Jan. 13, 2021
Staff Contact (through Jan. 22)
Melanie Green, Communications Director
MGreen@NEFAR.org
(904) 394-9139
2021 NEFAR President
Missi Howell
Missi904Homes@gmail.com
(904) 716-1713
34,932 Home Sales in 2020 Breaks All Prior Records
Number of 2020 sales is an 8.2% increase over 2019 sales. Year-end 2019 inventory of 8,569 plunges to 4,549 at year-end 2020. Median 2020 sales price is $255,000 while average sales price is $309,001.
Jacksonville, Fla. – December 2020 and 2020 annual housing market reports for Northeast Florida are now on NEFAR.com, Market Stats tab. Except where otherwise indicated, statistics reflect combined results for single-family residential and condominium properties.
December 2020 Highlights
- There were 3,187 homes sales in December, a 15.2% increase over December 2019.
- Median sales price for the month was $267,000, or 11.3% more than the $240,000 median a year ago.
- Average sales price was $331,242, up 14.6% from $288,931 in December 2019.
- Months’ supply of homes for sale closed out at 1.5, down sharply from 3.2 months’ supply a year prior. With a balanced market considered to be between five- and six-month of supply on hand, an inventory of only 1.5 months is exceptionally low.
- The percent of properties that sold above the original listing price was 18.6%, 55% higher than December 2019.
- Homes sold in an average of 52 days, or 26.8% quicker than 71 days in December 2019.
2020 Annual Report Highlights
- There were 34,932 closed sales, up 8.2% from 32,289 sales the prior year.
- Median sales price was $255,000, up 9% from 2019s $233,990.
- Average price was $309,001, an increase of 11.8% from $276,377 in 2019.
- There were 40,408 new listings added to the market during the year, down 1.8% from 41,130 in 2019.
- Inventory of homes at year-end 2020 was 4,549, an extreme drop from 8,569 a year prior.
- The percentage of properties sold that were lender-mediated was 2.8, down from 4.7% in 2019.
- Homes stayed on the market an average of 64 days in 2020 versus 67 days in 2019.
2021 NEFAR President Missi Howell said, “2020 was a wild ride in many areas, and that certainly included housing sales. Despite the coronavirus raging throughout a large chunk of the year, and Realtors working under substantially different protocols as a result, the end result was a clear demonstration from buyers of the vital importance of housing.”
About NEFAR
The Northeast Florida Association of Realtors provides professional development, political advocacy, professional standards administration, media relations, and promotional activities and exchange of information among its members. NEFAR serves as the voice for real estate in northeast Florida, serving the public through efforts to protect private property rights and community affairs programs. NEFAR is Northeast Florida's largest professional association, comprising more than 10,000 members working in multiple facets of the real estate industry, including residential and commercial sales as well as property management. All statistics in NEFAR’s reports are based on data compiled from NEFAR’s wholly owned subsidiary, the Northeast Florida Multiple Listing Service / realMLS. NEFAR is headquartered in Jacksonville, with satellite Service Centers in Orange Park, Jacksonville Beach, Palatka, and World Golf Village. * As all Nassau and St. Johns County Realtors are not participants of the realMLS, reports provided do not represent the full extent of Realtor sales in those counties.
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