Stuart Florida Market Report ZIP Code 34996 – Condo, April 2012

Stuart Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 34996, Condo Sales for April 2012

For April 2012 in the 34996 Zip Code area of Stuart, Florida :

There are currently 191 active condo listings (Down 8 from last month).

52 Condo sales are pending and awaiting close or lender approval (A decrease of 6 condos from March).

26 Condos Sold in April (An increase of 3 condos from March)

The inventory continues to decline in the Stuart condo market for the area in ZIP code 34996. Sales activity increased slightly with 3 more sales as compared March and pending sales were down slightly, but still high. Very strong signs for this segment of the market. There was a fairly good mix of both Island units as well as some of the lesser priced 55+ community condos on the mainland selling last month.

Compared to last year in April of 2011, the numbers were 222 active listings, 35 pending sales and 15 closed sales.  Much better numbers this year, especially since the inventory is considerably less.  If this trend continues, it will not be long before we start seeing some gradual price increases in the 34996 Condo market in Stuart, Florida.

Stuart Florida Market Report ZIP Code 34996 – Condo, March 2012

Stuart Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 34996, Condo Sales for March 2012

For March 2012 in the 34996 Zip Code area of Stuart, Florida :

There are currently 199 active condo listings (Down 8 from last month).

58 Condo sales are pending and awaiting close or lender approval (An increase of 15 condos from February).

23 Condos Sold in March (An increase of 13 condos from February)

The inventory continues to decline in the Stuart condo market for the area in ZIP code 34996.  Sales activity remained steady with only 2 less sales compared to February and pending sales took a nice jump by 18 units.  These are very strong signs for this segment of the market.  There was a fairly good mix of both Island units as well as some of the lesser-priced senior condos on the mainland selling last month.

Compared to the end of last year in March of 2011, the numbers were 242 active listings, 34 pending sales, and 36 closed sales.  While closed sales were off from last year, the mix of sales shows a higher number of more expensive Island Condos as well as the fact that there are approximately 20% fewer units actively for sale at this time.

Stuart Florida Market Report ZIP Code 34996 – Condo, February 2012

Stuart Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 34996, Condo Sales for February 2012

For February 2012 in the 34996 Zip Code area of Stuart, Florida :

There are currently 207 active condo listings (Down 18 from last month).

43 Condo sales are pending and awaiting close or lender approval (An increase of 11 condos from January).

25 Condos Sold in February (An increase of 13 condos from January)

The inventory declined fairly sharply in the Stuart condo market for the area in ZIP code 34996.  Sales activity doubled from January and pending sales increased as well.  Very strong signs for this area of the market.  There was a fairly good mix of both Island units and some of the lesser-priced senior condos on the mainland selling last month.

Compared to the end of last year in February of 2011, the numbers were 263 active listings, 46 pending sales and 26 closed sales. Other than a lower inventory of available condos, the numbers are similar to February 2011.