TRENDS
2013 UPDATE 1ST QUARTER
MARKETS ON THE MOVE The South Florida market continues to show progress. Broward county overall showed inventory absorption with an 18% decrease in the number of properties for sale over the first quarter of 2012. Sales showed a slight increase while prices rose on average 13.7%. The Miami-Dade overall outlook is similar with a slight uptick in the number of sales while price per square foot jumped 15.2%. Turning to the luxury market, residential properties in the $1-5 million range showed sales increases around 30% over the same quarter last year, outperforming the $5 million plus market and the $500,000 - $1 million bracket, which saw modest increases. In Miami-Dade the single family home market jumped 40% in the number of homes sold, while prices increased 7.5%. The condo market posted gains as well, with the average price per square foot now averaging $721. The 33160 zip code area, which includes Sunny Isles and Aventura, continues to be the leader in the number of units closed, with a whopping 72.7% increase in sales over the first quarter last year while prices increased 8.3%. The Coconut Grove / Miami / Brickell market also saw big increases and the average price per square foot is hovering at the $500 mark. In Broward county, the condo market in the $1-5 million range increased a dramatic 85.7%, sounding the signs of real recovery, where prices overall are still lower than most Miami-Dade markets. The increases in this segment of the market show the return of the working wealthy, who have been mostly absent from the recovery so far. These buyers join a good number of foreign buyers still in the market primarily from Brazil, Venezuela, Canada and Russia. The emergence of financing in this market also contributes to the increases. Although the majority of sales are still cash, financing to these well qualified buyers is available from a variety of lenders.
MIAMI-DADE
JANUARY - MARCH 2013
INVENTORY
SALES
AVG $/SF
OVERALL
8.9%
0.9%
15.2%
ALL $1-5M
3.8%
32.5%
3.9%
$1-5M HOMES
7.3%
41.2%
7.5%
$1-5M CONDOS
1.1%
26.5%
5.9%
MIAMI BEACH
18.4%
20%
1.2%
MIAMI
14.2%
40%
11.3%
ZIP: 33160
1.5%
72.7%
8.3%
$500K-$1M
3.8%
24%
8.2%
OVER $5M
14%
20%
5.1%
KEY OBSERVATIONS $546
average closed $/sf March 2013, all $1-5M properties
$1,256
average $/sf for properties over $5M
$721
average $/sf, $1-5M condos
$306
average $/sf, all $500K-1M properties
$500
the Miami market is closing in on this average $/sf
$635
average $/sf in March 2013 for 33160, with Q1 average at $611
*pending sales are up in every category
BROWARD
JANUARY - MARCH 2013
INVENTORY
SALES
AVG $/SF
OVERALL
18%
2.8%
13.7%
ALL $1-5M
1.2%
29.6%
10.8%
$1-5M HOMES
2.2%
15%
8.6%
$1-5M CONDOS
1.5%
85.7%
5.2%
$500K-$1M
7.3%
16%
4.8%
OVER $5M
32.8%
1 SALE VS 0
$926/SF
KEY OBSERVATIONS $388
average $/sf, all $1-5M properties
$236
average $/sf, all $500K-1M properties
$358
average $/sf, $1-5M single family homes
35
81
# of properties for sale in Q1 2013 over $5M
$477
# of $1-5M condo sales in Q1 2013, average $477/sf average $/sf, $1-5M condos
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