Palm Beach Market UpdateFirst Quarter 2014
PALM BEACH BROKERAGE340 Royal Poinciana WayPalm Beach, FL 33480+1.561.6593555BROKER MANAGER: Carol Hickman sothebyshomes.com
Palm Beach, FL | web: 0076287
SIGNIFICANT SALES | Q1 2014
A MESSAGE FROM OUR MANAGER: Carol Hickman
I am pleased to provide a summary of sales activity in the Palm Beach area during thefirst quarter of 2014. The Palm Beach Multiple Listing Service reports the followingquarter over quarter statistics:
Palm Beach - Single family home and condominium sales remained strong during thefirst quarter of the year. Sold volume rose 40 percent during the quarter and the median sales price rose 12 percent to $3,150,000. Condominium sales were even more robust with sold volume increasing an impressive 90 percent In Town and 43
percent in the South End. Active listing inventory and days on market declined in both sectors.
West Palm Beach - The single family home market experienced solid gains in West Palm Beach. Sold volume was up 33 percent and the median sales price rose 43 percent to $715,000. Condominium sales did not follow the same trend with sales volume falling 23 percent and median sales price declining slightly (two percent).
Manalapan - Although single family home sales volume in Manalapan fell 36 percent, the median sales price rose 85 percent to $2,750,000. In addition, both listing inventory and days on market fell during the quarter.
BELLA VITA - OLD PALM GOLF CLUBWeb ID: 0076003 | Listed $6,650,000
POLMER PARK REGENCYWeb ID: 0076237 | Listed $5,950,000
STUNNING PALM BEACH TOWNHOMEWeb ID: 0076258 | Listed $5,595,000
JAMAICA LANE BEAUTYWeb ID: 0076046 | Listed $4,395,000
All data within this document is pulled from the Palm Beach Board of Realtors Multiple Listings Service. Information is believed to be true; no guaranty of accuracy is made. Sotheby’s International Realty and the Sotheby’s International Realty logo are registered (or unregistered) service marks used with per-mission. Operated by Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc. If your property is listed with a real estate broker, please disregard. It is not our intention to solicit the offerings of other real estate brokers. We are happy to work with them and cooperate fully. Real estate agents affiliated with Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc. are independent contractor sales associates and are not employees of Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc.
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NEW YORK APRIL 1 A Modern Library: The Gordon Waldorf
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PARIS APRIL 1 Picasso and the Nude: Fifty Drawings from
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SALES SINGLE FAMILY HOME
ACTIVELISTINGS
NUMBERSOLD
SOLDVOLUME
AVG. SALEPRICE
MEDIAN SALESPRICE DOM *
2014 FIRST QUARTER 192 29 $191,202,776 $6,593,199 $3,150,000 221
2013 FIRST QUARTER 235 33 $135,827,156 $4,115,974 $2,800,000 310
2013 QUARTERS 1-4 377 155 $644,451,706 $4,157,753 $2,400,000 282
2012 QUARTERS 1-4 420 106 $371,446,778 $3,504,215 $2,360,000 258
PALM BEACH
ACTIVELISTINGS
NUMBERSOLD
SOLDVOLUME
AVG. SALEPRICE
MEDIAN SALESPRICE DOM *
2014 FIRST QUARTER 215 36 $34,812,025 $967,001 $715,000 155
2013 FIRST QUARTER 197 40 $26,146,512 $653,663 $500,000 153
2013 QUARTERS 1-4 398 170 $100,609,212 $591,819 $410,000 152
2012 QUARTERS 1-4 396 126 $59,432,250 $471,685 $350,000 169
WEST PALM BEACH
*Days On Market
ACTIVELISTINGS
NUMBERSOLD
SOLDVOLUME
AVG. SALEPRICE
MEDIAN SALESPRICE DOM *
2014 FIRST QUARTER 23 4 $18,951,470 $4,737,868 $2,750,000 185
2013 FIRST QUARTER 35 5 $30,062,100 $6,012,420 $1,482,100 201
2013 QUARTERS 1-4 54 11 $49,711,100 $4,519,191 $1,800,000 255
2012 QUARTERS 1-4 55 6 $38,730,000 $6,455,000 $5,500,000 287
MANALAPAN
SALESCONDOMINIUM
ACTIVELISTINGS
NUMBERSOLD
SOLDVOLUME
AVG. SALEPRICE
MEDIAN SALESPRICE DOM *
2014 FIRST QUARTER 187 28 $32,304,800 $1,153,742 $787,500 231
2013 FIRST QUARTER 218 20 $16,964,120 $848,206 $637,500 229
2013 QUARTERS 1-4 374 122 $133,517,295 $1,094,404 $680,000 258
2012 QUARTERS 1-4 427 123 $137,630,619 $1,118,948 $720,000 299
PALM BEACH - IN TOWN
ACTIVELISTINGS
NUMBERSOLD
SOLDVOLUME
AVG. SALEPRICE
MEDIAN SALESPRICE DOM *
2014 FIRST QUARTER 386 43 $21,314,500 $495,686 $260,000 206
2013 FIRST QUARTER 441 45 $14,865,262 $330,339 $232,500 177
2013 QUARTERS 1-4 792 214 $102,436,300 $478,674 $355,000 196
2012 QUARTERS 1-4 796 186 $78,621,375 $422,696 $312,500 205
PALM BEACH - SOUTH END
*Days On Market
ACTIVELISTINGS
NUMBERSOLD
SOLDVOLUME
AVG. SALEPRICE
MEDIAN SALESPRICE DOM *
2014 FIRST QUARTER 185 26 $11,123,000 $427,807 $310,000 182
2013 FIRST QUARTER 166 30 $14,401,766 $480,058 $316,000 226
2013 QUARTERS 1-4 308 112 $57,686,294 $515,056 $342,500 233
2012 QUARTERS 1-4 342 87 $39,900,361 $458,625 $310,000 240
WEST PALM BEACH
LA LOMA - IMPORTANT PALM BEACH ESTATE Web ID: 0076309 | $14,500,000
PHIPPS ESTATEWeb ID: 0076242 | $9,975,000
LAKE BLOCK MEDITERRANEAN TOWNHOMEWeb ID: 0076324 | $4,995,000
FEATURED LISTINGS
DIRECT OCEANFRONT TOWNHOMEWeb ID: 0076251 | $4,700,000
RED CROSS DESIGNER SHOW HOUSEWeb ID: 0076319 | $2,495,000
HARBOUR HOUSEWeb ID: 0076228 | $561,000
FEATURED LISTINGS
ON THE MARKET
left to right from top to bottom:
IN METROPOLITAN MARKETS
SAN FRANCISCO, CA | Web: 0086256 | $6,750,000
HOUSTON, TX | Web: 1230680 | $5,300,000
NEW YORK, NY | Web: 0018925 | $6,200,000
IN RESORT MARKETS
BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY | Web: 0037334 | $5,950,000
BIG SUR, CA | Web: 0473646 | $5,500,000
OSTERVILLE, MA | Web: 0402787 | $4,295,000
IN FOREIGN MARKETS
THAILAND | Web: SNBCEH | $5,500,000
GREECE | Web: SMM7RT | $5,242,826
UNITED KINGDOM | Web: D9YHVX | $4,947,230
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