Market Update

Sarasota County’s Oct 18-24 snapshot records 301 new listings still Active at retrieval, 184 pending listings and 136 closed sales.

Manatee County’s Oct 18-24, 2026 snapshot shows 254 newly listed homes still Active at retrieval, 175 pending listings, and 112 closed sales.

From October 11 through 17, 2026, Sarasota County recorded 280 new listings, 149 pending contracts, and 175 closed sales, along with 19 expired listings and 89 withdrawals or cancellations.

The median sold price was $455,000, or $264 per square foot, and sellers achieved 92.1% of list price on average. Closed homes averaged 82 days on the market. Cash buyers accounted for 54.3% of closings, and new construction made up 13.1%.

Single-family homes were the fastest-moving property type at about 69 days across 116 sales, while villas were the slowest at about 133 days. Homes priced at $1 million and above averaged 87 days on the market across 26 sales, with a luxury median of $1,537,500.

From October 11 through 17, 2026, Manatee County recorded 230 new listings, 134 pending contracts, and 128 closed sales, along with 19 expired listings and 80 withdrawals or cancellations.

The median sold price was $441,250, or $237 per square foot, and sellers achieved 92.9% of list price on average. Closed homes averaged 94 days on the market. Cash buyers accounted for 38.3% of closings, and new construction made up 18.0%.

Parrish was the fastest major market at about 62 days across 26 closings. Condominiums were the slowest property type at about 104 days, and the $1M – $1.99M band was the slowest price band at about 135 days. Homes priced at $1 million and above averaged 128 days across 20 sales, with a luxury median of $1,623,750.

Manatee County added 245 new listings, recorded 170 pending contracts and closed 129 sales from October 4 through 10, 2026, at a median sold price of $460,000 and 92.5% of list price achieved, with new construction at 21.7% of closings.

Sarasota County added 280 new listings, recorded 158 pending contracts and closed 159 sales from October 4 through 10, 2026, at a median sold price of $430,000 and 94.8% of list price achieved, with cash buyers behind 49.7% of closings.

Manatee County saw solid activity for September 27 through October 3, 2026. The market added 227 new listings this week, while 179 listings went pending and 225 sales closed. Another 47 listings expired and 75 were withdrawn or canceled.

The median sold price was $435,000, with a median of $228 per square foot, and sellers achieved 92.8% of original list price. Closed sales averaged 80 days on market. Cash purchases made up 35.6% of closed sales, and new construction accounted for 30.2%.

Villas were the fastest-moving property type at 56 days across 14 sales, while condominiums were the slowest at 115 days across 25 sales. The $500K–$999K band moved quickest at 73 days, while the $2M–$4.99M band was slowest at 163 days.

Sarasota County posted a busy closing week for September 27 through October 3, 2026. The market added 295 new listings this week, while 210 listings went pending and 307 sales closed. Another 79 listings expired and 133 were withdrawn or canceled.

The median sold price was $435,000, with a median of $249 per square foot, and sellers achieved 92.1% of original list price. Closed sales averaged 98 days on market. Cash purchases made up 46.9% of closed sales, and new construction accounted for 23.8%.

Villas were the fastest-moving property type at 82 days across 22 sales, while condominiums were the slowest at 145 days across 49 sales. The $500K–$999K band moved quickest at 80 days, while the $2M–$4.99M band was slowest at 250 days.

Manatee County recorded 211 new listings this week from September 20 through 26, 2026, alongside 172 pending listings and 170 closed sales. Another 21 listings expired and 63 were withdrawn or canceled.

The median sold price was $461,439, or $236 per square foot, and sellers achieved 97.2% of list price on average. Closed homes averaged 91 days on market, cash buyers accounted for 35.9% of sales, and new construction made up 32.4% of closings.

Single Family Residences were the fastest property type at 74 average days across 129 closings, while Condominiums were the slowest at 187 days across 19 closings. The $500K – $999K band moved fastest at 74 days, the $1M – $1.99M band was slowest at 125 days, and Palmetto was the quickest city at 47 days while Holmes Beach was the slowest at 171 days. The Under $500K band remained the highest-volume tier.

Sarasota County saw steady activity for the week of September 20–26, 2026. The market added 271 new listings this week, while 177 listings went pending and 193 sales closed. Another 23 listings expired and 91 were withdrawn or canceled.

The median sold price was $405,000, with a median of $238 per square foot, and sellers achieved 93.2% of list price. Closed sales averaged 84 days on market. Cash purchases made up 46.1% of closed sales, and new construction accounted for 21.8%.

Single-family residences were the fastest-moving property type at 74 days across 131 sales, while condominiums were the slowest at 120 days across 28 sales. The $500K–$999K band moved quickest at 64 days, while the $2M–$4.99M band was slowest at 161 days. Englewood was the fastest city at 69 days, and Nokomis the slowest at 127 days. The under-$500K band led volume, and the $1M-plus luxury segment recorded 24 sales averaging 107 days at a median of $1,568,500.