What the Leading Price Indicator Is Telling Us Now
Here’s what this week’s 30A real estate market data shows: condos had a strong year, but momentum is visibly cooling month over month — while homes just keep accelerating. Below are the numbers, and the same building-specific caveat from this week’s lesson on reading real estate market signals applies to every stat here.
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30A Condos
Buyers came back to 30A condos in a big way this year — but the pace is slowing.
Year to date:
- Sales up 59.2%
- Median sales price up 15.9% to $985,000
- New listings down 10.7%
Right now:
- 187 condos for sale, median 167 days on market
The month-over-month trend is the real story here: sales surged 88.9% in May and 145.5% in June, then slowed sharply to just 12.5% in July. That’s a strong year on paper, cooling fast in the most recent data.
Who has leverage? Mixed — it’s property-specific.
The YTD numbers favor sellers. But long days on market, substantial inventory, and cooling transaction growth tell us buyers still have real leverage in parts of the market. And exactly like the building-specific example in this week’s lesson, that leverage can look completely different from one building to the next.
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30A Homes
Where condos are cooling, homes just keep accelerating.
Year to date:
- Home sales up 35.2% (776 vs. 574 last year)
- Median sales price up 6.0% to $1.7 million
- New listings down 3.9%
Right now:
- 708 homes for sale, median 149 days on market
Last 30 days:
- 144 new listings, 103 went pending, 99 closed
That’s a compelling combination — more completed transactions, higher prices, and slightly fewer new listings, all at once. But the growth rate itself is decelerating: sales jumped 93.8% in May, 52.6% in June, and 27.2% in July — still strong, but the trend line is bending. Worth watching too: median list price is only 1.3% higher YTD, against a 6.0% rise in closed prices — sellers aren’t pricing nearly as aggressively as the market is actually rewarding them.
Who has leverage? Seller-leaning — but not unchecked.
Sales up 35.2%, prices up 6.0%, and listings down slightly all favor sellers. But this isn’t a market where sellers can simply name their price: homes sold in the last 30 days closed around 96.4% of list price, and with 708 homes available at a median 149 days on market, buyers still have real negotiating room.
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What We’re Watching Next
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- Condo transaction volume — does buyer activity pick back up, or keep cooling?
- Condo seller expectations — do sellers start adjusting price if properties keep sitting?
- Condo buyer response — which buildings and price points are still attracting buyers quickly?
- Home transaction volume — May/June/July growth has been massive but slowing (93.8% → 52.6% → 27.2%). Does demand hold up?
- Home inventory absorption — if strong sales start eating into the 708 homes currently listed, seller leverage could strengthen further.
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Bottom Line for 30A Real Estate
Condo sellers are already responding to buyer pressure — new listings and pending prices are both coming in below where active inventory is priced. Home sellers haven’t needed to yet, with demand and prices both climbing even as list prices quietly soften. As this week’s lesson makes clear, none of this tells you what your specific building or block is doing — that takes drilling down past the area-wide numbers to the one that actually matters: yours.
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John Moran – CEO
The Smart Beach Investor | Keller Williams Realty At The Beach Team
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