30A Real Estate: What the Leading Price Indicator Is Telling Us Now

30A Real Estate: What A Leading Price Indicator Is Telling Us Now

Today, our leading indicator — Year-over-Year Median List Price Change — is sending two very different messages on 30A: one for condos, one for homes. Here’s what the numbers show, and what it means if you’re buying, selling, or holding.

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30A Condos

This chart goes back almost 30 years. The yellow areas mark years when the Year-over-Year Median List Price was negative.

  • During the Great Recession (2007–2011): negative list prices led a peak-to-trough drop from a $600,000 median sales price down to $285,000.
  • The Post-Pandemic Shift (2023–2025): a lighter version of the same pattern — discounts haven’t been nearly as steep this time, since most owners hold low fixed-rate mortgages or high equity and aren’t forced to sell low.
  • Today: the YoY median list price for 30A condos sits at 12.3% — and as you’d expect, sales prices are up too.

 We’re sitting above the long-term trend line — that, combined with rising list prices, tells me today’s market looks much more like we just came out of a temporary pause than the start of a significant drop.

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30A Houses

Looking at homes on 30A: values generally appreciate over time. Outside the Great Recession, there haven’t been many price drops — and when they happened, they were small and short-lived.

  • What the numbers say now: last year, list price growth hit 2.6%. So far this year, sellers are listing 4.3% higher.
  • The result: 30A home sellers are seeing the highest median sales price ever — $1,700,000.
  • Median sales prices are up 6.2% YoY, and closed transaction volume is up a whopping 36.8% YoY. The momentum is showing higher prices as the trend.

What We’re Watching Next

Rather than focus on what happened six months ago, we’re watching whether median list prices begin moving meaningfully positive or negative — historically one of the earliest clues about where prices head next.

Bottom Line for 30A

Homes are showing continued price momentum — limited land means limited new supply, and prices could jump even higher once mortgage rates cool. Condos appear to be in good shape, with associations investing in safety upgrades (SIRS) that create short-term friction but protect long-term value. Neither market resembles Great Recession conditions today — but that’s exactly why we keep tracking this indicator closely.

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John Moran – CEO

The Smart Beach Investor | Keller Williams Realty At The Beach Team

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