The Florida Real Estate Market: 2025 Trends

🏠 Buying a house in Florida | 🏘️ Selling a house in Florida | 🚚 Moving to Florida

🏡 Home values in Florida have risen 0.16% over the past year, indicating a buyer's market.

📈 Housing inventory (the total number of homes for sale) stands at 124,807. That's about 7.15 months of inventory, indicating a seller's market.

📊 The sale-to-list price ratio (the percentage of listing price sellers are actually getting) is 96.70%, indicating a buyer's market.

How does Florida compare to the national average?

Data pointValueRankCompared to national avg
Typical home value $378,031[1]#23 of 50 states0.6% higher
Median listing price $425,000[2]#25 of 50 states4.1% lower
Median sale price $432,800[3]#21 of 50 states1.1% lower
30-year mortgage rate 7.02%[4]#29 of 50 states0.6% higher
Median days on market 88[5]#49 of 50 states49.7% longer
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Buying a house in the Florida real estate market

Florida has an affordability score of 5.9, meaning it takes 5.9 years of the median household income ($73,311) to afford Florida's median home sale price ($432,800). Because of this, we rank Florida as the 19th least affordable state for buyers based strictly on prices compared to income.

Data PointValueRankCompared to national avg
Median sale price $432,800[6]#21 of 50 states1.1% lower
30-year mortgage rate 7.02%[7]#29 of 50 states0.6% higher
Median household income $73,311[8]#30 of 50 states4.8% lower
Affordability ratio 5.9#32 of 50 states5.9% higher
Buyers agent commission 2.78%[9]#19 of 50 states1.2% higher
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Who pays for realtor commission in Florida?

Real estate agents' commissions are technically the responsibility of their respective clients - buyers pay their agents, and sellers pay theirs. Each party signs a contract with their agent promising to pay. However, sellers usually offer to pay for the buyer's agent so they can more easily afford the home.

Who pays closing costs in Florida?

Sellers are usually responsible for most closing costs, but some closing expenses fall to the buyer. As a buyer, you'll be expected to pay for the mortgage loan origination fee and other lender-related fees, private mortgage insurance, the down payment, an appraisal fee, and a home inspection fee.

Learn more about who pays closing costs in Florida.

Resources for Florida home buyers

Selling a house in the Florida real estate market

According to our detailed survey of Florida real estate agents, listing agents (those representing the seller) charge an average commission in Florida of 2.81%, which is the 16th lowest in the United States. Buyers' agents charge an average commission of 2.78%, which is the 19th lowest in the United States.

Data pointValueRankCompared to national avg
Median listing price $425,000[10]#25 of 50 states4.1% lower
Median sale price $432,800[11]#21 of 50 states1.1% lower
Median days on market 88[12]#49 of 50 states49.7% longer
Buyer's agent commission 2.78%[13]#19 of 50 states1.2% higher
Listing agent commission 2.81%[14]#16 of 50 states1.1% lower

Resources for Florida home sellers

Moving to Florida

According to our recent moving trends survey[15], Florida is the 3rd most desirable state to move to, with 24% of Americans indicating that they would choose to move there if money were no object. Likewise, 16% of survey respondents indicated that they would move to Miami among a choice of America's largest cities. Among medium-sized cities, 15% indicated that they would move to Daytona Beach, and 14% indicated that they would move to Palm Bay.

Here's how Florida cities rank in a number of our research studies.

StudyBest Florida cityRank
Best Pizza Cities[16]Miami17th best
Best Coffee Cities[17]Orlando19th best
Best LGBTQ Cities[18]Orlando40th best
Best Bike Cities[19]Orlando32nd best
Best Commuter Cities[20]Tampa19th best
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Where to shop for homes in Florida

Frequently asked questions

As of October 17, 2025, the median days on market (DOM) in Florida is 87. On average, it takes about 86 days to sell in Florida.

Home values have risen in Florida over the past year. The current median home value is $382,136 and it's projected to rise by 0.04% in the next year.

As of October 17, 2025, sellers in Florida are typically getting 97.49% of the list price for their homes.

Methodology

Information on market conditions is based on Zillow data as of September 2025, Realtor.com data as of September 2025, and HouseCanary data as of October 17, 2025, unless specified otherwise.

We gathered our commission rate data from a September 2025 survey of 828 of agents nationwide. The survey asked about standard local rates for both listing and buying agents. These data points are averages based on responses we’ve received from 98 agents in Florida.

Article Sources

[1] Zillow – "Zillow Home Value Index". Updated August 31, 2025.
[2] Realtor.com – "Realtor.com Data Library". Updated September 2025.
[3] Redfin – "Redfin Data Center". Updated August 2025.
[4] Bankrate – "Bankrate". Updated October 2025.
[5] Realtor.com – "Realtor.com Data Library". Updated September 2025.
[6] Redfin – "Redfin Data Center". Updated August 2025.
[7] Bankrate – "Bankrate". Updated October 2025.
[8] US Census – "US Census, 2020 American Community Survey". Updated 2020.
[9] Clever Real Estate – "Clever Real Estate survey of American real estate agents". Updated October 2025.
[10] Realtor.com – "Realtor.com Data Library". Updated September 2025.
[11] Redfin – "Redfin Data Center". Updated August 2025.
[12] Realtor.com – "Realtor.com Data Library". Updated September 2025.
[13] Clever Real Estate – "Clever Real Estate survey of American real estate agents". Updated October 2025.
[14] Clever Real Estate – "Clever Real Estate survey of American real estate agents". Updated October 2025.
[15] Home Bay – "Half of Americans Are Surprised by How Much It Costs to Move". Updated February 26, 2024.
[16] Clever Real Estate – "The 15+ Best Pizza Cities in America". Updated February 12, 2024.
[17] Clever Real Estate – "The Best (and Worst) Coffee Cities in America". Updated January 12, 2024.
[18] Clever Real Estate – "The Most (and Least) LGBTQ-Friendly Cities in America". Updated October 23, 2023.
[19] Clever Real Estate – "The Most Bike-Friendly Cities in the U.S.". Updated July 17, 2023.
[20] Clever Real Estate – "The Best (and Worst) Cities for Commuters". Updated September 21, 2023.

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