales remain very strong, but the reduced inventory will soon result in a lower volume of closed sales as evidenced by the drop in pending sales.

     The current one month absorption rate dropped to 2.3  months (was 3.1 months for May).  Moving to even a stronger seller’s market for the 34997 zip code area of Stuart, FL.  Typically a balanced market, favoring neither the seller or buyer, is represented by a 6 to 7 month absorption rate.

     The 2014 numbers for June, were: 381 active listings, 185 pending listings and 80 closed sales.  Very strong activity this year even with a dramatic drop in inventory.