Market intelligence · September 2026 data
David Olson Real Estate Report
Florida Edition
Executive summary
Florida’s single-family market is steady, with buyers gaining ground. The statewide median sale price was $415,000 in September, up 1.2%, while closed sales dipped 3.5% to 20,537 and new pending sales fell 7.6%. Homes are going under contract faster, a median of 47 days, and supply tightened to 4.4 months, down from 5.1 a year ago. Condos tell a different story: the median slipped about 1.8% to $293,500 with 7.7 months of supply, firmly a buyer’s market.
Condos and townhouses
- Median sale price: $293,500, down about 1.8%.
- Closed sales: 7,179, essentially flat (−0.1%).
- New pending sales down 3.5%.
- Third quarter: median $295,000, unchanged, on 22,664 closed sales (up 3.1%).
With nearly eight months of supply, condo buyers have real leverage. Read the association budget, reserves and recent assessments before you write an offer.
For Minnesotans heading south
Many of my Florida clients split the year between Minnesota and the Gulf Coast. I help with both ends: selling or keeping the Minnesota home, and buying around Sarasota with an eye on construction quality, flood and wind exposure, and insurance cost before you commit.
Sources and notes
- Florida Realtors, September and 3Q 2026 statewide market report, released October 16, 2026.
- Florida Realtors, September 2026 single-family data detail.
- Florida Realtors, “Florida housing market holds steady in September”.
Statewide figures describe the whole state; your city, lake or neighborhood can move differently. Figures are reported by the associations named above and are deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
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