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Pinellas County Real Estate Statistics for March 2018

The Pinellas County real estate market is continuing to see the trend of higher sale prices and a shrinking inventory for both the Single Family and Townhome/Condo markets. The Median Sale Price for Townhomes/Condos was $159,000 for March 2018, up 14.4% from $139,000 in March 2017.  The Median Sale Price for Single Family Homes was up by 8.7% from last year, at $250,000 for March 2018 versus $230,000 for March 2017.  The Months Supply of Inventory for Single Family Homes  is down 14.8% year-over-year, with a 2.3 Month Supply this March, as compared to a 2.7 Month Supply in March 2017.  The Months Supply of Inventory for Townhome/Condo also fell 17.6%, from 3.4 months in March 2017 to 2.8 months in March 2018.

Movement on Single Family Home sales also improved year-over-year.  The Average Sale Price for Single Family Homes leaped from $299,356 in March 2017 to $337,369 in March 2018.  The Median Time to Contract for Single Family Homes was 27 days in March 2018, down 10.0% from 30 days last March. The Median Time to Sale for Single Family Homes was 66 days this March, down 10.0% from 71 days last March.  Dollar Volume for Single Family Homes increased 4.9% year-over-year, with $428.8 million in 2018 versus $408.9 million in March 2017. New Listings for Single Family for March were 1,379, down 14.2% from last March, at 1,607. Due to the low inventory of Single Family Homes, year-over-year, Closed Sales for the Single Family were down 7.0%, with 1,271 in March 2018 versus 1,366 in March 2017.

The Average Sale Price for Townhome/Condo was $221,579 in March 2018, up from $208,706 in March 2017.  The Median Time to Contract for Townhome/Condo market was 29 days. It was 28 days in March 2017.  Median Time to Sale for Townhome/Condo market was 64 days in March 2018 and 70 days in 2017, down at 8.6%. Dollar Volume for Townhome/Condo saw a 9.5% decrease year-over-year, with $180.4 million in March 2018 compared to $199.3 million in March 2017. New Listings for Townhome/Condos for March 2018 were at 944, down 11.2% from 1,063 in March 2017. Coinciding with less Townhome/Condo inventory, closed sales for the Townhome/Condo segment were down by 14.8% year-over-year, at 814 in March 2018 versus 955 in March 2017.

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