Hey folks, big turnaround in our Northeast Florida home market last month! After a few sluggish months, December really woke things up with home sales jumping 27% to 1,751 closed single-family transactions. That's according to the latest from the Northeast Florida Association of Realtors (NEFAR), reported by Stuart Korfhage in the Jacksonville Business Journal. For context, November was pretty quiet at just 1,374 sales (down from 1,662 in October and 1,651 in September). So yeah, holidays usually slow things down, but not this time—buyers came out swinging. The median price for single-family homes climbed to $390,000 , up from November's $375,000 . More people jumping in pushed prices higher, but things still feel more balanced than crazy. NEFAR President Kim Knapp put it nicely: The numbers show momentum but also moderation. Prices are rising, but buyers are being smarter and more thoughtful. With more inventory ( 6,293 active properties) and 1,423 new listings in Dec...
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