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Residential property in Miami, one of the most popular locations with overseas buyers in the United States is seeing prices continue to rise, the latest index figures show. The median sales price for single family existing homes rose 10.3% year on year in February to $270,221 while that for condominiums increased 9.5% to $206,950, according to the data from the Miami Association of Realtors. However, median prices are still significantly below their peak in 2007 and currently remain around 2004 levels despite some sectors seeing strong growth. For example the condo market has recorded prices rises in 56 of the last 57 months. ‘Miami real estate remains a bargain especially compared to other world class cities, and domestic and international consumers proved that in February as total dollar sales volume in single family homes increased 7% compared to the previous year,’ said Mark Sadek, chairman of the association’s board. Sales, which posted a record year in 2013 and near record years in 2014 and 2015, fell by 5.8% year on year but total sales for February remain in line with Miami historical averages. A breakdown of the figures shows that single family home sales fell by just 0.3% in February while condo sales fell by 10.4%. The index report suggests that this is due to a strong new home construction market. Single family home sales spiked 18.5% year on year in February in the $200,000 to $600,000 sector which represented about 59.6% of all total single family home sales in February 2016. Existing condos priced at $150,000 to $300,000 range experienced an 8.6% jump in February sales, representing about 38% of all total condo home sales in February 2016. The median number of days between the listing and contract dates for Miami single family home sales decreased 6% year on year to 63 days. The median number of days between the listing date and closing date for single-family properties decreased 0.8% to 120 days. For condos, the median time to contract decreased 12% year on year to 72 days. The median number of days between the listing date and closing date decreased 2.4% to 122 days. Miami real estate is selling close to listing price. The median percent of original list price received for single family homes was 95.2% in February 2016, an increase of 0.4%. The median of original list price received for existing condominiums was 93.8%, a 0.2% increase. Only 23.4% of all closed residential sales in Miami were distressed last month, including REO (bank-owned properties) and short sales, compared to 35% in February 2015. Short sales and REOs accounted for 5.7% and 17.8% respectively, of total Miami sales in February. Short sale transactions dropped 25.6% year on year while REOs fell 39.9%. Cash sales in Miami are still twice the national average and due to the high number of overseas buyers. Cash transactions comprised 52.4% of February total sales compared to 58.7% last year. Inventory of single family homes increased 4.7% in February while… Taylor Scott International
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