Orlando Housing Market Report September 2015

September 2015 Orlando Housing Market Report Thursday, October 15, 2015 Orlando home sales increase 3 percent; median price rises 9 percent Following a record-breaking summer of home sales and with school now back in session, Orlando’s housing market took its traditional August-to-September breather. Regardless, sales in September were more than 3 percent higher than in […]

Orlando home sales skyrocket 21 percent in June 2015

A leap in “normal” transactions has boosted Orlando area home sales more than 21 percent over June 2014 and to its highest number (3,435) since the Orlando Regional REALTOR® Association began recording sales. In addition to skyrocketing sales, the median price for existing homes sold in June increased 7.73 percent.

Wire Fraud Alert

In recent months, real estate professionals have reported an upswing in a particularly insidious wire scam. A hacker will break into a licensee’s e-mail account to obtain information about upcoming real estate transactions. After monitoring the account to determine the likely timing of a close, the hacker will send an e-mail to the buyer, posing […]

Orlando home sales, median price both up 10 percent in May 2015

Orlando’s housing market is riding its traditional summertime wave of home sales — fueled in part by both low interest rates and more inventory — and posted positive numbers for the month of May. Sales of existing homes increased 10 percent while the median price also increased 10 percent when compared to May of 2014, […]

Median Home Price Jumps 14% In May

Orlando’s housing market continues to see across-the-board increases in median prices, with each sales type and each home type recording positive year-to-year comparisons in May.The overall median price for the month of May is $165,000, a 13.68 percent increase over the May 2013 median price of $145,148. (In addition, the May overall median price is […]

Fewer Homes and Higher Prices

Fewer homes are selling for higher prices, reveals the latest housing market activity report from the Orlando Regional REALTOR® Association. The data shows that home sales in July dropped more than 17 percent from that recorded in July 2013, while prices rose nearly 9 percent in the same year-over-year comparison.The overall median price for the […]

Orlando median home price rises 19 percent

Rising prices continue amid long-awaited inventory increases; inventory jumps 42 percent Orlando’s buyers who were stymied in their quest to purchase a home by last year’s anemic inventory conditions will find lots more to choose from this year: Inventory increased by 42 percent in February, just in time for the start of the spring selling […]

Orlando median price increases 18 percent; sales experience traditional January dip

Orlando’s annual median home price continued its upward climb with yet another double-digit year-to-year increase in January, a trend that has continued for 14 consecutive months. The overall median price (all sales types and all home types combined) for the month of January is $149,950, an 18.07 percent increase compared to the $127,000 median price […]