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Miami Beach Luxury Real Estate: Waterfront Estates Report Q2 2009

Miami Beach luxury waterfront home sales drop 50% from last year. No doubt it is easy to see that the real estate activity is not what it was last year. But after running the numbers, I was in no way prepared for the reality of the current state of Miami Beach real estate.

Even if you don't live in Miami it's easy to surmise that condos here (as they are everywhere, actually) are having a tough time. There hasn't been many analysis done on the SFR market here in Miami, so I was shocked to actually see exactly how off the sales are

Miami Beach Waterfront Sales Stats for 1/1/2009-6/30/2009

Miami Beach real estate-luxury waterfront homes

To get a better picture on the actual state of the real estate market here in Miami Beach, I ran the numbers for the same period last year to see the comparison.

Sales Stats for 1/1/2008-6/30/2008

Miami Beach Real Estate-Waterfront Home Sales 2Q 2008

Here's where the rubber meets the road:

Number of Waterfront Homes Sold:

  • 2008: 30
  • 2009: 16

Sold Average $PSF

  • 2008: $966
  • 2009: $675

Average Days on Market [DOM]

  • 2008: 216
  • 2009: 272

In my opinion, these numbers represent the great divide between Miami Beach sellers and buyers. This is why inventory is backing up and number of sales are cut in half. Simply put, buyers seem to want to pay far less that what a seller is willing to accept.

I think that's called a stalemate (It may not, but I figured it sounded like a really nice way to wrap up this post.).

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Posted Thursday Jul 16