Real Estate Roundup: Smaller Home Inventories In South Florida Affecting Condo Sales
At the start of the year, buying a luxury condo in the Miami or Fort Lauderdale area was heralded by real estate experts to be a sound decision. This was because the dollar was strong, and developers were offering good discounts of between 1o to 20 percent to absorb the oversupply. Image source: sflhomeinspections.com Approaching the middle of 2018, being ready to buy has become even more important as the inventories dwindle, especially among smaller homes. According to Florida Realtors, the March rebound in condo sales had dipped in the tri-country region just last month. Sales in Miami-Dade County, which had a then 15-month streak of decline broken, came back down anew. Single-family home sales declined by 0.2 percent from a year ago, while the median home price increased by 8.3 percent. The same lowered sales are true in Tampa and Orlando, but they did see an increase in the Jacksonville area. For condos and townhouses, the sales dropped by 6.8 percent. Expe