2018 versus 2017 sees a rise in
annual median, drop in sales
2018 winter buyers
scored best deals
The Orlando area saw its cumulative overall median price increase by 6 percent
in 2018. Our median price started off the year with a month-over-month high
in January of 13 percent and ended with the year’s low in December at a 1
percent increase. Annual sales meanwhile finished out 2018 at 3 percent lower
than in 2017.
2018 2017 Change
Median Price $232,500 $220,000 6%
Sales 36,048 37,237 -3%
Inventory 93,805 102,934 -9%
New Listings 46,000 45,617 1%
New Contracts 36,123 37,364 -3%
Dollar Volume $9,865,587,172 $9,711,387,342 2%
Orlando's wintertime
homebuyers got the
best deals in 2018,
when the first quarter’s
per-square-foot price
was $141 compared to
the annual average of
$143 per square foot.
Per-square-foot Price
2018 Average $143
Q1 Average $141
Q2 Average $145
Q3 Average $143
Q4 Average $143
STATS SHOTS
Orlando lands at
#3 for jobs in 2019
Orlando has been identified the nation’s #3 overall
hotspot for jobs for 2019, according to Wallethub.
com. Only Scottsdale, Ariz., and Columbia, Maryland
scored higher.
WalletHub crunched data from more than 130
U.S. cities across 30 key indicators of job-market
strength, ranging from job opportunities to employment
growth to monthly average starting salary. In
addition to landing the first place overall, Orlando
was ranked tops for both most job opportunities
and job-market ranking.
32827, 32732 are Orange and
Seminole top 2018 performers
Orlando’s 32827 holds the distinction of being Orange County’s best performing
zip code in 2108, with 27 percent more sales taking place within its boundaries
in 2018 compared to 2017. In Seminole County, Geneva’s 32732 sits atop
the chart with 16 percent more sales in 2018 than in 2017. (Visit orlandorealtors.
org for more detail, including rankings by median price increase.)
ORANGE COUNTY TOP FIVE ZIP CODES FOR SALES (2018 VS 2017)
Rank Zip City Increase
1 32827 Orlando 27%
2 32703 Apopka 21%
3 32712 Apopka 16%
4 32832 Orlando 15%
5 32819 Orlando 13%
SEMINOLE COUNTY TOP FIVE ZIP CODES FOR SALES (2018 VS 2017)
Rank Zip City Increase
1 32732 Geneva 16%
2 32779 Longwood 11%
3 32750 Longwood 9%
4 32773 Sanford 8%
5 32751 Maitland 8%
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