Florida Sales Report - October 2005

Single-Family, Existing Homes 

 

Realtor Sales

Median Sales Price

Statewide &

Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)

 

October

2005

 

October

2004

 

%

Chge

 

October

2005

 

October

2004

 

%

Chge

STATEWIDE

16,029

16,844

-5%

$241,000

$188,800

28%

STATEWIDE-YEAR-TO-DATE

213,705

204,770

4

 $232,800

$179,700

30

Daytona Beach

1,037

881

18

$223,300

  $165,000

35

Fort Lauderdale

561

996

-44

$368,900

$294,300

25

Fort Myers-Cape Coral

264

555

-52

$322,000

$195,300

65

Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie

334

426

-22

$263,500

  $224,800

17

Fort Walton Beach

358

427

-16

$231,800

$201,500

15

Gainesville

267

240

11

$196,800

$157,800

25

Jacksonville

1,504

1,090

 38

$191,600

$159,800

20

Lakeland-Winter Haven

513

414

24

$173,500

  $115,500

50

Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay

512

552

-7

$238,200

  $176,200

35

Miami

511

975

-48

$366,300

$285,000

29

Naples

254

303

-16

$495,500

$357,500

39

Ocala

482

420

15

   $159,200

$115,700

38

Orlando

2,702

2,468

9

$255,100

$175,000

46

Panama City

167

    190

-12

$232,500

$184,300

26

Pensacola

495

515

-4

$175,500

$143,600

22

Punta Gorda (1)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Sarasota-Bradenton

797

983

-19

$340,700

$257,600

32

Tallahassee

393

334

18

$172,700

$145,600

 19

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater

3,735

3,598

4

$225,700

$167,300

35

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton

630

984

-36

$416,500

$335,100

24

(1)    Data for Punta Gorda was not available. 

*Editor's note: October home sales in Florida, especially in Southeast and Southwest Florida, were directly affected by Hurricane Wilma, which crossed the state during the last week of October 

This information is based on a survey of MLS sales levels from Florida’s Realtor boards/associations. MSAs are defined by the 2000 Census. Source: Florida Association of Realtors and the University of Florida Real Estate Research Center.