Orlando Housing Market Activity: October 2019

Orlando's housing market recorded a 6% year-over-year increase in median price and a small 1% decrease in sales in October.  The inventory of homes available for purchase appears to be back on a declining trend, with a decrease (5%) for the third consecutive month.

October Housing Market Indicators

Median Price

The overall median price of Orlando homes (all types combined) sold in October is $242,000, which is 5.7% above the October 2018 median price of $229,000 and down 1.2% compared to the September 2019 median price of $245,000.

The median price for single-family homes that changed hands in October increased 5.2% over October 2018 and is now $263,000.  The median price for condos increased 12.8% to $143,500.

The Orlando housing affordability index for October us 140.70%, up from 137.63% last month.  (An affordability index of 99% means that buyers earning the state-reported median income are 1% short of the income necessary to purchase a median-priced home.  Conversely, an affordability index that is over 100 means that median-income earners make more than is necessary to qualify for a median-priced home.)

The first-time homebuyers affordability index increased to 100.05% from 97.87% from last month.

Sales and Inventory

Sales of single-family homes (2,227) in October 2019 decreased by 0.1% compared to October 2018, while condo sales (360) decreased 10.5% year-over-year.

Sales of distressed homes (foreclosures and short sales) reached 100 in October and are 20.0% less than the 125 distressed sales in October 2018.  Distressed sales made up 3.5% of all Orlando-area transactions last month.

The overall inventory of homes that were available for purchase in October (7,837) represents a decrease of 5.3% when compared to October 2018, and a 0.7% increase compared to last month.  There were 6.4% fewer single-family homes and 5.4% less condos year-over-year.

Current inventory combined with the current pace of sales created a 2.7 month supply of homes in Orlando for October.  There was a 2.8 month supply in October 2018 and a 2.6 month supply in September 2019.

The average interest rate paid by Orlando homebuyers in October was 3.61%, down from 3.68% the month prior.

Homes that closed in October took an average of 54 days to move from listing to pending and an average of 37 days between pending and closing, for an average total of 91 days from listing to closing (up from a total of 89 days the month prior).