2 of Every 25 U.S. Homes Worth at Least $1M
While $1M signified luxury property a short while ago, it’s now 8% of the nation’s housing stock – but a large percentage of those homes are still in Pacific Coast states..
The share of homes worth seven figures is on an upswing after dipping to a 12-month low (7.3%) in February because prices are rising on a year-over-year basis after a decline early in the year.
Overall, the median U.S. home-sale price rose 3% in July, the biggest increase since last November, according to Redfin, with luxury home prices rising even faster – up 4.6% year over year to $1.2 million in the second quarter.
Elevated mortgage rates discourage potential home sellers, who are staying put to keep their relatively low mortgage rates. As a result, inventory dropped so low that buyers still in the market are competing for those few homes that are for sale. That’s driving up home prices and pushing many of those listings above the million-dollar mark.
“The supply shortage is making many listings feel hot,” said Redfin Economics Research Lead Chen Zhao. “In most of the country, expensive properties that are in good condition and priced fairly are attracting buyers and in some cases bidding wars, mostly because for-sale signs are few and far between right now.”
The share of homes worth seven figures has doubled since before the pandemic. In June 2019, just over 4% of homes were valued at $1 million or more. (more…)
Hot Home Trend: Gothic Glam
Here’s one home style that could be described as eerily bold. Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery’s latest style report, 2023 Trends & Influences IX calls out “gothic glam” as a trend to watch in the new year.
Signatures of this look includes statement lighting fixtures, such as wrought-iron chandeliers and candelabras. To soften the style, pair it next to tall windows that flood a room with natural light, but also adds to the drama.
Other ways to add some Gothic Glam impact: Bronze plumbing fixtures, black accents, woodwork, vivid jewel tones and ultra-glamorous wallcoverings, Ferguson designers note in the style report.
Here are some stunning examples: (more…)
Pelican Bay Villa Open House TODAY 2-4
Join me today 2-4 to see one of only 2 villas currently for sale in Pelican Bay with a private pool.
Lush landscaped views await you from this 3 bed/2.5 bath villa in Lugano at Pelican Bay. Located in the heart of Pelican Bay, this Northwest-facing property boasts 2,100 square feet of living area, plus a walled garden and lanai with private pool and spa. There is only one Pelican Bay! The premier luxury community in northern Naples, Pelican Bay offers residents exclusive access to unrivaled amenities that include three Gulf-front restaurants, two tennis facilities, a 27-hole golf course, two boardwalks, a Fitness and Wellness Center, and three miles of private beaches. With venues easily accessible by the community’s comprehensive tram system, residents can just take a backseat and enjoy the ride. Pelican Bay is adjacent to Waterside Shops and within walking distance of Artis–Naples, Southwest Florida’s top tier performing arts center, which is currently planning a $150 million renovation. You’ll never be far from fine dining, luxury shopping, and world class entertainment.
Click Customer_Financial_Report for details and Features for highlights. And Pelican Bay for full information about Pelican Bay.
And read these recent articles: (more…)
Most expensive home in Naples history sells for $62 million
The most expensive home in Collier County history sold Thursday for $62 million, shattering the old record by $10 million.
Built in 2014, the 16,000-square-foot estate features six bedrooms, a glass wine room, a gourmet kitchen, a game room and a second-level pool and came furnished in the transaction.
$10 million plus sales more than double in 2021
High-end home buyers were a tour de force in 2021, and Los Angeles was their shopping destination of choice, according to an inaugural ultra-luxury-focused report from Compass released Wednesday.
Across the U.S. last year, more than 2,300 residential properties priced at $10 million or more changed hands across the 30 major markets the brokerage profiled—more than twice as many deals as in 2020.
Los Angeles took the lion’s share of those trophy-home sales, with 27.3%—or 628—of all $10 million-plus sales occurring in La La Land. Next in line was Manhattan, with 326 transactions, followed by Palm Beach, Florida, with 203.
Across all 30 markets analyzed, more than $40 billion was spent on residential real estate at or above $10 million, the report said, a 138% surge from 2020. (Mansion Global)
Read these recent reports:
Earth to Federal Reserve: What are you waiting for?
Guide to Buying and Selling in Southwest Florida
Naples Year End Market Report by Location and Property Type
Can the Federal Reserve prevent a Recession?
Andrew Oliver, M.B.E., M.B.A.
Real Estate Advisor
Andrew.Oliver@Compass.com
www.TheFeinsGroup.com
www.OliverReportsFL.com
Compass
800 Laurel Oak Drive, Suite 400, Naples, FL 34108
m: 617.834.8205
Licensed in Massachusetts
www.OliverReportsMA.com
Naples Beach 2021 Market Report
Naples Beach covers the area mostly to the East of 41 from Port Royal to Pelican Bay and includes the most expensive real estate in the Naples area in zip codes 34102, 34103 and 34108 (see may below). The market saw significant increases in median prices in 2021. The absence of high end buyers was the reason for the drop in SFH median prices is the second half of the year, with the low inventory causing a sharp drop in sales in Q4. When looking at price increases it is important to remember that building costs have also gone up substantially in the last 2 years
Guide to Buying and Selling in Southwest Florida
Naples Year End Market Report by Location and Property Type
Can the Federal Reserve prevent a Recession?
Andrew Oliver, M.B.E., M.B.A.
Real Estate Advisor
Andrew.Oliver@Compass.com
www.TheFeinsGroup.com
www.OliverReportsFL.com
Compass
800 Laurel Oak Drive, Suite 400, Naples, FL 34108
m: 617.834.8205
Licensed in Massachusetts
www.OliverReportsMA.com
Sanibel/ Captiva 2021 Market Report
Sanibel Island Beaches are some of the most unique barrier islands of the world, having an east-west orientation when most islands are north-south. Captiva Island is just over a small bridge which crosses at Turner Beach.
Sales, median prices and prices per sq.ft (PSF). all grew strongly in 2021. The drop in the Condo median price from Q3 to Q4 was the result of the mix of sales: the median PSF increased slightly.
When looking at price increases it is important to remember that building costs have also gone up substantially in the last 2 years.
And read these recent articles:
Guide to Buying and Selling in Southwest Florida
Naples Year End Market Report by Location and Property Type
Can the Federal Reserve prevent a Recession?
Andrew Oliver, M.B.E., M.B.A.
Real Estate Advisor
Andrew.Oliver@Compass.com
www.TheFeinsGroup.com
www.OliverReportsFL.com
Compass
800 Laurel Oak Drive, Suite 400, Naples, FL 34108
m: 617.834.8205
Licensed in Massachusetts
www.OliverReportsMA.com
Naples Market Report by Location and Property Type
The market statistics produced by Realtor Boards provide a lot of useful information, but group together what to me are wholly different categories – e.g. Single Family and Manufactured.
Here then is what I hope will be a more useful and informative analysis, which shows the breakdown using the categories that make sense to me. I also include definitions of the different property types after the charts.
Single Family and Villas
Villas have HOAs, Single Family homes do not. And the price point tends to be different. Ergo, they should be analysed separately:
Prediction: Lots of International Buyers Over the Next Year
NEW YORK – In June, when real estate agent Nitin Gupta took two clients to see a new housing development in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, a sales representative for the builder told him all the units were gone.
The builder had planned to sell 100 homes to investors out of roughly 1,500 he was planning to build. Investors had come to the site the day before, the rep told Gupta, and another agent had pitched the homes to a group of buyers in China over Zoom.
“He said, ‘The people were saying, I want one, I want two, I want three. Boom, boom, boom,” Gupta recalls. “The agent sold about 50 to 60 homes and the builder had sold 130 homes the first day.”
While the global COVID-19 pandemic has squashed sales of U.S. homes to foreign buyers over the last year, local buyers should be prepared for a rebound in competition from other countries in the next 12 months, economists say.
Texas, Gupta’s state, ranked as the third-most-popular destination for foreign real estate buyers between April 2020 and March 2021, according to a recent report by the National Association of Realtors. Florida and California claim the top two spots, while Arizona, New Jersey and New York follow Texas. (more…)
Tom Brady’s modest new Yacht
Tom Brady has decided that it is time to upgrade from his current boat, a 55-footer made famous in February when the Super Bowl QB (and GOAT) launched the Lombardi trophy from the stern across the water to another yacht during the Buccaneers’ victory boat parade.
“Moving down to Tampa Bay last year, I live right on this beautiful bay — Old Hillsborough Bay — and the first thing I did when I got here was say, ‘I need a boat. I gotta be able to get out on this beautiful water.’ And I was able to do it,”
“I think the 77 will be a little bit more suited for what we need it for down here, which is a few more day trips and weekend trips,” Brady said of the upgrade.
I wonder if the new boat will have a platform as a stable base from which to throw next year’s trophy to Gronk? (more…)
Naples housing market – onwards and upwards
The March 2021 Market Report, released by the Naples Area Board of REALTORS® (NABOR®), which tracks home listings and sales within Collier County (excluding Marco Island), shows that March was the highest performing month in the 13 years NABOR has tracked these metrics.
Sellers are raising prices and multiple offers are still coming in,” said Budge Huskey, CEO, Premier Sotheby’s International Realty. “This is because inventory is limited, and more sellers are realizing now is a good time to place their home on the market and get top value in the current market conditions!”
Broker analysts predict the level of demand experienced in March is sustainable and should be expected to continue for the next few months, or longer. “Season was disrupted this year because many people elected to hold off relocating until they were fully vaccinated,” added Huskey. “Agents also report that many seasonal visitors are staying longer than in previous years, possibly because they can afford to wait in anticipation of more homes becoming available in the luxury market. I believe we’ll continue to see more newcomers from northern states looking for homes in the high end in the coming months. Beyond that, and as we enter the summer season, we might begin to see a second wave of international buyers entering our market as travel restrictions begin to relax.”
Median closed prices in March increased 12.2 percent to $415,000 (the highest median price increase month/month on record since 2008) from $370,000 in March 2020. In March 2021, there were just 1,819 homes in inventory (the lowest it has been since 2014), which was a 73.2 percent decrease from 6,795 homes in inventory in March 2020.
The March report revealed that the Naples area now has only a 1.6 month supply of homes available to buyers
The following charts give a visual summary of market activity: (more…)
Is Tom Brady staying in Florida?
As we Patriots’ fans find ourselves watching the play-offs this year from a position of curiosity rather than passion, we can I hope root for “Patriots South”, aka the Tampa Bay Bucs, home of Tom Brady and Gronk.
Following on from his “you won’t catch me dead living in the Northeast anymore” comment, Brady and Giselle have made moves in real estate which seem to support this statement. (more…)
Are you thinking of moving to Southwest Florida?
With a nor-‘easter coming this week, is it time to think about moving to the Gulf Coast of Southwest Florida? (more…)
Shaq sells his Florida mansion – at last!
According to Mansion Global,” retired NBA star Shaquille O’Neal has finally scored a buyer on his Windermere, Florida, megamansion—one of the largest homes for sale in the Sunshine State.”
A listing for the 31,000-square-foot waterfront home, which comes with a full-sized indoor basketball court and a 17-plus car showroom, was updated Friday to say the sale was pending.
The Mediterranean-inspired contemporary home sprawls across a four-acre property within the Isleworth Golf and Country Club and has 12 bedrooms and 15 bathrooms.
Like many other parts of Florida, Orange County—where Windermere is located—saw a banner 2020, as many home buyers, spurred by the Covid-19 pandemic and record-low mortgage rates, entered the market.
The final sale price won’t be public until the home closes, but the megamansion was last asking $16.5 million, about 40% less than its original $28 million asking price.
Andrew Oliver
Sales Agent
REALTOR®
Domain Realty
Naples, Bonita Springs and Fort Myers
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