Residential real estate market within the South Florida MSA (Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties) continues to remain in transition. As of April 2022, the single-family home market has experienced three straight months of declining year-over-year sales and a year-to-date decline of more than 10%. However, sale prices of single-family homes have continued to rise at a robust pace.
According to FloridaRealtors, there were a total of 4,239 existing single-family home sales throughout South Florida during the month of April 2022. This represents a substantial 20.8% decline from the number of existing single-family sale transactions completed during the April 2022 (5,355). Of the total, approximately 35% or 3,871 transactions were conducted using cash.
The number of closed sales have declined over the past three months and within eight of the prior 10 months:
- April 2022 – 4,239 (down 20.8% year-over-year)
- March 2022 – 4,542 (down 11.7% year-over-year)
- February 2022 – 3,442 (down 3.0% year-over-year)
- January 2022 – 3,309 (up 1.0% year-over-year)
Based on the current level of activity, it is anticipated that the number of overall sales of existing single-family homes will continue to decline due to limited inventory levels, rising interest rates and record high home prices.
Overall dollar sales volume during the the month of April 2022 was $4.0 billion which represents a 19.9% year-over-year decline. This is also down from the prior month (March 2022) of $4.2 billion and well behind the recent peak of 5.1 billion as of April 2021.
- April 2022 – $4.0 billion (down 19.9% year-over-year)
- March 2022 – $4.2 billion (down 9.1% year-over-year)
- February 2022- $3.1 billion (up 9.6% year-over-year)
- January 2022 – $2.8 billion (up 13.7% year-over-year)
Single Family Home Sale Prices (April 2022)
The median sale price is one of the preferred statistical methods for measuring price activity as it is not as sensitive of extraordinary high or low sale prices (that are not typical of a particular market area) which can easily skew the values.
For the month of April 2022, the median sale price for existing single-family home sale transactions in South Florida was $575,000 which is 19.8% higher than that observed for during April 2021. Year-to-date 2022 the median sale price is up by 19.2%.
- April 2022 – $575,000 (up 19.8% year-over-year)
- March 2022 – $540,000 (up 18.0% year-over-year)
- February 2022 – $530,000 (up 19.1% year-over-year)
- January 2022 – $515,000 (up 18.4% year-over-year)
For the same period, the average sale price for single-family home sale transactions in South Florida was $953,970. This amount is 1.1% higher than April 2021 but considerably higher than the $860,681 average reported in January 2022. Year-to-date 2022 the average sale price is up by 5.5%.
- April 2022 – $953,970 (up 1.1% year-over-year)
- March 2022 – $926,914 (up 2.9% year-over-year)
- February 2022 – $901,562 (up 13.0% year-over-year)
- January 2022 – $860,681 (up 12.6% year-over-year)
Single Family Home Inventory Levels (April 2022)
Inventory is the number of active property listings on the market for sale at any given point in time. This particular statistic is one of the main components in a healthy real estate market.
As of the end of April 2022, there were 6,286 single-family homes available for sale throughout South Florida. This is a 9.9% decline from the amount of inventory as of April 2021, but up from March 2022 (5,682). Year-to-date 2022 inventory is down by 28.5%.
In the past three years, overall inventory has been extraordinary low compared to historical levels.
- April 2022 – 6,286 homes (down 9.9% year-over-year)
- March 2022 – 5,682 homes (down 26.3% year-over-year)
- February 2022 – 5,628 homes (down 33.4% year-over-year)
- January 2022 – 5,734 homes (down 39.7% year-over-year)
The monthly supply of single-family home inventory as of the end of the April 2022 was also historically low. At the current pace of sales, there is less 1.5 months of inventory available for sale throughout the three counties in South Florida which is down 6.3% from April 2021.
- April 2022 – 1.5 months supply (down 6.3% year-over-year)
- March 2022 – 1.3 months supply (down 31.6% year-over-year)
- February 2022 – 1.3 months supply (down 38.1% year-over-year)
- January 2022 – 1.3 months supply (down 45.8% year-over-year)
Although overall inventory is down substantially, the number of new single-family home listings were put onto the market during April 2022 decreased by 8.1% (year-over-year) to 5,515. Year-to-date the number of new listings is also down by 8.2%.
- April 2022 – 5,515 homes (down 8.1% year-over-year)
- March 2022 – 5,633 homes (down 8.5% year-over-year)
- February 2022 – 4,836 homes (down 4.2% year-over-year)
- January 2022 – 4,505 homes (down 11.8% year-over-year)
Based on the most current data, new listings are increasing at higher price points. Following is a table of new April 2022 single-family listings at individual price ranges.
| Initial Listing Price Point | New Listings | % Change (YOY) |
| Less than $50,000 | 5 | 66.7% |
| $50,000 – $99,999 | 10 | -33.3% |
| $100,000 – $149,999 | 13 | -58.1% |
| $150,000 – $199,999 | 47 | -52.0% |
| $200,000 – $249,999 | 73 | -65.4% |
| $250,000 – $299,999 | 185 | -48.3% |
| $300,000 – $399,000 | 620 | -45.7% |
| $400,000 – $599,000 | 1,675 | -8.9% |
| $600,000 – $999,999 | 1,588 | 28.7% |
| $1 million or more | 1,299 | 20.9% |
As of the end of April 2022, the following table will show the number of active property listings at individual price points.
| Current Listing Price Point | New Listings | % Change (YOY) |
| Less than $50,000 | 0 | NA |
| $50,000 – $99,999 | 11 | -52.2% |
| $100,000 – $149,999 | 15 | -68.8% |
| $150,000 – $199,999 | 34 | -74.0% |
| $200,000 – $249,999 | 75 | -68.1% |
| $250,000 – $299,999 | 179 | -52.9% |
| $300,000 – $399,000 | 569 | -38.6% |
| $400,000 – $599,000 | 1,397 | -10.3% |
| $600,000 – $999,999 | 1,576 | 19.4% |
| $1 million or more | 2,430 | 3.1% |
Are you thinking of selling?
Based on the year-end 2021 data, the current state of the market is highly favorable for seller. If you are a homeowner and are considering selling your personal residence, vacation home or investment property, not may be the perfect time to do so.
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