I am Carri Metzger, a REALTOR with The Metzger Group, brokered by Coldwell Banker Realty. I list and sell homes across Charlotte, Sarasota, DeSoto, Lee and Collier Counties, and I work with buyers as well as sellers.
Every market on this coast behaves differently, and the number that matters is the one for your city, not your county. Pick your city below for current data, the specific issues that stall closings there, and what to fix before you list.
If you want the whole picture in one place, read the Southwest Florida Seller's Guide.
Median sale price $274,862, 62 days to contract, closing at about 96.6% of list. The big local issue is open permits from the post-Ian repair wave, plus flood disclosure and elevation certificates on the old datum.
Median sale price $464,193 and up 3.2% year over year, 82 days to contract, closing at about 95.7% of list. Waterfront and canal-front property is what makes this market distinct, and the flood zone, elevation certificate and NFIP policy questions get sharpest here.
Median sale price $339,815, 57 days to contract, closing at about 97.5% of list - the tightest spread of the three. North Port is in Sarasota County, not Charlotte County, which is exactly why so many sellers here price off the wrong report.