According to market data provided the National Association of Realtors (NAR), existing home sale transactions continued to decline during the month of July 2023.
Existing home sales dropped 2.2% from the prior month (June). On a year-over-year basis, sale transactions were down 16.6% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.07 million units.
Per Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist, “Two factors are driving current sales activity – inventory availability and mortgage rates,”. He further stated, “Unfortunately, both have been unfavorable to buyers”. At this time, average mortgage interest rates for a 30-year fixed loan are in the mid 7% range, up from the historical lows from 2021.
Contrary to home sales, the median existing US home sale price continued to grow. At $406,700, this level is the fourth time it exceeded $400,000. Prices increased in the South, Midwest and Northeast but were unchanged in the West.
Existing home inventory was down 14.6% year-over-year to 1.11 million units. Based on the current pace of sales, there is a 3.3-month supply of homes on the market at this time. The average marketing time for the month of July was 20 days, up from 18 days during the month of June.
Investors and vacation / second home buyers, purchased 16% of all homes sold in June, down slightly from 18% year-over-year.
The Florida Housing Market
Closed sale transactions across the state of Florida continue to decline on a year-over-year basis. During the month of July 2023 there were 31,862 sale transactions across all property types, a year-over-year decline of 7.3%.
Median sale prices continued their rise for 2023 but is down slightly on a year-over-year basis. The median sale price of $381,000 in July 2023 is slightly less than the recent peak of $388,990 in June 2022.
Active inventory has also remained in a tight range since summer 2022. As of July 2023, active inventory was 97,565 units, up 8.4% year-over-year. Based on the current rate of home sales, there is a 3.1 month supply of inventory currently available for sale.
Closed Sales – July 2023
The number of closed sales transactions within the state of Florida has continued to decline on year-over-year basis. As of July 2023, the number of individual closed sales declined by 7.3% to 31,862 transactions.
Closed Sales – Month by Month
| Month | Closed Sales | % Change YOY |
| July 2023 | 31,862 | -7.3% |
| June 2023 | 37,964 | -8.7% |
| May 2023 | 39,267 | -10.2% |
| Apr 2023 | 34,906 | -20.1% |
| Mar 2023 | 39,016 | -17.3% |
| Feb 2023 | 27,514 | -23.6% |
| Jan 2023 | 21,825 | -34.7% |
| Dec 2022 | 27,994 | -36.9% |
| Nov 2022 | 25,210 | -37.7% |
| Oct 2022 | 30,298 | -25.1% |
| Sept 2022 | 29,654 | -28.5% |
| Aug 2022 | 36,263 | -16.5% |
| July 2022 | 34,389 | -24.6% |
Median Sales Prices – July 2023
Since the beginning of 2023, home prices in Florida have continued to make strong gains. During the month of July, the median sale price across all property types was $381,000 which is near the highest price in 2023.
The recent peak occurred in June 2022 with a price of $388,990 and at this time, we are slightly below that level.
Median Price – Month by Month
| Month | Median Price | % Change YOY |
| July 2023 | $381,000 | 0.4% |
| June 2023 | $387,990 | -0.3% |
| May 2023 | $385,000 | 0.0% |
| Apr 2023 | $377,500 | 0.7% |
| Mar 2023 | $375,000 | 2.7% |
| Feb 2023 | $365,000 | 4.3% |
| Jan 2023 | $360,000 | 5.0% |
| Dec 2022 | $365,000 | 5.8% |
| Nov 2022 | $365,990 | 9.3% |
| Oct 2022 | $374,900 | 15.3% |
| Sept 2022 | $370,990 | 14.2% |
| Aug 2022 | $375,000 | 16.6% |
| July 2022 | $379,500 | 18.1% |
Active Inventory – July 2023
Although active inventory across all property types continues to improve throughout the state, the trend has leveled over the past several months. During July 2023, inventory is up by 8.4% year-over-year to 97,565 units. This represents an increase of approximately 50,000 units from the 46,944 active homes on the market as of the end of January 2022.
Active Inventory – Month by Month
| Month | Active Inventory | % Change YOY |
| July 2023 | 97,565 | 8.4% |
| June 2023 | 96,582 | 22.2% |
| May 2023 | 94,791 | 54.6% |
| Apr 2023 | 94,366 | 84.2% |
| Mar 2023 | 97,392 | 110.6% |
| Feb 2023 | 98,073 | 119.3% |
| Jan 2023 | 100,798 | 114.7% |
| Dec 2022 | 99,084 | 95.5% |
| Nov 2022 | 103,016 | 81.8% |
| Oct 2022 | 100,428 | 65.7% |
| Sept 2022 | 96,277 | 52.5% |
| Aug 2022 | 93,101 | 47.4% |
| July 2022 | 90,022 | 44.1% |
The South Florida Housing Market
The South Florida existing-home market continues the trending of lower overall home sales. Closed sales during the month were down 11% year-over-year to 6,421 units. The overall dollar volume also declined by 5.6% to $4.5 billion.
The median home price across all property types for July 2023 increased by 6.8% to $470,000 year-over-year.
Inventory improved with approximately 23,000 homes across all property types available for sale within South Florida. New listings across the tri-county area were down by 21% to 8,862.
The Greater Orlando Housing Market
The greater Orlando existing home market continued its trend of a slowdown in sales. Closed sales of 3,493 during the month of July were down by 7.7% year-over-year along with the overall dollar volume sliding by 4.2% to $1.6 billion.
The median home price across all property types improved by 2.6% to $400,000 year-over-year.
Inventory levels continued to improve with 7,606 homes across all property types available for sale, up 8.3% from a year ago. New listings across the Orlando metro area were down by 22% to 4,334 units while new pending sales are down by 5.2% to 3,570 units.
The Tampa Bay Housing Market
The Tampa – St. Petersburg – Clearwater MSA also continued it’s downward trend with respect to sale transactions. Existing-home sales were down 6.4% year-over-year to 4,894 units while dollar volume slid by 4.8% to $2.3 billion.
The median home price across all property types for July 2023 declined by 0.9% to $375,000 year-over-year.
Active inventory levels have also declined, down 7.9% (year-over-year) with 10,007 homes across all property types available for sale. New listings across the metro area were down by 27% while new pending sales were down by 2% to 5,219 units.
Are you thinking of selling?
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