Luxury Real Estate Market Update

The Palm Beaches - April 2019

March results are in and 2019 is off to a strong start. The number of sold properties has almost doubled since February along with the median sales price! Mortgage rates have settled from a shaky start in 2019 and are at industry low levels once again! Cheap money makes buying your dream home much more realistic! Although a drop in active inventory once again plays a factor in rising prices, as the simple premise of supply and demand comes into play for a third time over the past 12 months in price hikes.

As Florida continues to rise in popularity as a tax shelter and safe haven for individuals coming from high tax states, we continue to see on average close to 1,000 people per day moving to the Sunshine State! Buyers are feeling strong again, but the lack of quality inventory has caused a lengthy increase in days on market for the average property as overzealous sellers take time to come to sense on their properties true value in this market. Good properties continue to move at lightening speed and the importance of staying up to date on the market remains strong.