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Traditional Sales of Homes Highest on Record


Naples, Fla. (May 22, 2015) - What makes a room full of real estate brokers happy? Record-breaking sales! This realization surfaced during a recent meeting where 10 NABOR® brokers reviewed the April 2015 Market Report released by the Naples Area Board of REALTORS® (NABOR®), which tracks home listings and sales within Collier County (excluding Marco Island). The report showed that traditional sales comprised 94% of all closed sales as compared to non-traditional sales (foreclosures or short sales).

Carmen Vasquez, owner/broker U.S. Prime Realty, pointed out that, "April 2015 had 1,095 traditional sales. This is the highest number of traditional sales in a month since we started tracking the NABOR® numbers back in 2009."

Veteran Broker and Principal at Naples Realty Services, Inc. John Steinwand concurred with Vasquez and illustrated further that, "Not only did April register the highest percentage of traditional sales since 2009, but the data revealed the highest total number of closed sales since July 2009, and the lowest level of distressed property closings in the past six years. Just 10 short sales and 57 foreclosed sales were closed this April versus 330 total distressed sales back in July of 2009."

April was a remarkable month for the real estate market with notable results in pending sales (properties under contract) of condominiums in the $2 million and above price category, which saw a 58 percent increase from 12 pending sales in April 2014 to 19 pending sales in April 2015. Relative to this increase was an increase in the same category's inventory, which rose by 74 percent from 34 condos in inventory in April 2014 to 59 condos in inventory in April 2015.

Further, the April 2015 Market Report indicated that overall closed sales had positive gains in all price categories above $300,000 with the $300,000 to $500,000 category capturing the highest gain - 21 percent from 1,787 in the 12-months ending April 2014 to 2,162 in the 12-months ending April 2015.

The overall median closed price increased 13 percent in April from $250,000 in the 12-months ending April 2014 to $283,000 in the 12-months ending April2015. This was fueled mostly by activity on both ends of the price spectrum. Homes in the $0 to $300,000 price category experienced a 10 percent increase in median home price from $168,000 in the 12-months ending April 2014 to $185,000 in the 12-months ending April 2015, while homes in the $2 million and above price category experienced a 9 percent increase in median home price from $2,900,000 in the 12-months ending April 2014 to $3,175,000 in the 12-months ending April 2015.

According to Cindy Carroll, SRA, with the real estate appraisal and consultancy firm Carroll & Carroll, Inc., "We can see some real trends when we look at the market with an historic comparison. For example, in the fall of 2013, the median closed price for single-family homes in the $0 to $300,000 price range increased 18 percent. For April 2015, there was only a 9 percent increase from $182,000 in the 12-months ending April 2014 to $199,000 in the 12-months ending April 2015."

The self-correcting trend became even more apparent when Carroll compared activity from the report by neighborhood, "In July 2014, the median closed price for single-family homes in the Naples Beach area increased 36 percent. In April 2015, this area saw an 11 percent increase. I think the market played catch up between 2013 and 2014 and we are seeing a tempering of it now."

The NABOR® April 2015 Market Report provides comparisons of single-family home and condominium sales (via the Southwest Florida MLS), price ranges, and geographic segmentation and includes an overall market summary. The NABOR® April 2015 sales statistics are presented in chart format, including these overall (single-family and condominium) findings:

  • Overall pending sales decreased 2 percent from 1,231 in April 2014 to 1,210 in April 2015.
  • Overall closed sales remained flat with no increase or decrease reported on a 12-months ending basis.
  • Overall closed sales in the $300,000 to $500,000 price category increased 21 percent from 1,787 homes in the 12-months ending April 2014 to 2,162 homes in the 12-months ending April 2015.
  • Overall median closed price increased 13 percent from $250,000 in the 12-months ending April 2014 to $283,000 in the 12-months ending April 2015.
  • Overall inventory decreased 3 percent from 4,157 homes in April 2014 to 4,040 homes in April 2015.
  • Inventory for single-family homes increased 4 percent from 2,206 single-family homes in April 2014 to 2,289 single-family homes in April 2015.
  • Inventory for condominiums decreased 10 percent from 1,951 condominiums in April 2014 to 1,751 condominiums in April 2015.
  • Average days on market decreased 28 percent from 99 homes in April 2014 to 71 homes in April 2015. 

"Overall, April 2015 had a 5.06-month supply of inventory compared to a 34.78-month supply in April 2007," said Bill Coffey, Broker Manager of Amerivest Realty Naples.

Many of the brokers who analyzed the April 2015 Market Report had recently returned from the National Association of REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo in Washington, DC, and concurred that sales activity in the Naples area, as also reflected in the report, is in line with the national average.

However, the April 2015 Market Report by NABOR® showed an 18 percent decline in the days on market to 76 days from 93 days a year ago. Yet according to a REALTOR® Confidence Index report published by Lawrence Yun, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist with the National Association of REALTORS®, the national average in March 2015 was 52 days.

When you are ready to put your home on the market, look to a REALTOR® for the experience and knowledge you need to determine whether now is the right time to sell your home and ensure your next sale or purchase in the Naples area is a success. Contact a REALTOR® on NaplesArea.com®.

The Naples Area Board of REALTORS® (NABOR®) is an established organization (Chartered in 1949) whose members have a positive and progressive impact on the Naples Community. NABOR® is a local board of REALTORS® and real estate professionals with a legacy of nearly 60 years serving 5,000 plus members. NABOR® is a member of the Florida Realtors and the National Association of REALTORS®, which is the largest association in the United States with more than 1.3 million members and over 1,400 local board of REALTORS® nationwide. NABOR® is structured to provide programs and services to its membership through various committees and the NABOR® Board of Directors, all of whose members are non-paid volunteers.

The term REALTOR® is a registered collective membership mark which identifies a real estate professional who is a member of the National Association of REALTORS® and who subscribe to its strict Code of Ethics.


Contacts:
Pat Pitocchi, NABOR® Media Relations Committee Chairman, (239) 398-8650
Marcia Albert, NABOR® Director of Marketing, (239) 597-1666


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