Duval County and Clay County Florida Real Estate Topics

 The first half of 2016 is now behind us, so I wanted to take a quick look at trends over the last six months.  Buyer demand on Fleming Island was strong, but the shortage of listings remains.    

About 180 non-distressed, closed MLS sales on Fleming Island were reviewed and a scatter chart showing the data is available by clicking the link.  
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The median sale price of the sample was just over $260,000, median living area 2,308 SF, median price per square foot $116.41, median age 16 years, and median days on market 46.

The median sale price was up nearly 8% during the first half of 2016, compared to the same period in 2015.  This is good news since sale price in 2015 was flat.    

The number of closed sales during the first six months of 2016 was down about 7.1% compared to the same period in 2015.  The number of homes for sale is also lower than the same period in 2015 and the current inventory represents 4.1 months of supply according to InfoSparks market data provided by MLS.  

Overall, there is a shortage of listings, but we are reaching an over supply of listings over $350,000.  Sale prices increased over the last six months and is above the same period in 2015.  

Interests rates remain low, so the market could continue to improve in the second half of the year, but there are economic and political headwinds that could impact the market.