Homeowners of Punta Gorda, Florida, like most homeowners who might sell in the near future, get the news later than anyone active in the residential real estate industry.
We are posting to help you get the news as soon as possible to stay ahead, or on top of the housing market trends, as they are changing and in some cases, rather quickly.
Here is some information that you may find useful:
- Based on the latest information available, the Punta Gorda housing market has shown a decrease in home prices compared to the previous year.
- The median home value in Punta Gorda is $406,095, down by 2.7% over the past year.
- Additionally, the median listing home price was $429K in May 2024, trending down by -4.7% year-over-year.
- The market is currently considered a buyer’s market, with the supply of homes being greater than the demand.
- Homes are taking longer to sell, with the median days on market in Punta Gorda being around 57 days in May 2024.
- The sale-to-list price ratio is 93.06%, indicating that homes are selling for about 6.94% below the asking price on average.
- It’s worth noting that the housing inventory in Punta Gorda has increased slightly, with 2,396 homes for sale in May 2024, which is a 1.3% increase compared to April 2024.
- Keep in mind that the above stats are from May, usually the peak of the market, and we are now almost in July, when selling numbers tend to flatten or start going down as we move away from the peak selling season.
- Also important, maintenance, repairs and upkeep ever rising costs and since we’re in presence of high inflation, the loss of home value has a compounded effect on the loss of value of money, and for some homeowners, based on their financials, the effects could be extremely significant and eventually cause hardship and serious distress, not to mention the emotional effects of the new challenges when trying to sell for home sellers and their families.
- Finally, taxes and insurance in many locations have increased, will continue or start increasing, with some insurance companies pulling out of some markets.
The sooner you talk to our parent Proxima Investors, the more chances that Proxima Investors can help, potentially with a full price offer that prevents any dramatic evolution of the local housing market in Punta Gorda. Remember that there’s a good reason why they say that time is of the essence in real estate!
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