David's Orlando Real Estate Blog

Sales are down compared to a year ago, but the median sales price is still way up from 2021. Inventory has climbed dramatically since this year's low in February. Sales have declined 17% to 3,324 compared to 3,999 a year earlier. Prices are up 18% over the same time period, rising from $320,000 t...

The Orlando real estate market is shifting. Higher interest rates are having a significant impact on purchasing power. Buyers that were qualified to purchase a $500,000 home, may only qualify for $400,000 now. This drop in purchasing power has fueled a sharp decrease in sales, leading to a dramat...

The 11 year trend of falling inventory is definitely reversing. New listings shot up nearly 12% pushing our inventory of homes available for sale up over 36% compared to a year ago. Our upward sales trend has not quite reversed course, but may be heading that way. In April we saw sales slip sligh...

Two notable changes may indicate a couple of new trends in the #OrlandoRealEstate market.First, inventory actually ticked up compared to a year ago. Last month we had 2,670 homes of all types available for sale compared to 2,655 a year earlier. Since 2011, this is only the third time we have seen...

Let me start by saying, 'I am not a home inspector, and none of this is intended to replace a home inspection.' There, that is my disclaimer for this post. If you are selling or purchasing a home in the Orlando real estate market, I recommend you know a little about four point inspections.First, ...

Inventory remains low with 39% fewer homes of all types available for sale compared with a year ago. We did see a very small, 1% increase in inventory from August to September however. Even with the lower inventory, total sales continued to climb by 9% compared to September of 2020. Based on the ...

Up 13%, up 16% and down 39%. If you read my blog regularly, you already know what these are, because we have been in this trend for quite some time. The first number represents the increase in home sales last month compared to a year ago. Sales were up 13% with 3,999 closed transactions compare w...

Just how challenging has the Orlando real estate market been for buyers this year? I took a look at the percentage of closed sales, in Orange and Seminole Counties for the last six months that closed above asking price. I looked at the numbers for this year compared with 2019. I went back two yea...

No major changes last month. Sales and prices continue to climb double digits, while inventory continues to run low. Total sales in July rose 14% compared to a year ago with 4,183 homes of all types closing last month. The median price of the homes sold in July rose 18% compared to July 2020 with...

The #OrlandoRealEstate market continues to burn red hot as the summer selling season got under way last month. Sales and prices soared double digits, while the inventory of homes available for sale remains extremely low. June saw a 42% increase in the number of homes sold, compared to last year. ...