Naples Condos for Sale – March

The condominiums for sale in Naples continue to show signs of improvement. While still a buyer’s market, the number of condos available for sale increased slightly while the months declined from the previous month.

The month of March started with 4155 condos available for sale in the Naples area. Last March 5207 condos were for sale in a year over year comparison it is a decline of 1052 condos available for sale. This represents a decline of about 20 percent. The month of February started with 4114 condos for sale 41 fewer condos than March. [Read more...]

Naples Condos for Sale – February

The condos for sale in Naples continue to show signs of improvement. While still a buyer’s market, the condos available for sale are declining as well as the months of inventory declining.

The month of February started with 4114 condos available for sale in the Naples area. In a year over year comparison it is a decline of 1028 from last February’s 5142. This represents a decline of about 20 percent.

The graph below shows the comparison between the years of 2008 thru 2010.

naples condos for sale in february

Naples Condos for Sale - Comparison 2008 thru 2010

The months of inventory, a measure of judging current demand for condominium housing, [Read more...]

Naples Condos for Sale – January

The Naples condos market is not as strong a buyer’s market as last year both the number of condos listed for sale and months of inventory is lower than last year. With the reduction of condos for sale and the lower months of inventory, it still remains a strong buyers’ market.

As of the first of January there were a total of 3988 condos for sale. At the start of January 2009 a total of 4939 condos were listed for sale. This represents a reduction of 951 condos or roughly 19 percent. [Read more...]

Naples Condos for Sale – September

The condominium market for the Naples real estate area at the start of September 2009 declined down to 4095 units for sale. In the year over year comparison the number of unit declined 580 or about 12 percent from the 4675 condominiums on the market in September 2008.

The September 2009 was also a decline from the August 2009 4248 condominiums on the market. The decline represents a about 3.6 percent reduction.

The graph below shows the inventory of condominiums for sale since January 2008:

Naples condos for sale - September

Naples condos for sale - September

The composition of various types of possible real estate transactions of the September condos for sale are broken down as follows:
Traditional condos for sale – 3482
Potential short sales – 533
Foreclosed condos – 80

The pie chart below shows the breakdown in a graphical format:

Composition of Naples Condos for Sale - September

Composition of Naples Condos for Sale - September

In August the breakdown of condos for sale was as follows:
Traditional sales – 3629
Potential short sale – 542
Foreclosed condos – 77

Overall the number of Naples condos for sale declined from the previous month, the composition remained the same with the largest drop in the traditional condos for sale.

Naples Condos for Sale Inventory

The available condos for sale in the Naples area saw a drop in the number of condos for sale as of the end of April or start of May. The current number of condos for sale is 4954. This represents a drop in the inventory of 274 condos from the end of March. The decline represents of about 5 percent. In the year over year analysis the current inventory represents a decline of 369 condos or about 7 percent. Below is a graphical presentation of the historical data for active listings by month from January 2008 to April 30, 2009.

Naples Condos For Sale - January 2008 to April 2009

The composition of the type of listings available for sale is rather interesting and could represent a major difference between prospective buyers’ perceptions, as well as, what is being reported by others as to how dire the Naples real estate market is. The vast majority of listings fall within the traditional listing category (traditional listings are listings being offered as a normal sale), followed by foreclosures, and potential short sales. The raw numbers for the various categories are 4289 for traditional listings, 595 potential short sales and 70 foreclosures.

Composition of Naples Condos for Sale

Composition of Naples Condos for Sale

A question arises – do the closed sales for April reflect the classification of the listings? The answer to this question will appear on this blog sometime between May 8 and May 11.

Your thoughts and comments are always welcomed.