BONITA BAY 2025 Sales by Community
To see all the properties, by Community, which sold in 2025 click HERE
My Year End Report with full details of Median Sales Prices, Price Per Sq.Ft. and DOM will be published shortly. (more…)
Storm Losses and Attorney and Public Adjuster Fees in Florida
“While hurricanes have become more frequent and severe in recent years, the threat of damage from catastrophic weather events is not the only factor driving a decrease in capacity and increased insurance costs in the state. Increased legislation has increased the cost of claims. The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation reports that Florida accounts for only 9% of the nation’s homeowners’ claims but 79% of homeowners insurance lawsuits. The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation states that over a 10-year period, 71% of the $51 billion paid by Florida insurers went to attorneys’ fees and public adjusters. In total, these parties have received more claims settlement money than policyholders. In 2023, the industry posted collective underwriting losses of $190.8 million, marking the eighth straight year of losses, according to S&P Global. As a result, insurance in Florida continues to be scarcer and more expensive. (more…)
How’s the Market in Bonita Springs in 2025?
This is, naturally, the most asked question by both buyers and sellers.
While there are always anecdotal stories – about both high- and low-priced sales – I try in this blog to focus on facts, actual sales data, albeit recognising that sales take place 4-8 weeks after a contract is signed. So sales are a lagging indicator; but they are neither selective nor influenced by emotion.
While I normally focus on quarterly numbers in less seasonal markets, here in Southwest Florida the market fluctuates so much with the calendar – more higher-priced take place during “the season” – that I report monthly figures for the overall area.
Here are the charts showing median prices since 2022 for all areas of Bonita Springs, broken down by property type. In broad terms the median price peaks each year in the early months, drifts lower in the summer months and recovers in the Fall. The Condo market is showing signs of weakness beyond the seasonal.
Single family sales
SFH sales have been generally in the $700,00-800,000 range:
Villa Sales (more…)
BONITA SPRINGS Q1 2025 MARKET REPORT
For Bonita Springs overall, median prices were mixed in the 1st Quarter of 2025: SF higher than in Q1 2024, Villas and Condos lower. Sales continued to drop.
The median Price per Sq.Ft. was lower all round, while the pace of sales was back to pre-COVID days. (more…)
BONITA BAY MARKET 2024 MARKET REPORT and 5-YEAR REVIEW
Median Price and Sales
The median price of the Single Family homes sold in Bonita Bay more doubled from $1.1 million in 2020 to $2.5 million in 2022 and has been stable since.
Sales increased from 2019 to 2021, dropped back, and them increased in 2024.
The median price of the Villas sold in Bonita Bay has continued to increase year by year, and sales also increased last year,
The median price of the Condos sold in Bonita Bay has also continued to increase. On the surface, the median price jumped to $1.275 million in 2023, but the 41 sales at Omega boosted the median price. Without those sales, the 2023 median price would have been $820,000, meaning there was an underlying increase again in 2024. Excluding the Omega sales in 2023, the 2024 figure was steady.
While Inventory has doubled from the extremely low levels on 2022/23, it has returned to more normal levels at the beginning of the season.
Price per Sq Ft (PSF) and Speed of Sales (Days to Offer Accepted – DTO)
PSF is another way to look at prices.
The PSF has increased significantly in recent years, in line with median prices.
The pace of Sales quickened dramatically until 2022. 2024 presented mixed picture. (more…)
BONITA SPRINGS 2024 MARKET REPORT and 5-YEAR REVIEW
Median Price and Sales
The median price of the properties sold in Bonita Springs increased dramatically during the cheap money period after COVID. Single Family and Condo median prices increased almost 60% from 2020 to 2022, while Villa median prices increased by 90%.
Prices have been more stable in the last 2 years. There are always quarterly fluctuations in real estate sales and median prices. In Southwest Florida that can be exacerbated by the seasonal nature of the market. Many of the more expensive properties are bought by people wintering here and thus – except during the post COVID rush – median prices are often strongest during the winter months.
If prices fall during the second half of a year, it is hard to tell whether that decline reflects just the lower price of the properties that did sell, or a reduction in actual prices. What can be said in early 2025 is that attorneys report a pick-up in activity after the Election, which removed an uncertainty, and agents are reporting that Open Houses in early January have been very busy.
Overall sales – of all property types – surged until around Q3 2021, and then almost halved from 2021 to 2024, when they were at the lowest since 2009.
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How’s the market in February 2025?
This table shows median prices for all types of property sold in Naples month by month since 2020. There are a couple of outliers, but in general median prices have been in the $600-650,000 range. January 2025 was a little higher at $675,000.
This table shows Active Listings divided by Sales in the last 12 months. The Months of Inventory number means how long it would take to sell the current inventory based upon the rate of sales in the previous year.Generally ,in real estate, 6 months of supply is regarded as a market in equilibrium between buyers and sellers: a higher number favours buyers, a lower number sellers.
Southwest Florida is, of course, a seasonal market. The following chart shows that sales – which typically occur 6-8 weeks after a contract is signed – are at their highest in March-May, and lowest in October – January. Which makes sense. Inventory is highest in the early months, drops in the summer, and then picks up as we get towards the next season.
Comment
Anecdotal stories are intriguing, but often very selective. I try to present the actual numbers as a basis for making informed decisions by both sellers and buyers.
Andrew.Oliver@Compass.com
Bonita Springs Mid-Year 2024 Market Report
For Bonita Springs overall, median prices continued to increase in the first half of 2024, while sales dropped back to pre-COVID levels.
The median Price per Sq.Ft. also showed increases in 2024, while the DTO – Days To Offer – the number of days a property is listed before an accepted offer is received – increased in 2024, but remained below 2020 levels. (more…)
Bonita Springs Q1 2024 Market Summary
For Bonita Springs overall, median prices were broadly stable in the 1st Quarter of 2024, while sales dropped from 2023 levels.
The median Price per Sq.Ft. was also stable, while sales were slower.
(DTO- Days To Offer – the number of days a property is listed before an accepted offer is received.)
Please contact me for a market report that includes properties in your area which were recently listed or sold.
Andrew.Oliver@Compass.com
BONITA BAY MARKET 2023 MARKET REPORT and 5-YEAR REVIEW
This report analyses the Median Price and Sales per quarter since 2019, along with the Sales by Price point, Price per Sq.Ft., and the Days properties were on the market before receiving an offer (DTO). Median numbers are used in all calculations.
Click BONITA BAY 2023 MARKET REPORT and 5-YEAR REVIEW to donwload a copy of this report.
Median Price and Sales
The median price of the Single Family homes sold in Bonita Bay more doubled from just under $1.2 million in 2019 to $2.5 million in 2022 and 2023.
Sales increased from 2019 to 2021 and have since dropped back below pre-pandemic levels. (more…)
BONITA SPRINGS 2023 MARKET REPORT and 5-YEAR REVIEW
This report analyses the Median Price and Sales per quarter since 2019, along with the Sales by Price point, Price per Sq.Ft., and the Days properties were on the market before receiving an offer (DTO). Median numbers are used in all calculations.
Click BONITA SPRINGS 2023 MARKET REPORT and 5_YEAR REVIEW to download a copy of this report.
Median Price and Sales
The median price of the Single Family homes sold in Bonta Springs increased more than 80% from $409,900 in 2019 to $750,000 in 2023. Sales surged until around Q3 2021, thereafter returning to pre-pandemic levels in 2022 and 2023.
The median price of Villas (attached and detached) sold increased almost 80% from $308,500 in 2019 to $552,500 in 2023. Sales followed a similar pattern to that for SF. The decline was greater – but on a small number of sales.
The median price of Condos (and Townhouses) increased 85% from $259,000 in 2019 to $480,000 in 2023. Sales in 2023 dropped to a little below the pre-pandemic number.
Single Family Sales by Price
Another way to look at sales is the distribution by price. (more…)
BONITA BAY Q3 MARKET REPORT 2019-2023
The median price of the Single Family homes sold in Bonita Bay doubled from just under $1.2 million in 2019 to $2.5 million in 2022. YTD Q3 2023 the median price declined slightly from $2.7 million to $2.5 million, but the number of sales was small in both years.
Sales increased until around Q3 2021, thereafter returning to pre-pandemic levels and below.
The median price of the Villas sold in Bonita Bay increased more than 50% from $554,100 in 2019 to $862,500 in 2022. YTD Q3 2023, the median price has increased a further 15% to almost $1 million.
The number of sales has fluctuated in recent years, but the overall number is quite small.
The median price of the Condos sold in Bonita Bay increased 70% from just under $500,000 in 2019 to $831,000 in 2022. On the surface, the median price jumped to $1.1 million YTD Q3 2023, but the 31 sales at Omega boosted the median price. Without those sales, the YTD Q3 median price would be $794,000, a drop of some 6% from the YTD Q3 2022 level, when there were no sales at Omega.
This report analyses the Median Price and Sales per quarter since 2019, along with the Sales by Price point, Price per Sq.Ft., and the Days properties were on the market before receiving an offer (DTO).
Median numbers are used in all calculations.
Click on BONITA BAY MARKET REPORT 2019_2023 to read the full report.
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First Quarter Market Stats
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Prices continued to rise until the Fourth Quarter (Q4), although the combination of the seasonal lull and Hurricane Ian make Q4 likely to contain anomalies. Sales dropped sharply throughout the year.
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